sfletch
01-10-2010, 12:57 AM
I have a former combo amp (1x12) where the "amp" died and was removed, so I now just have a 1x12 cabinet with a big gap above the grillcloth where the controls were. It's open-back, and I sometimes use it as an additional cabinet with a little Mesa Subway Rocket. In that situation, it's not that bad...it's basically just extra volume - but any time I try to use it alone - it sounds awful. It is shrill, has no bottom end, and breaks up really early. It WAS a Bedrock 30 watt 600 series - not a great-sounding amp, and bright...but it had SOME bottom end before.
Here's my stupid question: is the lack of bass, etc. the result of the cabinet being open in the front now? Is it from the loss of mass/weight from removing the amp portion's weight? Is it the speaker? It's some Bedrock-branded Chinese thing, I've been told, rated at 60w, but it broke up badly at about noon using my Fuchs Lucky 7 head. I plugged that head into a good 2x10 cab and it had amazing clean headroom and volume.
I'm wondering if you can use a cabinet like this effectively at all, or do I need to seal the front? Will another, better speaker fix it? Should I bother? It's really the kind of thing I'm willing to just get rid of, it's worth nothing basically...but if a decent speaker would sound fine - well then, it's a cheap ugly 1x12 - why not keep it?
I really have no idea. Thanks for any input.
Here's my stupid question: is the lack of bass, etc. the result of the cabinet being open in the front now? Is it from the loss of mass/weight from removing the amp portion's weight? Is it the speaker? It's some Bedrock-branded Chinese thing, I've been told, rated at 60w, but it broke up badly at about noon using my Fuchs Lucky 7 head. I plugged that head into a good 2x10 cab and it had amazing clean headroom and volume.
I'm wondering if you can use a cabinet like this effectively at all, or do I need to seal the front? Will another, better speaker fix it? Should I bother? It's really the kind of thing I'm willing to just get rid of, it's worth nothing basically...but if a decent speaker would sound fine - well then, it's a cheap ugly 1x12 - why not keep it?
I really have no idea. Thanks for any input.