Finally put my Silvertone 1484 cab back together

Mark Wein

Mark Wein

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had to replace the input jack and jack plate and run new speaker wire today. Replaced the speakers (old vintage 30's) with a Scumback and a Celestion Greenback. Both speakers are new although they've been sitting around unused for a couple of years so I'm running some music through the amp from my computer for a while to break them in.
 
jelloman said:
A little black paint goes a long way...:poke:
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I might just park this cab and get an Avatar 2x12 anyway. The dimensions of the silvertone cab don't seem to give me what I want from a 2x12. We'll see once the speakers are broken in. I've never really played through this cab much since I always had other ones to use and this had some shitty v30's in it.
 
Mark Wein said:
I might just park this cab and get an Avatar 2x12 anyway. The dimensions of the silvertone cab don't seem to give me what I want from a 2x12. We'll see once the speakers are broken in. I've never really played through this cab much since I always had other ones to use and this had some shitty v30's in it.
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Look into the Splawn 2x12....he makes KILLER stuff. Iirc $400 unloaded.
 
Check out Peter Mather's stuff too.
Fwiw....I've not read one single bad review on the Splawn cabs.
Avatar has mixed reviews. Most people seem to like them a lot at first then realize there are better out there for not a lot more money.
The build quality on the Splawn products is ridiculously good. I can only confirm that on my amp since I don't have his cab.
 
Mark Wein said:
Interesting.

RIght now I don't have the funds for it but it's in my plans for the year.
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When I was shopping for my cab I wanted a ported one. I contacted Peter and he said he could make one. I ended up buying a port city cab. (which is hands down the best cab I've ever played.) But the Mather cab was really high on the list...
 
Mark Wein said:
I've never cared for them in the first place but I bought these in 1994 and they're worn the fuck out.
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Well, it sounds good in mine, and it's just broken in, really...but the guys on That Pedal Show just did a video on getting more from a Fender Hotrod Deluxe, and they replaced the generic Celestion it comes with with an Alnico Cream Celestion...and it's got me thinking...

 
jelloman said:
Well, it sounds good in mine, and it's just broken in, really...but the guys on That Pedal Show just did a video on getting more from a Fender Hotrod Deluxe, and they replaced the generic Celestion it comes with with an Alnico Cream Celestion...and it's got me thinking...

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I'll have to watch that one. I've been playing music through mine for the last few hours but I'm not digging how it sounds. And it is so much louder than I remember. I've got it wired in series to bring it down to 16 ohms and it is MASSIVELY loud.
 
Mark Wein said:
I'll have to watch that one. I've been playing music through mine for the last few hours but I'm not digging how it sounds. And it is so much louder than I remember. I've got it wired in series to bring it down to 16 ohms and it is MASSIVELY loud.
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Older ears? Or more efficient speakers, perhaps...

...I have a Jet City attenuator if you need one...
 
Yeah...I just need to play through it for a while. These things are either 40 or 60 watts so there is going to be some volume on tap but this is more than I remember.
 
hm. I tried the second input on each channel and it sounds a bit better if still loud. Of to Google I go.
 
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