This project started when my friend Dave decided his Peavey
bass cabinet was too big and heavy to haul around. It was about 3.5-4 feet
high, 2 feet wide and 20 inches deep. It housed one 18" and two 10" black
widow speakers. Also the guy who had this thing before did a real number
on it. He tried to cover it with grill cloth. Needless to say it was unbearably
ugly. He just folded it around and stapled it.
Dave
wanted to make 2 cabinets so if he wanted to go jam somewhere he could
just take the two 10's. After taking off the covering, our first order
of business was to cut the top part of the cabinet off. We measured up
from the top of the 18" hole the same distance that the bottom of the cabinet
was from the bottom of the 18" hole. Then we marked that all the way around
the cabinet and cut along it with a circular saw. So now you have the top
with some pieces stapled to it. Yes Peavey staples there cabinets together
(with no glue either), so it is easy to take the sides off the top piece.
So now you have the bottom half of the cabinet and the very top piece.
The next step is obvious, glue AND screw them together. You will want to
take time and caulk all the joints too because Peavey doesn't caulk either.
A few days before we started building the top cabinet
I happened across the Gallien Krueger
website and took a look at thier bass cabinets. Looking at them from the
top they are shaped almost like a trapezoid. That way you can turn the
cabinet on its side and then tip it back so the speakers are pointed up
at you like stage monitors. I ran this idea across Dave and he agreed with
me that it was a great design and we should build the top cabinet that
way. To the right you can see the first few pieces of the top cabinet going
together. We made it the same width and depth as the bottom. We used 3/4"
particle board.
Dave wanted something different with his stack. He wanted it covered in
cow fabric.
I didn't like the idea at first but I have to admit that they look cooler
than I expected. For 3 yards of this stuff it was
around 30 dollars at our local fabric store. Here on the right is Dave
cutting off excess grill cloth from the grill. We made them pretty tight.
When they are slipped in there they stay very well.
Here
are two pictures of the cabinets finished. You can see how the 210 cab
can be angled up so you can hear them better.
Dave
wanted to make 2 cabinets so if he wanted to go jam somewhere he could
just take the two 10's. After taking off the covering, our first order
of business was to cut the top part of the cabinet off. We measured up
from the top of the 18" hole the same distance that the bottom of the cabinet
was from the bottom of the 18" hole. Then we marked that all the way around
the cabinet and cut along it with a circular saw. So now you have the top
with some pieces stapled to it. Yes Peavey staples there cabinets together
(with no glue either), so it is easy to take the sides off the top piece.
So now you have the bottom half of the cabinet and the very top piece.
The next step is obvious, glue AND screw them together. You will want to
take time and caulk all the joints too because Peavey doesn't caulk either.
Dave wanted something different with his stack. He wanted it covered in
cow fabric.
I didn't like the idea at first but I have to admit that they look cooler
than I expected. For 3 yards of this stuff it was
around 30 dollars at our local fabric store. Here on the right is Dave
cutting off excess grill cloth from the grill. We made them pretty tight.
When they are slipped in there they stay very well.
Here
are two pictures of the cabinets finished. You can see how the 210 cab
can be angled up so you can hear them better.
