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Grill or Grill-Cloth..

lburton2

lburton2

Les Is More
May 15, 2008
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Detroit, MI
#1
Long story short, i'm nearing completion on a fEARful 1515/66. I got the cab used (with no speakers) in all black with metal grill.. I have a festival I will need this thing for in a few weeks and after the show I plan on taking the speakers back out and making it look beautiful.

I want to mimic an Aguilar type look.. Probably All white Duratex with Chrome corner pieces.. Regardless of the color choice, I REALLY like the look of Grill Cloth, but hate the idea of me picking up a big 1515/66 to carry it up stairs and than put my knee through the grill cloth..

Do you guys have any suggestions?:bassist:
 
#4
Have you considered pet screen? Its similar to grill cloth but stronger. Also, the cloth solution has to be done very well. I had a LDS 15/6 with grill cloth and silicone had to be added to reinforce the edges to stop it from sounding distorted. The silicone bled thru.

Also, there are lots of metal grill pattern choices. In fact BAD has aluminum that looks cool and is a good price... pre-cut. Thats the route I would go.
 
#10
JimmyM said:
The metal grill is the more practical but uglier solution, so I say go for grilcloth and just watch what you're doing and get a cover for it.
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Metal grills don't need to be ugly.
A liitle creativity and some paint can make them anything you want.
I sprayed my (round) grills with metalic copper paint.

Grill cloth only looks good after it's stained by cigarette smoke and has 1 or 2 rips. ;)
 
#16
what if you just use a good spray adhesive on the outer side of the grill and stretch the cloth over it..

Than the only concern I see would be more restriction of airflow. Having both a cloth and grill in the way of my ears and speakers
 
#17
Cloth over a metal grill is not a good idea. At best the metal grill will have less than 50% open area. Same goes for grill cloth so you end up with less than 25% open area for the sound to get through. It restricts airflow and creates more pressure between the speaker and grill and that leads to rattles and buzzes.

mech
 
#19
Its really hard to do a cloth grill on a 1515/66 because of the clearance of the lower woofer to the front lip. It is also difficult to stretch grill cloth over the length of that cab. I've done it once, but with a lot of fussing. Also, since the metal grill standoffs are already installed on the cab it will be even more difficult to mod.

Regarding open area, it really only has an effect on attenuating the HF content.
 

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