Is it even worth trying to build a cab?

[zZzZombie]

So i need, a cab made a thread about how i can easily find the cheaper fender cabs and marshall mg's and i was pretty much told dont do it. Even if i upgrade the speakers i will get annoyed and want a new cabinet to load from what i gather.

Now i do know some people that do cabinetry work and stuff real handy with wood i know they would help me out if i asked, its just i know usually its just as much or more to make something than buy it. Also id hate to spend about as much as a decent cabinet i coulda just saved for and end up with something decent but not made by a guitar focused craftsman.

[Invisible Man]

If you're doing it because you think it might be cheaper: absolutely not.

If you're doing it because you want to learn joinery, hone your skills, and enter into a pretty big rabbit hole: yes.

[D.o.S.]

If you're doing it because you think it might be cheaper: absolutely not.

If you're doing it because you want to learn joinery, hone your skills, and enter into a pretty big rabbit hole: yes.

[waltdogg]

buy a new mojotone or used marshall 1960 cab. that's about as cheap and well made as it gets.

[frigid midget]

Yup, unless you'd build a cab for the sake of building a cab...There's a cab out there in any configuration/size/smell in any price range that'll be cheaper than your diy job

Older Marshall 1960 cabs do indeed have a great bang:buck ratio, as do '80s Peavey/Laney cabs.

My personal rule of thumb when shopping for a cab: More weight = better construction = thicker boards = moar toan. It's easy to go overboard and end up fucing up your back though. Which is why I stick to older Marshall 1960's. Birch plywood, and you can still lift it in the back of a car by yourself. Orange cabs are a slight step up, they're easy to find used, the stock speakers are always decent, they're a tiny nit more compact than 1960's....So they usually sound a bit better than stock 1960's imo, but they're worth paying 3 times a much for impo.