Re: Portabilizing

[David Jacques <djacques@post.cis.smu.edu>]

Make sure it doesn't catch fire like the Fiero...


You wrote:

I forgot to say that the foremost rule of taste is: Don't destroy a 
classic
B or C cabinet (unless it's already beat up beyond redemption) - build 
a
separate cabinet.  Since a portable is all about saving weight,  a new
cabinet is the way to go anyway.  Get as wild as you feel!  I'm 
building a
modular chop (top manual+ preamp, lower manual, generator) using an
aluminum subframe for mechanical strength, and a lightweight Kevlar 
skin.
It's sort of like a Pontiac Fiero - it can run without the outer 
casing, so
you can get to everything to calibrate, etc. while it's on.