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Here’s an alternative to the usual plain wood or vinyl/tolex covering: newspaper! Richard borrowed the decoupage technique used in furniture. “I lacquer the newspaper. But first I paint the wooded boards white. So the wood doesn’’t shine thru! Then I use spray glue to fix the paper to the wood. Then I lacquer it clear

“Barry, just wanted to let you know how much I’ve been enjoying my little Double Six. Finally got around to building a dedicated cabinet for it – I had temporarily hung it in an old Gibson cab. Running through a Celestion Vintage 30 it sounds wonderful. “The cabinet ended up 24 inches wide, 20 tall

As you can see, David’s head and speaker cabinets left me speechless. Designed and fabricated by some very talented folk in Holland. “Finally I have my Double Six back from the cab maker. They are without equal. Looks, but sound as well. Usually a new piece of gear causes some stir among my followers on

“Some photos of my Double Six in a Fender cab. I did some breakthrough and crazy stuff: all the valves swing free on rubber suspended rafts to stop vibration/microphonics. “This is a total cure, I first used old bicycle inner tube rubbers, but the rubber smelled “very slightly” after a 2 hour gig. Six months

“My head I showed you is actually a bed… It is or was a mango wood bed, that me and my wife bought from the oak furniture clearance store. It was rubbish not level, so we dismantled it and set it aside. “I then put it to good use with the help of some brilliant

“Last weekend I installed and soldered everything. Your step-by-step instructions were very helpful. The final test were perfect and the amp sounds great without any hum.”Great amp, I love to play it! First I had the Fender-style knobs on, but then decided to put some Marshall-style knobs on. I think this looks better.”

“It’s better than I expected! Really pleased with it, love the boost switch!”

“I have completed the build of the Double Six, only took a day for the amp and another for the cab, sounds sweet and extremely hum free. I will take it into the studio over next couple of weeks and do some sound files for you. “The cab was originally a very tatty Laney B50

“Perhaps you’ll remember, a few years back I bought two SE-5a’s, a Double Six and a PP-36 from you. The SE-5a’s and the Double Six are built and working wonderfully, while the PP-36 is still in its box. Attached, please find a picture of the Double Six in our new home.”

“The box is a Peavey Studio Pro 1×12 cabinet. It covered up part of your logo so I covered all the way and attached something suitable. Deep thanks. It was fun!”