Oak Head and Speaker Cab
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 12:34 pm
Comments welcome. My 1st attempt at Dovetails.
Very clean looking. Is that a Champ build?
John
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Re: Oak Head and Speaker Cab
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 12:42 pm
Re: Oak Head and Speaker Cab
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 12:48 pm
Nice!
Oak can be very tough to work with.
Oak can be very tough to work with.
Re: Oak Head and Speaker Cab
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 1:58 pm
John,
Yes, I used RJs Single End Eagle design and added a tone pot. Only my second build.
David
Yes, I used RJs Single End Eagle design and added a tone pot. Only my second build.
David
Re: Oak Head and Speaker Cab
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 2:39 pm
Most of the oak people get hasn't been properly dried.Dries to fast in the kiln and not allowed to sit long enough before the kiln.Cygnus X1 wrote:Nice!
Oak can be very tough to work with.
Makes it want to split like a bitch.
I just got 500' O fbeuatiful 12-16" wide redoak that is has all kinds of splits and cracks in it.I'm pretty pissed at my supplier right now.Its going to cause a lot of extra work and a lot of waste
Re: Oak Head and Speaker Cab
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 3:17 pm
500' i thought you was poor i couldn't buy 5' right now. got to to give my redneck buddies a hard time. i love oak.
Re: Oak Head and Speaker Cab
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 10:48 pm
Well made head and cab, I have not heard and oak cabinet so i am curious as to how it sounds compared to cherry or maple in open back cabs. I am using mostly EVM 12Ls
Re: Oak Head and Speaker Cab
Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2013 1:31 pm
Now I just have to try to make enough money with it to pay my bill next month.tsutt wrote:500' i thought you was poor i couldn't buy 5' right now. got to to give my redneck buddies a hard time. i love oak.
Re: Oak Head and Speaker Cab
Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2013 2:40 pm
Good luck, glad you got something going. 
Re: Oak Head and Speaker Cab
Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2013 3:45 pm
AmpExplorer,
I used a Weber Signature Series 12 inch. I can only compare this cab with a "Poor Man's Cherry" Alder Combo amp with the same speaker. I would say that the Oak sounds just a hair bit brighter.
David
I used a Weber Signature Series 12 inch. I can only compare this cab with a "Poor Man's Cherry" Alder Combo amp with the same speaker. I would say that the Oak sounds just a hair bit brighter.
David
Re: Oak Head and Speaker Cab
Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2013 8:12 pm
Alder cost more than cherry around here.If you can find it.
Nice looking c ab good job on the dovetails
Nice looking c ab good job on the dovetails
Re: Oak Head and Speaker Cab
Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 5:15 am
I agree, nice half blinds. I haven't tried dovetailing - just simple finger or box joints - whatever they're called. Tried it on pine first then on oak. Guess I got lucky at Home Depot; it worked pretty good, though it did want to tear out a little. But I just did head cabs.
That's a really nice pair. Well done.
That's a really nice pair. Well done.