It wasn't on this side of TB- but I built a box the take my really old Peavey PA-100 4-channel amp to a gig at a cowboy bistro today.
No - I don't want to explain what a "Cowboy Bistro" is. Suffice to say we played a lot of Lefty Frizzel and Carl Perkins.
It's fun and a ½ day out for a change. The 'Bistro' part had great steaks and beer.
Enyway --- I made the box to specs that someone provided here on TB - the name escapes me at the mo. I got the box from Radio Schlack - it is a ABS plastic with aluminum cover plate 'project box' and is really cheap at about $4.00.
The Peavey requires a 16Ω side cab - and it originally had one which I have never owned nor have I ever seen. I have the owner's manual and it looks nice - but I'll prolly never see one in person - ever.
Anyway - I had two super clean Kustom 8Ω, 10"+ Horn PA cabinets laying around that are one half each of the required Ohms at 8Ω that I wanted to use on the Peavey.
If I ran them in series, the Ohms would drop to 4Ω - and that's the wrong way to get to 16Ω.
I don't need any PA bigger than this - 'cause if I do the stage will have a PA system for me anyway - so I built this neat box:::
It has three female output jacks - monaural - and they are wired in series, not parallel.
This is a top view:::
I kept the box itself a little large, since I tend to lose small things.
This is the setup - but this is where I tested it before taking it out today:::
I am at full Wattage now and it sounds great. I works good, is neat and I didn't have to spent a yard of money to make it all work.
I only use this rig for my harmonicas with an ART Tube Amp Studio unit that gives me just the right amount of splatter to make the harps sound nice and juicy - and occasionally another singer or announcer on another clean channel/mic.
No - I don't want to explain what a "Cowboy Bistro" is. Suffice to say we played a lot of Lefty Frizzel and Carl Perkins.
It's fun and a ½ day out for a change. The 'Bistro' part had great steaks and beer.
Enyway --- I made the box to specs that someone provided here on TB - the name escapes me at the mo. I got the box from Radio Schlack - it is a ABS plastic with aluminum cover plate 'project box' and is really cheap at about $4.00.
The Peavey requires a 16Ω side cab - and it originally had one which I have never owned nor have I ever seen. I have the owner's manual and it looks nice - but I'll prolly never see one in person - ever.
Anyway - I had two super clean Kustom 8Ω, 10"+ Horn PA cabinets laying around that are one half each of the required Ohms at 8Ω that I wanted to use on the Peavey.
If I ran them in series, the Ohms would drop to 4Ω - and that's the wrong way to get to 16Ω.
I don't need any PA bigger than this - 'cause if I do the stage will have a PA system for me anyway - so I built this neat box:::
It has three female output jacks - monaural - and they are wired in series, not parallel.
This is a top view:::
I kept the box itself a little large, since I tend to lose small things.
This is the setup - but this is where I tested it before taking it out today:::
I am at full Wattage now and it sounds great. I works good, is neat and I didn't have to spent a yard of money to make it all work.
I only use this rig for my harmonicas with an ART Tube Amp Studio unit that gives me just the right amount of splatter to make the harps sound nice and juicy - and occasionally another singer or announcer on another clean channel/mic.
