Vox experts….smooth tolex
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Vox experts….smooth tolex
Curious if anyone knows if the smooth vox Rolex is reproduced by anyone these days?
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Re: Vox experts….smooth tolex
Thanks. Doesn’t look like they have the right stuff.
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Re: Vox experts….smooth tolex
I’m wanting to cover a cab in the same stuff my ‘64 ac30 head has.
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Re: Vox experts….smooth tolex
Either I have a different definition of “smooth” or that AC30 has been recovered, because the material that ‘60s Vox cabinets are covered in isn’t smooth.
It doesn’t look like what I saw on the North Coast site either. The pattern is different, like a textured weave.
It doesn’t look like what I saw on the North Coast site either. The pattern is different, like a textured weave.
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Re: Vox experts….smooth tolex
https://www.maharsvintageguitars.com/pr ... tolex-1963fuzzjunkie wrote: ↑Wed Mar 20, 2024 1:14 pmEither I have a different definition of “smooth” or that AC30 has been recovered, because the material that ‘60s Vox cabinets are covered in isn’t smooth.
It doesn’t look like what I saw on the North Coast site either. The pattern is different, like a textured weave.
The amp in this link has what I’m trying to match. But you’re right I wouldn’t consider typical vox weave Rolex smooth.
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Re: Vox experts….smooth tolex
Yeah. I have never seen a Vox covered with that material before. It says it’s rare, just part of 1962-63. It also looks very thin? I can see the miter joints and the wood texture underneath.
I had a ‘64 AC-30 and it had the thicker, black weave pattern. It also had the black panel heat vents, not brass. I like the fawn vinyl look too. I don’t think it’s as thin as the smooth black vinyl.
I had a ‘64 AC-30 and it had the thicker, black weave pattern. It also had the black panel heat vents, not brass. I like the fawn vinyl look too. I don’t think it’s as thin as the smooth black vinyl.
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Re: Vox experts….smooth tolex
As far as tolex goes I think Taurus black comes closest but it's still to vainy.
I'd look into Rexine, or car roof vinyl / pvc. Book coverings as Arbetex or Leathercloth could also be a closer match. As with most things in the music industry; a lot of the products / parts have origins elsewhere. Tolex is just a brand name for vinyl with a fabric backing. Looking outside of the "tolex" realm could probably get you a closer match.
Retrospecialist on Ebay may be able to supply or point you in the right direction.
I'd look into Rexine, or car roof vinyl / pvc. Book coverings as Arbetex or Leathercloth could also be a closer match. As with most things in the music industry; a lot of the products / parts have origins elsewhere. Tolex is just a brand name for vinyl with a fabric backing. Looking outside of the "tolex" realm could probably get you a closer match.
Retrospecialist on Ebay may be able to supply or point you in the right direction.
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