Vintage Bag End Questions (Paging Sonicus!)

[edwin]

Well, I got the cabinet. It seems structurally solid, but definitely ridden hard and put away wet many, many nights. The biggest area of concern is the bottom. It's missing chunks of several layers of the plywood. I figure that if I find someone who's good at woodworking, it can be repaired nicely, or, at the very least, painted with some really tough stuff to seal it all up and make it impervious to any further maltreatment. Suggestions welcomed. I'll post more pics once the K140 goes in.


One of the cool things about going all the way down to there is that not only did it turn out that we have lots of friends in common, he also has a huge ranch with a stage and does music festivals there. Perhaps we can even play there next summer.

[fmm]

Maybe you need a Bag End ELF-1 to go with that cab.  I have one I have never used.

[edwardofhuncote]

I'd probably try to flush the bottom up as much as possible, then add another layer of plywood for structural reinforcement. Aesthetically... options are wide open... almost anything done is an improvement.

Main thing is- how does it sound?

[edwin]

I'd probably try to flush the bottom up as much as possible, then add another layer of plywood for structural reinforcement. Aesthetically... options are wide open... almost anything done is an improvement.

Main thing is- how does it sound?

I don't know how it sounds yet as I still have to take the K140 out of the existing cab and install it.

I have a Bag End ELF system for my studio subs. I don't think I'll need it in this case. While I'm sure that the cabinet will put out some nice low end, I rely on PAs for the heavy lifting and usually have a mic on the cabinet to provide all that midrange and upper bass magic to complement the direct signal.

[edwin]

I yanked the K140 out of the other cab and put it in the Bag End (the original Bag End driver is clearly toast). It sounds great. I'm definitely going to bring it to my gigs this weekend and see how it does there. At relatively low volumes it still rattles the house. I'm thinking that it's the depth of the cabinet. It's definitely the deepest cabinet I own. It's also surprisingly light for what it is. I can carry myself easily.

I contacted a friend who's a woodworking and he's going to see what it would take to rehab it. I'll also ask him about making a port cover. I'm very curious to hear it that way.

All in all, a success.

[sonicus]

Edwin , congratulations on the purchase and successful sonic adventure !

 Wolf

[glocke]

I owned a BE 1x15 like that at one point...deepest sounding cabinet i ever owned.  Financial situation at the time dictated that i had to sell it..wish i still had it.

[edwin]

I owned a BE 1x15 like that at one point...deepest sounding cabinet i ever owned.  Financial situation at the time dictated that i had to sell it..wish i still had it.

Did you tend to run it ported or sealed? Right now the port is open, but the speaker is moving an awful lot, so I'm planning on sealing it to see how that goes. It is a very deep sounding cabinet. I'm liking it a lot with the K140.

[glocke]

I owned a BE 1x15 like that at one point...deepest sounding cabinet i ever owned.  Financial situation at the time dictated that i had to sell it..wish i still had it.

Did you tend to run it ported or sealed? Right now the port is open, but the speaker is moving an awful lot, so I'm planning on sealing it to see how that goes. It is a very deep sounding cabinet. I'm liking it a lot with the K140.

sealed.....i seem to recall it sounding a little "tighter" to my ears that way...dont know how else to describe it...