Possible suitcase amp inspiration

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Possible suitcase amp inspiration

Post by shadowplay » Fri Jul 21, 2017 1:19 pm

I saw an article in a Classic & Sports Car about a firm that puts modern audio into old suitcases and I thought it might be good inspiration for nimble fingered amp builders.

I'm sure this has been done before with guitar amps but I don't really follow that side of things so I thought I'd post it for similar in the dark folk.

I see potential donor trunks and cases all the time and you often see quite sturdy tweed covered ones.

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Re: Possible suitcase amp inspiration

Post by Shadoweclipse13 » Fri Jul 21, 2017 4:47 pm

That'd be awesome!! You could store your cables and other peripherals in the case too.
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Re: Possible suitcase amp inspiration

Post by saxjag » Fri Jul 21, 2017 7:04 pm

Also socks & underwear. Hit the road, Jack!

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Re: Possible suitcase amp inspiration

Post by marqueemoon » Fri Jul 21, 2017 7:20 pm

Eh, those are kind of stupid. Powered by cheap chip amps. Unprotected drivers. I'd be surprised if any actual thought was given to matching drivers or crossover design.

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Re: Possible suitcase amp inspiration

Post by sookwinder » Fri Jul 21, 2017 8:36 pm

next they will be fitting speakers into the doors on a fridge and saying "listen to music while you grab your next cold one"
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Re: Possible suitcase amp inspiration

Post by ziess » Fri Jul 21, 2017 11:13 pm

I doubt they'd sound very good. From my perspective the cab is a huge part of the sound in a combo. You'd have to make some pretty big compromises in cabinet design to fit an amp in one of them.

I also reckon you'd need to build a tough frame to support the weight of the transformers and speakers at which point the case becomes primarily cosmetic. A well built amp (a la a vintage fender) is a study in utilitarianism, I think these would just add superfluous bumf that's not really needed.

All that said, I take the point that old suitcases are cool and match well with nice looking gear. I have a WEM Copicat built into a leather suitcase and a full size pedal board in a tweed one.

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Re: Possible suitcase amp inspiration

Post by saxjag » Sat Jul 22, 2017 12:24 pm

Another approach would be to insert a high-output contact transducer & use the suitcase as a sounding board. Maybe this would be better suited to basses.

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Re: Possible suitcase amp inspiration

Post by MechaBulletBill » Sat Jul 22, 2017 2:06 pm

sookwinder wrote:next they will be fitting speakers into the doors on a fridge and saying "listen to music while you grab your next cold one"
You mean like the lonely island film?

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Re: Possible suitcase amp inspiration

Post by Embenny » Wed Jul 26, 2017 9:49 am

sookwinder wrote:next they will be fitting speakers into the doors on a fridge and saying "listen to music while you grab your next cold one"
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Re: Possible suitcase amp inspiration

Post by 601210 » Fri Jan 12, 2018 2:59 am

Like the old Silvertone amps?

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