I'm mulling over ideas for my next amp and I'm thinking I'd like to assemble it myself. I've got the circuitry, fascia, & electronic components covered, but I could use a little bump with the finer points of cabinetry and speakers. I've been thinking of putting together a... well, make that two... I'm thinking of putting together two speaker/cab configs. One being a 30-watt combo, and the other a 100-watt head on a half stack. I'm big on the old fender tweeds, so I'm thinking maybe a 4x10" birch cab in tweed, and for the 30-watter something like a 5E3 tweed deluxe clone, but with hot-rodded circuitry. I'm searching for the elusive "Dumble tone". The electronics should be close. Or so I hope. Any suggestions on speakers? Also, I'm at a loss on baffling, should it be needed. Any pointers would be appreciated. Also, what is the turn-around time on speaker orders? Thanks!
Speaker questions/looking to build Dumble clones.
02/12/2014 7:16pm
Historically, the dumble guys have LOVED the ET-65's ... and personally, I find I like the ET-90 better in about 90% of the cases. So you can't go wrong with either of those.
"Baffling"??? You mean some kind of acoustic insulation?? Porting?? I'm Baffled :-) ... I will say that I like thin (1/4-5/8") multi-ply baffles, just like Leo used pre-CBS!