fEARful part nine (9)

[Chef]

speakerhardware.com is doing flatpacks.

 

[::::BASSIST::::]

^ I'll keep my eye on that. I dont see them up on the website yet. It may very well be the way I go.

 

[Chef]

it's my understanding they'll do anything from flatpacks with parts to finished, assembled cab.
pm or call leland.

 

[wcriley]

Or click on the "Contact" button on his site. He answers emails quickly.

 

[Foz]

Those flat packs will materially change the psychological cost of going fEarful... I bet we see a surge of lurker/wannabees jump on the fEarful train as these become "click to add to cart" items at Leland's web store and you no longer have to trust yourself with a saw and a circle jig to "DIY" a new fEarful of your very own. Nobody ever lost a thumb spilling the glue pot.

 

[BurningSkies]

Those flat packs will materially change the psychological cost of going fEarful... I bet we see a surge of lurker/wannabees jump on the fEarful train as these become "click to add to cart" items at Leland's web store and you no longer have to trust yourself with a saw and a circle jig to "DIY" a new fEarful of your very own. Nobody ever lost a thumb spilling the glue pot.

I agree. The work that went in to the front end for me to find someone to do the build, discuss the specs, convince the person not to embellish the design, etc.Not to mention the multiple hardware vendors, guesswork at the time to find the right size hardware, the secondguessing, etc. can now all be avoided.

 

[jam.majors]

Those flat packs will materially change the psychological cost of going fEarful... I bet we see a surge of lurker/wannabees jump on the fEarful train as these become "click to add to cart" items at Leland's web store and you no longer have to trust yourself with a saw and a circle jig to "DIY" a new fEarful of your very own. Nobody ever lost a thumb spilling the glue pot.

I feel no shame in lurking, but I'm glad I may be able to bite this bullet thanks to Leland!

 

[BurningSkies]

It kinda makes me want to do a set of 12/6/1 for non-bass 'other' use...I think that one or two would be an awesome Keys rig or back up as an in-case-of set of PA 12's in an emergency setting.

 

[Passinwind]

Those flat packs will materially change the psychological cost of going fEarful... I bet we see a surge of lurker/wannabees jump on the fEarful train as these become "click to add to cart" items at Leland's web store and you no longer have to trust yourself with a saw and a circle jig to "DIY" a new fEarful of your very own. Nobody ever lost a thumb spilling the glue pot.

Yep, and building crossovers has scared many many people off too. There wasn't even a dedicated crossover design when I built my 12/6, and the expense and time to get one done was not pretty, believe me.

 

[Foz]

Yall are right, for some it was the carpentry, for some the challenge of rustling up parts from multiple venders, for some the soldering... many ways to fear the fEarful.

The effect on the TB community of a single store where you can buy anything fEarful from a single part, to assembled sub components, to a full parts/component kit, to a finished cab [with pull down menus with options] will be interesting to watch.

 

[Interceptor]

The tasks are all finally done here on my 12/6. The last two things to do were to bring it into a big room and hammer test it for leaks and rattles and to mount the grill.

It passed the leak test. She's been to crush depth and survived. I have no reason to believe I'll need a bigger cabinet ever.

Thank you greenboy for a wonderful design.

 

[N. Kentucky Bass]

The tasks are all finally done here on my 12/6. .... I have no reason to believe I'll need a bigger cabinet ever.

I blew the 12LF on my 12/6 in a loud outdoor gig last summer w/no PA support. It was the only cabinet I was using at that gig; the amp put 725 watts into the 8ohm cab.

Should have used my 15/6 for that gig. The 12/6 is adquate for most of my gigs, but there are situations where the big brother is preferable.

 

[Foz]

That ThunderFunk looks badass stacked on that cab.... just saying.

 

[Interceptor]

That ThunderFunk looks badass stacked on that cab.... just saying.

Thanks!

It is sonically a pairing made in heaven.

 

[WCunha]

The tasks are all finally done here on my 12/6. The last two things to do were to bring it into a big room and hammer test it for leaks and rattles and to mount the grill.

It passed the leak test. She's been to crush depth and survived. I have no reason to believe I'll need a bigger cabinet ever.

Thank you greenboy for a wonderful design.

Looks great Jim.

 

[cableguy]

The tasks are all finally done here on my 12/6. The last two things to do were to bring it into a big room and hammer test it for leaks and rattles and to mount the grill.

It passed the leak test. She's been to crush depth and survived. I have no reason to believe I'll need a bigger cabinet ever.

Thank you greenboy for a wonderful design.

Looks damn good. I feel the same way about mine as far a volume. I am still blown away by how loud and clear that little sucka is. But I want a 12/sub for that once ot twice a year gig where more volume is needed.

 

[Interceptor]

Question - would it be worthwhile to put a wiki together to lay out finish and prep methodologies?

 

[Foz]

hell yeah

 

[greenboy]

Yeah. I guess. Just as long as I don't have to ; } ...I've never approached much of this kind of stuff in an especially linear serial fashion, I'm kinda the wrong guy for the job. That, and practically every question that gets asked repeatedly is already in text on the website, so adding to largely ignored documentation doesn't exactly make my little heart pitter-patter any more ; }

 

[greenboy]

Post ye no further in this ye olde thread, for verily we shalt proceedeth here: fEARful™ Part Ten (10)