Crazy idea?

I'm currently looking for a bass cab for my wife's new head, and I'd much rather buy one, but it got me thinking about the possibility of building one. Her last combo was tilt-back which she liked however with a head to put on the cabinet it's not ideal to look for a tilting cabinet. One thing I was wondering about was the idea of having two speakers in a vertical configuration where the bottom one points out straight however the top one is tilted slightly so it points more at ear level (see attached picture). Is this a ridiculous idea? Would you loose a little of the 'pushing air' volume if they aren't pointing in the same general direction?

There's a pretty low chance that I'm actually going to build a cab since I don't really have the time and the cost would be about the same as a used one, so this is mostly academic, but I am curious what people have to say.

Looks like a Marshall cabinet to me!

If I recall correctly, old Kustom combos also had this feature, so it's 100% usable.

Looks like a great idea. The top speaker gives the clarity and detail and the bottom one, because of the reflections off the floor would give the bass "mass".

Looks like a great idea. The top speaker gives the clarity and detail and the bottom one, because of the reflections off the floor would give the bass "mass".

Ya, that was the idea - I was even thinking about going as far as using 1x15 on the bottom and 1 or 2 x 10" on the top. Am I right in assuming that the main thing when mixing speakers (other than figuring out the proper Ohms) is that they are all similar sensitivities?

It's usually a bad idea to mix speaker sizes. You would be better off using 2X12 or 2X15, unless you are going to use a crossover.

Kinda like this ?
Note Yorkville Sound (aka Traynor ). A good Canadian kid ! Oops I meant cab.

I'm currently looking for a bass cab for my wife's new head, and I'd much rather buy one, but it got me thinking about the possibility of building one. Her last combo was tilt-back which she liked however with a head to put on the cabinet it's not ideal to look for a tilting cabinet. One thing I was wondering about was the idea of having two speakers in a vertical configuration where the bottom one points out straight however the top one is tilted slightly so it points more at ear level (see attached picture). Is this a ridiculous idea? Would you loose a little of the 'pushing air' volume if they aren't pointing in the same general direction?

There's a pretty low chance that I'm actually going to build a cab since I don't really have the time and the cost would be about the same as a used one, so this is mostly academic, but I am curious what people have to say.

Two headed wives are rare. I think it would come in real handy since one could be all made up and looking gorgeous while the other has curlers in her hair and a cucumber mask on her face. Where can I get one like her. :mrgreen:

It's usually a bad idea to mix speaker sizes. You would be better off using 2X12 or 2X15, unless you are going to use a crossover.

Not saying you're wrong, but I've never heard that. It's fairly common to see bassists using a single 15 cab and a two or four 10 cab...

Tim

Check the fEARful site. Mainly, a DIY site with speaker plans on the website. There may be a couple of guys who make cabinets, from the plans, if you don't build one yourself.

I see no problem mixing speakers, Peavey did it for years with their 1810 cab...which I used to own and wish I still had.

I think M/B made a 2x12 like you describe, but seem to recall it was a guitar cab, might not do to well with bass frequencies.