Where Does The Tone Come From In A Speaker Cab?

[jeremyb]

[robthemac]

Yeah saw this yesterday. Reassured me about my future cab-building prospects.

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"I wanted to test grill cloth but I didn't have any..." Significant change 7... T-Shirt changes tone.

"Did you know there were wooden planks crossing in front of the speakers in vintage vox" Yes.

I will agree cab design/build/size etc to an extent doesn't really matter. However, he literally bashed some cabs together then proceeded to test one clean loop through them. If he'd attempted dirt, I would be pretty sure the results would have been more significant. Not what he wanted though for likes and follows.

Also fixed/floating baffles would be affected by the volume produced as well I think, if a speaker is vibrating wildly at a high volume, a thin baffle with only 4 screws holding it to the cab would be too... Think tweed twin at full tilt.

"So I did the work" bollocks, he did no work

I turned off, about half way through. Mostly because his voice grated on me and his clean loop even more so. Yes cabs affect the tone as much as anything else - tone woods, bone nuts, guitar cables, effect buffers, choice of pick, guage of string etc.

[robthemac]

To be fair BG, he was testing with frequency sweeps rather than the loops.

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To be fair BG, he was testing with frequency sweeps rather than the loops.

even then, just a 10mm movement of the mic is going to change the tone. And what is in the room on the day etc...

I'm not disagreeing, its just a tiny part of the tone thing. There are many who can swear they hear differences between mdf and plywood marshall cabs - I can't and even before my tin ears, I wouldn't

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and having built many....
it comes from.... my magic fingers

[jeremyb]

and having built many....
it comes from.... my magic urine lacquer

*fixed*

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trade secrets...

[robthemac]

and having built many....
it comes from.... my magic urine lacquer

*fixed*

This is why we pay him the big bucks.

[GrantB]

The urine evenly and authentically deposits years of built up Sav Blanc resins. It’s a dedicated art that requires serious commitment. Thank goodness we have you beeg.

How much for a Chardonnay finish? With a hint of French oak?

[Jay]

Righto, I could not hear any detrimental sounds coming from that styrofoam box....

[robthemac]

The urine evenly and authentically deposits years of built up Sav Blanc resins. It’s a dedicated art that requires serious commitment. Thank goodness we have you beeg.

How much for a Chardonnay finish? With a hint of French oak?

Must be on a clock with the ol' prostate.

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The urine evenly and authentically deposits years of built up Sav Blanc resins. It’s a dedicated art that requires serious commitment. Thank goodness we have you beeg.

How much for a Chardonnay finish? With a hint of French oak?

an extra $9.86 per sq m. It's not rocket science... $6.43 for the chard and $3.43 for the oak. I can do 'hints of french oak' or even english oak for less, but its not the same. Though the tone obviously is - sheesh.

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and if anyone wants to specify a chipboard cab with glued/screwed corners, I'd be happy to do it. I'd charge the same, and I'd get two KFC meals out of the profits instead of one Be finished a bit quicker though.

[H671]

The cab I'm using for my 5E3 clone is an old home made bass one that I built some time ago. I've cut it down in size a bit & it's lined with carpet squares inside & has rear ports made from baked bean tins - also covered with carpet. It actually sounds good.