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Topic: Keeping cats out of amps?
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David Mason
Member From: Cambridge, MD, USA
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posted 11 November 2006 05:01 AM
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I know, turn it on, turn it up and let fly, but I mean when you're not around. I don't want to necessarily turn them into closed cabinets, I'm just wondering if you guys put some sort of lattice or speaker grill screen across the back opening or what. This particular cat can go from all goo-goo affectionate charm to satanic howling madness in a matter of seconds, he is absolutely not to be trusted. |
James Quackenbush
Member From: Pomona, New York, USA
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posted 11 November 2006 05:08 AM
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Kill the cat !!!.....Just kidding !!.....Put a cover on your amp when your done using it ...It will also keep dust out of the pots and the rest of the amp ....Jim |
Jon Light
Member From: Brooklyn, NY
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posted 11 November 2006 05:10 AM
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Get a cover. D2F (high recommendation) or your choice.
The down side? Devil cat will claw the bejeebers out of the cover. |
George Mc Lellan
Member From: Duluth, MN USA
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posted 11 November 2006 05:21 AM
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Jon is right on, and cover is a lot less expencive and simplier to replace than the amp grill.Our cat of 18 years is at the big steel jam in the sky now but I still keep my amps covered when not in use. Geo |
Lefty
Member From: Grayson, Ga.
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posted 11 November 2006 06:13 AM
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I keep mine in a seperate room with the door closed, and with covers. Our cat does not have front claws anyway (indoor cat), but he is very good fighting with the rear claws.
I remember when I bought a set of Ludwig drums, Jazz set. I had them cleaned up sitting in the den, and the cat sprayed a big pee circle right in the center of the bass drum head the first night they were there. Man was I mad. Just marking his territory I guess.
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Jon Light
Member From: Brooklyn, NY
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posted 11 November 2006 06:18 AM
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Yeah--I do that too every time our drummer sets up. |
Bo Borland
Member From: Cowtown NJ
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posted 11 November 2006 06:25 AM
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Keep them out of the house.! |
Michael Douchette
Member From: Gallatin, TN
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posted 11 November 2006 06:49 AM
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You're serious?!? Trade the cat for a dog... then leave the dog outside.------------------
Mikey D...
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Colby Tipton
Member From: Texas, USA
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posted 11 November 2006 07:49 AM
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Turn the amp on, turn it wide open on Maxine and play a lick or 2. That should cure the cat in the cabinet problem. |
Steve Hinson
Member From: Hendersonville Tn USA
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posted 11 November 2006 08:29 AM
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All my amps sound like they have cats in them...and they are not happy cats...------------------
http://home.comcast.net/~steves_garage |
Joey Ace
Sysop From: Southern Ontario, Canada
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posted 11 November 2006 10:07 AM
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Ray Minich
Member From: Limestone, New York, USA
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posted 11 November 2006 10:22 AM
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There is a product called "Indoor-No". Aerosol product for dogs. May work with cats too. |
Larry Behm
Member From: Oregon City, Oregon
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posted 11 November 2006 10:57 AM
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I had a wife that had 4-7 cats, when they started "wetting" on my equipment they had to go away. Now she is gone too. Thousands of dollars in equipment vs a free barn cat or three, no brainer here. Goodbye to all.Larry Behm |
Bryan Knox
Member From: Gardendale, Alabama...Ya'll come
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posted 11 November 2006 11:05 AM
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I, for one, have always been of the school of thought that a hint of stale cat urine always added a bit of "character" to a piece of equipment.[Fortunately, none of my equipment has any "character" ] ------------------
Prevent Juvenile delinquecy...teach children to STEEL1976 MSA D-10 8+4, G&L Skyhawk, 1920 Gibson A Mandolin, Fender DPC750 w/Tubefex, Custom Twin Tweed Cabs w/ Peavey 1504's, 70's Fender Super Reverb, Takamine 6-String[This message was edited by Bryan Knox on 11 November 2006 at 11:06 AM.]
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James Quackenbush
Member From: Pomona, New York, USA
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posted 11 November 2006 02:42 PM
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Larry,
Your story reminds me of my buddies mother who we called " the cat lady" ....Her husband ( my buddies father ) bought new furniture , but refused to put it out until she got rid of the cats ....The house STUNK of cat urine !!... The old man got rid of her , and her cats , and fixed the house , and then openned the new furniture ....The furniture was brand new , but 17 YEARS OLD !! ..... Sincerely, JimBryan,
I'd get that fixed if I were you !!...  ..Jim[This message was edited by James Quackenbush on 11 November 2006 at 02:43 PM.] |
James Stewart Jr
Member From: St. Clair Shores, Michigan, USA
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posted 11 November 2006 03:11 PM
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I don't have a problem with my cat getting in the back --- it's against a wall.
But I do have a problem when she uses my Session 500 as a scratching post. She is declawed --Thank Goodness!! so there is no damage. She touches nothing else in the house --just my 500.
I thought about cracking the volume when she does that --but I think it would be cruel as cats have sharper and more sensitive hearing and I would never hurt her.
So I guess -------She has me trained. So I just gave in.
I'm suprised after her hearing me try to learn this thing --She hasn't peed on it. And hearing me play ---I could'nt blame her.
James Stewart,Jr.------------------
1975 Sho~Bud Pro III Custom (8-7)
1981 Peavey Session 500
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Paul Honeycutt
Member From: Colorado, USA
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posted 11 November 2006 03:46 PM
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As a cat lover, I keep my cat out of the room where the amps live. That way the cat continues to live. I also have covers on the amps she can reach, except the Rivera that has a steel grill. She's never peed outside of her kitty box, so all is well. I had a friend who had a cat that liked to sleep on the pillow in his kick drum. One time we had practice and when he hit that first kick, the cat came flying out of that drum! The look on it's face was priceless. |
Ron
Member From: Hermiston, Oregon
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posted 11 November 2006 05:40 PM
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We had a litter of cats after we moved in this house and all got sick of some cat thing that stays in a house except one. He was a shall kitten and he liked the warm top of m short wave radio . it was black and like a screen. He would lay on it where it was warm and when he had his diarrhea he would dive off and run to the bathroom and do his job one the rug. I was sure worried that he would not make it at some time but he never did. He grew up still laying on the radio and hung over both ends he got so big. We named him Radar!!
Robro Ron------------------
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Ron Whitfield
Member From: Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
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posted 11 November 2006 06:55 PM
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Just get them their own amps... |
David L. Donald
Member From: Koh Samui Island, Thailand
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posted 11 November 2006 11:03 PM
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Chickenwire works for beer bottles,
why not cats? |
Jonathan Shacklock
Member From: London, UK
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posted 12 November 2006 02:35 AM
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Down, Roy!  |
Tony Prior
Member From: Charlotte NC
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posted 12 November 2006 03:30 AM
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Dave, try bringing the Amps IN the house at night..and leaving the Cats out...[This message was edited by Tony Prior on 12 November 2006 at 03:31 AM.] |
Mike Archer
Member From: Church Hill, Tennessee, USA
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posted 12 November 2006 09:25 AM
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i gotta say i have enjoyed this post
so much!!
i have 2 cats and i like um a lot to say the least they do like my gear but dont
scratch at it thow....they do like the music.... they come and lay on the bed
and listen its funny!!
the dog likes it too!!
they can get on and into places you just would not think they would |
Twayn Williams
Member From: Portland, OR
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posted 12 November 2006 01:10 PM
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+1 amp cover. Or put your amp on a tilt-back stand. Or place your amp next to the wall. Works on my cats. |
Larry Clark
Member From: Herndon, VA.
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posted 12 November 2006 01:42 PM
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Dedicated music room? |
Bill Duve
Member From: Salamanca .New York, USA
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posted 12 November 2006 04:34 PM
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Blast him out with that 50lb Black Widow ?
NOoooooI keep the cover neatly folded and laid on top whilst im "attempting" to practice and the cat sleeps on the cover thru it all, I mean after all its his amp, im just allowed to use it ! mebby he likes it cause we sound so much alike |
Mike Phillips
Member From: Brooklyn, NY
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posted 13 November 2006 06:48 AM
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i have a slightly different situation. so far, the cats have not discovered the back of my amps...however, i think that i misunderstood when i ordered my D2F covered. i didn't realize it meant "Designed for 2 Felines": 
by the way, these guys must prefer the push/pull. they never slept like this on the legrande. mike[This message was edited by Mike Phillips on 13 November 2006 at 12:57 PM.] |
George Redmon
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posted 13 November 2006 11:24 AM
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Farris Curry use to raise chickens, they would all hatch and sleep in his steel guitar case, and sleep in the back of his amps...this is a neat thread, i've enjoyed it..but i still don't like cats.... |
James Cann
Member From: Phoenix, AZ (heart still in Boston)
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posted 13 November 2006 12:07 PM
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quote:
You're serious?!? Trade the cat for a dog...
And here's a good reason: dogs have masters; cats have staff.[This message was edited by James Cann on 13 November 2006 at 12:08 PM.] |
Bobby Lee
Sysop From: Cloverdale, North California, USA
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posted 13 November 2006 05:36 PM
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Use a citrus-based cleaner on it. |
Archie Nicol
Member From: Ayrshire, Scotland
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posted 14 November 2006 06:01 AM
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Like I've said before, Awwwwh. Look at that wee face.  |
John Macy
Member From: Denver, CO USA
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posted 14 November 2006 05:23 PM
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Mousetraps...Seriously, Petsmart has some mousetraps that will not hurt a cat but scare them. They hit those a couple of times and they'll stay out |
Ken Williams
Member From: Arkansas
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posted 14 November 2006 06:57 PM
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Several years ago, I heard my wife scream "Oh no, the cat's in the dryer!" He was bad about climbing into the dryer, and she didn't know he was in there when she turned it own. His ears were all red and he couldn't walk when we got him out. It looked like a few more minutes and he would have been a gone'r. He sure was fluffy though. Kinda made that crackling sound when you would pet him.
Seriously, he recovered and never got back in the dryer.Ken |
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