gpcustomguitars Posted December 12, 2005 Report Share Posted December 12, 2005 Here's my first custom cab, 2 x 12. Speaker's are Eminence Beta12LTA's, 225Wrms each, sounds very nice to the whole band. On it I have a custom made (not by me) head, 50W, and some of the guitars I've made and kept around. L-R: Red Special copy, a sort of a PRS made for my brother a few years back, and a recent hybrid LP made to look faded. When I set the stuff together for taking the pic, I had a grin I couldn't take off of my face for the rest of the day... BTW, on the rehearsal last saturday, we're playing It's All Over Now, and I'm using this amp for the first time, sound's great, we're really cookin', and close to ending, when we did that last abrupt stop, the whole neibourghood loses power completely, the same second We're really a smokin' band How do you like it? (not the story, the cab) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpcustomguitars Posted December 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2005 The pics: http://www.spimagehost.com/pic.php?u=226d5FMj&i=11585 http://www.spimagehost.com/pic.php?u=226d5FMj&i=11586 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loudandproud Posted December 12, 2005 Report Share Posted December 12, 2005 i am in the process of building a head cabinet. I will post picks when done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegarehanman Posted December 12, 2005 Report Share Posted December 12, 2005 Seems a bit big. Did you use some formula to determine the dimensions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
american_jesus Posted December 12, 2005 Report Share Posted December 12, 2005 that cab looks nice, but i'm sitting here drooling over that LP copy...beautiful finish... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtis P Posted December 12, 2005 Report Share Posted December 12, 2005 I love that cab! I dont know what really strikes me about it, but something just makes me want to have it Curtis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpcustomguitars Posted December 13, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2005 Thanks guys! No formula there, it's an open back cab, so no math is needed. The size is just right, I left ~4cm on the either side of the speakers L-R-wise measuring to the openings. ~3cm in between. 2 x 12'=approx 61cm. The general measurements were taken from an existing cab. http://www.spimagehost.com/pic.php?u=226d5FMj&i=11500 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helge Posted December 13, 2005 Report Share Posted December 13, 2005 i build my own cab, too. it has the large mesa boogie dimensions, and it has two vertical chambers. there are celestion g12-80 speakers installed. i dont have the chrome corners and handle yet, but the holes for the handles are routed. i'm really satisfied with the sound. aah, one chamber ist 1/4 open. can run it mono and stereo. here's a picture. wow, theres a lot of dust in the pic. gotta clean up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jer7440 Posted December 13, 2005 Report Share Posted December 13, 2005 How about some details on the custom amp? Maybe a close up of the front panel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegarehanman Posted December 13, 2005 Report Share Posted December 13, 2005 (edited) Huh, I was just curious about the dimensions because it seems huge compared to the 2x12 cab I built(or modified, rather), but obviously yours can't really be that much bigger if you only left a few cm on either side. I'm thinking you'll want to add some casters to that sucker to make your life easier. I got these monsterous 3.5" casters for mine; it's an off road amp cab now(it originally had the casters shown in the pic, but they died on me). I only have a picture of that back of mine uploaded to my pc, but for what it's worth, here you go: peace, russ Edited December 14, 2005 by thegarehanman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpcustomguitars Posted December 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2005 Helge, that's a very nice cab! Mono / stereo sounds very nice, I can imagine a few interesting uses right away! What kinda cloth did you use for the front? Or is it a net? Jer, I'll take some pics later today, but for now, it's handbuilt by a guy called Andrey Ostap. 3 channels, clean, very fenderish to me, overdrive, goes from clean to crunch nicely, and a little switch called high gain which I rarely use, which results in REALLY high gain. I'm still getting to know it, cause I've switched to it recently, but I like it a lot so far. Russ, nice cab, how about a front pic? What's the thickness of the material that you used? I think mine looks big because of the completely black panel, it kinda stares at you. I was thinking about adding a simple white line around the baffle board, it could make it seem a bit more finished and take some of the effect of the black off, but not for now... I might add some wheels to it, but it's not that heavy, I used 12mm plywood and the braces are pine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegarehanman Posted December 14, 2005 Report Share Posted December 14, 2005 Technically, I didn't build mine from scratch. It used to be a Randall RG300; they were 300 watt(output) solid state amps produced in 1976(I believe that's the year). Anyhow, the power amp went bad on it, but I loved the speakers(electrovoice 12"s). So I removed the reverb tank and power amp, chopped the top portion off, screwed/glued a piece of 3/4" birch plywood to the top, then carpeted the entire thing. It's 3/4" plywood on top and the original 3/4" partical board everywhere else(hence the weight, I suppose). I'll get a front pic when I get a chance; I don't have the cab with me at the moment. The front looks pretty nice though. peace, russ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helge Posted December 14, 2005 Report Share Posted December 14, 2005 i bought the cloth at www.deichton.de. he lives 10 minutes from my house. its supposed to be some engl stuff. i'm not satisfied with it and want to get some wicker cane. that was the plan before i started bulding the cab, after i saw this on the mesa boogie site: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarfrenzy Posted December 14, 2005 Report Share Posted December 14, 2005 Our sound man for the band builds his own speaker cabinets and I'm not sure where he gets all his material from, but it has always interested me how much detail goes into such a project. He currently likes Madison Speakers because they are cheaper in price but are very great quality and an on the rise company. You guys all have made some nice cabinets. Very nice work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anon Posted December 14, 2005 Report Share Posted December 14, 2005 That is tite.. Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CudBucket Posted December 14, 2005 Report Share Posted December 14, 2005 I'm doing a cab too. My explorer is on the back burner. Here's what I have so far. More pics on my site: www.dafguitars.com. It's the same size as my Mesa 2x12 Recto cab. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay5 Posted December 15, 2005 Report Share Posted December 15, 2005 Cud, youre the man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pr3Va1L Posted December 17, 2005 Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 I'm thinking I should be building one too... It would be quite useful for shows to have a 212 cab but I think a 212 costs way too much compared to a 412... Just a question... Could I use a premade cabinet from some place I know that's for subwoofers? Some car stereo boxes. They should have it in 212 and I think it would be easy to modify to get something good enough... (i'd get a/make it open back though...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helge Posted December 18, 2005 Report Share Posted December 18, 2005 i would just build one. i had all the woodwork done in one afternoon. the only thing that took some time was the tolex. i build a 2x12 for a friend and it was really easy. the tolex, too. and its a really cool feeling to play your custom guitar through your custom cabinet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegarehanman Posted December 19, 2005 Report Share Posted December 19, 2005 Finally got a chance to snap a pic of the front: peace, russ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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