![]() The procedure covered in this article should work well for all Tolex-type materials. These are 1950s Tweed (top left), early 1960s brown and blond textured vinyl (top right, bottom left) and mid-1960s to present black textured vinyl (bottom right). Photo 1 below shows a close-up of four styles currently used on Fender and other amplifiers. It remains the most common form of covering for Fender amps usually black but sometimes in other colors too. The fabric covering that Fender uses today is not Tolex, but rather textured vinyl. It is a flexible vinyl material that was used to cover Fender amplifiers during the 1960s. “Tolex,” by the way, is a 1940s-era brand name that belonged to the General Tire and Rubber Company of Akron, Ohio. Guitar Kit Builder encouraged him to share his experiences and photographs of installing Tolex, and he graciously agreed. ![]() This article is by Casey4s, who's been active in Harmony Central's Do-It-Yourself (DIY) forum. ![]() In this article we're going to cover how one experienced amp builder covers cabinets in Tolex or textured vinyl.
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