If you see a Marshall MG series amp & noticed that striped wood, do note it's not a pirated product. It's the manufacturer's new carbon fiber range as denoted in the model's suffix, in this case- MG50CFX ('C' for carbon fiber). Also, the control panel isn't the familiar gold, it's silver-faced. Amplifier aficionados will tell you a non-wood chassis affects tone so will this series of Marshalls be less appealing? You have to hear one in person...
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I did my PhD in the application of this material (Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polymer) to building structures.
It is a very high strength material, resistant to corrosion and very flexible to shape. And cheaper nowadays. Perhaps we will see CFRP guitars in the near future.
Though I am not sure how much it can offer in the acoustic department.
That's rather ironic because carbon fiber is prefered for acoustics. Maybe that's the reason why Marshall had no qualms in choosing it to house their drivers.
Isn't the wood NOT supposed to matter for amplifiers? So long as it's sufficiently strong and adequately braced, it will serve its sole purpose of being a housing, without vibrating in any way.
taken from mustaine's megastack concept?
If that is so about acoustic strength... CFRP guitars is a yes?
Pure Carbon Tone...
http://rainsong.com/
There you go... carbon fibre guitars...
Those Rainsongs were there since 1998 (earlier, may be...), that's when I read about them.
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