Delberthot Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 (edited) I've managed to buy myself an original 60s (I think) Vox T-100 2x15" cab on ebay. this is like the one that Macca used in the Beatles apparently, but is missing its drivers. I'm going to pick it up tomorrow night - the guy I'm getting it from used it as a stage prop when he played with the Bootleg Beatles on the telly. I've used WinISD for the first time and inputting the dimensions in - 2 Eminence Beta 15s look to be a suitable fit but now I'm not so sure. the dimensions are 116cm x 62cm x 45cm & its made with 3/4" ply. I don't want to spend any more than about £50-70 a speaker ideally - are there any better options? also, I've realised that there are no handles on this so I've got no idea how its meant to be transported so was thinking about installing some - how do i factor that into the calculation? My last bit of information I need, I'll have a look when I have more time, is how thick should the padding stuff be in the cab as there appears to be none. Here's the link to the Ebay auction [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110433134492&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...e=STRK:MEWAX:IT[/url] Don't know how realistic a price this is but if you look down to the bottom of page 4, there is one of these for sale for a lot more than I paid for mine [url="http://www.harris-hire.co.uk/harris_forsale.pdf"]http://www.harris-hire.co.uk/harris_forsale.pdf[/url] Edited September 16, 2009 by Delberthot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 (edited) Vox used to use Goodmans speakers, which you probably won't find these days. No padding and no handles.... Yep. That's what they did back then!! Edited September 15, 2009 by chris_b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted September 16, 2009 Author Share Posted September 16, 2009 Just got back home with it now - the proper name for it is the "Vox bass super foundation twin" - that's what the badge says anyway. Will be getting a couple of drivers for it in a couple of week's time after pay day. I'll order some speaker cable for its innards and a jack socket. I don't want to change it too much form its original condition so I may just put a bar handle on it at the back and a set of wheels on it. no pics for the next couple of days other than the ones that are on Ebay until I can find my camera charger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 [quote name='Delberthot' post='600713' date='Sep 16 2009, 08:54 PM']....Just got back home with it now - the proper name for it is the "Vox bass super foundation twin" - that's what the badge says anyway....[/quote] Are you sure the speakers are 15's? The T100 used 15's but the regular Vox Foundation used an 18" speaker! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 [quote name='Delberthot' post='599447' date='Sep 15 2009, 05:37 PM']I don't want to spend any more than about £50-70 a speaker ideally - are there any better options?[/quote] Congratulations on your purchase. If you would like to restore the cab, someone is selling an old pair of Goodmans 15s on eBay. A bit pricey, but that's vintage for you. If it were my cab, I'd be tempted. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VINTAGE-PA-BASS-GOODMANS-50P-15-SPEAKERS-CABS_W0QQitemZ270456044136QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_ConElec_SpeakersPASystems_RL?hash=item3ef86fba68&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VINTAGE-PA-BASS-GOOD...id=p3286.c0.m14[/url] I've no personal experience of it (plenty of experience with the Eminence though, which is cheap and cheerful), but for a relatively inexpensive, modern, high performance driver, the Fane Sovereign 15-500 looks hard to beat. If you're going to put a modern driver into that cab, you might like to consider fitting another back panel so that you can rear port it. A bit of BAF wadding wouldn't go amiss whatever you decide to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted September 17, 2009 Author Share Posted September 17, 2009 (edited) I'm pretty confident that this is the same cab. I can't find my tape measure to check the size of the cut-out area - anyone seen it? [url="http://www.ampaholics.co.uk/vox_sf_2x15.htm"]http://www.ampaholics.co.uk/vox_sf_2x15.htm[/url] I'd never thought about porting the cab - I personally prefer the sound of a ported cab so might check out my options regarding this to see if I'll get better performance. I think I'll stick to modern drivers as I want to be able to give this some welly but its interesting to know that these old Goodmans speakers are still about - thought they'd all have been fried or decomposed by now. I've thought about something that I'll need to check as well - I've only ever fitted drivers to front loaded cabs before - never where they mount from behind the baffle - do I need to do anything special other than offer them onto the bolts and tighten them up? I can't believe how good condition the grill cloth is on this - it's nigh on perfect Edited September 17, 2009 by Delberthot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumnote Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 [quote name='Delberthot' post='601440' date='Sep 17 2009, 04:47 PM']I've thought about something that I'll need to check as well - I've only ever fitted drivers to front loaded cabs before - never where they mount from behind the baffle - do I need to do anything special other than offer them onto the bolts and tighten them up?[/quote] Thats an interesting point. I was visiting the acoustic forum the other day and there was an ex JBL designer on there who said that when mounting JBLs, the goal was to use only 4 of the 8 mounting holes, and the bolts only just over finger tight. The argument being that the gasket did the sealing, and bolts should not be overtightened. Perhaps Alex or Bill might comment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 [quote name='Delberthot' post='601440' date='Sep 17 2009, 04:47 PM']I've thought about something that I'll need to check as well - I've only ever fitted drivers to front loaded cabs before - never where they mount from behind the baffle - do I need to do anything special other than offer them onto the bolts and tighten them up?[/quote] You'll be very lucky if the bolts are in the same place as the bolt holes on your new speaker but you can always check the manufacturer's specs before laying down your money. I think a bit of jiggery pokery may well be called for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-soar Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Pics please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted September 18, 2009 Author Share Posted September 18, 2009 I'm still tying to find the charger for my digital camera so the only pics I have at the minute are the ones on the ebay auction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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