The Shrek

Hey guys, during a rebuild, I stupidly lost my intonation screws and springs for my A style bridge. I e-mailed Hipshot and got a speedy reply. I was prepared to pay any price but I didn't have to. The parts all arrived from America to N.Ireland today, free of charge. Brilliant service, so I thought I would give them a mention. Regards Michael.

I am looking forward to finishing it and hearing the sound. I really should have done more work with drilling and filing and pickups etc before painting. I have managed to put quite a few scrapes and chips on the paint.

To you nice chaps who helped me out, her is my project with the pickups wired and fitted. Thanks for the help guys. Michael.

Thank you guys, I am grateful for the help. Gotta wait for my wife to sort the colours out and I am ready to go lol 🙄

Hey guys, fitting a Delano Pbass pickup at the neck and a Delano MM pickup at the bridge. I want to wire up the same 4 knob passive system as the Seymour Duncan wiring diagram. My first problem is being colour blind 😁 but I get my good lady to tag colours for me. Now the MM wires in the diagram are different to those on the Delano MC 5AL. The Delano has white, green, brown, yellow and a bare wire. I am afraid I don't understand wiring but I can solder and follow "very simple" instructions. Can anyone please tell me what the equivalent Delano colours would go to which terminal or pot etc and give me the 4 knob wiring in the diagram. Thanks Michael.

Sorry guys but I am way out of my depth. I will have to opt for the most basic and simple way to get a 12" and a 5" in one cab. I really enjoy the box building part, but the techy stuff makes me want to slash my wrists.

MY HEAD HURTS...

Thanks Stevie. Guys I hope I am not being forward in asking this question. I would gladly pay upfront for the service if there are any of you basschat guys who would be prepared to build a proper crossover for my project. Just advise me on what speakers to buy to match the appropriate crossover build. I am in Northern Ireland so I will gladly pay for any excessive post and packing and any other costs. Michael

Along with my earlier 2 x 10 build, I built another 1 x 12 cab to the exact specs of my little ashdown cab. Now I am going to finish it and I want to port it with a single 4" round port rather than the slot port, is this feesable? I then found the basschat 1 x 12 build and started following. Could I use the Beyma 12" you guys are using? Rather than a tweeter I want to use a 5" for mids and fit a proper crossover which I thought I could buy of the shelf. (a little knowledge is certainly dangerous..lol) Once again any help would be appreciated. When I started my builds I foolishy thought that you made a box the same size as a commerically built cab, then you could just stick a speaker in and it worked. I didn't realise the science behind it all.

That's so right Stevie. Someone like myself who knows nothing about crossovers and tech stuff, will look at the little cab and think of it's portability, size and looks. if it sounds okay then we are happy, not realising how crap the build is and the use of inferior components. But it is a cheap cab so we can't be too critical. I had two Eden 2x10 xlt and an Eden 1x15 and a WT 550. Great sound but they were so damn heavy . I had a groin hernia repaired 4 weeks ago and I think I know what caused it ..lol Michael

[attachment=242258:ASHDOWN PICS (4).jpg][attachment=242259:ASHDOWN PICS (14).jpg] Some More Pics. Not a lot of bracing or sound deadening inside this one ! [b]Ashdown MiBass 1 X 12 Lightweight Cabinet[/b] [b]Specifications:[/b] [b]Power Handling[/b] 250 watts [b]Speaker Configuration[/b] 1 x 12" Driver + HF Horn/Tweeter [b]Speaker Outputs[/b] Jack [b]Impedance[/b] 8 Ohms [b]H x W x D [/b](mm) 545 x 390 x 365 [b]Weight [/b](kg) 16

[attachment=242254:ASHDOWN PICS (7).jpg][attachment=242247:Ashdown MiBass 1 X 12 Lightweight Cabinet.doc][attachment=242247:Ashdown MiBass 1 X 12 Lightweight Cabinet.doc][attachment=242257:ASHDOWN PICS (2).jpg] Hey guys seeing this is a 1 x 12 build, I thought I would show you what goes on in the little Ashdown cab. Sorry about the quality or the photos. Michael

Went to my friends house for a jamming session. Took only the 2 x10 cab. He has a large converted garage and my sound was surprisingly good. We were not playing loudly, no drummer present, and all the guys thought the bass sounded good (maybe they were being kind). The little Ashdown doesn't sound really good on its own, but it adds the needed top end to the new build 2 x10. Overall I am quite pleased. Thanks for all the help guys. Michael

Hey guys, I can't stress enough about sourcing good plywood. I went to my local timber yard and just asked for a sheet of 3/4 plywood. It looked great and even had a really nice grain in the top layer. Later when I inspected along the cuts, I noticed a lot of empty little voids between the plys of timber. Even with good sharp blades in my cutting tools the ply splintered and and some quite large chips came out.

Here we go chaps, the grille is missing cause I have just painted it. I wanted this cab to add a bit of bottom end to the little Ashdown 1x 12. I aslo wanted something to fit into the car and at the same time to match the width of the top cab. It works great and is tighter and punchier than the more bulky 1X15 Ashdown cab I normally use.