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Permalink Reply by Paul Craig on September 10, 2015 at 11:25am

Sounds like a cool project. How deep will the speaker box be?  Speaker boxes usually need to be 6'' to 12" deep to sound right. You can probably get away with something shallower for guitar or cbg with an open back or breather holes. What speakers do you have?

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Permalink Reply by Bob Marioni on September 10, 2015 at 4:38pm

The boxes are 5" deep,  7.5" wide and 17" high. I have to figure out the best speakers for the real estate I have. I will use some sound holes for sue. 

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Permalink Reply by Paul Craig on September 10, 2015 at 8:26pm

I'm sure they'll be deep enough. Eminence might make some 6 inch speakers for a reasonable price.

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Permalink Reply by Bob Marioni on September 10, 2015 at 10:55pm

Thanks! I'll look into them.

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Permalink Reply by Sean on September 17, 2015 at 1:39pm

I have this brand-style of cigar box for my two speaker guitar cabinet. I'll post a topic in a minute... Skip the soundhole, use the cool flaps on the boxes! I put a keyhole bolt on mine so I can flip it open.

If you're looking to do this on the cheap, use speakers from used home theater speakers or boombox speakers. Couple dollars for a driver if you search vs. $50+. The high end versions of either are usually 4 ohm and 20-50 watts.

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Permalink Reply by Paul Craig on September 17, 2015 at 9:49pm

A home theater sub woofer will work fine, but regular stereo speakers won't last long with a guitar or bass going through them.

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Permalink Reply by Bob Marioni on September 17, 2015 at 10:59pm

I'm going to go for the Eminence guitar speakers on this one. I've decided to go all the way on this build. Thanks!

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