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Better By Design

TALKING LOUD

As a cabinet maker, I’m often approached by amp companies to produce their shells. Some just want a specific look, which often greatly narrows the scope for build or construction methods. Now, this isn’t necessarily a bad thing, especially if the cabinet design is integral to how the amp sounds (as with the case of Fender’s Tweed amps, which we’ll look at later on). But this is mostly the case for copies

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