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Chris Cole Slant 212

#81
However, I do recommend this slant design for sure, even better if you tweek the dimensions and tuning to suit whatever driver you wish to use. The overall design takes care of almost every live sound, bass related problem in as simple of a package as possible. Its a good opportunity to teach yourself about tuning, etc if you want a diy project. Run with it!
 
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Don't forget guys, I'm not a professional cab builder or engineer and have never made money doing either. The several designs I've built were for fun, learning and to fill a niche. I've gigged them all though. I put my ideas out for others to use as they see fit. I try to use what works best for me and, that's what it all comes down to.
 
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Thank you both. I have always thought a vertical 212 slant cab with premium drivers would make an outstanding standalone bass cab. So Chris, when I saw your design, I was very happy that someone had taken the leap to make that happen. I really like the design and fully intend to build one. But, I also rarely use the tweeters on my cabs. So, I thought if I was building one just for me, I would eliminate the tweet and the crossover. Saves cost and weight with little downside as far as I could see. Then, I second-guessed myself. I figured if you designed it with one, there likely was a reason for that. So, I thought that I'd better ask. Thank you both for responding. Great to know that Jay plays his slant cab with the tweeter almost off in any event. Now, I feel more confident with my plan to go without one.

My only remaining question is what drivers? I listened to both videos and personally preferred the sound of the Beymas over the Deltalites. That did not surprise me, as I have never really been a fan of Neo speakers. But, Leland's website also lists the Eminence Delta Pro 12-450 as a speaker option for the cab. Which got me thinking, if a 12-450 would work, what about a regular Delta Pro 12A. And if that would work, what about just a regular Delta 12A? So, I wondered if you had modeled or actually considered any other speakers when designing this cab? I'm really thinking I may want to go with the Delta Pro 12A.
 
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I run my Carvin BX1500 into it. Very in your face, and keeps up with the loudest guitar player LOL!! I purchased the cab directly from Chris. I live close by. It was his prototype cab and loaded with the Beyma's.
 

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jaysbass2002 said:
I run my Carvin BX1500 into it. Very in your face, and keeps up with the loudest guitar player LOL!! I purchased the cab directly from Chris. I live close by. It was his prototype cab and loaded with the Beyma's.
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At what kind of wattage are running your Carvin? 450W @ 4Ω is easily attainable with current crop of class D amps out there, but from what I understand you can bridge that Carvin and run it at 1500W. Is that the case?
 
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I skip the pre on the Carvin and run my Two Notes LeBass pre and my tone hammer with various other pedals into the effects loop input. Cab sounds better the more you feed it. I leave the Hf driver off. I would say the cab leans towards the aggressive side. The upward facing driver is awesome. Just feet away and you get great volume at ear level. Good single swiss army knife cab. I have a DrBass 2460 with 1x12 sub, it's much harder to haul around. The 2x12 slant is portable.
 
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jaysbass2002 said:
I skip the pre on the Carvin and run my Two Notes LeBass pre and my tone hammer with various other pedals into the effects loop input. Cab sounds better the more you feed it. I leave the Hf driver off. I would say the cab leans towards the aggressive side. The upward facing driver is awesome. Just feet away and you get great volume at ear level. Good single swiss army knife cab. I have a DrBass 2460 with 1x12 sub, it's much harder to haul around. The 2x12 slant is portable.
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How many watts is your Tone Hammer?

I’m thinking about building a new rig, and I kinda want a TH500. It sounds like the Greenboy cabs are pretty power hungry. If this 212 is 4Ω, and 500W out of the Tone Hammer is enough to power it, that’s pretty awesome.
 
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kringle77 said:
500 is enough but, 800 or more will always give more clean headroom. The cab will handle whatever most live players need so, use what sounds good, listen for farting noises and use your judgement. Don’t get caught up in the numbers.
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Cool thx! I’m seriously considering building one of these. A 4Ω 212 with a small footprint is brilliant, really. I like 12’s but one doesn’t seem to be enough. Most of the 212’s out there are bigger than a 410.

I’m still contemplating though - those Fearful 12/6’s look nice and those BFM Jack 112’s look pretty cool. But a slanted 212 might just be my one and only cab.
 
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Dave W said:
Nice! That angled baffle on a shorter cab is a great idea.
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jeff7bass said:
Bass cab builders late to and angled baffle party. Been done for a while with guitar cabs. For a standalone 2x12 cab, it makes a lot of sense.
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What I’ve never understood about 212 cabs is why there aren’t more of them designed in a vertical format. I know there’s a few, but if you’re looking for a 4 ohm cabinet with a smaller footprint, it seems like a stacked 212 would be the most sensible approach. 215 is too big and 210 won’t cut it for me. I guess I could get 2x112’s, but I just want one cab.
 
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jaysbass2002 said:
I consider it the swiss army knife of cabs. The angled driver is brilliant! The full range drivers cover it all very well, such that I have the Hf driver off. Compact, volume, and it looks pretty damn cool as well. I take it you have checked out speakerhardware?
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Yes, I have! I’m almost ready to pull the trigger. I have some work coming in, so I’ll be able to make a decision on that soon.
 
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