Author Topic: new (old) cab!!! (Read 4194 times)

WezV · « **on:** July 25, 2007, 04:42:46 PM »

I have spent the day re-tolexing half of an old carlsboro cab ready for when my little rock arrives!!!!!

It used to be a 4 x 12 cab but has been sawn in half because it was so bloody heavy(not by me). Anyway it was given to me free with the Mckensie speakers that were in it originally.

I didnt take any photos before but this is how it looks now:

There is still the odd little bubble as the solvents are evaporatin but they should be gone tommorow. also the white piping will be reinstalled neater once i have the speakers in and it wired up.

For my first time working with tolex i am quite happy. i think i am going to add a big white logo to the middle though!!

TwilightOdyssey · « **Reply #1 on:** July 25, 2007, 04:45:08 PM »

Looks hott!!

The handles look just like the impossible to hold ones on my Hiwatt cab!!

WezV · « **Reply #2 on:** July 25, 2007, 04:50:47 PM »

Cheers TO. . . there is no easy way to lift this thing so i might add a couple of handles to the top at either end - not sure yet. God knows how anyone lifted it when it was a 4 x 12.

I decided to keep the old 'bumpers' that go around the edges of carlsboro cabs because they saved me having to do many difficult corners. they are slightly battered but i like the look

ToneMonkey · « **Reply #3 on:** July 25, 2007, 05:08:36 PM »

That looks like a right bitch of a job.

noodleplugerine · « **Reply #4 on:** July 25, 2007, 05:40:39 PM »

Very neat!

You seem to be a man of many talents Wez!

WezV · « **Reply #5 on:** July 25, 2007, 05:49:28 PM »

it was much easier doing this over any other cab because of these handy bumpers around the edge

I might try something with more corners next since i have so much red tolex left over. I have a 5w champ amp i made a few years ago that i never got around to covering.

the good thing is that my girlfriend like the colour and has agreed that it looks good in the lounge!!!! I was letting her have that room to herself since the rest of the house is full of planks of wood, dirty tools and guitars in various states of completion!!!

WezV · « **Reply #6 on:** July 25, 2007, 05:49:56 PM »

oh, and i might cover one of the pedals i have made!!!

noodleplugerine · « **Reply #7 on:** July 25, 2007, 05:50:54 PM »

Tolex pedal would be awesome!

And I agree with your GF - It's very loungelike.

opprobrium_9 · « **Reply #8 on:** July 26, 2007, 12:19:20 AM »

Totally awsome, i hope to build myself a cab next summer, should be very cool! I love making my own stuff.

dave_mc · « **Reply #9 on:** July 26, 2007, 05:55:51 PM »

that looks sweet. :twisted:

PhilKing · « **Reply #10 on:** July 27, 2007, 12:06:20 PM »

You can'r beat red for Matamps :D Are the Mckenzie's rebadged Celestions?

WezV · « **Reply #11 on:** July 27, 2007, 02:17:57 PM »

really not sure - cant find out much info on them but they seem to be a north england speaker manufacturuer and they look almost identical to a greenback with the green bit removed, apart from the red paint of the frame. . . its certainly possible.

i am sticking with the mckensies anyway . I tried it out with a small valve amp i made a few years ago and it sounds much better than the amp ever has before. Not bad for a freebie - well aprt from the money i spent on tolex and grill cloth.

Somebody on another forum did me a couple of mockups with a logo and i gotta say, its gonna look great!!

i have a technical question since i am new to this whole speaker cab thing.

I measured the resistance of each speaker and they both measure 6.6 ohms which i understand makes them 8 ohms impedance. That bit i understand.

so i have the cab wired up with a series/parallel switch because i want it to do 4 and 16 ohms.

I was expecting to get reading that is less than 4 or 16 ohms for the resitance with a multimeter but that isnt what i have ended up with. the resistance measures around 7 ohms for parallel and 25 ohms for series operation.

Now i dont fully understand the relationship between resistance and impedance so i was wondering if this is normal and ok to use as it is.

I had the speakers wired in parallel for 4 ohm impedance to try out with my other amp yesterday - it measured 7 ohms resistance but worked fine. but i dint really want to risk it with the little rock when that turns up!!

dave_mc · « **Reply #12 on:** July 27, 2007, 06:28:56 PM »

try the white logo with a thin red surround? the red one is too red, while the white is badass- but could use a little red to tie in with the red tolex.

No idea about the technical talk, sorry... :lol:

indysmith · « **Reply #13 on:** July 27, 2007, 09:18:03 PM »

like the red

WezV · « **Reply #14 on:** July 27, 2007, 10:07:09 PM »

i wanted to do black and white because i can do that with the scratchplate material i have - but then i could always do a red and white logo with some of the tolex i have left, since i ordered enough for a 4x12 and head there is quite a bit left!!!

Author Topic: new (old) cab!!! (Read 4194 times)

TwilightOdyssey