Author Topic: The big rig (Read 2258 times)

slawie · « **on:** February 24, 2014, 06:43:06 PM »

I think that I am done with amp gas for a while.
It took me a number of months to get this rig together. slawie

sonicus · « **Reply #1 on:** February 24, 2014, 10:34:36 PM »

SWELL ! ___ it looks nice and punchy!!

dadabass2001 · « **Reply #2 on:** February 25, 2014, 01:40:07 PM »

I assume the cabinets are symmetrical, since one of them is rotated 180 degrees. Are those dual 12s in each cab?
Mike

slawie · « **Reply #3 on:** February 25, 2014, 03:10:59 PM »

Thanks Wolf - expect some minor seismic activity over there when I start practicing loud.

Mike, the cabinet is an older one that had the logo placed in that position. Terribly annoying as the logo tabs are inserted into drilled holes then melted from behind. Cannot be moved without looking Blah!
Only way around it is to buy another grill.
The two bottom cabs are 2x12's with one driver being a dual cone with tweeter.
The top cabs are 2x10's with the same tweeter deal.
The 10's are clear, tight and punchy with the 12's adding a bigger fatter bottom end.

It's a fridge and a bit

Still playing with it and tweaking the F2B and series I controls.

slawie

tbrannon · « **Reply #4 on:** February 25, 2014, 05:54:17 PM »

Slawie,

Impressive array- especially considering you built that thing while living in AU. I know how expensive gear is in AU/NZ? $$$$

edwin · « **Reply #5 on:** February 25, 2014, 05:56:48 PM »

OK, I want to know how it sounds all stacked up vertically, twelves on the bottom and tens on the top, all in a row.

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sonicus · « **Reply #6 on:** February 25, 2014, 06:12:00 PM »

Edwin ,
A custom little narrow scaffold and #9 tie wire might be needed for that experiment !

(Message edited by sonicus on February 25, 2014)

5a_quilt_top · « **Reply #7 on:** February 26, 2014, 07:07:09 AM »

Uh oh...if so, you may be getting dangerously close to going HERE:

Actually my favorite part of slawie's rig is the fact that it's

M - O - D - U - L - A - R

moonliner · « **Reply #8 on:** February 27, 2014, 01:15:08 AM »

Ahhhh... that looks very pleasing....

I bet it sounds fantastic!

hankster · « **Reply #9 on:** February 27, 2014, 07:48:01 PM »

I love the TC Electronics cabs. Punchy indeed. I've had nothing but compliments on my sound since I started using my much more meager 2x10 with occasionally a single 12 added. Have fun!

R.

willie · « **Reply #10 on:** February 28, 2014, 09:30:43 AM »

There is nothing like playing through a Big Rig.
But I Love driving them as well.
Long wheelbase means great ride but a slight challenge negotiating turns. But not a problem and worth it for the ride. And it's nice to have a small apartment right behind you all the time.
I did over one million safe miles in 33 states.
Could sustain 120 MPH when conditions allowed it.
On the CB it was referred to as a Large Car.
But definitely a Big Rig.
Will

rjmsteel · « **Reply #11 on:** February 28, 2014, 09:44:50 AM »

Willie, is that the Iowa Hawkeyes football team Semi-Trailer rig?

Looks just like it.

My oldest son is a Hawkeye currently going to UI and your rig looks just like the one we saw on campus at a game next to the stadium, (and in the Main Faculty lot).
I\m in the Steel (Coil) Processing business so I have definitely seen my share of trucks from beat up to full custom. Very Nice BTW!!

sonicus · « **Reply #12 on:** February 28, 2014, 10:31:03 AM »

I gained a new understanding and respect for Big Rig truckers when I drove a Bob Tail from Tampa ,FL to Oakland , Ca. and many parts in between . The scale and accommodations available at some of the truck stops that I stopped of at and dined were really impressive. I remember one of the truck stops in a man made oasis in the middle of the Arizona desert surrounded by Saguaro Cacti. Driving up I saw a long line of perfectly parked Big Rigs , at least 50 or so !! Walking in the door I was greeted by a friendly hostess who seated me at a table but the food was buffet style serve your self . There was a huge live music room where the band was just setting up , the bass player had a BIG RIG stack of Mesa Road Ready bass cabinets and an All Tube MESA 400+ Amp !!!! At the opposite end of the establishment there was a little movie theater ! This was a trip that I will never forget . Every one was really friendly there ____.

willie · « **Reply #13 on:** February 28, 2014, 10:57:36 AM »

I don't believe so. This is not my truck. But as close of a picture to mine I have that I can upload. The trailers I pulled were actually longer. When I drove mine, I didn't have a digital cameras. All were taken on a 35MM camera. I have a lot of pictures from all over the country I took through the windshield while driving as well as the trucks I drove. This is a Peterbilt 379 just like mine but mine was blue. I also drove a very large red Freightliner. And a Maroon and Silver Western Star. Also had a Maroon Peterbilt 359 but it wasn't as long. The blue 379 was my favorite. The stretched wheelbase is the only way to go. At 320, it is longer than the the wheelbase of a Top Fuel Dragster. Great ride. I was also a driving instructor and road tester for new drivers for my company. I didn't like having to let them drive my truck while I taught and tested them. The extra length of the tractor drastically changes how you must set up for turns, especially in towns or cities. And one wrong downshift climbing a mountain under full power could drop the extra long multiple piece drive shaft right out of the truck. But if you do it right without the clutch, you don't even feel it, just hear the engine RPM change. The interiors of the sleepers are great. Nicer than home. The cab interior is like an airplane. Cool at night with all the gauges and radios lit up. And it's nice going down the road lit up like a Christmas tree. Even at 4 MPG I could go over 1000 miles without refueling. But it cost a lot to fill it up when you did stop. At 120 MPH it sounds and feels like flying a large jet on the ground. My 359 was clocked at 135 MPH coming off Donner's Pass. The State Police frown on those speeds though. And if you blow a steering tire at that speed, the result could look like a plane crash. But I never got a ticket for any kind of moving violation,over weight violation or log book violation. But I probably would have if they ever caught me. But next to playing bass, which I do through a very Big Rig, and a few other things I can't mention here, operating a machine like this was the most fun and rewarding thing I ever did. Not all truck drivers ever get to drive a truck anywhere near as nice as this. It is an elite group of people I was very proud to be part of. A lot of thumbs up and compliments from other people on the road and places I stopped.
Will

rjmsteel · « **Reply #14 on:** February 28, 2014, 11:25:44 AM »

Most of the Steel Haulers in the Midwest cannot afford (length wise) the really long tractors and/or trailer combinations. Doubles are the trailer system of choice until you get into Illinois where double pulls loaded with Coils are not allowed. Michigan and coming out of Canada (Steel) Mills are where the doubles with three axles (or more) each are on the roads. However with this years insane winter conditions I think the Indiana Toll Road has had more Doubles and Steel Hauler restrictions than OK to travel days... not to mention fuel gel problems... what a mess!! Try getting a load of lumber out of Missouri.. good luck!