Author Topic: Bass Cabinet (Read 278 times)

tcmted · « **on:** March 26, 2013, 11:24:50 AM »

I have an Alembic??? bass cabinet that I want to sell. Not really sure what it's worth as I can't find anything on the net. Alembic says they don't know because they haven't made them in 40 yrs... Looks just like the stacks on the Deads wall of sound pics. It' in v.g. condition and 15 JBL speaker.

pasewark · « **Reply #1 on:** March 26, 2013, 01:47:14 PM »

Nice. My local music store here in Petaluma, just had some old GD stuff for sale. Giant speaker cabinet, Furman stereo parametric and crown amp. How much are you selling it for?

sonicus · « **Reply #2 on:** March 26, 2013, 05:22:51 PM »

There were a few variations in dimensions of this design . I have an original Wall of Sound 15 cab that is the largest of the variations, Next I have a few Alembic A15's that were a little smaller , last I have an early Bagend single 15 that is the smallest of the variations. All the above use the same Aluminum block front mount speaker brackets. I also have a Alembic A18 that is close in size to the Wall of Sound 15 cabinet to give you an idea of how huge the Wall of sound 15 Cabinet is.

edwin · « **Reply #3 on:** April 01, 2013, 09:18:10 PM »

Pics?

bass_cab · « **Reply #4 on:** June 23, 2013, 02:16:19 PM »

here's some pics. dim 32, 22, 26 and weighs 75lbs
wood is in perfect condition $500- firm seems like my pics are too big, I'll try adding one at a time.

bass_cab · « **Reply #5 on:** June 23, 2013, 02:23:30 PM »

Darn it, each pic is too big to upload. I'll try to reduce pixels and take some more...

edwin · « **Reply #6 on:** June 23, 2013, 02:37:35 PM »

The picture max. size is 150k. It should be pretty easy to reduce a jpeg to that size, but if you want, you can email them to me and I'll shrink them down for you.

edwin · « **Reply #7 on:** June 25, 2013, 05:20:42 AM »

Here are the pix:

edwin · « **Reply #8 on:** June 29, 2013, 12:37:18 PM »

I got an email inquiring about this cabinet, but when I tried to reply, it bounced. Just to let people know, I'm not the seller of this cab. If I had the scratch, I'd happily be the buyer.

moonliner · « **Reply #9 on:** June 30, 2013, 07:45:23 PM »

Just to be clear, this is not a Wall of Sound cab, right?

sonicus · « **Reply #10 on:** June 30, 2013, 09:43:30 PM »

Moonliner ,
I have quite a few variations of this type of cabinet. Make reference to my post # 2831 in this thread . The largest in my collection measures in @ 30 X 20 x 25 1/2 and I was told by the fellow that I purchased it from that it was a remnant from the Wall of Sound . I also have several that I have had since about 1975 that I believe to be Alembic A-15 cabinets, those measure in @ 26 1/2 X 17 X 21 1/2 . I also have an early Bagend that is smaller then the Alembic A15.. SO you see there were a few folks making these with a Infinite Baffle design , Birch plywood and the swell aluminum brackets ( I have also seen some variations with tuned ports ). I have had discussions with friends that knew some of these speaker cabinet builders and it it sad to say that not all of them are with us anymore here in this dimension .

Perhaps, It might be accurate to speculate that dimensions may have varied just a little from batch run to batch run depending on who was calling the shots . Having been involved in similar activities this has been my experience.

It would be prudent to find out the exact model number of the 15 JBL Driver that is in the cabinet that tcmted ( the seller) has in this cabinet . Also what the impedance is. That all makes a big difference . I know of the variations that were used and how well they held out and through my own experiments as well with these.. I believe towards the last part of the existence of the 'Wall of Sound Gauss drivers were used ; Gauss 4580's work really well with these. I prefer to use the Gauss 4580's in mine for playing Bass. I have 2 Alembic A15's in my studio PA for lows that still have JBL K140's , that a friend of mine recently re-coned for me. Earlier incarnations of 15 JBLS sound good but in this application (Wall of Sound) but were not always as robust in lifespan . None of mine are for sale.