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Alternative uses for a bass cab.

#42
jazzyvee said:
I have a Mesa boogie Powerhouse 1x15 that I bought new in about 2005. I haven't gigged much with it as I also had a 2x10 and 4x10 that I preferred to use. So whilst this one has probably had at most 10 gigs in that time unfortunately the tolex got torn so it does not look in as good a nick as it sounds.

Anyway over the past 4 or 5 years I have put it up for sale in various places numerous times on, ebay, facebook market, local rehearsal studios and just got a few enquiries but no bids or offers so it is still in the house unsold it although the other two went really easily.

I have now given up trying to sell it now, so in the interest of recycling I wonder what other non musical purposes I could use it for with or without the speaker.

Sensible suggestions only.
Cheers
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You mention the one cab you have and can’t sell, and two you sold fast.
So the sensible thing to do is use the cab you have, right?
 
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#46
S-Bigbottom said:
Get some nice fabric, place that over it, then place the cab next to your chair or couch. You now have a side table for your coffee, beer or anything else you want to put down next to you while seated.
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Wifey has my old Peavey 215 in her movie room face down in front of the couch. We didn’t have to buy a coffee table so i’m good with it.
 
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#48
I have a Rumble 115 that I’m having trouble selling (see classifieds if interested!) I’ve been seriously considering making it into a “tea chest bass” (cousin to the washtub bass).

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#49
Monterey Bay-ss said:
Ach! I would take it off your hands, but I surely can’t afford shipping from the UK :banghead: if you really can’t get anybody to buy it, I third or fourth the idea of finding a school that will take it. My kid’s school has two Mesa Expresses for guitars, and I don’t think the Seismic cab they have for bass quite measures up.
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This, except Canada. If I could , I would.

turcmic said:
Convert to a secret fridge... for you know... when you need a cold one. Only us will know. Promise.
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A fridge would require compressors and coils and stuff, but I dig the idea. I'd personally go the cooler route., just pull the speaker, install a couple shelves and a boatload of insulation, store ice in bags at the top, probably, and figure out a way to open or close it. It's times like these that you wonder why every cab isn't a fliptop cab.
 
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jazzyvee said:
I have a Mesa boogie Powerhouse 1x15 that I bought new in about 2005. I haven't gigged much with it as I also had a 2x10 and 4x10 that I preferred to use. So whilst this one has probably had at most 10 gigs in that time unfortunately the tolex got torn so it does not look in as good a nick as it sounds.

Anyway over the past 4 or 5 years I have put it up for sale in various places numerous times on, ebay, facebook market, local rehearsal studios and just got a few enquiries but no bids or offers so it is still in the house unsold it although the other two went really easily.

I have now given up trying to sell it now, so in the interest of recycling I wonder what other non musical purposes I could use it for with or without the speaker.

Sensible suggestions only.
Cheers
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I have an SWR 1x15 empty cabinet that doubles as a cat bed........took the speaker and electronics out of it and my biggest furball loves sleeping in it
 
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#58
BogeyBass said:
It's not that people don't want it.
Have to sell it dirt cheap.
Then again, I have priced items very cheap for a quick sale. Then people question the quality or condition.
Can't win.

Not to be a smarty pants. It works great for a Bass Cab. Just a convenient cab to leave somewhere. Like a studio or rehearsal place. Or it's half a PA or half a keyboard amp. Or a cab for someone to borrow. Like another band member who needs a monitor. Etc etc. Just a 15 in a box. Or another box if you played around with vintage drivers or quick test box.
I always liked having cabs I didn't care about and treat them rough or not worry about being careful at load out. Or camping/ outdoor adventures. Sand , mud water. Don't care or worry. Trash it, thrash it. Blow the speaker. Something. Play through it on fire and go viral on YouTube
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Another thing could be to contact the local High School band director. They may have a kid in need of a cab. (I know I could have used some instrument help back then)
 
#59
If I didn't already have a 1X15 cab, I'd be interested. Use it as a sub to point back at the drummer. That's what I do. A drummer in a band I play in occasionally has never quite gotten the concept of standing waves, and how overtones are actually what we hear better than the fundamental. He claims he can never hear me, although if I turned it up to suit him I would be knocking mortar out of the bricks and loosen people's dental fillings at the back of the venue. so I point my 1X15 at him, and let the house sound system take care of the rest.
 

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