Hmmm

[Vintage-Blue]

@Wasnex - So did the B15's use that same scheme?

Yes, this safety feature originated on the B15. First using an octal socket and later with the 4-pin XLR connector.

So maybe its an old b-15?
Did they have that center brace as well?

Yes, they had a center brace.

I'm not the guy for that, but there are people around here that are. I'm sure they'll wander by. My memory is that there was a vintage of B15 with that center brace. One of the experts could probably date it to within a few years by that feature if that's the case.

It's hard to tell but it looks like it MAY be built around a single baffle B15 cabinet. It's been modified so much that it's hard to tell.

 

[Johnny Fingers]

Can’t wait to hear how it sounds.

The wheel should be an easy fix.

 

[DeepHz]

Needs a Hartke aluminum cone! Love the Puppy in the pic!

 

[Alivefor5]

Does the inside of the lid look like it might have had an amp screwed to it at some point?

 

[cchorney]

I'd put a little padding on the inside, buy a smaller bass cab, and use the metal one as a cool bass cab looking road case.

 

[Dubious Aa]

Does the inside of the lid look like it might have had an amp screwed to it at some point?

After it was mentioned that it could be an Ampeg b15 Cab I searched them. They are a flip top rig.... that totally explains why the top comes off.
I dont think the top is original now

 

[deff]

I question your judgement, yet highly approve.

 

[Wesley R]

the seal would be important, would some kind of foam insulation tape fit the join? cool that @Redbrangus and @Wasnex remembers ampeg history...i would never have remembered! but that detail is easily modified to 'usable'.

anyway, i can't wait to hear how that sounds --- to you.

I have used Portaflex's for much of my life. I developed the habit of applying a damp paper towel to the gasket as required.

 

[JRA]

I have used Portaflex's for much of my life. I developed the habit of applying a damp paper towel to the gasket as required.

now that's a twist i didn't know about! so the "damp" is for 'air-tight'?

 

[StatesideRambler]

That looks like an ice chest my father built in the 1950s. IIRC at that time coolers weren’t a thing you could go out and buy. He made it with industrial metal clad insulation that looked much like your cab. Thanks for sending me back in time.

 

[Michedelic]

Reminds me of the old Road amplifier line(a spin-off of Kustom)…

 

[Dubious Aa]

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Very cool!

 

[frankie5string]

I had a "Road" cabinet with a gigantic heavy Gauss 18 in it... looked just like that, except without the round grill.
It was affectionately called the "headache maker" because it had a weird low-midrange bump that made it really hard to use without inducing headaches.

 

[Kaa]

That dog is well-fed. Well done.

 

[Wisebass]

hi Dubious Aa

I don’t know how i end up with stuff like this, maybe im just a sucker for DIY stuff

Full Metal Cabinet I dig it!

If it sounds bad, ill use it as a guitar cab!!

If it's too bad for guitar?

Sell it to a drummer!


greetings

Wise(b)ass

 

[Wesley R]

now that's a twist i didn't know about! so the "damp" is for 'air-tight'?

Springs up the little strip of foam rubber. Every couple of months or so on my B15S, less frequently on the others.

 

[Dubious Aa]

hi Dubious Aa



Full Metal Cabinet I dig it!



If it's too bad for guitar?

Sell it to a drummer!


greetings

Wise(b)ass

Greetings back!!

 

[Glennbassmann]

Thats a old B-15 flip top cab..I wonder if the original tolex is under all that metal....

 

[Dubious Aa]

Thats a old B-15 flip top cab..I wonder if the original tolex is under all that metal....

Im guessing a strong yes at this point, I just started to look at this thing now that I know what it is(was?). Here are the flip top parts i guess, in all their... glory??

 

[Glennbassmann]

Early to mid 60's with the black tolex....keep going get that metal off..Ampeg B-15NF Portaflex 30-Watt 1x15" Bass Combo 1965 - 1967 | Reverb