ACOUSTIC guitar driver/cabinet

[Variac]

More fundamentally though, I meant the difference between a musical instrument speaker that creates a particular sound vs. a PA type speaker that is supposedly just reproducing the signal as it is.

[float]

I think the speaker should be clean and neutral up to as loud as you want to go. Use your preamp/pedal/effects rack for making it sound nice. Design it as a PA speaker; this leaves you the option of running vocals or backing thru it if the mood takes you.

If you start with a 'guitar' speaker it might sound nice for woody blues, but you'll never get sparkling highs or a natural acustic tone.

[RKH]

Thanks to all for the comments.

What does one get if one builds a cabinet designed around the thiel-small parameters for one of the popular (Eminence, Celestion, etc.) "guitar" drivers? PA speaker-esqe?

Does a simple open-back cabinet have little to no impact on the sound?

It seems relatively straight forward to read the claimed tonal quality of these guitar drivers and make a decision based on that. But none of them recommend a cabinet (unless you follow the PA route.)

Further Comments?

Cheers.

[ingrast]

Originally posted by RKH
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Does a simple open-back cabinet have little to no impact on the sound?

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If you check again the previously pointed Elliot article you will notice low end tends to be limited, vented boxes avoided, an colouration looked for as it is not the case for musical reproduction. Open back boxes are fairly standard.

Rodolfo

[timsch75]

Are there guidelines for the dimensions of an open-back driver enclosure?

[Variac]

Yes, but I can't find the chart. I'm sure someone will post it.
It may be smaller than you think for a guitar.

Edit: actually it probably won't surprise you at all- it will probably be the size of say a Fender twin....