New 1x15 speaker cab build

[Hawaii Islander]

I found a new home for my Eminence Kappa Pro 15 speaker that has been collecting dust for the past couple of years.

I finished buiding it a couple of days ago. It was tested and sounds good with my Hartke HA1400 head that I got from a fellow Talkbass member a while back.

The cab is 23.5" wide x 22" high x 16" deep and is made from 3/4 pressure treated plywood top, bottom and sides, and 3/4 birch plywood front and back. All the materials used are leftover lumber from a home remodelling project that my brother and I are doing. (I'm unemployed and broke, so this is the best I can do for now. ) The back panel is recycled ~40 year old birch plywood from the original kitchen cabinets. The cab is screwed and glued using decking screws and carpenter's glue. The interior is reinforced with ripped pressure treated 2x4s that are ~1" x 1.5". The speaker wire is made from repurposed heavy guage 2-wire extension cord hard wired to the posts on the speaker and a 1/4" speaker jack soldered on the other end.

I'll post more pics after the speaker is put back in. I removed the speaker to stain and finish the cab.

 

[oerk]

Looks nice and different (always a plus). How does it sound?

Why didn't you build a recessed front to avoid speaker damage?

Speaker recycling related: I've recently rebuilt a Tech combo to house one 12" speaker instead of two (the cab was way too small to get anything resembling bass out of the two 12" that were in there before). I then proceeded to build a 12" extension cab to fit under the combo. This rig kills (for its size).

 

[Hawaii Islander]

Looks nice and different (always a plus). How does it sound?

Why didn't you build a recessed front to avoid speaker damage?

Speaker recycling related: I've recently rebuilt a Tech combo to house one 12" speaker instead of two (the cab was way too small to get anything resembling bass out of the two 12" that were in there before). I then proceeded to build a 12" extension cab to fit under the combo. This rig kills (for its size).

It sounds clear with no buzz or rattles. It's punchy (it's not a ported cab).

I didn't recess the front panel because the cab is for home use and won't be moved around very much.

Post pics of your combo. I'd like to see it. Is it a Tech 21?

 

[oerk]

It sounds clear with no buzz or rattles. It's punchy (it's not a ported cab).

I didn't recess the front panel because the cab is for home use and won't be moved around very much.

Post pics of your combo. I'd like to see it. Is it a Tech 21?

That's a plus of not having a grill or any other unneccessary parts on the cab - nothing to rattle there

I don't have any pics here, I'll try to when I get home.

No, it's a Tech, predecessor of Tecamp. Was originally a 2x12 with one speaker angled, like the Schroeder cabs. The two speakers I had needed a lot of (ported) volume, so I converted it to a 1x12 and built an extension cab. Doesn't look as nice as yours, though.

 

[oerk]

Welp, here it is.

 

[Hawaii Islander]

oerk,

Your rig looks great! The wire grills give it an industrial look (which I like).

Here's a pic of my rig with the 15" speaker in place. It sounds good with the Hartke, but it works great when I play through the Line6 GuitarPort and Gearbox using the audio out to the amps Return (makes the Hartke act like a power amp and the Gearbox software a preamp.)

 

[oerk]

Thanks! The grill on the combo is original, I merely tried to replicate the look (without using carpet - cats love shedding on carpet).

That's a nice setup you have. Works around the problem of having to use PC speakers or monitors when using amp sims.