Look at my speaker cabs I just built

Bryan Knox · Post by **Bryan Knox** » 7 Apr 2006 3:02 pm

This is my 1st endeavor into building speaker cabs and since I wanted to go to a rack system, I figured now would be a good time to start.

I built them with the ability to be open or closed back. Birch plywood construction w/ pine baffle.

Whatcha think? Do you like 'em?

Thanks for looking,
BigB

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autry andress · Post by **autry andress** » 7 Apr 2006 3:12 pm

Yep I Likes em. Good Job

James Quackenbush · Post by **James Quackenbush** » 7 Apr 2006 3:18 pm

There sure look good from where I sit !!
I like the little " drop seat" that you put for a choice of open or closed back ....

....Nice job !!......Sincerely, Jim

Pat Carlson · Post by **Pat Carlson** » 7 Apr 2006 6:09 pm

They look great to me Bama

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Fred Shannon · Post by **Fred Shannon** » 8 Apr 2006 8:08 am

Bryan, they look great. I assume they're 12 inchers. Any chance you perhaps made drawings that you would let someone copy? Phred

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Greg Cutshaw · Post by **Greg Cutshaw** » 8 Apr 2006 9:52 am

What is the weight of each cabinet? How do they sound so far and what type of amp are you driving them with?

Nice looking cabs!

Greg

Bill Ford · Post by **Bill Ford** » 8 Apr 2006 5:37 pm

Neat...where did you get the tweed? Just curious, how are they ported for closed use?

Bill

Bryan Knox · Post by **Bryan Knox** » 8 Apr 2006 6:14 pm

Thanks for the nice comments guys.

FRED: you'd be welcome to drawings if I had some, but I built "on the fly" doing only basic drawings on cardboard before measuring out the wood. They house the 1502's I took out of 2 NV400's

GREG: Haven't weighed them yet. So far I'm very happy with the sound but I am awaiting my regular axe back from Texas this weekend so I can really give them a workout. I am using a Peavey DPC750 through a Profex II.

BILL: I have not ported them for closed "yet" I've got a lot of experimenting to do to get the optimum effect. Any ideas would be appreciated. The tweed tolex came direct from the Peavey factory. I stopped in and picked some up in Meridian on our way out to Texas for the Jamboree.

Thanks again guys!
BigB

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Alan Rudd · Post by **Alan Rudd** » 8 Apr 2006 7:59 pm

Great looking cabs!

James Cann · Post by **James Cann** » 9 Apr 2006 6:26 pm

First endeavor, you say? Sketch drawings on cardboard? Well, you sure as hell don't need any drafting equipment!

Well done, indeed!

Harold Dye · Post by **Harold Dye** » 9 Apr 2006 7:05 pm

Bryan,
I don't think I would want to play where many people could see me with those cabs. I will be thru there next week and if you like I can take them off your hands. Some of the places I play they would not be noticed.

Bryan Knox · Post by **Bryan Knox** » 11 Apr 2006 6:57 am

Thanks again for all the nice comments!

JAMES You're a hoot!

HAROLD You're giving me a copmplex. You better come get these things before somebody sees me in public!

by the way Harold, you know I always wanted a rack system, and I've finally assembled one. A DPC750, ProfexII, Korg DTR-2. My MSA sounds really nice through it. [This message was edited by Bryan Knox on 11 April 2006 at 07:59 AM.]

Harold Dye · Post by **Harold Dye** » 11 Apr 2006 4:15 pm

Bryan,
They look great. You did an exceptional job on them. I am getting ready to build some more and I will be ordering some grills. If you need ports let me know and I can get them at that time.

John Davis · Post by **John Davis** » 11 Apr 2006 10:31 pm

1st class Bryan a very nice job!

Ben Jones · Post by **Ben Jones** » 12 Apr 2006 7:36 am

they look fantastic!

how do they sound?

I was reading a little about building cabs and apparently there's more to it than just a box and a speaker...there is some kind of proportional relationship for cabinet space and speaker size and such. I guess it can make a huge difference in the sound, and I guess there is a method to calculate the size cab needed or something, but I know very little about that..ok i know nothing about that, cept I read that it exists.

JAMES BANKS · Post by **JAMES BANKS** » 13 Apr 2006 7:43 am

Bryan, those look great. I am thinking of building my own rack box to house power amps, eq's and wireless receivers for my band. Great job.
James

Chris LeDrew · Post by **Chris LeDrew** » 13 Apr 2006 1:18 pm

Cool-looking cabinets......nice work! You should be proud....

Bryan Knox · Post by **Bryan Knox** » 13 Apr 2006 2:15 pm

Thanks to all of you. You're all too nice.

BigB

Tyler Hall · Post by **Tyler Hall** » 13 Apr 2006 3:24 pm

Those look great! I love the old vintage look of tweed. You did a great job on those. I ought to get you to cover my old Session in tweed!

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Greg Cutshaw · Post by **Greg Cutshaw** » 13 Apr 2006 4:09 pm

Tweed is in again. My Rigel mandolin came is a tweed case:

click here

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Bryan Knox · Post by **Bryan Knox** » 13 Apr 2006 6:40 pm

Tyler,
I'd be glad to.

Greg: Sweeeeeeet!

I love tweed.

BigB

Tyler Hall · Post by **Tyler Hall** » 18 Apr 2006 6:45 am

Bryan, aren't you the guy who has Ted Crabtree's old M.S.A? You've got a good guitar on your hands there. I'll give you $20 for it.

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Bryan Knox · Post by **Bryan Knox** » 18 Apr 2006 6:52 am

Yup Tyler, I'm the culprit.

Let me chew on that offer a while!

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Prevent Juvenile delinquecy...teach children to STEEL

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