Any trick to removing back from Mesa cabs?

[SpiderWars]

I'm about to take a short road trip to pick up some Mesa V30s but the guy says he's having a problem removing the back of the cab. I've never owned a Mesa cab and can't think of anything that would be an issue. Don't know which model cab. I asked for a pic but haven't got it yet.

 

[Chris6870]

They are sealed very tight and some may have a sealing strip. Try running a screw half way into the back and use it to pull.

 

[flimz]

They are very tightly sealed. You could always take off a side handle, and then reach in and push the back panel out.

 

[Tone Monster]

It'll come off. Just pull hard enough. I remember doing it the first time and it felt like I was breaking something. You aren't.

 

[mincy]

I used to take the jack plate off mine and use the cutout as a handle to pull the backboard out. If the screws are out, it's just the seal holding the thing together, but it's tough to get it out.

 

[thisguy]

Open the jack plate and shine a light in there to see the speaker backs.

 

[cardinal]

I used to take the jack plate off mine and use the cutout as a handle to pull the backboard out. If the screws are out, it's just the seal holding the thing together, but it's tough to get it out.

This is what I do.

 

[SpiderWars]

Thanks everybody. It didn't even occur to me that it was just too tight and that's all it was. He said he went around the whole seal with a butter knife and it came off.

Why is it whenever I take a road trip to get gear something happens? Got a friggin flat! Why do the GAS gods hate me so?

 

[PBGas]

You are not the only one. Happens to many.

Enjoy the new speakers!

 

[dfrattaroli]

If you have a suction cup like the ones used to pull glass, that works great. I have one for pulling the glass screen off my iMac. Pulling the jack plate works too.

 

[SpiderWars]

Someone suggested a slide hammer to him. This could have made a great 3 Stooges episode.

 

[zewango]

They are very tightly sealed. You could always take off a side handle, and then reach in and push the back panel out.

What I do

 

[hatrick00]

I have a bogner uberkab that was insanely hard to take the back off. The side handle method wouldn't even work until I took a putty knife a tediously went around the whole perimeter of the back multiple times wiggling back and forth. And then when I was ready to give up, I gave one more good push from the side handle and that worked. The Cosmo tolex gave it extra friction. Crazy man.

 

[xzacx]

I used to take the jack plate off mine and use the cutout as a handle to pull the backboard out. If the screws are out, it's just the seal holding the thing together, but it's tough to get it out.

This is what I do.

Same here. Not the most convenient way of going about it, but not too much worse when you've going through the rest of the trouble.

 

[glip22]

I used to take the jack plate off mine and use the cutout as a handle to pull the backboard out. If the screws are out, it's just the seal holding the thing together, but it's tough to get it out.

This is what I do.

Same here. Not the most convenient way of going about it, but not too much worse when you've going through the rest of the trouble.

I agree with this method if prying a little with one of the screws through the screw hole doesn't break the seal. Trying to pry it from the edges is not a good idea as it damages the wood edges. Some cabs are airtight so it's just a matter of breaking that air hold. There's usually a loud pop when it is freed.