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Design: All our custom bass speaker cabinets are designed for optimum performance of the chosen speaker or speakers. We carefully design the cabinet volume and ports, providing flatter response and better low frequency extension. As a result, there is more present clean bass that requires minimal EQing therefore allowing speakers to perform within their most linear range.
In addition to a carefully designed enclosure we build a "beam blocker" into the baffle preventing high frequencies from "beaming" in a very directional way. The "Beam blocker" diffuses that beam and helps to produce an even, smooth response.

Although we have standard models, we consider all our cabs custom bass speaker cabinets, since all of them are custom designed and hand built to order.

Construction: Covered with high quality marine tolex, cabinets are made of the best and strongest Baltic Birch -- (21 Ply, 1" thick), finger jointed and reinforced with internal bracing. Damping material is added to control bass and mid-range quality and to defeat standing waves inside the cabinet. All metal hardware is used. The cabinet is heavy, which makes it not only indestructible but much less prone to vibration at high output levels.

Speakers: Weber VST Michigan 10's are standard on 410, and 210 models. Michigan 15 is our 115. In our 410FR we blend a 210 with aluminum caps with a 210 with large paper caps, to produce a unique sound that could be described as a blend of Ampeg and Jazz Chorus. We purposefully do not use tweeters and horns. Our thinking behind it is simply that the bass does not produce a pure tone higher then 5 Khz, if that. Any of the speakers we use are able to deliver that response, and some. Why introduce a crossover and another component and mess up the MOJO of the original speaker limiting its response in order to say that we can give you 10 or 20 Khz which you won't hear? Many cabs use that technology with a varying degree of success, we work on enhancing the speaker's own character and capabilities.

Wiring: All models are wired in parallel for tight sound and safety. (In case of blowing one of the speakers, impedance doubles allowing for safe operation of an amplifier, where as in series wiring, failure of one speaker will drop impedance in half which can damage your amplifier if the output transformer is not rated to handle it.) Another significant argument for parallel connection is that it produces +3Db output vs. series wiring which is -3Db.

Warranty: Lifetime limited warranty covering cabinet construction and 1 year limited warranty covering speakers.

Studio Series Cabinets

Design: All our custom bass speaker cabinets are designed for optimum performance of the chosen speaker. These cabinets are front ported closed back design just like the Yellow series. We carefully design the cabinet volume and ports, providing flatter response and better low frequency extension. As a result there is a more present clean bass that requires minimal EQing therefore allowing speakers to perform within their most linear range.
In addition to a carefully designed enclosure we build a "beam blocker" into the baffle preventing high frequencies from "beaming" in a very directional way. The "Beam blocker" diffuses that beam and helps to produce an even, smooth response. This idea is similar to the one of putting a pencil in front of the mic. All of those elements are particularly effective in the studio environment.

Construction: We choose fine local woods to build these cabinets. The West Coast is abundant in Maple and Alder, both are superb choices for construction as well as aesthetics of these finely finished cabinets. Baffles are 1" 21ply Baltic Birch. Joints are hand cut Through Dovetails (the strongest joint).
Additional internal bracing is employed to further reduce internal vibration transfer, as well as superior wall insulation to reduce the effect of standing waves inside the cabinet.

Finishing: After the cabinet is assembled, the wood is sealed and coated with several coats of our homemade finish and then polished to give it that rich look of finely finished furniture. We recommend buffing it with a lint free, soft cloth if a higher sheen is desired.

Some feel that wood gets "dinged" and scratched and that a wooden cabinet should stay put in the studio. Although we agree that these cabinets will be better preserved in a studio, wood can easily be refinished and polished to maintain the same look for years and years only becoming better and deeper in colour with time. Vinyl, or Tolex covered cabinets are harder to repair if the covering gets torn or scratched. A wooden cabinet will age gracefully and turn into an heirloom to be treasured and revered.

Speakers: Weber VST is standard on all models. We found a phenomenal replacement for B15N original Alnico Jensen. That is our star 115 model. The 210, with a blend of Michigans, works very well as a more general studio cab.

Warranty: Lifetime limited warranty covering cabinet construction and 1 year limited warranty covering speakers.

Custom bass speaker cabinets

You can order a custom model with your own choice of speakers and woods.
If the driver is not from our selection of tested drivers, research and design for a cabinet to match that driver will be calculated at $60/hour, approx. 3-5 hours.
You can order exotic woods or premium grades of our woods at an additional cost.
Email us with your ideas we will be happy to give you a quote.

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