Should I go for it?

[fekalizatorius]

Hey,
I stumbled upon this [url="http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm49/liunas/pardavimas/DSC00541.jpg"]http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm49/li...as/DSC00541.jpg[/url] a few minutes ago. It's a homemade 1x12" cab with a switchable tweeter. 150w @ 8ohms. I wanted to ask you if I should take it. It's in my area, costs 75eu. I was thinking of a 2x10" or 1x15", but I'm now thinking about this 1x12"
Cheers,
Fek.

[Stylon Pilson]

I personally wouldn't, but if you can spare the €75 then why not give it a go?

S.P.

[chris_b]

I personally wouldn't buy someone els's home made gear. You may feel differently though.

[alexclaber]

Ask them what driver it contains and what it's tuned to. If they can answer that and the driver is half-decent then it's probably a good deal. What you want to avoid is anything with a cheap PA driver, a hi-fi driver or a car subwoofer, all of which are unsuitable for bass guitar.

Alex

[steve-soar]

Ask them if there is a socket for an extension pole on the bottom of the cab.

[stevie]

Don't even think of it - it would be money down the drain! Plastic handle, plastic corners, piezo tweeter. It's a cheap and cheerful home-made confection that should be on Freecycle. The single 3-inch port will fart when you play low-E. And it's filthy, which speaks volumes about its owner. I'll bet you the cabinet is made of chipboard and there's an old, cheap, pressed steel Eminence of Chinese driver inside. Avoid it like the plague and wait for something half-decent to come along.

Edited June 30, 2009 by stevie

[Bill Fitzmaurice]

Everything about that cabs says that whoever built it knows next to nothing about how to design a speaker. Pass.

[skankdelvar]

Nasty cab; depending on mfr / type the speaker itself may be worth salvaging.

But probably not.

[fekalizatorius]

Thanks guys I knew right off the bat, that I should avoid it, but thought that maybe you guys would know beter I'll stick to saving for the 2x10"
Cheers,
Fek.