Using a combo amp chassis for a speaker cab?

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Using a combo amp chassis for a speaker cab?

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Hello, I've had a really hairbrained idea and I was wondering if it might work.

I own a Vox AC30 combo and have always wanted a matching 2x12 speaker cab. I was wondering if it was possible to get a hold of one of those AC30 valve reactors (the cabinets look pretty similar) and use it purely as a speaker cab. I'd chuck better speakers in there but probably keep the SS/Hybrid amp in the shell or (I could house it for fun in dIy enclosure). Would the shell sound bad with the hole for the ss amp/control panel on top if I removed the amp?

I know this kind of sounds like lunacy, but I normally have my amp on a chair/stand so the sound doesn't hit my ankles and would at least look more visually pleasing than an old school chair.

This is the kind of thing I'm going for:
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Yeah, will work fine! Extra holes shouldn't make much difference (I used a 2x12 with a single speaker for ages, sounded good, although that extra hole was aimed out front). Taking the amp out will make the cab lighter too.

Just remember to check the speakers' rated watts and impedances match the amp.
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Actually, leaving the amp in gives you a back-up amp too.
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I used a Deluxe Reverb combo cab without a chassis in it for years. Sounded quite bright, but I suspect that was the ear-bleeding 2x10s I had in there.
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Miza wrote: Thu Oct 06, 2022 12:26 pm Actually, leaving the amp in gives you a back-up amp too.
+1 for this idea

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robthemac wrote: Thu Oct 06, 2022 12:28 pm I used a Deluxe Reverb combo cab without a chassis in it for years. Sounded quite bright, but I suspect that was the ear-bleeding 2x10s I had in there.
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Slowy wrote: Fri Oct 07, 2022 5:31 pm
robthemac wrote: Thu Oct 06, 2022 12:28 pm I used a Deluxe Reverb combo cab without a chassis in it for years. Sounded quite bright, but I suspect that was the ear-bleeding 2x10s I had in there.
You too huh? Thought it was just me.
I still use it as a cab for the Cali Tweed occasionally. It's still very bright. But I think a little less so now that it has a chassis in it.
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If I win lotto I’d buy a dumble combo and use it as a speaker cab for my AC10.
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