Building a "practice" cab?

[olds_cool63]

Hey, y'all.

Looking for some advice.

I mentioned before I'm a long time guitarist who is venturing into bass playing. I picked up a Silvetone Crusher bass kit and the amp was total crap.

So, I ordered a Behringer BXR1800H bass amp head.

Well, since I built a small cab out of my 10 watt Silvertone amp using 2 x 6.5's, I'm thinking of building a cab for the Behringer. Maybe 2 x 8's or 2 x 10's.

Keep in mind this would only be for practicing and recording. It will never leave the house.

So, any ideas on what I should go for? Speaker, wood, horn recommendations?

Or would something like this be overkill for my purposes?

Any info would be greatly appreciated!

Nuff said.

olds_cool63

I BASS, therefore I am!

[DukeLeJeune]

My suggestion is a pair of Eminence B102 speakers in a 3 cubic foot box tuned to 48 Hz (4" diameter port, 2" long). You'll get honest extension to the upper 50's (-3 dB) so you can hear the first overtone of a low B, trading off some excursion-limited power handling along the way... which you probably won't need for practice at home. Also, with this tuning you'd get zero upper bass bumpage, so you can crank in a bit of EQ without over-boosting some notes. The B102 has a wizzer cone so you get decent top end extension to 5 kHz or so, which means you don't have to go to the trouble of adding a tweeter... or if you do add one, you won't have a hole in the upper mid/lower treble region caused by the woofer not reaching up high enough to meet the tweeter.

And, the B102 is reasonably priced at $75 each.

Any decent plywood 1/2" or thicker should work well. Thinner wood with bracing is better than thicker wood with no bracing. Line most of the inside with open-cell foam, but keep the area around the port free from foam.

[olds_cool63]

Originally Posted by DukeLeJeune

My suggestion is a pair of Eminence B102 speakers in a 3 cubic foot box tuned to 48 Hz (4" diameter port, 2" long). You'll get honest extension to the upper 50's (-3 dB) so you can hear the first overtone of a low B, trading off some excursion-limited power handling along the way... which you probably won't need for practice at home. Also, with this tuning you'd get zero upper bass bumpage, so you can crank in a bit of EQ without over-boosting some notes. The B102 has a wizzer cone so you get decent top end extension to 5 kHz or so, which means you don't have to go to the trouble of adding a tweeter... or if you do add one, you won't have a hole in the upper mid/lower treble region caused by the woofer not reaching up high enough to meet the tweeter.

And, the B102 is reasonably priced at $75 each.

Any decent plywood 1/2" or thicker should work well. Thinner wood with bracing is better than thicker wood with no bracing. Line most of the inside with open-cell foam, but keep the area around the port free from foam.

Thanks for the info and advice, Duke. Appreciate it, man.

Nuff said.

olds_cool63

I BASS, therefore I am!