She is just NAAASTY! (Improvised micro rig content!)

[christw]

Care to guess the details on what I have here?



Okay, let's be honest. You didn't click here to guess the details, you want to know them! Well, I found these two Quantum cabs which I believe to be a Canadian micro-guitar amp brand for $30. As it turns out, 3/6 drivers were blown. I sourced a 6.5" replacement for the 4x6 (http://www.mcmelectronics.com/product/55-1170) and an 8" replacement for the 2x8 (http://www.mcmelectronics.com/product/55-1605). I figured I might as well replace all the cheap car speaker style drivers in there and replace them with similar kinds of midbass drivers. MCM had a 15% off sale with free shipping, and bam! I have 6 speakers for $67. Score!

Today I found them in our living room. (I was at the girlfriend's when they arrived. Who can blame me? ) I put them into the cabinets (2x8 first) and repaired a broken solder tab on a 6.5 before loading that cabinet. They will get loud enough under my 1001RB-II WITHOUT struggling so as I don't think there's a non-metal act that I can't compete with just with these cabs. To clarify, master was all the way up (no BOOST) and I ran two basses (passive neo singles J, homemade hot mudbucker Bronco) and the volume was at 10 or 10:30 on the clock. That's 4 or 4 1/2 out of 10 to the those not clock savvy. They didn't fight me at all.

The tone isn't great but it's not bad either. I'd say it's 60-70% of what I like. With some EQ work and I could probably hit 85-90%. So all in all, $97 for some SICK cabinets that can take my electrics without complaint and will probably take just as good care of upright duties. Low B and URB tests to come.

[christw]

Update!

I did my low B test with my Carvin Bolt 5 fretless (active). It's active volume is barely higher than passive mode so I left the amp at the same settings and the bass active. It does get a little squishy on the B when I have both or just the neck pickup on and play more than softly. It doesn't fart obviously just yet but you can tell that some of the speakers are just hitting their maximum excursion. It's beginning to compress. The bridge pickup and B are sitting just at the speaker's turning point when I pluck hard. The tone is mildly less distinct than I'm used to from my GB 610 and SVT-II. A little presence tweak and treble boost with a slight bass roll off and it'll all be good though.

Still, I am more than satisfied. I also looked at the receipt. It was only $59.44 from MCM so I made out with a 4x6"+2x8" doubler for under $90 (not counting the $425 1001RB). I've finally got my big heavy rig, small but powerful doubling rig that fits in my car, and small tube rig that fits in my car all together. I had to pull the JBL/Elk off of the classifieds because I am very satisfied with all my rigs. I really want to get back out there and do some gigging right now.

[Adam Bomb]

No clips, no weird Frankenrig. I don't make the rules.

--Bomb

[christw]

Originally Posted by Adam Bomb

No clips, no weird Frankenrig. I don't make the rules.

--Bomb

Jeez, I thought it was no pics, no rig. When did the rules change?