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This is my original post titled 2 x 15 Bass Cab Designs

and it read...

Does anyone have any plans for something like this?:


Original thread found http://www.talkbass.com/threads/custom-diy-2x15-cab-build.854517/

I really want to finish something like this:

Those Tyrant Tone cabs are lush....

Also really want to stick a nice stainless steel grill on it with a mahogany wood finish.... Mmmmmmmmmmm

So.... with little love and support from this forum over the past week (only regarding this original topic) I have started reading up a lot more on here and many other places. I thought we could get together and assist other people on here with good links to sites, our projects and final pieces... These are some interesting reads that I have found so far:

- http://www.duncanamps.com/technical/speaker_cab.html
- https://www.loudspeakerbuilding.com/Practical-guide/8581,en

My housemate wants to start making home hi-fi speakers, I want to start building up a couple of bass cabs out of an old Peavey 2x12TX (I think), my custom 1x15 cab housing a nice Celestion cone and a 15" Eminence speaker that my friend (a selector and sound man from a local Reggae Sound System) donated to me... As you can see from my previous post, the 2 x 15 is gonna be my first step

Can anybody help with any other good info sites, or have any good stories on some work that they have done....

Check out the ilovedoom.com sub forum here. There is a large thread on building cabs. There is some really smart dudes in there building some killer cabs. Those dudes will point you in the right direction.

Talkbass is a good resource for bass cab building, if not much else. Pay attention to the responses from Bill Fitzmaurice.

You're not going to find plans for a 215 for bass because the cab dimensions will depend on the drivers you're loading it with. Electro-Voice put out a bunch of plans for cabs for their speakers - the TL806 is the most well-known of these, but I think they have plans for a 215. There are a bunch of modern cabs that are basically clones of EV's old designs.

Hardwood looks good, but it's weaker and more resonant than good plywood. If you want that furniture look, you might want to look into veneering.

Get the latest version of WinISD from their Facebook page and learn how to use it. Pay particular attention to the 'maximum power' and 'rear port velocity' graphs.

Front-load your speakers so you can cross-brace the hell out of it. This prevents vibration, which is just energy being wasted as movement when it could be instead used for MOAR LOUD.

Actually, come to think of it, if you want plans check out these links:

http://www.billfitzmaurice.com/Simplexx.html (paid)

http://greenboy.us/fEARful/DL/ (free)

...just understand that those plans were designed to work with particular speakers, and may not work well for other speakers.


For guitar, just toss speakers in a box. Doesn't even need a back.