Building a tiny cabinet for reamping?
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Building a tiny cabinet for reamping?
I would like to build a tiny cabinet so that I can reamp stuff through it at a fairly low volume but get tons of speaker breakup. Is that a dumb idea? Has anyone ever tried something like that?
What are my speaker options? Weber goes down to a 6" but something even smaller would be nice. I'm looking at the full range fostex 4" drivers at madisound, but it seems like those won't breakup as nicely as speakers that were designed for guitar, have alnico magnets, etc.
A closed back cab probably makes the most sense, right? Anyone have any ideas or advice?
What are my speaker options? Weber goes down to a 6" but something even smaller would be nice. I'm looking at the full range fostex 4" drivers at madisound, but it seems like those won't breakup as nicely as speakers that were designed for guitar, have alnico magnets, etc.
A closed back cab probably makes the most sense, right? Anyone have any ideas or advice?
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Fizzy in any kind of cool or useful way though? To clarify, I'm not expecting to mimic the sound of a big cab. I'm looking for more of an effect. Something kind of small and midrangey and plastic sounding. Even AM radioish. But apart from the obvious running it through some crappy boombox or computer speakers, I'm wondering if there's anything interesting to be had with a vintage driver and a little wooden cabinet.
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Earcandycabs makes a 6" guitar cab, uses their own custom drivers. No idea how it sounds but I bet if you email them they will send you a video at least.
Or you could pull a speaker out of a crappy older keyboard...and/or buy one (most surplus electronics supplies have them). Usually they are 4 ohms, 2", and a watt or two. I use one as a bench speaker...just wired a 1/4" jack to it. Doesn't sound great but might get you close to lofi if that's what you are after.
Or you could pull a speaker out of a crappy older keyboard...and/or buy one (most surplus electronics supplies have them). Usually they are 4 ohms, 2", and a watt or two. I use one as a bench speaker...just wired a 1/4" jack to it. Doesn't sound great but might get you close to lofi if that's what you are after.
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I use a Smokey amp for this :
http://www.smokeyamps.com/Smokey_Pages/smokey.html
A lot cheaper than using some kind of built thing that you don't even know if it will work.
These sound great.
Cheers
http://www.smokeyamps.com/Smokey_Pages/smokey.html
A lot cheaper than using some kind of built thing that you don't even know if it will work.
These sound great.
Cheers
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I have an Axe Trackhttp://www.jlhproducts.com/axetrak/ It does the job.
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you could also try a squawk box. they're made to amplify mag stock when editing film by hand. something like this:
http://www.carmenborgia.com/fave/pages/Squawk1.htm
I have a couple sitting around, one transistor, the other tube, but haven't gotten around to playing with them as guitar amps yet.
http://www.carmenborgia.com/fave/pages/Squawk1.htm
I have a couple sitting around, one transistor, the other tube, but haven't gotten around to playing with them as guitar amps yet.
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http://www.parts-express.com has all sorts of "close out" audiophile and pro audio speakers at short money.
I put an 8" cheapo poly-coned woofer (with a tiny magnet structure) into a silver face Champ.
The mellowest, 'mid-rangiest' thing I ever heard.
One trick pony though; a very good trick, however.
I put an 8" cheapo poly-coned woofer (with a tiny magnet structure) into a silver face Champ.
The mellowest, 'mid-rangiest' thing I ever heard.
One trick pony though; a very good trick, however.
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two things:
first, old radios sometimes have some pretty cool speakers in them, not to mention you've slready got your cab built if you find some old wooden 60s gem
second, mangling small speakers, as in SERIOUSLY distressing the cone paper, warping the basket, etc, can create some crazy sounds - not always all that usable, but crazy. $20 at Salvation Army will buy plenty of stuff with suitable parts for experimenting.
cool idea, btw, scodiddly - i gotta try that
first, old radios sometimes have some pretty cool speakers in them, not to mention you've slready got your cab built if you find some old wooden 60s gem
second, mangling small speakers, as in SERIOUSLY distressing the cone paper, warping the basket, etc, can create some crazy sounds - not always all that usable, but crazy. $20 at Salvation Army will buy plenty of stuff with suitable parts for experimenting.
cool idea, btw, scodiddly - i gotta try that
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