Removing the chassis...

[EETStudent]

This may seem like a silly post, but I cannot figure out how to remove the chassis in my new Gibson amp. I have removed every visible screw with no luck. The only other suspect is something that looks like the top of a wood screw, and theres 4 of them. Theyre flat and theres no way to remove them that I know of. Anybody know what these are? Are they indeed wood screws? Theyve got to be whats holding it in

[oc disorder]

Are they plastic ? Some of the Epiphone amps I've seen recently have plastic plugs covering over the main chassis bolts.
You have to lever them out which is sometimes easier to say than do.
Blunt kitchen knife under the lip work it round .
I suspect they make them in such a hurry the wood is still green and the glue is not dry so they kinda hard to get out without damaging them.
Could be barking up the wrong tree though...
Gotta picture ?

[Dave Curtis, dB AudioTech]

Originally Posted by oc disorder

Are they plastic ? Some of the Epiphone amps I've seen recently have plastic plugs covering over the main chassis bolts.
You have to lever them out which is sometimes easier to say than do.
Blunt kitchen knife under the lip work it round .
I suspect they make them in such a hurry the wood is still green and the glue is not dry so they kinda hard to get out without damaging them.
Could be barking up the wrong tree though...
Gotta picture ?

I've had a few cases of "glued-in chassis" syndrome, most notably in Kustom and Randall amps, but an Acoustasonic and a Hartke gave me problems once. A very wide putty knife is very handy for this.

[Amp Kat]

I seem to remember those platic plugs covering the screws also. Dave that has to be a royal PITA dealing with that thing. Haven't been fortunate enough for that.

[Enzo]

And some smaller amps use the handle screws to hold in the chassis as well.