Let the Insanity begin!

[mlwarriner]

OK, so I was feeling experimental. In talking with a buddy of mine who's pretty savvy with WinISD, we decided to do our own take on the Phil Jones bass cabs. Sort of.

What we came up with was a 16x5 cabinet, loaded with Dayton Audio Aluminum-cone drivers.

Last night, another buddy and I began the build.

Step 1 - take everything out of the box.

I would strongly suggest standing it all up against your kids' broken toys, to make your stuff look that much better...

 

[mlwarriner]

I had painted the baffle prior to assembly, because I'm pretty fond of my house and didn't want to explode it with paint fumes in the basement. And because I had a couple of minutes to spare.

Once the cab was assembled, we did a dry-fit/drop-in install on the drivers and ports.

 

[mlwarriner]

Here is part of the aftermath:

Not visible in this pic is the 6-pack of O'Dell's Cutthroat Porter that we polished off in the process.




Next step is handle installation and covering/sealing the cabinet.

 

[p-nut95]

OMG! that is a beast I've been wanting something like that. Like the discontinued trace elliot brite box

 

[mlwarriner]

OMG! that is a beast I've been wanting something like that. Like the discontinued trace elliot brite box

except it's designed to be a full-range, stand-alone bass cab...

(i hope )

 

[p-nut95]

tru dat although i dont think is would be a bad idea to add the ,i forget if its accugroove or epifani, 21 inch subwoofer

 

[Chris V.]

When are you going to be able to try it out?

 

[Alowishus]

Might want to wear a cup when you try that thing out.

 

[Bassenstien]

Sick
Wouldn't mind a couple

 

[coyoteboy]

So, is it going to be a 2 ohm box?

 

[thehangingmist]

damn! 5x16 eek:?

 

[mlwarriner]

When are you going to be able to try it out?

not entirely sure. it depends on how quickly i can hone my soldering skills.

i should have the cabinet portion finished tonight. then a day or three or twelve to load and wire it, give or take.

hopefully, i should be delivering a review within a week...

 

[Stu L.]

I would strongly suggest standing it all up against your kids' broken toys, to make your stuff look that much better...

Man, I take pictures of my stuff against my girls toys, just to make the picture prettier

 

[mlwarriner]

So, is it going to be a 2 ohm box?

8 actually.

according to the designer, i should be able to expect flat to (IIRC) 44 hZ, and somewhere in the neighborhood of 124 dB when pushed with a GK 1001RBII...

 

[p-nut95]

sound clips would be awesome! How much did the whole project put you under? Wana build me 5x5??lol

 

[mlwarriner]

sound clips would be awesome! How much did the whole project put you under? Wana build me 5x5??lol

TCI (total cost involved) so far is under $400. that includes materials, shipping, and beer.

to be fair, i didn't do the wood work myself. i don't have the skills or tools. the designer did the wood, then packed it flat and shipped it to me. i'm doing assembly and wiring.

 

[lomo]

I love the PJ sound and I can't wait to hear your results.

 

[Kitsapbass]

I am SO subscribed to this......!

And not just because it looks awesome....

 

[alanbass1]

I'm gonna have to see/hear this in person.

 

[mlwarriner]

I'm gonna have to see/hear this in person.

april 4th at the pig (formerly known as nieners) will likely be our first in-town show that i use it for.