Guitar Speaker Isolation Cabinet Plans
Mike ralph wrote the following.
Guitar speaker isolation cabinet plans. Having a separate guitar amp head and speaker cabinet unlocks a world of tonal variety versatility and options for playing shows in differently sized venues. You can use these to either make the cab or to get a general idea of what a solid cab should look like. Primarily the cabinet is a convenient way of housing the speaker so it should be solidly built to ensure no joint vibration unpleasant buzzing and be strong enough to withstand hard use. Since open back speaker cabs are generally forgiving feel free to modify these designs or come up with one of your own.
Now you can crank up your amp quietly while recording at home or using live while keeping your stage volumes quiet. In a pinch you can use something like a rolling tour. The basic idea is to have a place for your speaker cabinet to reside that s sonically insulated so the outside world can t hear the actual loudness going on. Slammins 2x12 speaker extension cabinet with a mojotone bv30h 8 ohm and mojotone bv30v 8 ohm guitar speaker wired to 16 ohms total s1sla212 bvhbvv.
Speaker isolation box for marshall jcm 2000 tsl cab and shure sm57 with mini mic stand. An amplifier and speaker at full volume can be extremely loud posing a risk to hearing and an annoyance to neighbors and will often. Our exclusive expansion chamber will give you the natural sound of a miked cabinet in an open air environment. The axetrak isolation cabinet or iso cab as it is often referred to will replace the guitarist s existing speaker cabinet.
Guitar speaker cabinets for sale on reverb. A brief tutorial coverage video about my process building my custom diy isolation cabinet or iso box for my home studio. A guitar speaker isolation cabinet is a sound proof enclosure that surrounds the speaker and sound capturing microphone and prevents sound leakage into the outside environment enabling the guitar amplifier to be turned up without excessive listening volume. If you re on a festival stage or a huge hall one or more 4x12 cabs is definitely what you want.
On that note here are some free plans for your guitar speaker cabinet design. I decided to build this after years of messing around with various methods of getting that sound to my. The rivera silent sister isolation cabinet is the only natural sounding iso on the planet. Since most church buildings can t handle too much volume a guitar amp isolation cabinet can be a real tone and job saver.
Simply connect the output of the axetrak to a mixing board soundcard or recording console. Diy speaker cabinet isolation box. Slammins 212 speaker extension cabinet with celestion speakers s1sla212 chv 16. Mike ralph s diy speaker cabinet isolation box fits a 2x12 cab.
Per piece 45 lb.