ebenezer Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 i have a good celestion sidewinder 15 inch driver and would like to put it into a cab and i was wondering if there are any cab builders or good diy-ers would be up for it? cheers me dears. ps.....had no luck finding compact empty cab!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Fitzmaurice Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 They're guitar drivers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Are you sure about that Bill? I'm sure I remember bass drivers in the sidewinder range as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonsebass Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Try Zilla Cabs. Brilliant quality, service, the lot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Fitzmaurice Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 [quote name='Musky' timestamp='1365800014' post='2044826'] Are you sure about that Bill? I'm sure I remember bass drivers in the sidewinder range as well. [/quote]AFAIK there are no T/S specs anywhere for them, but they were supposedly a knock off of the EV SRO, which was a guitar/musical instrument driver, back before there was much differentiaton, if any, between guitar and bass drivers. I had an SRO 15, which was a monster guitar driver, able to split eardrums at 200 meters. On bass it would fart out at 40 watts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 Didn't some of the older 90s era cabs come with sidewinder drivers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rumour6 Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 I''m sure there are versions of Marshall Bass cabs with them as standard, the DBS or similar 215's... you know the gold ones... also the previous bi-amp 15 & 210 Marshall boxes... I think?!?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebenezer Posted April 15, 2013 Author Share Posted April 15, 2013 cheers folks......yes marshall did fit the sidewinder 15 in some of there cabs.....this driver was celestions answer to ev .....12s and 15s......edge wound voice coil and high sensitivity 101-102db...... regards......mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Starr Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 If it is quoting that sensitivity then it probably has a short voice coil and correspondingly short excursion, not really designed for bass. Because they are moving components and therefore wear out old speakers are not a good bet for longevity, especially if you push them hard. Don't spend a fortune on this speaker, the best use for it is in restoring vintage gear probably, it might be fun to see how it sounds but it isn't going to make a gigging bass speaker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onkel_kasten Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 (edited) here's a german bass cab builder with great recommendations and very good prices: [url="http://fmc-audio.jimdo.com/"]http://fmc-audio.jimdo.com/[/url] Edited April 17, 2013 by onkel_kasten Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiMarco Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 If it is a sidewinder S150: Fs 58.5 Hz VAS 97.38 liter Re 6.21 ohms Z 8 ohms BL 13.6 Qts 0.352 This is all I have, no info on XMAX sadly so it will be hard to come up with any port good dimensions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiMarco Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Ah never mind... the S150 is a 12" guitar speaker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebenezer Posted April 19, 2013 Author Share Posted April 19, 2013 just for information.....i've had this driver from new....it is an all purpose speaker and was loaded in ev 606 design box and always sounded good....(not too much bottom end,but punchy).....i surpose in sound it had elements of a 12......cab was mdf and too heavy....will probably go for compact bag end design....easy build(got all hardware) with reference to the size of voice-coil....i believe it is 2.5 inches. never heard speaker farting on bottom end....and its had some punishment over the years!! well there you are me dears.....i'm off to buy some 5mm plywood ,grill cloth and some six inch nails! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bassman7755 Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 (edited) Why bother when you could just buy something like this .. [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Peavey-115-bx-bass-cab-speaker-/200913672737?pt=UK_ConElec_SpeakersPASystems_RL&hash=item2ec7635a21"]http://www.ebay.co.u...=item2ec7635a21[/url] Hed probably take 100 for it, and how much change from a 100 quid are you going to be left with by the time youve bought everything to make your own ?. Edited April 19, 2013 by bassman7755 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinnDave Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Cheap empty 1x15 cab here: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Empty-unloaded-compact-ASHDOWN-MAG-115-15-BASS-CABINET-/161010445447?pt=UK_ConElec_SpeakersPASystems_RL&hash=item257cf86c87 (nothing to do with me, I just saw it earlier when looking for something else) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebenezer Posted April 20, 2013 Author Share Posted April 20, 2013 thankyou for replies my lovers of all things low-end....... got something sorted......will let you know the outcome in due course. toodle pips Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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