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Help with Ideas for a new build

timsmcm

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I am in the process of building a 45/100 and I am seriously thinking about putting this chassis in a combo type cabinet with two Celestion golds. My question is will the 2/ 12 combo in a cabinet that is a little bigger than the average cabinet, sound big enough to bring the goods out of the mighty 45/100? On paper it might not seem that good but my intuition tells me that this could be my tone quest in a box. I love the sound of the golds and to be pushed to the brink by the 45/100 will have those golds close to cookin to the brink. And I also thought it would tighten it up a little if it was a semi closed back cab in a little bigger size. Please let me know your feelings, criticisms. Give me both barrels.
 

marT

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Dont do it in a combo man for the love of god. Rattle, rattle, rattle turning into microphonic tubes is all you will hear. Its bad enough with my JTM45.

Build it in a head and put that on top of a 2x12 combo that you can remove the back panel of and that way you can experiment with closed and open.

Combo's sound good in theory but they can sometimes be a lot of trouble.
 

el84ster

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+1000!
Are you insane?

Head and cab! There's a reason for heads!

There's a builder...Aiken? ...who says he won't build any combo over 30 watts.
 

mingus

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I'd only recommend that combination if: 1) you never plan to move the amp -- it will be really heavy!; or 2) you plan to move it and happen to own a forklift.
 

GlassSnuff

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I have a 1-12, 50W Marshall combo, and it's surprisingly heavy. Thank god for the side handles! I also have a 1912 cab closed with a 150 w. bass speaker. That's not light, either, but altogether, it's a great rig.

So, I guess I'd suggest a short head and two 1/12 cabs. Brings the amp's knobs up to a comfortable level, gets the main speaker off the floor, and gets you bass you'd otherwise only hear from a half stack.

BTW, if you do go with a combo, do it like a modern Marshall or Fender, not the Bluesbreaker, Vox, Peavey Classic style with the knobs on top and to the back. That's only convenient if you are sitting down and have the amp in front of you.
 

Roe

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a 45/100 head is very heavy because of the extremely large transformers
 
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