WATKINS DOMINATOR CABINET
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Oh yeah, they made tons of echo units. The Copicat is probably the one piece of WEM equipment most likely to be found in a pawn shop in the USA, they were imported by Guild for a long time.Dynaflow_Donnie wrote:Holy cow, a Watkins echo unit? Cool, did'nt know they made one. Thats a great cab, always thought the newer 18 watter would be cool in it, Be curious how it sounds out front with the splayed speaker setup. Good luck with it, prototype looks awesome.
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What coverings will you be using? Have you found a reasonable facsimile for the original Rexene?user669 wrote:Thanks for the comments everyone!
I have been working on the prototype today and the back panel is almost done. I also cut the grooves for the two tone seperations.
I will be able to cover it soon.
I will post an updated photo later.
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Mr_dBMr_dB wrote:What coverings will you be using? Have you found a reasonable facsimile for the original Rexene?user669 wrote:Thanks for the comments everyone!
I have been working on the prototype today and the back panel is almost done. I also cut the grooves for the two tone seperations.
I will be able to cover it soon.
I will post an updated photo later.
I have been searching the internet for the past couple days looking for a covering that comes close to what the vintage Dominator had, (that blue/white) and I have come close but nothing that just jumps out at me and says that’s the one...
I asked Charlie Watkins if it would be okay to make his cabinet and when I was looking up his contact information I noticed a photograph of a Vintage Dominator that was 2 tone black and cream I think unless it was a dirty white. So I was thinking about making the prototype really just stand out by using Black/Gold/Black.
What do you guys think? Want to see a dominator in black and gold?
I am not going to stop looking for something closer to the right stuff unless it just is not out there.
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The Rexine covering used by British amp makers in the late 1950s seems to be used primarily for book binding. Here's one supplier with a color that's sort of close, although the texture is wrong:user669 wrote:Mr_dBMr_dB wrote:What coverings will you be using? Have you found a reasonable facsimile for the original Rexene?user669 wrote:Thanks for the comments everyone!
I have been working on the prototype today and the back panel is almost done. I also cut the grooves for the two tone seperations.
I will be able to cover it soon.
I will post an updated photo later.
I have been searching the internet for the past couple days looking for a covering that comes close to what the vintage Dominator had, (that blue/white) and I have come close but nothing that just jumps out at me and says that’s the one...
I asked Charlie Watkins if it would be okay to make his cabinet and when I was looking up his contact information I noticed a photograph of a Vintage Dominator that was 2 tone black and cream I think unless it was a dirty white. So I was thinking about making the prototype really just stand out by using Black/Gold/Black.
What do you guys think? Want to see a dominator in black and gold?
I am not going to stop looking for something closer to the right stuff unless it just is not out there.
http://www.fjratchford.co.uk/shades.asp?product_id=6
I thought I had a link for a British radio restoration supplier that has Rexine, but now I can't find it.
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http://www.vintage-radio.com/trg/index.html
Sid Chaplin was the guy, but the samples on his page aren't particularly interesting.
Sid Chaplin was the guy, but the samples on his page aren't particularly interesting.
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I found this stuff here.
It's vinyl wall covering which said it was fabric backed and it is the same weight as most tolex (18oz) . I ordered a sample to check it out.
There are thousands of this vinyl wall covering out there and its cheap.
I just hope it's workable on a cabinet.
I have blue tolex but it's not the same as what is on the dominator.
It's vinyl wall covering which said it was fabric backed and it is the same weight as most tolex (18oz) . I ordered a sample to check it out.
There are thousands of this vinyl wall covering out there and its cheap.
I just hope it's workable on a cabinet.
I have blue tolex but it's not the same as what is on the dominator.
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Don't know if these folks can sort you out but the BL 45 looks very close.
http://www.fjratchford.co.uk/shades.asp?product_id=6
It's listed as Rexine RX 15 and RX 17 which I presume are weights.
http://www.fjratchford.co.uk/shades.asp?product_id=6
It's listed as Rexine RX 15 and RX 17 which I presume are weights.
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That texture looks good.user669 wrote:I found this stuff here.
It's vinyl wall covering which said it was fabric backed and it is the same weight as most tolex (18oz) . I ordered a sample to check it out.
There are thousands of this vinyl wall covering out there and its cheap.
I just hope it's workable on a cabinet.
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Here is the back panel, I had to make some ajustment to the vent cutout due to the chassis not being the same. I have to order some thin gold pipping to finish this you can see the lower right ran out of pipping.
Strat, thanks for the help. I do have some tolex that shade of blue.
The only thing left to do is buy up all the old books with that type of Rexine and rip the covers off!
Mr_dB, If it glues down on a cabinet well I think it will look good.
Strat, thanks for the help. I do have some tolex that shade of blue.
The only thing left to do is buy up all the old books with that type of Rexine and rip the covers off!
Mr_dB, If it glues down on a cabinet well I think it will look good.
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PROTOTYPE FINISHED
Here it is everyone! black and gold Dominator style cabinet! OH and it has 2-12" speakers.
It sounds great with my bassman head and I bet a 36 watter would be killer in this cabinet.
<img src="http://www.ampcabco.com/pics/dominator1.jpg">
What do ya think??
It sounds great with my bassman head and I bet a 36 watter would be killer in this cabinet.
<img src="http://www.ampcabco.com/pics/dominator1.jpg">
What do ya think??
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Here are more photos...
If you are interested in this cabinet and need help with building or tolex e-mail me and I can send you the dimenisons and methods that I used to make this cabinet.
<img src="http://www.ampcabco.com/pics/dominator2.jpg">
Here is the back of the cabinet.
<img src="http://www.ampcabco.com/pics/dominator3.jpg">
And the top
If you are interested in this cabinet and need help with building or tolex e-mail me and I can send you the dimenisons and methods that I used to make this cabinet.
<img src="http://www.ampcabco.com/pics/dominator2.jpg">
Here is the back of the cabinet.
<img src="http://www.ampcabco.com/pics/dominator3.jpg">
And the top
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That really turned out nice user669! The piping, and other accents really look slick. I'd be interested in getting some details on the construction/dimensions you used. I"ve done one cab that is loosely based off the Dominator (very loose), but I always liked the retro look of the Dominator itself.
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