Building a combo amp

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And more importantly... a closed back tube combo will overheat, catch on fire and burn your whole family and most of your pets.

[Braden-M-50]

And more importantly... a closed back tube combo will overheat, catch on fire and burn your whole family and most of your pets.

And that ...

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never realised you were going for fully closed

The laney tube combos are closed back - but only the speaker part, you need that air around the tubes - and so they can keep you warm in the cold winter nights...

[alanp]

5. Fenders are usually open back and im suspecting thats for a good reason (Adds to the fender tone and what not )

Probably cynicism talking, but I suspect that's cos 1, it means paying for less materials, and 2, it means not having to sit down and work out the box parameters for a closed cab. Wasn't old man Fender a thrifty soul?

[Braden-M-50]

never realised you were going for fully closed

The laney tube combos are closed back - but only the speaker part, you need that air around the tubes - and so they can keep you warm in the cold winter nights...

Wasn't going to go fully closed. I would've had a cutout about 30 by 20cm in an oval shape. Like this:


But now im going optional closed...

[tubeswell]

If you make your open back with 2 panels: top one covering about 1/2 the back space, and the bottom one covering a 1/4 - then you can shimmy the bottom panel down 1/2" at a time until you lose the boominess, and there you have a tuned cab.

[Braden-M-50]

If you make your open back with 2 panels: top one covering about 1/2 the back space, and the bottom one covering a 1/4 - then you can shimmy the bottom panel down 1/2" at a time until you lose the boominess, and there you have a tuned cab.

This sounds smart. I think i'll do it.

UPDATE: Tolex and other stuff is ordered, after i send the money through should be here by then end of the week...
Meaning amp will be finished soon !

[Braden-M-50]

Tolex will be here in 2 weeks, has to get ordered in.
Well guys , i guess im addicted to guitaring :/
Just sold my ps3 for more gear.

[druz15]

this is a good thing

[Braden-M-50]

This project is really pissing me off. I don't have enough of what i need, i don't have the tools do what i need. Running out of money.
When this is done i'm selling it and staying away from the amp building scene until i've got some tools for myself and are less pressured and stressed to get it done.

I've gone a good 3 months without an amp and it's not very fun.

Also, would anybody like to buy everything needed to build the amp? eg, tolex, handles, feet, cables, actual amp, speakers, grill cloth?
Would be a good project and you would only need to build the main part of it.
Just putting it out there.

[druz15]

that sux bro, so you don't even wanna try it out with one of my cabs?

[Braden-M-50]

that sux bro, so you don't even wanna try it out with one of my cabs?

Never said that If it sounds good should give me some motivation.
You free on sunday ?

[alanp]

Dude, wait a week and see if you still wanna get rid of it. You spent so much time and effort and now you wanna sell? Have you had a blat on it yet?

[Braden-M-50]

Dude, wait a week and see if you still wanna get rid of it. You spent so much time and effort and now you wanna sell? Have you had a blat on it yet?

Yeah i might do that. I'll venture down to Bunnings , pick up some ply wood, get the baffle sorted.
I haven't had a play on it yet. May do that soon though .
If i had known it would've been this hard i wouldn't of done it haha.

[druz15]

that sux bro, so you don't even wanna try it out with one of my cabs?

Never said that If it sounds good should give me some motivation.
You free on sunday ?

yeah finish work at 2 so you could pop round some time between 2 and 4 just PM me if you're keen