RichardH

Well, the loaner cab turned out to be a total stonker! @stevie sent me a spare BC112 "development" cab and it did a fantastic job. I'll let Stevie comment further on it if he chooses to, but I can't imagine needing more than one of these little beasties, particularly with the fitted driver. Here's a bit of video of it in action.... Creep https://www.facebook.com/HighStreetNewhaven/videos/752244816220218 Alive https://www.facebook.com/HighStreetNewhaven/videos/5103234413125732 ...note me spotting I was still in Drop D 🙄 proves I could hear myself OK 🤣

Ahh - found it now - blimey, Marketplace is strange to search. I think I am sorted though, a certain person of this parish has offered me a loaner cab - all will be revealed shortly!

Hmmm - can't find either of those - found a WCA 211 pro for £120 but that will weigh a ton! There's a chap in Burgess Hill selling what was a Warwick CCL but without the amp (has a pitchblack pro in it at the moment), tarted up with fender grillcloth etc. He's actually sold the korg, but not sure whether £120 or so for an unknown 1x12 is sensible....

Cheers - my daughter lives in Lytham, and in fact is visiting us at the moment, but not sure she would have appreciated dragging that down on the train as well as the baby 😄

On eBay there's a 102P for sale in Lancing, but it's up for £350 + £15 shipping (would cost a bit to drive over to collect!) - and Andertons have them new for £389!

Yes, I did the sound for a gig using one of those, and I seem to remember it needed a lot of PA support.

Argh!

Cheap options needed really, as I will be selling it on in a couple of months time. Been looking for secondhand stuff, but the Markbass 102Ps etc all seem to go for £350+ - not that far off new price. Other secondhand stuff is miles away from me (Lewes, East Sussex) - so not too many options. Only ones being an Ampeg SVT210AV and a little 150W Ashdown vs112 - both of which are probably a bit underpowered maybe? Only need it to cover a couple of gigs until my "proper" cabs are ready.... So, new options that I might not lose too much money one that come to mind are: Ashdown RM-112T-EVO II GK NEO 112-II Markbass Traveler 121H? Markbass Traveler 102P? Any other ideas? Or could I get away with that Ampeg.... I'm wondering if it could with a bit of PA support...

If I may share some experience of my garden "studio" build.... We took a solidly constructed garage style outbuilding, and used "acoustic" grade rockwool (RW3 or RWA45, can't remember which) - it is heavier than the standard stuff. We then built a room within a room using 4"x2" and used the same rockwool within that (1" air gap between walls), then lined with double layers of plasterboard with green glue between. We also used acoustic double glazed units - but I suspect adding secondary glazing would be beneficial. I would try at least to pay attention to preventing air leakage - good door seals etc, as it is surprising how even small gaps let noise out - cymbals cut through the smallest gaps! We took care to include airflow, with air in and out via a "silwnt" fan through a long wiggly insulation lined hose to cut noise egress. Anything you can do at this stage to improve things - even if you don't go nuts with double walls etc - will be worthwhile. So do consider hefty insulation etc....

Hi, thanks for that - I have adjusted the drawings to take account of this - I'll pop Stevie a revised version he can upload to the thread - does this look better?

I'm sure he could, but I happen to know he is very busy with custom builds at the moment, so the turnaround time is likely to be pretty long.

Yes, I think it is a good idea to try and have "clean" threads with the drawings, parts lists and pics etc, as the current ones have got very lengthy, and are interwoven with various builds etc.

Although not the same as this build, there is a 1x10 build thread with drawings etc here The drawings can be found here

Yes, the Fender style cloths shrink when heated (be careful to not get too excited with a heat gun though, as they will melt!). Key is to fit it as tightly as you can then heat gently and evenly so the weave stays aligned nicely.

Bought a Magellan 800 from Dave - excellent to deal with, very helpul.

....and given the size of the cab, I can't see the battens adding much more than a few ounces....

All done, finally. Kept going with the oil, then finished with a few coats of renaissance wax. I added indicators to the wooden knobs with a bit of cocktail stick. The guitarist had given me some Seymour Duncans to install in place of the original PRS pickups, so had to re-jig the wiring, but that went OK - the single coil settings on the push/pull knob sound decent, and the volume is pretty even whichever pickup(s) are selected, so job done!

....so faux pickups that can't be seen - genius! 🤣

...I suggested Europe Audio because @sergelebasse75 asked for a continental based supplier

These guys are good - I have ordered from them in the past (pre Brexit!) https://europe-audio.com/intro.asp They stock a wide range of Jantzen air core inductors - they took some time to deliver when I ordered as they didn't initially have stock, but they came through

Here's the 10" cab build thread

More of a refurb than a creation, but here's a bench from my bench. We bought some very tired cast iron bench ends last year, and I had them all blasted and powder coated. The slats are iroko. I had to plane off a chamfer because the flanges on the ends were tapered, so the chamfer allows the slat to sit better into the recess. I also cut in some small square rebates into each hole so the head of the coach bolt sat nicely into the hole and was also held tight when doing up the lock nuts. Only three more to complete now... In situ

I picked up a pair of ZS10s recently from Amazon (£25 - warehouse stock.... just a damaged box - the phones are perfect). I'm finding that the have a tendency to slip out with the supplied tips, despite trying the various sizes.... would it be useful to add some links/info for alternate tips? I have used the foam type before and find them OK, but would be good to know what type fits these headphones....

The prices are more reasonable than I thought. I imagine using an etch primer on the aluminium would give a better chance of a decent finish. I see that Hammerite do a direct to galvanised paint that claims to work with aluminium, too.

Stevie, talking of grilles, would one of the off the shelf 10" round grilles do the trick (might not be the prettiest, but just thinking of those who want to do a tweeterless version at minimal cost). I should also say that Blue Aran do sell metal grill sheet, but I think the sizes are large and will be expensive if you just want a single speaker with masses left over.