DIY guitar speaker cabinet made of wooden wine box

 

I am very novice to this DIY but I still did it. So, I got an old DIY guitar speaker cabinet that was already built when I bought on eBay. It's working and it's fine. I've gigged with it and used it many times during rehearsals. Until I ask ChatGPT about this particular speaker cab. So I gave the specs especially the measurement of the cabinet and the size of the speaker which is 10 inch. ChatGPT said that the cabinet is small or slim for the speaker size. And that's when I decided to build a different speaker cabinet. 

Now being new to this, I bought a battery powered cordless drill because I know I will be needing it for my planned speaker cabinet. Then because of the price, I had an idea of buying a used wine box on eBay which is really cheap to convert it into a guitar speaker cab. Sounds like a good plan isnt it?

I put everything into pieces using the old stuff from the old speaker cab that I got. And, it didnt take long, I managed to finish it. And to my excitement, I went and tested it. Then that's when the disappointment starts to kick in. It sounded different, boxy, thin, and trebly. I lost the low end and volume with this cabinet. 

So I asked ChatGPT for help. And immediately when I mentioned the wine box plus I uploaded a photo of the finished wine box speaker cab. ChatGPT said it's not a good idea for a speaker cabinet because first of all it is slim. Typical wine box is between 10-12 mm versus the thickness that's required for a guitar speaker cab is around 15-18 mm. Then there's some unnecessary holes that was seen on the photo. ChatGPT said it should be air-tight. But I didnt listen or get what it meant. I though it meant the tiny holes around the speaker front panel and then the winebox itself where it's been put together using small nails. 

So I asked chatGPT for solution and it was like an easy fix. To put bracing, damping material and seal the holes as well as the edges where the top, sides and back are joined. So I did what ChatGPT said. I ordered a wood glue and polyester damping material. Did my homework and start putting things together. I renovated the winebox speaker cabinet using my old cab and just used whatever wood and materials in there. Technically, I sort of disassembled the old cab and glued them inside the wine box.

Then after I finished, I tested it. It's better but not perfect. It's because I left the gap on top of the speaker front panel baffle which is about 2-3cm. I thought like guitar cab got semi open back or open back and this should work better because it's on the front. But no. ChatGPT said, it should be air tight or solid on the front panel. 

Now I had hardtime on what to cover it and what to do. Until the stripped the remaining leather cover of my old cab. And that's what I used to cover the gap plus I put damping material on that leather. And guess what, it made a unique effect to the sound of my cab. It sounded loud, tight and bassy. I can't explain it in words but I love it. It sounded great now. 

When you watch the video, watch til the end of even just skip and go towards the end of the video. That's where you can hear the sound of the speaker cab and the camera was up close to it and it's on the floor tilted using my folding guitar stand. 

Leave in the comments section and share your thoughts on this one. May be this could be another innovation in the speaker cabinet assembling.