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AudioKinesis Cabs Part VI...

#7,161
engedi1 said:
The Quilter/Hathor combo just can't be beat imho. Match made in heaven.
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I agree. There was a knock on the door this morning and a box showed up. Hard to put the bass down today.
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mexicanyella said:
It's almost a little creepy that the P-15 and the Quilter, together, are EXACTLY as wide as the AK cabinet. Random coincidence, or is it...? Hmmm.

That does look like a full afternoon of fun stuff to try; enjoy!
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Thanks guys.
I think that it was just meant to be.
Whether there was any collusion between Duke, Josh and Pat, well I’m just not sure.
But it sure works well.
 
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Passinwind said:
Heads up for NAMM 2018 visitors:

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What will Sir Duke think of next? View attachment 2885800
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What a nice surprise!!

I had been keeping quiet about that cab, as I was under the impression that a big-name cab manufacturer would be at the booth, and would probably not appreciate me tooting my little horn (both of them, in this case!!).

So what you are seeing is a recessed up-firing baby-butt-cheeks horn that is identical to the front-firing one. The internal filtering is different, because the upfiring horn is voiced in anticipation of an amp sitting on top of the cab.

The cab comes with four un-installed feet that go on the top of the cab. You position and install them where they work best for your amp. You get multiple tries - those wooden "cheeks" are about 1.75" thick.

The idea is, to steal a page from the Hathor's playbook. I think there will be enough wrap-around energy for you to still hear your overtones with the amp in place.

On the back of the cab is a rotary volume control for the up-firing horn. Its maximum attenuation puts the horn at -7 dB relative to the front-firing horn, which is comparable to the level of the rear-firing tweeter in an "Acoustic Friendly" Thunderchild cab.

The cab will ship with a small closed-cell-foam football stuffed into the mouth of the upfiring horn, for protection. Remove it to enable the coin-slot feature.

This cab uses the same compression driver as in the Thunderchild 115, so power handling is a bit better in the upper registers. I think this will enable me to offer it to keyboard players. In particular, I've wanted to do a cab that would work well for electric piano, and this might be it.

On the downside, weight and cost go up.

Those who have a Thunderchild 112 on order, if it's an "Acoustic Friendly" version, your cost won't change if you want this new version instead. But let's wait until we hear back at the end of NAMM, just in case.

Charlie was there when I showed my very first Thunderchild prototype, at a GTG in Seattle, April 25, 2010. He inspired me to do the "Acoustic Friendly" version, and his cab is the very first Thunderchild 112 Acoustic Friendly. And he could EASILY be a professional bass cab designer if he wanted to. So I propose that we can trust his feedback, and I will make any changes he suggests (assuming they are possible). Be brutal, Charlie! Channel all the pent-up frustration of your inner Sergeant Schultz!
 
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DukeLeJeune said:
What a nice surprise!!

I had been keeping quiet about that cab, as I was under the impression that a big-name cab manufacturer would be at the booth, and would probably not appreciate me tooting my little horn (both of them, in this case!!).

So what you are seeing is a recessed up-firing baby-butt-cheeks horn that is identical to the front-firing one. The internal filtering is different, because the upfiring horn is voiced in anticipation of an amp sitting on top of the cab.

The cab comes with four un-installed feet that go on the top of the cab. You position and install them where they work best for your amp. You get multiple tries - those wooden "cheeks" are about 1.75" thick.

The idea is, to steal a page from the Hathor's playbook. I think there will be enough wrap-around energy for you to still hear your overtones with the amp in place.

On the back of the cab is a rotary volume control for the up-firing horn. Its maximum attenuation puts the horn at -7 dB relative to the front-firing horn, which is comparable to the level of the rear-firing tweeter in an "Acoustic Friendly" Thunderchild cab.

The cab will ship with a small closed-cell-foam football stuffed into the mouth of the upfiring horn, for protection. Remove it to enable the coin-slot feature.

This cab uses the same compression driver as in the Thunderchild 115, so power handling is a bit better in the upper registers. I think this will enable me to offer it to keyboard players. In particular, I've wanted to do a cab that would work well for electric piano, and this might be it.

On the downside, weight and cost go up.

Those who have a Thunderchild 112 on order, if it's an "Acoustic Friendly" version, your cost won't change if you want this new version instead. But let's wait until we hear back at the end of NAMM, just in case.

Charlie was there when I showed my very first Thunderchild prototype, at a GTG in Seattle, April 25, 2010. He inspired me to do the "Acoustic Friendly" version, and his cab is the very first Thunderchild 112 Acoustic Friendly. And he could EASILY be a professional bass cab designer if he wanted to. So I propose that we can trust his feedback, and I will make any changes he suggests (assuming they are possible). Be brutal, Charlie! Channel all the pent-up frustration of your inner Sergeant Schultz!
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Sgt Hulka. Schultz was a teddy bear. ;)
 
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Frank77 said:
So in conclusion : Since the PJB rig was just borderline for stage volume, and the setup I tried yesterday felt much louder (and more than enough for what I do), I've decided on a single "Tall" Changeling 112 for now.

This could really be a game changer for me : I'm a city dweller and use public transportation almost exclusively. One of the very few situations where I still need to use a car is when I gig, but with the right piece of luggage or the right cart, I could take the subway, the bus, or walk to the gig most of the time.
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interesting! where i live you might get away with that once or twice - but not three times - before being robbed.
 
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DukeLeJeune said:
What a nice surprise!!

I had been keeping quiet about that cab, as I was under the impression that a big-name cab manufacturer would be at the booth, and would probably not appreciate me tooting my little horn (both of them, in this case!!).
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That probably would have been the case back when Marco first approached you. But the final arrangements for booth sharing were still a work in progress as of last Saturday, and none of those guys are any longer in the picture. I'm not an official exhibitor and I guess like you, I'm just flattered that someone with a very busy booth likes something I've built enough to want to use it to showcase his own products. And hey, at least you have hardware to potentially sell, unlike me!


DukeLeJeune said:
Charlie was there when I showed my very first Thunderchild prototype, at a GTG in Seattle, April 25, 2010. He inspired me to do the "Acoustic Friendly" version, and his cab is the very first Thunderchild 112 Acoustic Friendly. And he could EASILY be a professional bass cab designer if he wanted to. So I propose that we can trust his feedback, and I will make any changes he suggests (assuming they are possible). Be brutal, Charlie! Channel all the pent-up frustration of your inner Sergeant Schultz!
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I'll have another lovely streusel, danke.

In all seriousness, I already have a few hours of listening time in at Marco's shop. It's fab. We were using an alt version of my current DIY bass amp, which will be sitting on top of your cab at the show. For another flavor we can run the tube Monique preamp either into that amp's power section, or into its Aux In. BTW, is this cab 4 ohms or 8?
 
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Passinwind said:
In all seriousness, I already have a few hours of listening time in at Marco's shop. It's fab. We were using an alt version of my current DIY bass amp, which will be sitting on top of your cab at the show. For another flavor we can run the tube Monique preamp either into that amp's power section, or into its Aux In. BTW, is this cab 4 ohms or 8?
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Thank you very much!

And, how cool that your amp will be driving it!! I've REALLY loved your amps at the Seattle GTG.

Sorry I forgot to mention the impedance! Four ohms, but it's a "mild 4 ohms". The impedance goes down to 5 ohms from 150 Hz to 200 Hz (which is a high-energy region for bass guitar); dips below 5 ohms from 1 kHz to 1.6 kHz (local minimum = 4.3 ohms); and again from 7 kHz to 15 kHz (local minimum = 3.7 ohms).
 
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