1x12" Guitar Speaker Cabinet Build - Celestion Creamback loaded!

[@hendrix923]

In the middle of building my first cab, got a free 70/80 and needed a cab for a Orange Micro Dark. I love guitars and gear and wood/metal working so Im having fun. Very nice wood working thank you for the video.

[@pearlandGUITARIST]

That's great! Good luck with your build.

[@theohiograssmen]

Finger joints and rabbit dados on amps & cabs is the mark of true craftsmanship

[@speahlo4471]

Wow, I love the edges and I think checkerboard looks pretty cool! Great work.

[@pearlandGUITARIST]

Thanks!

[@kurtisloew108]

Love that checkerboard look! Really brings out the fingerjoint. Well done!

[@pearlandGUITARIST]

Thanks!

[@DutchVai]

The contrast of the stained finger joints is excellent...... well done all around James.

[@pearlandGUITARIST]

Thanks very much!

[@DutchVai]

@@pearlandGUITARIST I'm just getting my plans together to build my first cabinet...... I want it to look more like a rustic colonial piece of furniture, and your 1x12 is great inspiration.

[@pearlandGUITARIST]

@@DutchVai Thanks again. Good luck with your project. Post a video when it's completed.

[@ikealamp53]

Probably the best looking cabinet on youtube. I love the little round holes next to the speaker. Really makes it look special. If i make a cabinet one day i want it look like this. If you to change the finger joint perhaps you can paint the black stained pieces with copper or gold colored paint. Or a reddish color. Let it soak in enough times to re-colour it. If you tape off the wood next to it, you can do a lot of layers in few days. Maybe try it out on the bottom with one small piece and see how it goes. The cabinet looks great already so it's not critisism but a suggestion.

[@pearlandGUITARIST]

Thanks! I might just try your suggestion on the next project. Appreciate your comments.

[@lieutenantdan2217]

Love that alice cooper riff, sounds killer

[@pearlandGUITARIST]

Thanks! Go to hell. I mean the riff is Go to Hell from the "Alice Cooper Goes to Hell" album. I love the early Alice Cooper stuff especially when Steve Hunter and Dick Wagner joined him. They were a dynamic duo on the guitars.

[@lieutenantdan2217]

@@pearlandGUITARIST yea man killer album, love it to death! I think ima flesh some alice cooper riffs out when I get home.

[@russellesimonetta3835]

Very nice build.

[@pearlandGUITARIST]

Thank you!

[@danduntz9112]

Nice to see another lefty! Great tone and amp build.

[@pearlandGUITARIST]

Thanks Dan!

[@martinwilliams9098]

Love it , I think the edges make it look very boutique and neat

[@pearlandGUITARIST]

Thanks! I'm quite happy with it too.

[@BaneForYou]

Good job man, clean work!

[@pearlandGUITARIST]

Thanks so much!

[@jeffscott7266]

Poly urethane deadens the sound. I would suggest stain and shellac which will let the wood resonate giving you a much richer tone with those good quality woods and excellent craftsmanship you used.

[@pearlandGUITARIST]

Very good point! The finish I use is thinned down and applied lightly several times. It leaves the wood breathable so I think I'm okay here.

[@jeffscott7266]

@pearlandGUITARIST whenever you get the chance to do another project, for fun you might like to experiment and do an alcohol or water based stain with a shellac flakes/alcohol base finish or nitrocellulose. It does make a difference from the polyurethane. I built an early 60’s ES335 Gibson tribute guitar for my own personal use. I used all the correct woods, top of the line electronics, handwound pick ups, bone nut and Bigsby tremolo. I did depart from the rectangular inlays and used trapazoid inlays on the fret board, and shaped the head stock like a Les Paul because I love how a LP neck looks. I did keep the historically correct fleur de lys and Gibson logo. I know it’s not historically correct but it really looks great. To bad Gibson didn’t try it. I used a custom crimson red stain, and nitrocellulose clear lacquer finish buffed so shiny you can see your reflection. I could not believe how great it sounded compared to my factory made Gibson Les Paul and 1961 Gibson SG Re-Issue. I built the guitar because I have wanted a guitar that sounded on the same level like my Uncles 1958 Les Paul. I can’t afford a $10,000 Gibson custom shop so I built one for about $1100 all in. I bet my guitar would sound great on your amp.

[@johnmichael1480]

Great job !

[@pearlandGUITARIST]

Thanks!

[@jameszap3284]

Great video!! Good call on the edges they look really nice!

[@pearlandGUITARIST]

Thanks man!

[@thatellipsisguy8984]

Totally agree, especially with nice timber. Roundovers are for tolexing...

[@beardedjediguitars]

Sweet! I need to build one!

[@MichaelHines-sl3tx]

What about adding piezo tweeters? I have a line 6 spyder guitar amp which sounds very wet with my Fender Elite and Prs. It has the tweeter in it and man that sound is sweet however it was not strong enough for the church I play for in the early am on Sundays.

[@pearlandGUITARIST]

Interesting thought. Hmmm…. Maybe.

[@ehss192]

Beautiful work and nice shirt. I'm from Winnipeg.

[@pearlandGUITARIST]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@JamieIanAaronsDad]

Nice! Looks great!

[@GICK117]

Hello, I am impressed with your work. Being retired from General Contracting, I intend to build a few things in a shop I am finishing up. I have many questions. But surely I will not take all your time. One main question is; is it worth the time and effort in your EARs to build a cabinet? I will start with a simple birch plywood cab to get the feel. Then, if my ears tell me its a good thing, progress to higher quality woods. Listening thru earphones tells me you're getting a nice sound. I wonder though, can you hear a better quality then say, a mojotone cabinet? I got a decent deal on a Celestron seventy 80 12". That will be my first project. How do you feel going bare vs Tolex like material? And, last question, I promise. Have you ever heard of using full grain leather as a wrap? Great work, sir.

[@pearlandGUITARIST]

G S, thanks for your comment and complement. I can't really say whether or not mine is better than (or even equal to) a commercially available cabinet. I definitely saved $$$. But at the cost of a lot of time and effort. It was a pet project and I'm satisfied with the result. My limited knowledge of cabinet construction suggests that birch plywood may be the way to go. Some believe that it is best to use materials that inhibit resonance and simply hold the speaker as rigidly as possible. Using other solid woods is just for the aesthetic. I suppose that's why most are tolex covered plywood. I've never seen a leather covered cabinet, but that would be cool!

[@GICK117]

@@pearlandGUITARIST Thanks for the quick response. I appreciate your insight and hindsight. I suspect I will do some leather over birch and possibly try something different as far as configuration just to see what I can get in regards to clarity of sound and tone. I worked with musicians over the years creating close to perfectly sound proof music labs in their High End homes. It was interesting to say the least. Never have I dove into a speaker cabinet though. It looks like you have had some fun with it. Best Regards Gary

[@pearlandGUITARIST]

@@GICK117 Good luck with it. I'm sure it will turn out fine and you'll have something to be proud of!

[@Timanator]

Cool Sugarlander over here.

[@pearlandGUITARIST]

Nice! I've been over there a few times.

[@jorgemellooliveira9611]

Maravilha congratulações

[@GovmntLacky]

Wow! You were able to get all the wood, glue, grill cloth, stain, speaker, hardware, dove joint milling machine, saws, wood clamps, and router for only $225?? Where do you shop for tools? I need those kind of discounts! 🤣🤣

[@pearlandGUITARIST]

@@GovmntLacky I don't have a milling machine - just used the table saw to make the joints. Of course I only included materials in the total. Having said that, my tools are all pretty cheap. Wish I had better ones. 😔

[@frankiewood]

Very nice job. Would love to know all the dimensions.

[@pearlandGUITARIST]

Thanks! My woodworking is anything but precise. The cabinet came out to be 20"W x 15.5"H x 10.75"D. I planed all the boards down to about 5/8" thick.

[@frankiewood]

@@pearlandGUITARIST thanks sir. I am gonna take a stab at one but I think I’ll butt join it instead. Wish me luck!

[@pearlandGUITARIST]

@@frankiewood Go for it! Nothing wrong with keeping things simple either.

[@adamlopez9286]

Great build! Nearly exactly what I'm working on. Would you mind sharing the dimensions that you used?

[@pearlandGUITARIST]

Sorry for the late response. This turned out to be 20" wide, 16" tall with the feet (15 1/2" cabinet only), and 10 1/2" deep. I hope you build came out nicely too.

[@unabonger777]

is Chibson?

[@EnmandsBand1]

I'm starting another build, a couple of 1x12 closed cabs and I'm considering to put the grill cloth on a separate frame this time like you did. How did you fix the frame to the cabinet?

[@pearlandGUITARIST]

It is a friction fit. I might have used velcro between the two boards, but when I first trial fitted the grill cloth covered board it was such a tight fit that I couldn't easily remove it so I just forced it all the way into position and left it at that. Good luck with your build!

[@saurus738]

does open back increase treble?

[@pearlandGUITARIST]

It is generally accepted that closed back cabinets have a punchier low end so, comparably an open back cab would sound like it has more treble. I do find this to be true.

[@edh6062]

You’re from Winnipeg, aren’t you?

[@pearlandGUITARIST]

No, I've never actually been there. Someone brought me back the shirt. Thanks for watching.