What Kind of Grill Cloth???

[maxschrek]

Salt and Pepper.

 

[funkinbottom]

My personal favorite is the Fender turquoise cloth.

Here it is on black Duratex cabs.

 

[Sonicfrog]

Be creative. Here's my cloth mod on the VR115 VOX cab. The original cloth was pretty trashed, and I had this design hanging around from my attempt to start a tee-shirt company. I figure "Why not"!!!

 

[Keger Jupit]

Keep the grill, have it chromed, & finish the cab with this. It would kill with that amp! It's called houndstooth.

 

[cableguy]

I used black pet screen on my Oxblood cab. It came out looking great and is much stronger than cloth.

 

[juggahnaught]

Ask your wife, dude.

 

[dbsfgyd1]

Hey all. So I have an SWR 810. I am in the process of stripping it and refinishing it. I’m in the final stages of clearing it now. But I’m unsure what color/type grill cloth I want to put on it. I plan to build a frame and cover it in grill cloth opposed to the metal grill on it now.

So what do you guys think? What color/type of grill cloth would you put on this cab??? (These pics don’t have any clear on them yet mind you. I just stated the clearing process yesterday):

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Neat project. How about a tie dye. Or if you have time make several different motifs to fit different gig settings and or as the fancy strikes you.

 

[REV]

+1 on the tie dye

 

[dbsfgyd1]

Salt and Pepper.
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Wow, they still make this? I made a speaker enclosure in shop class and used the same grill cloth, or something darn close.

 

[bassliner50]

Original grill is class. It will not shred, stain, pull and it doesn't draw attention to itself. It will better protect your speaker cones from flying beer bottles. It it ain't broke, don't fix it. You can always indulge your fabric choices in the clothes you choose.

 

[Rabidhamster]

Original grill looks best. But something vintage over the original grill if you must, that grill is functional also!

You could even get the original grille re powder coated another color I bet. White grilleto match the head?

 

[Magthegrate]

Hey all. So I have an SWR 810. I am in the process of stripping it and refinishing it. I’m in the final stages of clearing it now. But I’m unsure what color/type grill cloth I want to put on it. I plan to build a frame and cover it in grill cloth opposed to the metal grill on it now.

So what do you guys think? What color/type of grill cloth would you put on this cab??? (These pics don’t have any clear on them yet mind you. I just stated the clearing process yesterday):

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While I don't have much opinion on the grill cloth, I just wanted to point out that I approve your taste in decor. I have the same Le Bon Bock poster on my wall.

 

[BassGreaser]

White that matches the head..

 

[sissy kathy]

Burlap can be rattle canned any way you want.

 

[Spector2112]

Keep the grill but paint the baffle to match the head.
Or matching tolex on the baffle

 

[gregmon79]

I decided against modifying the baffle. I just don’t want to go through and entire disassemble of the woofers and everything. Also part of the reason I want to do a cloth grill. I’m probably just going to go with the oxblood I put on the OP. I like some of the ideas being thrown out on here though. Pretty neat stuff.

 

[0volts]

Keep the grill and blast it to a matte finish

 

[Stewie]

I've always used the Fender silver and blue stuff. It's the right thing to do

 

[Aidenn7]

Dude just take a hot glue gun and glue the grill cloth around the existing grill.. Go get a can of kilt white primer.. And plaint the cab.. Or strip the cab and torch the grain then epoxy it.. It'll look bad ass

 

[packhowitzer]

I suggest Mithril. It's shiny and can withstand a poke from a cave troll's spear.