Subwoofer for guitar?

[Wynand]

Short and Sweet.

Would a car subwoofer do for a guitar amp?

 

[poobah]

To one extent or another, yes.

If you have one in hand... try it. Don't spend money though. Proper guitar speakers are not that much money. Keep in mind, the definition of "proper" here is whatever you like the sound of.

 

[quasi]

Umm...save your money and buy a guitar / musical instrument speaker (MIS).

The car subwoofer will sound awful and lack volume when compared to even an average quality MIS.

If you have no money and you have a car sub-woofer, sell it and use the money to buy a MIS.

Cheers

 

[Samuel Jayaraj]

Bill Fitzmaurice's Tubas are about the 'best DIY subs' you can get your hands on, as a sub for guitar applications.

 

[Wynand]

Are there any sites you can recomend to look for info on buying MIS's. I don't know the difference between a normal one and a MIS.

Thanks.

 

[poobah]

What's your budget?

Celestion is generally considered the king of guitar speakers.

www.celestion.com

Here's the number for their SA distributer


27 11 443 6290

 

[Wynand]

OK. Difficult question...

Depends if the girlfriend(read: government) knows.

It's a bit difficult to say with the rand/dollar conversion.

The reason I'm asking about the sub is because I've seen a 10" sub (cheapo) for R120.00.

I can probably save for a better speaker though.

My budget isn't that big though.

What would you say a average MIS cost. I can tell you then if I can afford one or not.

Sorry for making it difficult to help me.

Wynand.

 

[poobah]

I edited the post above

 

[Wynand]

I'm having a look as you read... thanks a lot.

 

[quasi]

Are there any sites you can recomend to look for info on buying MIS's. I don't know the difference between a normal one and a MIS.

Thanks.

Go to this site and then select BASS & GUITAR SPEAKERS to get an idea of what you need. Then determine your power need / budget / application etc.

http://www.usspeaker.com/homepage.htm

When you determine the power you need to consider that a PA / Musical instrument speaker could be over 9 dB per watt more efficient than a car subwoofer. This means that to get the same volume you need only 1/8 the power (very rough numbers).

Cheers

 

[Wynand]

Darn answering machines.

Nice site though.

 

[quasi]

There you go editing your posts again Poobah...... in the middle of my (very slow) typing. I trust Wynand that you got the gist of what we're saying.

Cheers

 

[Wynand]

So from USSpeaker.com I can get away with a $50-$100 budget.

i.e. R350-R700 rand. excluding shipping.

 

[poobah]

Yep,

And just grazing the sites a bit... you're lookin at about $50 US as a minimum... I think that is ~300 Rand.

The quasi-chicken makes an excellent point about efficiency. Also, most guitar speakers are meant to run in an open box... so the subwoofer idea is really pretty poor.

A low budget approach might be to consider another type of speaker meant for infinite baffle duty... perhaps an intercom speaker that you would find in a ceiling or wall. Check the impedance though... some of them are whacky.

 

[quasi]

So from USSpeaker.com I can get away with a $50-$100 budget.

i.e. R350-R700 rand. excluding shipping.

You should be able to find most of these brands in Cape Town. Just hop in to your local music store. Also check out pawnbrokers for second hand speakers (boxes included). Many a struggling musician has parted with pre-loved equipment.

Cheers

Quasi-Chicken??? Is that a goose?

 

[poobah]

Quasi,

Is your slow typing the result of the "hunt and peck" method?



You can remove the chicken... I'll stop...

 

[Wynand]

I just looked on www.ebay.com, did a search for celestion and look.... Curent bid on for 4 12" celestions 9 hours left. 2bids $10 so far.....
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No shipping outside US. No paypal.