Final Henning Cherry Bomb Head Case Assembled - Pics!

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Well, I finally got the front and back metal panels for my amp. They came out exactly like I was envisioning. I'm waiting on some countersink flathead black screws for attaching the logo, but I couldn't wait to show this any longer. Check out this one white chassis/black head case. You can also get a black chassis/white head case (w/black corners). These are my "stock" offerings. For a bit more, I'll combine any color/texture of tolex I can get with either chassis. Pics:

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Feels so good to be at this point! Whaddaya think?

Steve
 
Looks fantastic!!

I'm glad the panels fit on the first try. :thumbsup:
 
That's cool man. Love that it's unique and not just another Marshall style headshell. Really like it.
 
Awesome! You've ready came up with something different looking. Makes me want to play it :)
 
Hate to say it Steve but I'm not a big fan of the look of the front and back panels. I understand your theme with the cherrys and all but it looks kinda hokey IMO. Sorry man, just being honest. :dunno:
 
LP Freak":3lgwmz4y said:
Hate to say it Steve but I'm not a big fan of the look of the front and back panels. I understand your theme with the cherrys and all but it looks kinda hokey IMO. Sorry man, just being honest. :dunno:
No problem, man - you're entitled to your opinion and I was expecting this would be polarizing. I don't expect everyone to dig it as much as I do...

Steve
 
Fantastic, wow. Congrats Steve, hope it takes off. :thumbsup:
 
Shiny_Surface":2htwxneo said:
Fantastic, wow. Congrats Steve, hope it takes off. :thumbsup:
That makes two of us! It's a lot more work than you would ever expect... but, no matter what happens at least I have the amp I always wanted! :rock:

Steve
 
LP Freak":30em1y3v said:
Hate to say it Steve but I'm not a big fan of the look of the front and back panels. I understand your theme with the cherrys and all but it looks kinda hokey IMO. Sorry man, just being honest. :dunno:
Im with you on this but its mostly because the black head shell contrasting with the white chassis and the really neat layout of all the knobs and jacks comes out to one very cool classy refined piece. I definitely understand that they serve as ventilation as well as decor. Its not that I find it hokey as much as I find that it doesnt really go with everything else, for me IMHO of course.

That said, Im really just nitpicking and as Ive said all along, its been really cool and exciting to follow your work since its inception.. :thumbsup:
 
sah5150":1psky38d said:
LP Freak":1psky38d said:
Hate to say it Steve but I'm not a big fan of the look of the front and back panels. I understand your theme with the cherrys and all but it looks kinda hokey IMO. Sorry man, just being honest. :dunno:
No problem, man - you're entitled to your opinion and I was expecting this would be polarizing. I don't expect everyone to dig it as much as I do...

Steve
I think it would look better if the front panel wasn't flush with the chassis too. If it had a slight return around it, maybe 1/4" to 3/8" so the chassis looked recessed. Now that would look sharp. :thumbsup:
 
One thing i noticed was having to unscrew a back panel to gain access to the tubes. I am kind of partial to the one protective bar at the back.. less screws and things to dick with if an amp goes down live. Such a small thing though, no biggie. I rather like the look of it though, cherry bombs and all.
 
So this is a plexi, hot rod plexi with depth and saturation options essentially? What are the price points going to be? Like the switchable loop in and out. Instrument level or line?
 
LP Freak":13xcnzj3 said:
sah5150":13xcnzj3 said:
LP Freak":13xcnzj3 said:
Hate to say it Steve but I'm not a big fan of the look of the front and back panels. I understand your theme with the cherrys and all but it looks kinda hokey IMO. Sorry man, just being honest. :dunno:
No problem, man - you're entitled to your opinion and I was expecting this would be polarizing. I don't expect everyone to dig it as much as I do...

Steve
I think it would look better if the front panel wasn't flush with the chassis too. If it had a slight return around it, maybe 1/4" to 3/8" so the chassis looked recessed. Now that would look sharp. :thumbsup:
The front panel isn't flush with the chassis. It sits in front of it. The chassis is recessed... maybe the pictures don't show it...

Steve
 
Kapo_Polenton":2x5ynm2r said:
So this is a plexi, hot rod plexi with depth and saturation options essentially? What are the price points going to be? Like the switchable loop in and out. Instrument level or line?
Here is the description of the amp from my forthcoming website:

"About This Amp:
The Cherry Bomb is an explosion of tube tone! Don’t let the good looks fool you, this amp delivers the goods and is a veritable “kitchen sink” of tone tools for gigging and recording musicians. The Cherry Bomb is a 100 watt amp that features two completely independent, footswitchable channels, each of which has switchable gain modes and master volumes.

Specifications:
The PLEX channel is just what you might expect from the name and a lot more. With the channel’s saturation switch in the center “off” position, you can get everything from sweet cleans to 60s/70s classic rock tones. Set the gain up full in this channel and roll down your guitar’s volume and you’ll be blown away by how the amp cleans up, even with higher output humbuckers. Another feature of the amp is the channel jump switch, which simulates the external channel jumping commonly done with a certain late 60s English guitar amp. Now play with the saturation switch. Moving it to the right adds a bit more gain and compression putting you squarely in “Brown Sound” territory. Move the switch to the left and add even more gain and compression. Now you’re in 80s hard rock/hair metal territory.

The ROD channel picks up where the PLEX channel leaves off adding another tube gain stage to get mean! 80s metal tones to more modern high gain metal tones are on tap here. Of course, you also get the same 3-way saturation mode switch found on the PLEX channel, allowing tremendous flexibility in sculpting YOUR ultimate tone. Singing lead tones and massive power chords can be dialed in the ROD channel. No matter how you set the saturation mode, you’ll hear every note of ringing chords. The Cherry Bomb also features a footswitchable solo master volume in the ROD channel. You can set it to provide a volume boost for live soloing and switch to that mode from either channel master. Cool feature that comes in handy for live playing!

The Cherry bomb also features presence and density controls. Most guitarists are familiar with what a presence control does, but the density control may be something they haven’t seen on an amp before. In simplest terms, it adds back low end when the amp is played at low volumes. Turn up the Density control and you can still get the low end “feel” of the amp at even “bedroom” volumes. Pretty cool, huh?

Of course, we didn’t stop there. The Cherry Bomb also features a footswitchable, tube-buffered effects loop so you can add your time-based effects after the gain stages of the amp where they belong. You can choose either series or parallel mode for the effects loop, affording you the ultimate flexibility in how you want to use pedal or rack mount effects. For folks who run their effects in stereo or wet/dry/wet with additional power amps and cabs, the Cherry Bomb also has adjustable line out. Yup… we thought of everything!

Finally, the amp also features another, overall master volume. We’re going to get a little techy on you here, but bear with us, because this is one of the coolest features of the Cherry Bomb. This master volume is actually a post-phase inverter master volume design (PPIMV). We feel that this design provides the best tones you can get for lower volume playing. You’ll get great sounding tones with this master all the way down to “bedroom volumes’. Crank the channel masters up and turn the overall master down to the volume level you’d like to play at and you’ll see that the overall master also adds some perceived gain and compression to the tone. Experiment with balancing different settings of the channel masters and overall master to get the tone you’d like at the right volume for the room you’re playing in. Of course, cranking the overall master up full takes it completely out of the circuit and you can just adjust the channel masters to the appropriate volume."

$3599 including custom footswitch/cable

Steve
 
Gainzilla":1icr7pge said:
LP Freak":1icr7pge said:
Hate to say it Steve but I'm not a big fan of the look of the front and back panels. I understand your theme with the cherrys and all but it looks kinda hokey IMO. Sorry man, just being honest. :dunno:
Im with you on this but its mostly because the black head shell contrasting with the white chassis and the really neat layout of all the knobs and jacks comes out to one very cool classy refined piece. I definitely understand that they serve as ventilation as well as decor. Its not that I find it hokey as much as I find that it doesnt really go with everything else, for me IMHO of course.

That said, Im really just nitpicking and as Ive said all along, its been really cool and exciting to follow your work since its inception.. :thumbsup:
:rock:

Steve
 
sah5150":132ju0ig said:
LP Freak":132ju0ig said:
sah5150":132ju0ig said:
LP Freak":132ju0ig said:
Hate to say it Steve but I'm not a big fan of the look of the front and back panels. I understand your theme with the cherrys and all but it looks kinda hokey IMO. Sorry man, just being honest. :dunno:
No problem, man - you're entitled to your opinion and I was expecting this would be polarizing. I don't expect everyone to dig it as much as I do...

Steve
I think it would look better if the front panel wasn't flush with the chassis too. If it had a slight return around it, maybe 1/4" to 3/8" so the chassis looked recessed. Now that would look sharp. :thumbsup:
The front panel isn't flush with the chassis. It sits in front of it. The chassis is recessed... maybe the pictures don't show it...

Steve
I think I see what you're saying but isn't it basically a flat front panel that lays in front of the chassis? That's what I was refering to as being flush. I'm saying to have a bent edge there of about 3/8" to give it some depth.
 
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