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Tony Nickels' Sound Salvage

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Tony Nickels' Sound Salvage

Builder of custom order guitar amplifiers, enclosures, speaker cabinets, pedal boards and more. Since 2018 - Marion, IA

I specialize in using recycled materials to build beautiful, one of a kind products that will be a centerpiece of your gear collection.

08/07/2026

Can't believe this was 4 years ago already. Time flies. Suitcase speaker cabinet that also housed that little Masco intercom amplifier. Made for my buddy Gary down in Florida. Was labor intensive, for how small it was.

07/05/2026

♤♤♤Sound Salvage Fender-style Lightweight 1x15 Cabinet B-Stock - 8-ohm JBL M30 - $750♤♤♤

Got customer orders finished this weekend, and completed this Cream Tolex JBL-loaded 1x15 cabinet for the sales rack. This one features an excellent JBL M30 speaker, which was created as a sort of reissue of the D130F speaker, and would be found in amps and cabinets from the 70s. This one came from a Kustom Tuck n Roll cabinet, as well as a D130F which sold in my last 1x15.

This one is up for grabs, and due to teensy tiny flaws in the cream tolex, I'm offering it up as a B-Stock cabinet. Meaning you can get a vintage JBL, loaded in a brand new pine enclosure for cheap.

♤♤♤Sound Salvage Fender-style Lightweight 1x15 Cabinet B-Stock - 8-ohm JBL M30 - $750♤♤♤

07/02/2026

I've been so busy with my live entertainment business, I haven't had nearly enough shop time in the past month. I'm back at it with three new cabinets finishing this weekend.

Oh, and I didn't forget to give you guys more pictures of the "Custom Super-phonic" Wine Crate amplifier. It's kitted out with its 10" Warehouse Guitar Veteran 10, and it's so much fun, and such an unexpected little monster. Goes from clean to a complete menace thanks to the Negative Feedback switch. I love diming this thing and using Guitar volume to sculpt. Kills with an old Tubescreamer. Still working on a demo vid for ya. This one definitely hits the vintage blues and hard rock sounds on its own. Throw a little reverb in the mix and you've got the tone.

Shown with my 1959 Supro Belmont, because they just look pretty together.

06/12/2026

Fun thing about old audio electronics. A lot of them are just guitar amps, with a few extra steps!

3M/Revere Companion Amplifier. Would have been an extension to run a stereo channel from a Reel to Reel. One 6EU7 preamp, which is *kind of* a 6-volt 12AX7, and a single EL84. Probably around 5-watt, with nice transformers and an oval 6x9. Full bakelite plastic housing. Very cool 😎

06/11/2026

Huge discount on the Hardwood Walnut Full-Range 1x12 cabinet through this weekend. Original list price - $950 - Buy it by Sunday and its yours for $750.

Loaded with a 150-watt Celestion Triple Cone Full-Range speaker, this cabinet would be stellar for a modeling rig, or for acoustic guitar. It's built from Walnut piano wood, and has vintage Rogers organ grill cloth. A very beautiful cabinet.

♤♤♤Sound Salvage Celestion Triple Cone Walnut 1x12 - 8-ohm - 150-watt - $750♤♤♤

06/01/2026

Wine Crate amplifier is already flying through the testing stage. Figured I'd introduce you guys and make it short and sweet to begin. I'm calling it the Custom Super-phonic, because of a random brass badge I had in the junk pile.

• 5 Watts Via Single 6V6GT
• RCA 12AX7A and Phillips 5878 Preamp
• Negative Feedback Loop Switch (Grit And Girth)
• Simple Level, Bass & Treble Controls
• 10" Speaker (Warehouse V10 Ordered)

I'll go into more detail when the new Warehouse speaker arrives, and I can get a full feel for this amp. Right now its got a ratty Fender ceramic from a Princeton that has lost its bass. Even with that janky speaker, this amp absolutely rips.

05/29/2026

Customer order slant back baffle vertical 2x10, in Blackout aesthetics. He's loading a pair of G10 Creamback in when it arrives in Virginia.

05/25/2026

Don't want to give away too much about the next two amp builds from Max n' me, but here's a preview. Another random bolt of upholstery fabric from Goodwill, this time with a neat tartan pattern. I'm a sucker for blues and browns. That cabinet will get a marching 15-watt 6V6GT amp head. You can see it in the background. It's sitting on top of that wine crate I also found at Goodwill. Luck would have it that Max had already finished a 5-watt 6V6GT build, that's going to fit in that crate, along with a 10" speaker. Interior is braced and its ready for interior paint. I've got a few tricks up my sleeve for both of these, so stay tuned!

05/16/2026

♤♤♤Free Shipping Weekend♤♤♤

Need to clear up room for more cabinets and amplifiers finishing up soon. For this weekend, May 15-18 any purchase of a general market product ships for free! This is a $45-150 value, depending on purchase. Fully insured, and packed like a tank.

LEFT ROW:

•Sound Salvage "Rhymes W/ Orange" Unloaded 1x12 - Orange Tolex & Cane Cloth - $375♧♧♧

• Sound Salvage Thrift Store Threads Unloaded 1x12 - Thrifted Upholstery Fabric - Walnut Modern Cut Baffle Cutaway - $500♧♧♧

• Sound Salvage "The Purps" 2x10 Eminence Vintage Spec 2x10 - Built With Vintage Eminence Drivers to Exact Eminence Plans - 400-Watts - 4-ohm - Purple Tolex & Black Cloth. Black Racing Stripe on Rear - $800♧♧♧

• Sound Salvage "The Purps" Weber ToneCvlt Black Shuck Loaded Ported 1x12 - Ported to Thiel EV 12L Specs, with middle port closed, extending bass. Weber Black Shuck for Detuned Guitar & Bass - 200-watt - 4-ohm - $650♧♧♧
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MIDDLE ROW:

Silvertone 1482 12-watt Combo Amplifier - Vintage 60s - 100% Stage Ready W/ Full Cap Job & Circuit Clean-up - The same tech that builds my custom amplifiers gave this amp a complete overhaul, replacing drifted components, and voicing the input channels a bit different from eachother to make the amp more versatile - Original Transformers Replacement Vintage CTS Speaker RCA Tubes - READY TO ROCK - Visit My soud salvage page to watch it's journey back from the grave - $850♧♧♧

• Sound Salvage Lacquered Tweed 2×(6×9) Speaker Cabinet - Vintage CTS Square Magnet Ceramic 6x9 Speakers - 20-watt - 4-ohm - $600

• Sound Salvage Lacquered Tweed 4x8 - Mismatched Speakers - ROLA Alnico + Heppner Alnico + Jensen C8R + Utah/Realistic Ceramic - 8-ohm 25-Watt - Built W/ Harp Players in mind, but a solid cabinet for any arsenal - More Speakers Available - $800

• Sound Salvage "Wrecker 35" TrainWreck Inspired Recycled Hardwood Amplifier Head W/Matching 1x12 - Walnut & Maple - 18-watts - Celestion Ruby Alnico Speaker - Almost All Reclaimed Materials Used. Tons More Info And Pictures Available On My Sound Salvage Page - $3,500♧♧♧
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RIGHT ROW:

• Sound Salvage Modern Cut Wide 1x12 - Cream Tolex - Stained Cane Cloth - New Celestion Creamback Speaker - Modern Cut Walnut Baffle Cutaway - 65-watts - 8-ohm - $800♧♧♧

• Sound Salvage Unloaded Wide 1x12 - Black & Red Tolex - Black Cloth - $425♧♧♧

•Sound Salvage Supro-inspired Offset 2x12 Lightweight & Compact - Vintage Heppner Alnico Speakers - Blue Supro Tolex - Silver Cloth - $650

• Sound Salvage "BloomBox" Bluetooth Boombox Party Speaker - Two 4" Eminence Line Array Full-Range Drivers - GRS Rear Facing 6.5" Subwoofer - 3-Channel With 160-Watts Per Channel (Left/Right/Sub) - Outlet Power & Power Supply Included - LOUD with Great Bass & Projection -Your Choice Pink Or Navy Blue - Recycled Piano Bench Walnut Control Cutout - $500

• Sound Salvage Passive Full-Range Modeling Cabinet - Recycled Walnut - Celestion Triple Cone Full-Range Speaker - 8-ohm - 150-watts - Vintage Rogers Organ Grill Cloth - $875

05/11/2026

More recycled hardwood coming your way!

A walnut laminate 1x12, with a full-range Celestion speaker. Meant for use with a modeling guitar rig, this cabinet is definitely a case of classic meets modern. Made mostly from recycled piano and church organ wood. Grill cloth is vintage Rogers organ cloth. Heavy-duty Cognac Handle. Brown mahogany back accent strip, with a solid navy tolex back. This speaker wants to see a sealed or ported enclosure, so I went with a decent interior volume and nixed the porting.

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