Found in trash Amp Cabinet -- Stage two w/ Pics

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Found in trash Amp Cabinet -- Stage two w/ Pics

Post by Snake Hips » Sun Jun 11, 2017 9:54 am

Couple months ago I found a 2x15 with top tweet section that someone was throwing away. I play bass as well as guitar so I figured I would load it up in my car see what speakers it had and figure out what to do with it.
First It was dirty and full of dead spiders..... so I vacuumed and gave it a scrub and tested it out. Pretty good sounding

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I decided because it was heavier than any cabinet I would ever use in a live situation plus that amount of space it requires that I would gut the 2x15 keep the speakers and build smaller cabinets.
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For the top section I decided to use it as a lift for my Musicman RD100. I did a little paint job and the size matches up perfectly.
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Re: Found in trash Amp Cabinet

Post by Embenny » Mon Jun 12, 2017 4:41 am

Nice! It's amazing what some people throw out. I know someone who found a beat-up silverface Champ in the trash that only needed new tubes :wtf:
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Re: Found in trash Amp Cabinet + More Project

Post by Snake Hips » Sun Jun 25, 2017 10:05 am

Alright as a continuation to this post I have added photos of my cabinet build thus far. As you can see from my first post I just did a paint job on the top portion of the found cabinet. However I removed the the 2x15s that were in the bottom cabinet. I decided that I wanted to build a vertical cab, with the same dimensions of an Orange 2x12 to go with my Overdrive 120 Head. Should I even try to do this as 2x15 or stick to the plan of a 1x15.

I used 3/4in Birch ply, with a round over bit, and a 45 bit for the inner brace which are 1.5inch strips of 3/4in ply. I figured this out from my head, and set my rounder to match. Pretty easy so far. I glued, clamped and then added a brad nail for the box cabinet. I have no way of dove or finger joining this was the best I could do. I used the back and the baffle as my right angles, and the tape as an extra hand for setup. More photos to come as to when I tolex or decide to stain.

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Re: Found in trash Amp Cabinet -- Stage two w/ Pics

Post by Shadoweclipse13 » Sun Jun 25, 2017 12:49 pm

1X15 always sounds good in my book, but a 2X15 would probably sound pretty killer! Why do you make two baffles, and then you could switch it out as you feel like?
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Re: Found in trash Amp Cabinet -- Stage two w/ Pics

Post by Snake Hips » Sun Jun 25, 2017 2:34 pm

Shadoweclipse13 wrote:1X15 always sounds good in my book, but a 2X15 would probably sound pretty killer! Why do you make two baffles, and then you could switch it out as you feel like?
Yeah actually that sounds like a good plan.

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Re: Found in trash Amp Cabinet -- Stage two w/ Pics

Post by mackerelmint » Sun Jun 25, 2017 3:39 pm

An orange into a 2x15 is such a solid idea.
This is an excellent rectangle

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Re: Found in trash Amp Cabinet -- Stage two w/ Pics

Post by Steadyriot. » Mon Jun 26, 2017 12:47 am

Cool find!
I know the guys over at talkbass are pretty anal about cab size related to speaker parameters. Did you take this into consideration? You won't get the most out of your cab if you don't 'tune' it to the speaker.
Unless you keep it open back, then it doesn't really matter afaik.
Still, an Orange into a 2x15 sounds like a killer plan.
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Re: Found in trash Amp Cabinet -- Stage two w/ Pics

Post by danp3man » Mon Jun 26, 2017 1:57 am

Always amazed at the stuff people just throw away.... nice save, and good work! :o

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Re: Found in trash Amp Cabinet -- Stage two w/ Pics

Post by Snake Hips » Sat Jul 01, 2017 5:51 am

Quick question about tolex. How much extra should I get? just measure the whole cab at 9.16ft or 3.05 yards assuming I should do 4 yards will be a lot more then needed

Also!
Fawn with wheat or Orange with wheat.......

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Re: Found in trash Amp Cabinet -- Stage two w/ Pics

Post by countertext » Sat Jul 01, 2017 8:13 am

Snake Hips wrote:Fawn with wheat or Orange with wheat.......
Fawn, 100%.

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Re: Found in trash Amp Cabinet -- Stage two w/ Pics

Post by Snake Hips » Sat Oct 21, 2017 10:53 am

Back at it again. I am doing FAWN!!!

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I will post more as after this dries and put together

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Re: Found in trash Amp Cabinet -- Stage two w/ Pics

Post by dylanafghjkl » Sat Oct 21, 2017 7:17 pm

Super super cool, following.

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Re: Found in trash Amp Cabinet -- Stage two pics and finished

Post by Snake Hips » Sun Oct 22, 2017 4:05 pm

FINALLY DONE!
Lots of glue, lots of waiting time, and lots tape to hold things in place.

Sounds great looks great.


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