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08-11-2011, 11:54 AM
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My Ashdown rig sounds very muddy, but it's definitely not my bass (new rounds and 500k pots) so I'm putting it partly down to the dirty speakers.
They are the paper type, and covered in a layer of grey, stiff dust. So how would I go about removing this completely?
It won't come off with a toothbrush or kitchen cloth. Even if this wouldn't do wonders for the sound, I still actually want to get them nice and clean. 
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08-11-2011, 11:55 AM
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08-11-2011, 12:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Electricblue They are the paper type, and covered in a layer of grey, stiff dust. So how would I go about removing this completely?
| Doubtful that it will make any difference in the sound, but try some masking tape (or the tape used to remove lint from clothing). |
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Originally Posted by RickenBoogie I'd use compressed air, but wait for more experienced speaker guru's to advise you better. | Thanks dude, I don't have a compressor.
The best I could do would be PC keyboard duster, but I could blow harder than one of those...
I was thinking maybe liquid, but I wouldn't want to ruin/tear the speaker. I don't know if speakers go soggy and soft like paper does...
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08-11-2011, 12:13 PM
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08-11-2011, 12:33 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: austin,tx | | | Damp cloth works somewhat but don't get them actually wet. You may have tried that with the kitchen cloth. I'd say try tape too, may have to do it multiple times. |
08-11-2011, 12:39 PM
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Originally Posted by eyeballkid Play em REALLY LOUD. | +1 Blow the crud off of them.
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08-11-2011, 12:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Electricblue Thanks dude, I don't have a compressor. | THANK GOD! That would probably blow holes in them! Quote: |
The best I could do would be PC keyboard duster, but I could blow harder than one of those...
| And that is the MOST force you should apply. Quote: |
I was thinking maybe liquid, but I wouldn't want to ruin/tear the speaker. I don't know if speakers go soggy and soft like paper does...
| NO! See also: NONONONONONONO!
if you can't blow dust off them with a keyboard duster leave them alone. The dust is NOT your problem.
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08-11-2011, 12:48 PM
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08-11-2011, 12:49 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Toronto Ontario Canada | | | If the layer of "dust" cannot be shifted with a toothbrush I don't think you should try and remove it. I've never seen anything on a speaker cone that couldn't be removed with a soft cloth. Maybe you are misidentifying what's on there.
If your rig sounds muddy it's not your speakers doing it.
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08-11-2011, 01:23 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Norfolk | | | I unplugged the tweeter ages ago. With the tweeter fitted, it was muddy but with a little finger noise added. That's it.
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08-11-2011, 01:27 PM
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08-11-2011, 01:36 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Columbus OH | | | When I used to live in the Caribbean, there was an old 2x15 cabinet that lived onstage at one of the clubs that literally had green mold growing on the cones from all the humidity over the years.
It wasn't my place to clean it, and it sounded fine all things considered . . .
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