Guitar cabinet build - DIY Guitar Cab

This is a simple 1x12" Guitar cabinet build so if you're considering making a DIY guitar cab, this would be a great pace to start. A Guitar speaker cabinet is a box with a circular hole cut in one side. The hardest part of making a speaker cabinet is cutting that circular hole, so I've put a link below for how to make the router jig I used to do that.

Apart from that, fit a cone and connect two cables. job done. Boom!

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[leoparcoeur]

Simple et efficace. It helped me to cut the 12" hole. Fortunately I had a router.
It's really not easy when you don't have the tools for woods. Especially to cut perfectly square.
I've just finished mine with reclaimed wood (some from a windmill). I put a Jensen Blackberry 12" 100W alnico. Plugged with a Engl rockmaster.
Big thanks!

[matthewrichardson]

I appreciate how your pre-summmary was very positive and encouraging, like talking to a child. Even adults need to be reassured with kindness and simplicity. Also, I made sure to like and suscribe ❤

[papablue]

Nice! I painted mine with spray truck bed liner! Looks great! Thanks 😊

[pomod]

Nice jig idea. If you staple on the back of that baffle you'll get a cleaner looking edge.

[nokooyeh]

HI enjoyed the video. Watched your previous series on you 2 x 12 cab recently too - plenty of background info in your videos that will be useful - I'm turning a PA cab into a 2 x 12 guitar cab as a project at present.

Have taken a quick look through the titles of what you've posted over the last year, will be worth wacthing!




May be useful for you to know - to get the fabric evenly tight on the front grill can be tricky - artists when making up canvasses tighten them up in a 'union jack' like pattern. 4 centres first to line it up, then keep halfing the remainders, doing the outer corners last. Works every time.

[BananasandMustard]

sick build man, def wanna try this myself!

[voyager]

Great stuff, very inspiring to try my own!

[jordanperkins]

Gotta say, I wish I had seen this before working on some sub boxes with my friend. The holes for the speakers gave us a lot of trouble, that it appears you eloquently managed to bypass.

[CP]

My one complaint about this: if you're showing people how to make stuff, wear PPE, please! Safety glasses and dust mask at the very least. Wood dust is highly toxic, it can get into your lungs and cause all sorts of problems. Also, protecting your eyes is extremely important, especially when I comes to power tools.

Apart from that, great build! Looking forward to the next one!

[MarioZero]

Hey great video, nice work
I'm building one 1x12 too and I want to know how do you kept in place the frame with the grill cloth. I didn't see you used screws or glue

[Frank.and.Gus.]

I have a question, would I be able to use any speaker, with the right impedance, for the guitar cabinet? Do I have to use ones specifically made for guitar amps or can I just use any old speaker?

[theponyneverstops]

Great work on the cabinet! Loving these vids! 👍 Quick question for you... If I buy a Celestion Speaker, and fit it inside of a large Amazon box... Will it sound the same and therefore save another £40ish? 🤔🐴

[cleangoblin]

How are these gonna fair for just home/ small venue usage?
Im planning on making one and pair it with a valve amp head.

Im pretty broke and one could dream

[saurus]

I have 2 unit of 5" speakers, took it out from a car audio speaker, could this be good for guitar speaker? 2x5" cabinet maybe?

[fraterfraxinus]

What? No finger-joints? It isn't music if the cabinet doesn't have finger-joints! Seriously though, that looks sturdy enough to sail across the sea in.

[adamspice]

Looks like your next build will be a 4 x 10.

[bouillefabien]

Too bad I didn't see your video before I've done mine....

[joshsmith]

You should use a drum scratch track instead of a metronome when recording music without drums. I can tell your timing is a little off, drums help with that better than a metronome. You can just take the drums out at the end.

[bouillefabien]

To get a Orange or Mesa Boogie is another solution....