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3/8/1999 1:10 PM
Gus isolation box
Has anyone built a isolation box using a 4" or smaller speaker and cheap elec mics. I have been thinking about this but I have not built one.
  
3/9/1999 7:49 AM
Benjamin Fargen
Gus,  
I have seen an isolation box that has a single 12" celestion and a SM58 enclosed. It got a great review and would have a big benefit for those who have volume considerations.  
I say go for it......I'm sure yours would work great!  
Benjamin.
  
3/9/1999 4:25 PM
Adrian
On my band's soon to be released CD we have a guitar track that was put down using  
a Postcard-sized battery powered "Marshall" amp isoed in a cardboard shoebox. This was certainly a special effect tone used in one section of one song but it worked surprisingly well, kinda banjo-like.  
I'm thinking of trying my tiny harmony/valco in a steamer trunk next!
  
3/10/1999 10:55 AM
Trace
Adrian;  
 
Hey mate! I'd love to get a copy of your band's CD!!!  
I've recorded with thise little Marshall's before too. it's a pretty nifty little tone to say the least.  
I think the enclosed thing is cool if you have a "noise issue" do deal with when it comes to the neighbors. Live it works great too!!  
 
 
Trace
  
3/10/1999 1:27 PM
Adrian
CD is in the final stages so I'll let ya know when it's done. We can swap!  
Here's another mini-marshall trick:  
Use the amp as a bottleneck slide, speaker facing the strings. The lowest volume feedback I've ever came across. Minutes of entertainment! Sorta the opposite of the Jimi Hendrix amp-humping.
  
3/10/1999 8:39 PM
nic
hey this sounds like a good idea for me!!! What sorta speaker should I look for if I want to use my Deluxe or Super reverb as the amp? I have heard Fenders are really tolerant to impedence mismatch, should that be a concern?  
 
Advice on building one??? Would I need to take the considerations Ifor dimentions as I would in designing a normal speaker encosure, for example the golden ratio stuff? I really don't have the ability to cut wood down though! So maybe I should cool it for a little while to work out that small kink!  
 
 
nic
  

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