Cabinet Rattling

[slaphappywoman]

Hey,

I bought an Acoustic B115 Cabinet in Nov of 09.
Has been great until now.
There is a rattling noise coming from the back
inside the cabinet.

I emailed Acoustic and they said to return it
for an exchange to Musicians Friend in MO!!!!!!
The amp weighs 65 pounds!!!!!
That will cost over $50 to ship. No
way in hell I can afford that.
So, my question is if I take the panel
of the back to check it out and
I can't fix it, and I do end up returning it,
will they be able to tell I opened up the cabinet?
I know it voids your warranty if you do any work yourself.
I just can't see spending $50 to ship an amp back
that only cost $200.

Anyone else have this issue?
What could be wrong with it?

[Wes Whitmore]

You probably have to remove the woofer to gain access. Do it at your own risk, or course, but I would have already been in that cab...
Check the crossover and bracing for loose parts.
Wes

[slaphappywoman]

Well, I was looking it over and I don't even want to go there.
I spoke with someone at Musicians Friend and MADE them
send me a prepaid UPS return label.
So I am going to return it.
Want a pain.
I use this cabinet everyday!!!
I have the Acoustic head too. I hope it holds up longer then the cabinet did.

Originally Posted by Wes Whitmore

You probably have to remove the woofer to gain access. Do it at your own risk, or course, but I would have already been in that cab...
Check the crossover and bracing for loose parts.
Wes

[mulchor]

You're well within the warranty period. If I were you, I'd give a call to the vendor and see if they have some options, like paying your shipping, or a location closer than MO so you could drive it there yourself.

Musician's Friend is owned by Guitar Center...

Edit: sounds like they're gonna take care of your shipping cost, I hope it doesn't take them too long to get back

[SurferJoe46]

Originally Posted by mulchor

You're well within the warranty period. If I were you, I'd give a call to the vendor and see if they have some options, like paying your shipping, or a location closer than MO so you could drive it there yourself.

Musician's Friend is owned by Guitar Center...

I own almost everything Acoustic makes at the moment and can tell you that there are a few unique situations where their cabs seem to have problems, but really don't.

I have had no troubles at all with the B-115, but my B-450 gave me fits, and I went through the usual ignorant script that the 'factory rep' reads too.

They are not a factory rep - they are a distribution warehouse and they don't care if you live or die.

Before this looks like a lynching, I like the Acoustic gear and feel it's highly misunderstood and generally eschewed by pros as too cheap to be any good at all.

OK - your problem is very simple to check out and will NOT void your warranty if you make no physical changes.

The B-115 prolly has the same troubles my B-450 had in that the speaker spade connectors are pretty weak and will let the electrical connections make-break and you think the driver is wasted. It prolly isn't.

The grill is held onto the cab with Velcro and there's a LOT of it!

I'll try to find some pixs of the repair I did, so you can see how easy it really is and you don't have to ship it out and wait for a replacement in the mail.

Here they are:::





NOTE - I THOUGHT IT WAS A LOOSE SCREWS PROBLEM AT THIS TIME, BUT IT WAS THE SPADES THAT WERE BAD!





I FINALLY HAD TO TAKE THIS DRIVER OUT TO REPAIR THE DEFECTIVE SPADE CONNECTORS

[mpdd]

phillips head screws and a 4 in one screwdriver have saved me hundreds in repairs also

[SurferJoe46]

Originally Posted by mpdd

phillips head screws and a 4 in one screwdriver have saved me hundreds in repairs also

4-IN-1s scare the snot outta me around speaker cones though!