John F Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 Hi has anybody seen one of these cabs before because i was suprised to find sai orange cabs did not know they did them 1978 cab 200w gauss 18" I have done quite a bit to it because it was in very poor condition bought it from a bass player. been all over the world with it so he said. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
three Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 I remember these from the ‘70s - I was a big bin user back then. However, I know very little about Sai. Gauss were as good as it got in those days. Fascinating find. Heavy I’d suspect? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John F Posted November 3, 2019 Author Share Posted November 3, 2019 Hi Three Yes you are correct it is very heavy 18mm birch ply this was made by Sai chorley they built mainly band equipment 4x12s etc but when disco took off they had a go at that as well top quailty gear without a doubt.still use mine. plus amp heads bass ,bass/treble But this is different because its orange and everything else they did was black or dark grey but all their cabinets were ply and heavy and sound fantastic and very punchy, for a 200w cab this rattles things. And the pictures are of my 4 Sai ported bins which are 1000w RMS each regards John 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
three Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 Dear me, what a collection. This all makes sense - I used to see a lot of Sai cabs around Manchester, where I lived in the '70s and '80s - I've returned now, though not so many Sai cabs. I had no idea that Sai was a Chorley firm. I saw both the disco and band gear but never anything in Orange - a special order no doubt. Those four ported bins look astounding. I used to work with a very similar pair, though JBL loaded with on board horns (as the Sai design). They were immensely heavy but sounded fantastic - great for smallish FOH use. Lovely to see some of this vintage gear in such good condition, and hopefully still earning its keep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John F Posted November 23, 2019 Author Share Posted November 23, 2019 Hi Yes they are, but the two in the bottom picture have been refurbished to some extent i just finished them this morning they look quite good and sound excellent. I have removed the round speaker grills and re meshed the baffle as it would have been repaired the covering as much as i could but a recover for all 4 is on the cards when i have time to start and finish them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John F Posted December 22, 2019 Author Share Posted December 22, 2019 Hi i have just aquired a 2x12 with horns sai cabinet and am refurbishing it when done i will post the pictures loaded with fane 50w speakers and horns original i am pretty sure sounds great but in bits at the moment. Merry christmas everybody 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ady B Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 (edited) The Disco I worked on used SAI equipment. The decks were constantly upgraded to keep them up to the highest quality/standard possible. I think we even tried B&O decks at one time and a 16(?) band graphic equaliser was added and we pushed the power out through two Hi-Watt valve amps into SAI Orange 15" bass bins which had a single horn across the top width of the cabinet Edited September 11, 2020 by Ady B added another piccy :| 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy H Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 On 22/12/2019 at 14:54, John F said: Hi i have just aquired a 2x12 with horns sai cabinet and am refurbishing it when done i will post the pictures loaded with fane 50w speakers and horns original i am pretty sure sounds great but in bits at the moment. Merry christmas everybody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy H Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 Hi John, I have just come across this post. I am very interested in the SAI 2x12 pa speakers. Do you have any pictures of them yet / or diamentions ? I think they might be ported at the front ? I have 2 2x12s cabs ( be bop deluxe ) and am looking for another thanks Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy H Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 On 22/12/2019 at 14:54, John F said: Hi i have just aquired a 2x12 with horns sai cabinet and am refurbishing it when done i will post the pictures loaded with fane 50w speakers and horns original i am pretty sure sounds great but in bits at the moment. Merry christmas everybody Hi John, I have just come across this post. I am very interested in the SAI 2x12 pa speakers. Do you have any pictures of them yet / or diamentions ? I think they might be ported at the front ? I have 2 2x12s cabs ( be bop deluxe ) and am looking for another thanks Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Browning Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 Be Bop Deluxe? What a fine band they were! Were they part of Andy Clark's rig? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassmanPaul Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 Obsolete junk - definitely!! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodwind Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 On 27/10/2019 at 18:36, John F said: Hi has anybody seen one of these cabs before because i was suprised to find sai orange cabs did not know they did them 1978 cab 200w gauss 18" I have done quite a bit to it because it was in very poor condition bought it from a bass player. been all over the world with it so he said. wow!! I absolutely love the look of this cab. Absolutely impractical for any musical context I'm in though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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