Speaker Cab

[lawry]

Hi Dan. Never thought of going into kits because there are heaps out there anyway. As for getting the 'noise' into the computer you can just plug a mic into the sound card or use a guitar USB interface. Just google them, they vary from cheap to ridiculous.

[GlennGP]

AJ, very nice work. I'd never thought of making my own amp or cab (or combo) - in the same way as I'd never thought of making my own guitar, and now, of course, the mind gears are turning and I'm trying to work out how I can get this past the Minister for War and Finance. My Squire Champ 10 has a speaker output jack labelled "8 ohm 15 watt" - I can probably get away with just making a speaker cab. Being slightly ignorant about such things, though, I don't really understand what limitations that would place on the cab it's plugged into. Any clues chaps?

[lawry]

Hi Glenn. If you're going to connect a cab into that output you just need to make sure the speaker impedance is 8 Ohms and it has a power rating not less than 15 Watts. You can plug in speakers of higher wattage but the impedance is important for valve amps in order to not damage the output transformer. I reckon you should lobby the minister and ask for a research grant to proceed ;-)

[AJ]

Ty Lawry, I do have a mike somewhere in the vault( the missus storage room and also have a USB cable for the guitar.. but that wont get the sound from the amp) Will do a recce into that room tomorrow...
And yes, Glenn go for the research grant!

[stan]

Looks fantastic AJ - as for the name - it's a cab by AJ : CABBAJ Amp(say is like cabbage)

[keloooe]

Hey AJ, I was planning on building my own amp, is the speaker cable the only thing connected to the speaker itself?

[AJ]

/<\\/p>[/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/]<\\/p>/Quote from keloooe on November 8, 2013, 07:22
Hey AJ, I was planning on building my own amp, is the speaker cable the only thing connected to the speaker itself?

yes , only the speaker connections. (+ and - connections to the amp head via cabling/ locking jack/plug), basically an extension cab..in a furry box..lol

*** Lawry is the Amp expert here. I'm a jack of all trades, master of none these days..

[keloooe]

Ok cool, now to start designing my own handmade cab!

[Gavin1393]

/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/Quote from keloooe on November 8, 2013, 09:19
Ok cool, now to start designing my own handmade cab!

Don't blow yourself up Pest!

[wokkaboy]

haha good comments Gav. Yes Pest electricity needs the respect of dangerous power tools like routers and bandsaws. Might be worth doing a short course Pest about the electrical side of the amp, its not worth guessing what wire goes where ! Without the Pest who is going to welcome new forum members ?