'61 Bandmaster cabinet question???

[casblah]

Inside of this cabinet, there is some tannish-yellow insulation, about 1.5" thick. Is this original for this era, or did someone perhaps add it afterwards to help deaden the enclosure? Any thoughts are appreciated on this one.

 

[Edgecrusher]

Re: '61 Bandmaster cabinet question???

I dont know for certain but i do know this... The cabinet of my 65 Bassman has a insulation just like your describing...

 

[casblah]

Re: '61 Bandmaster cabinet question???

Thanks, I was thinking that it was part of the original design, but I needed confirmation (such as yours) to validate this.

 

[Wattage]

Re: '61 Bandmaster cabinet question???

My 63 Bassman bottom has it as well.

 

[Lewguitar]

Re: '61 Bandmaster cabinet question???

Yes. Insulation in a sealed cabinet like that helps to prevent standing sound waves bouncing back and forth inside the cabinet and also, I have heard, makes the speaker respond as if it were in an even larger cabinet. I remember opening up my first Marshall cabinet and being surprised that Marshall didn't use any insulation inside. These days not every guitar cab has insulation inside because some guitar player/designers feel no insulation results in a livlier tone. Lew