Installing TILT-BACK LEGS
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Credit for this whole page
belongs to Christian Iversen in Denmark. Through the FDP
he shared his experience of installing Fender tilt-back
legs. He writes
"I got the 14" set for this
amp.
Both my amps have the
reverb tank mounted on the side, so these numbers should
keep you from drilling into that.
First hole is for the pivot screw. I measured 13,5 cm from
the top of the cabinet and 6,0 cm from the back of the
cabinet. I used a 5,0 mm drill. On the outside the pivot
screw goes through the leg, through a washer, into the
whole you just drilled and on the inside you put another
washer, a stop washer and the stop nut. I used a an
adjustable spanner and a Philips #2 screwdriver for the
tightening. Don't be a dork like I was for the first 20
seconds of tightening; use the spanner to fixate the nut
and tighten using the screwdriver, not the other way
around, duh!
For the stop I measured 11 cm from the top and 11 cm from
the back for a nice square feeling I guess. The screw for
the leg stop won't go through the wood, but pretty close.
I used a 3.3 mm drill for this whole. Drill about half way
through the side of the cabinet and as you tighten the
screw you'll hear the wood crunch a little, mmmmmh :)
Repeat, tilt back, plug in, play, all is well."
His excellent series of YouTube videos, showing the whole operation, begins here. There are four in all. Christian is more than just an amp geek - you can catch his soulful playing here on a PRII (solo begins at 1:10).
I would add that if your reverb tank is mounted on the side wall, now would be a good time to move it to the base of the amp; and an alternative approach to tilt-back legs is the Foam Donut, although the two ideas have slightly different goals.
Once again, many thanks to Christian Iversen and indeed to everyone on the FDP's PRII thread.
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