[HAM] Chop assistance for M3

[Steve Leigh]

At 04:24 PM 4/23/2007, you wrote:
>My current M3 'Chop' consisted of removing the pedals, speaker, and amp. Put
>the amp in its own case, make up a connector to join wires to the console,
>and a quick release for the expression pedal linkage. You have a perfectly
>good speaker output to drive a Leslie, and all the original preamp sound.
>With RoK's its pretty easy for 2 people to move it up steps, etc, and for 1
>to move it elsewhere, I get it in and out of my Dodge Caravan fairly easily
>by myself. And if you MUST actually chop it, you can make a simple cut below
>the generator shelf. I have done two other complete chop jobs on Ms in my
>life with custom cases, and looking back it wasnt worth the hassle. In fact,
>even making the amp removable is probably not worth it (15 lbs), except for
>saving the tubes from banging around when someone loses their grip and drops
>an end....

To the poster planning to chop .....

Please spend some more time considering this action.  A chop gains 
very little, the weight change is negligible, and the required sizes 
for the components are, too.  Several parts, separated, also mean 
several more trips to load/unload/setup/takedown.

Consider just bolting a set of ROKs to the M3, and you'll always have 
handles and wheels.



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