Axtell Custom Cabs
Kalama WA
Handbuilt in the USA
"Celebrating
3 Generations of Custom Woodworking"
Amplifier Enclosures, Guitar speaker cabinets,
Cabinet repair
& restoration, custom designs, replacement back panels.
All
enclosures are hand-built out of selected 3/4" Pine boards, #2
or better, glued dovetail corners, 3/4" 13 ply Birch Plywood Front
Baffles, your choice of quality tolex and grill cloth. Please
inquire about choice of tolex colors and grill cloth
options.
Pricing:
1X12 Spkr Cab $190
1X15 Spkr Cab $190
2-10 Spkr Cab $195
2-12 Spkr Cab $200
Blackface or Silverface Bassman / Bandmaster, etc.
Combo Cab (available in 1x12 or 1x15) $200
Custom Builds start at $220, depending on
design.
Options:
Tolex Color. Your choice of Brown, Black or Cream
tolex, included in purchase price. Other colors may be slightly
more.
Mojo has a good example of tolex
colors available. Tolex
Colors I am not affiliated with
Mojo.
Grill Cloth:
Your choice of Wheat, or Oxblood included in purchase
price. Other designs available. Grill Cloth
Options: Cabinets come
standard as open back, two panel style. Options include closed
back, (add $10) or oval tuned
port back panel, classy looking. (add
$20)
All cabinets come with handle, heavy duty
rubber feet, metal corners and a metal Speaker jack plate.
(speaker jack installed with color coded wiring, add $10)
Why my custom cabs are better.
3/4" baffle. Most old amps came with
1/2", or thinner, baffles.
most of the repro cabs are built the same
way. We use 3/4", marine grade, voidless plywood for our baffles.
3/4" Back Panels come standard on all my
speaker cabs and Bassman/Bandmaster etc. combo cabs. How many old
amps have you seen with broken, or missing
back panels? My panels won`t break, and actually
protect the amp and tubes. In some
custom designs, I`ll use 1/2" marine grade plywood for the back panels,
but, still, much stronger than the stock 1/4"
panels you find on most old amps.
My cabs are 11.25 inches deep. I think a
deeper cab sounds bigger. My Bassman combo cabs are 11.25
inches at the bottom, with a one inch taper at the
top. The original cab was 10 inches at the bottom, 9 inches
at the top. Doesn`t sound like much, but, in my
opinion, makes a big difference in the sound
of the cab.
I think Dovetail Joints are stronger than
finger joints. Finger joints were used, and are still being used,
on a lot of amp enclosures.
I`m one guy, building each cab individually,
with love and pride. I enjoy doing this stuff and build each cab
as if it was for me.....
If
you have an
idea about something, let me know, I can help you plan it and build it
for
you. I`m a working musician, gigging each week, I love gear, so
if you have something to suggest in way
of a swap, or trade in on one of my cabs, I may be able to work with
you.
I also build
the cabinets for Shad Damron of Quinn Amplifiers,
Vancouver
WA. Check out his site, Shad builds an awesome boutique amp.
Quinn Amplifiers
Pictures below are some examples of cabinets I`ve built, but, anything
you can dream up, I can build, so please, email and let`s talk!
email
for info: email
1 - 15 Combo cab for a 66
Bassman
Back View
Custom 1-12 for a Crate Vintage 20 amp.
1-12 Combo
Cab for a 66 Fender Bassman.
Blues Jr in a Head
Cabinet
50`s Newcomb Tube amp as a Nifty Head
1-15 Vertical
Cab
2-10 Horizontal cab
Tuned Rear Panel
1-12 cab
email for
info: email
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