baffle in Marshal 1960A cab??

[mr breaker]

My cab is making some really loud annoying vibrating noises when I palm mute above the fifth fret on my low E. This has happened before, and I ended up putting a screw into the back of the cab into the baffle...and the noise stopped. I guess it was just loose.

But it's happening again! (months later) Would my cab be greatly affected if I just removed the baffle?

 

[Lewguitar]

Re: baffle in Marshal 1960A cab??

My cab is making some really loud annoying vibrating noises when I palm mute above the fifth fret on my low E. This has happened before, and I ended up putting a screw into the back of the cab into the baffle...and the noise stopped. I guess it was just loose.

But it's happening again! (months later) Would my cab be greatly affected if I just removed the baffle?

Yes. Until you have some sort of anti gravity device to keep your speakers in place and from falling to the floor. :laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2: The baffle is the 30" x 30" piece of plywood that the speakers are mounted to!

You're probably meaning the wooden post that runs from the front to the back...right? I wouldn't do that. I'd just tighten every screw you can find including the speaker mounting screws...but don't go overboard on the tightening the speaker screws. Don't want to warp the speaker frame.

Lew

 

[mr breaker]

Re: baffle in Marshal 1960A cab??

yeah, it's the small little wood post that's perpendicular to the back of the cab...sticks out from the middle of the speakers. I guess I'll try to tighten it all up again...

but if it's still making noise...will it affect the tone if I just take it out?

It's not supporting anything...I'm assuming it's there just for tone reasons.

 

[Lewguitar]

Re: baffle in Marshal 1960A cab??

yeah, it's the small little wood post that's perpendicular to the back of the cab...sticks out from the middle of the speakers. I guess I'll try to tighten it all up again...

but if it's still making noise...will it affect the tone if I just take it out?

It's not supporting anything...I'm assuming it's there just for tone reasons.

Yes. It keeps the back from vibrating as one 30 x 30 panel and creating low grequency standing waves inside the cabinet...or something like that. Makes it behave as if it were a smaller panel. Sounds better with the post!

Lew

 

[MrHeavyMetal]

Re: baffle in Marshal 1960A cab??

you def got something loose in there. better get it tightened down like a sub hatch.