Close the Back of an Open Back Cab, to convert it to a Closed Back Cab?

[everdrone]

Do you think I should do this? I would be doing it to have a lightweight 35 pound cab for practices around town and easy transport. My Orange 212PPC cab weighs 62 pounds and is really bulky, so I am thinking of buying an additional cab and putting neo speakers in it:

getting this 45 pound orange open back cab, putting a board in the back to convert it to closed back cab for more chugging and bass, and putting neodymium tonkerlite speakers in it, then using it for practice:



then it would weigh 35 pounds

I was thinking of either making a small board, or taking out the top and bottom vent boards and replacing them with a giant board, here is a video on what I want to do:



it would have less cubical feet so it would sound less bass heavy. do you think I should do it? maybe go with the small board like in the youtube video for more versatility.

Any thoughts or comments are appreciated, Thanks

 

[IM4Tone]

Re: Close the Back of an Open Back Cab, to convert it to a Closed Back Cab?

More of a question than comment: Wouldn't you need to put a hole in the baffle so that air could move through the grill and not restrict cone movement?????

 

[everdrone]

Re: Close the Back of an Open Back Cab, to convert it to a Closed Back Cab?

no need for hole in baffle for closed back cabs, but thanks for the question

 

[Laughing Kookaburra]

Re: Close the Back of an Open Back Cab, to convert it to a Closed Back Cab?

I love closed back cabs, even for styles associated with open, but that's me.

As far as how to do it, Avatar offers closed/open back options on some cabs. You can get two slats for open back options, and then one big back for closed. They say that they do not offer a third slat to close up a two slat open back, because of the possibility of vibration/ rattling between the adjacent slats.

 

[everdrone]

Re: Close the Back of an Open Back Cab, to convert it to a Closed Back Cab?

Thanks Laughing Kookaburra,

I have not used open back in a long time

I do not like the idea of rattling, and that would prolly happen if I just velcroed in a small board to the back of the cab. So my mind is set on making a big board to convert it to closed back. The Orange 212 Jim Root cab is the exact same dimensions as the open back below, so I am sure Orange just did what I am planning to do and put in special speakers. Thanks

 

[Laughing Kookaburra]

Re: Close the Back of an Open Back Cab, to convert it to a Closed Back Cab?

:beerchug: