Great vid! Thanks for posting. I've made a couple of cabs in the past but I like to watch several videos to get as many ideas and pointers as I can, and your video did that very well! Going to build another 4x12 soon. Thanks!
Really nice job on your cabinet. For those who use your plan as an extension cabinet, it might be important to mention that the Ohms on the speakers need to match their guitar amp as closely as possible. There are calculators on line to use when dealing with more than one speaker, as well as wiring diagrams that will show the correct way to wire speakers. The way several speakers are wired will impact impedance and wattage. If an old stereo speaker's impedance is a really low number as marked on a speaker and your amplifier has a rating that is a much higher number, then you can burn up a tube amp. I don't think wattage is very important, but Ohms (impedance) is when dealing with a tube amp. Good job.
You did a great job on building this. 2 suggestions: never use particleboard for any speaker enclosure, even a little bit of moisture will cause the particleboard to warp and fall apart, and more importantly.... the quality of the wood that you use will have a major effect on the overall sound quality of the speaker- I always use birch wood...I also use a laminate roller to get the speaker carpeting tightly onto the cabinet. Very impressive video!
When using that type of grill cloth I use a hairdryer or heatgun to soften the edges before I fold them up and over, it makes it easier to pull it tight while focusing on keeping the pattern straight. You can tighten that grill cloth by hitting the front of it with a hairdryer or heatgun as well. I suggest trying it on a scrap piece first.
You did it right. It IS better to focus on keeping the fabric lines straight. Don't worry about pulling it tight. After you've finished stretching the grill cloth, you can take a heat gun and go over the whole front of the grill cloth. The polyester in the fabric will shrink, and you can "tune up" the fabric until it is tight as a snare drum if you want.
Nice build, Luke. Very cool classic look.Where do you find your Tolex and grille cloth? I'm hoping to do something similar with a pair of Celestion 8-15's and not sure where to go for the coverings................Rick
Nice build, but I have to point out some errors. 1. You used the wrong corners for the back side of the amp. You should have used 2-screw wrap around type as now you have to remove the corners completely if you need to take off the back. 2. You used contact cement only on the wood and not the tolex. Contact cement must be applied to both surfaces and must be allowed to dry to the touch, then both surfaces can be connected. Hence the name, "contact" cement. You basically stuck spray adhesive to a different, non-compatible chemical compound. You could have used the spray adhesive by itself without the contact cement and achieved the same bond (or lack thereof) you're going to get by sticking it to contact cement.
According to a friend who plays guitar, he says that for a guitar cabinet I have to use speaker made for that use, otherwise it won't sound good. I'll use them anyway, the only question is what ohms for a 200W amp?
@@SalvvOrtiz For guitar tube amps, you have to match the ohms to whatever the amp is designed for and says on the back panel or speaker output. for guitar solid state amps you can put whatever ohms you want without damaging anything, but the more ohms you put the lower wattage your amp is going to end up. at 200 watts i'm assuming it's a solid state amp. look up their manual for what ohms they calculated 200 watts at. usually it will say. 200 watts @ 2ohms, 100 watts @ 4 ohms. something to that affect. guitar is a midrange (frequency) instrument that will sound best through a midrange speaker. Guitar speakers are all midrange speakers. car stereo speakers are likely to be full range, tweeter only (high frequency) or sub bass only. your guitar might be really bassy, or trebley, or just not sound right. but do your thing man.
Car audio speakers are designed to handle an equalized signal. Guitar singles are a lot stronger and more dynamic, as well as optimized for midrange (typically 70 - 5k hz). Don’t expect audio speakers to last. Would love to see an update @MerwinMusic, whether the electronics have sufficiently evened out the signal to address the durability issue.
Great vid! Thanks for posting. I've made a couple of cabs in the past but I like to watch several videos to get as many ideas and pointers as I can, and your video did that very well! Going to build another 4x12 soon. Thanks!
Really nice job on your cabinet. For those who use your plan as an extension cabinet, it might be important to mention that the Ohms on the speakers need to match their guitar amp as closely as possible. There are calculators on line to use when dealing with more than one speaker, as well as wiring diagrams that will show the correct way to wire speakers. The way several speakers are wired will impact impedance and wattage. If an old stereo speaker's impedance is a really low number as marked on a speaker and your amplifier has a rating that is a much higher number, then you can burn up a tube amp. I don't think wattage is very important, but Ohms (impedance) is when dealing with a tube amp. Good job.
You did a great job on building this. 2 suggestions: never use particleboard for any speaker enclosure, even a little bit of moisture will cause the particleboard to warp and fall apart, and more importantly.... the quality of the wood that you use will have a major effect on the overall sound quality of the speaker- I always use birch wood...I also use a laminate roller to get the speaker carpeting tightly onto the cabinet. Very impressive video!
A sharp tip soldering ironworks great for opening screw holes. It really keeps the screw from catching onto the tolex.
When using that type of grill cloth I use a hairdryer or heatgun to soften the edges before I fold them up and over, it makes it easier to pull it tight while focusing on keeping the pattern straight. You can tighten that grill cloth by hitting the front of it with a hairdryer or heatgun as well. I suggest trying it on a scrap piece first.
Jon Arnaud if I do it again I will have to try that. Thanks.
You did it right. It IS better to focus on keeping the fabric lines straight. Don't worry about pulling it tight. After you've finished stretching the grill cloth, you can take a heat gun and go over the whole front of the grill cloth. The polyester in the fabric will shrink, and you can "tune up" the fabric until it is tight as a snare drum if you want.
Its easier to measure for handles. sockets etc before you do the round over with the router. Good job.
You put the rear corner protectors on the front mate.. the reason they have one smaller lip is so you can take the back pannel off.
Wonderful
Looks good Merwin!
This is excellent work!
Very cool. A roller and lacquer thinner to taste is very helpful for contact adhesive fyi
Looks great!
Great job!!
uncle doug would be proud!
Lord Thovarisk hopefully...haha, his videos were a lot of help for this project.
MerwinMusic he's a legend.
Yeah, we could tell this was Uncle Doug inspired. Nothing wrong with that, but give credit where it’s due.
You can use a heat gun to destroy your baffle... or use it very carefully to tighten it up :)
Nice build, Luke. Very cool classic look.Where do you find your Tolex and grille cloth? I'm hoping to do something similar with a pair of Celestion 8-15's and not sure where to go for the coverings................Rick
You can tighten up the grill cloth with a heat gun but be careful. Good job on the can but i don't like the mdf face for the speakers.
Nice build, but I have to point out some errors.
1. You used the wrong corners for the back side of the amp. You should have used 2-screw wrap around type as now you have to remove the corners completely if you need to take off the back.
2. You used contact cement only on the wood and not the tolex. Contact cement must be applied to both surfaces and must be allowed to dry to the touch, then both surfaces can be connected. Hence the name, "contact" cement. You basically stuck spray adhesive to a different, non-compatible chemical compound. You could have used the spray adhesive by itself without the contact cement and achieved the same bond (or lack thereof) you're going to get by sticking it to contact cement.
Cara tu manja das paradas!
Great video, I enjoyed watching it, but too many Then I's for me to attempt (Then I, Then I, Then I).
if you used the corner protectors to hold the back panel on wouldn't you have to under 12 screws to get it off rather than 4?
Yes, it is really annoying...haha
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Fantastic tutorial here. Thank mate ! Just a piece of advice : more voice, less background music. Cheers from Canada.
I really liked this and the spray paint guitar finish vid! Have you a thumbs up and a sub!
By the way, I just subscribed.
Can I use car speakers?
I don't see why not.
According to a friend who plays guitar, he says that for a guitar cabinet I have to use speaker made for that use, otherwise it won't sound good. I'll use them anyway, the only question is what ohms for a 200W amp?
@@SalvvOrtiz For guitar tube amps, you have to match the ohms to whatever the amp is designed for and says on the back panel or speaker output. for guitar solid state amps you can put whatever ohms you want without damaging anything, but the more ohms you put the lower wattage your amp is going to end up. at 200 watts i'm assuming it's a solid state amp. look up their manual for what ohms they calculated 200 watts at. usually it will say. 200 watts @ 2ohms, 100 watts @ 4 ohms. something to that affect.
guitar is a midrange (frequency) instrument that will sound best through a midrange speaker. Guitar speakers are all midrange speakers. car stereo speakers are likely to be full range, tweeter only (high frequency) or sub bass only. your guitar might be really bassy, or trebley, or just not sound right. but do your thing man.
Car audio speakers are designed to handle an equalized signal. Guitar singles are a lot stronger and more dynamic, as well as optimized for midrange (typically 70 - 5k hz). Don’t expect audio speakers to last. Would love to see an update @MerwinMusic, whether the electronics have sufficiently evened out the signal to address the durability issue.