Members Robs Rockin Out Posted October 11, 2005 Members Share Posted October 11, 2005 Im looking for an empty 115 cab or 215 cab. If anyone knows anyone, or you have one youd like to sell. I'd like to talk to you about it. I just got some new speakers but what kind of guitar rig has a 215... I sure want one So the speakers are all set. I just need the cab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DerekDRP Posted October 11, 2005 Members Share Posted October 11, 2005 You try hailing one? hehe sorry had to make a pun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Thunderbroom Posted October 11, 2005 Members Share Posted October 11, 2005 Originally posted by Robs Rockin Out Im looking for an empty 115 cab or 215 cab.....So the speakers are all set. I just need the cab. Just because you have one or two 15's lying around does not mean that they will work (meaning sound good) in any old enclosure. Cabs are normally designed around the speaker(s) that will go in them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bholder Posted October 11, 2005 Members Share Posted October 11, 2005 Originally posted by Thunderbroom Just because you have one or two 15's lying around does not mean that they will work (meaning sound good) in any old enclosure. Cabs are normally designed around the speaker(s) that will go in them. Yeah, but whatever he does, they'll sound better than they would laying on the floor not hooked up. (Idle hands being the devil's workshop and all...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Thunderbroom Posted October 11, 2005 Members Share Posted October 11, 2005 Originally posted by bholder Yeah, but whatever he does, they'll sound better than they would laying on the floor not hooked up. (Idle hands being the devil's workshop and all...) Just keep telling yourself that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Robs Rockin Out Posted October 11, 2005 Author Members Share Posted October 11, 2005 I do actually know that much These speakers are the speakers i want to run my amp with. They are 14 watt 1958 jensen gold series Alnico V concert series P15R's. They work great. I just need an enclosure. I realize that the enclosure makes a difference. But i dont think many people make an enclosure based on my specific needs. like the jensen speakers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Thunderbroom Posted October 11, 2005 Members Share Posted October 11, 2005 Build your own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Robs Rockin Out Posted October 11, 2005 Author Members Share Posted October 11, 2005 That was my plan... but I realized that to do the tooth meshing thing on the corners would be very difficult. Does anyone have experience? and what si the difficulty if so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Thunderbroom Posted October 11, 2005 Members Share Posted October 11, 2005 Originally posted by Robs Rockin Out Does anyone have experience? and what si the difficulty if so. If burdizzos doesn't see this thread, PM him. He's the cab master around here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Robs Rockin Out Posted October 11, 2005 Author Members Share Posted October 11, 2005 thanks very much, ill pm burdizzos, thay program doesnt have my speakers. nobody has heard of them. even jensen told me they had no information on the vintage model i have. they told me that they did make it and had no information. freakin jensen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Deville Posted October 11, 2005 Members Share Posted October 11, 2005 If this is for a guitar rig, the size/tuning of the enclosure is much less important. They would probably function just fine in an open back cabinet. The only thing I can see this particular 2x15 guitar setup being good for is blues. The speakers you mention won't have the power handling to authentically do metal or heavy rock. 14 watt 15" Jensens? WTF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Robs Rockin Out Posted October 11, 2005 Author Members Share Posted October 11, 2005 Im going for a gritty rock type sound. Not a smoothe distortion like metal or anything. I think the speaker breakup with my 40 watt pignose would work well... Im assuming this 14 watt rating is conservative, because i hooked them up to my Princeton Stereo Chorus last night (2x25 at 8 omhs) and they barely broke up with it on full blast. I think theyll work great with my Pignose. But I want to make sure that this i sa feasable application and im not just wasting precious speakers that are mu ch better in another area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Deville Posted October 11, 2005 Members Share Posted October 11, 2005 Originally posted by Robs Rockin Out But I want to make sure that this i sa feasable application and im not just wasting precious speakers that are mu ch better in another area. There is no other area. 14 watt speakers, regardless of size, are all but useless for bass, PA, or anything pushing a lot of air or low frequencies. The only application those speakers are good for, IMHO, is guitar (classic rock/blues), or steel guitar. That said, I'll bet they would sound great in the applications I listed... if time hasn't killed them. 50 years is quite a long life for speaker components. Open backed cab is my recommendation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Apendecto Posted October 12, 2005 Members Share Posted October 12, 2005 14 watt 15 inch speakers? Wow. What is the point of making something like this? Yo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Robs Rockin Out Posted October 12, 2005 Author Members Share Posted October 12, 2005 Originally posted by Apendecto 14 watt 15 inch speakers? Wow. What is the point of making something like this?Yo. The point is that these will break up nicely. Which they do, and you dont have to drive them to incredible volumes to do so. The smooth breakup and nice tight low end of these speakers is pretty evident by just hooking them up and leaning them against the back of my Princeton chorus. Not an ideal setup... Maybe you havent ever come across anyone who ever used an amp that wasnt a 100 watt all tube half stack? I guess I'm far from the norm of this board. I like tone over volume. I dont gig, I jam occasionally, and when I do, I'd rather I sounded good as opposed to powerful and abrasive. Is anyone with me on this? or am I all alone. By the way, 15 inch speakers are great for guitar if you get good 15 inch speakers. I know a few people on this board who use the reissue P15N's for guitar and are overly pleased. It's all about preference, not necessarily having the same 1960A 412 that everyone has. This isnt hostile in any way, I'm just answering your question sincerely. If youd like, ill make a recording of the 15's with the princeton chorus and you can see how great they sound. If anyone is interested, lemme know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Deville Posted October 12, 2005 Members Share Posted October 12, 2005 Originally posted by Robs Rockin Out Maybe you havent ever come across anyone who ever used an amp that wasnt a 100 watt all tube half stack?I guess I'm far from the norm of this board.I like tone over volume. I dont gig, I jam occasionally, and when I do, I'd rather I sounded good as opposed to powerful and abrasive.Is anyone with me on this? or am I all alone. I'm with you in terms of lower wattage amps, but you have to understand that this is a bass forum. When we think about 15" speakers, we're thinking about Tommy Shannon's thick, deep bass supporting Stevie Ray's searing guitar tone with big, juicy bottom. We don't normally associate 15" speakers with SRV's guitar rig, which is what he used much of the time. Also, I think in this day and age, with the latest generations of 10" and 12" speakers out there, old fossils like those Jensen 15s are giving way to smaller, tonally superior speakers, in smaller, more portable cabs. I mean honestly, what kind of guitarist wants to haul around a 2x15 cab into the venue with a dolly when he can mic a small 1x12 or 2x12 that'll do the same job @ less than 1/2 the size. I can see breaking out a monster cab like that in the studio where tone is more critical, but when you're a working musician, tone sometimes has to take a backseat to portability and functionality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Robs Rockin Out Posted October 12, 2005 Author Members Share Posted October 12, 2005 I can see breaking out a monster cab like that in the studio where tone is more critical, but when you're a working musician, tone sometimes has to take a backseat to portability and functionality. I can totally understand where youre coming from. This should have been said earlier, but that is what this cab will be used for is for tonal contrast in my home studio. Im not planning on gigging with a 215, that would be awkward, and, well... stupid looking. This is a project in order to increase my tonal capabilities as far as recording different styles of music in my studio. Thank you very much for your reply though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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