Hi my name is John and I live in the UK
I have a couple of JBL D140 speakers from an old Fender Bassman cab that I would like to rehouse
in a more efficient cab or maybe two separate cab's.
This is for use with bass guitar and needs to be old school,think Pbass/Jazz with valve amp so don't
really need tweeters.Any recommendations would be gratefully received.
Best cab for JBL d140
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Re: Best cab for JBL d140
Hi John - Welcome to the forum. The JBL D140 is pretty old, released around the 60's but I've had a look and can find any TS parameters for it. Being so old, it will most likely predate TS anyway, so unless someone has been back to measure a sample of them, we simply don't know how they would perform in any of the designs.
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6xDR200, 2xT39, 2xT48, 2xJack110, 1xOmni10.5, 1xAutotuba, 1xT18, 1xSLA Pro, 1xW8, 1xW10
Re: Best cab for JBL d140
Indeed, those are very old speakers.
Here is a thread describing their construction and origin: http://bassoutpost.com/index.php?topic=2555.0
They don't look like they handle a lot of power, maybe 100W or so?
Also likely to be quite tired.
If I was determined to use them, I might try making a single Simplexx 15 without a tweeter and see how it sounds.
Here is a thread describing their construction and origin: http://bassoutpost.com/index.php?topic=2555.0
They don't look like they handle a lot of power, maybe 100W or so?
Also likely to be quite tired.
If I was determined to use them, I might try making a single Simplexx 15 without a tweeter and see how it sounds.
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Re: Best cab for JBL d140
I wouldn't use the D140. It was one of the best fifteens of its day, but its day was 50 years ago. They have value to collectors, so I'd sell them.
Re: Best cab for JBL d140
Thanks for replies,I think they are rated at 150 watts but that could be a bit misleading.
As I had them I thought it might be good to use them but I take Bill's point,
probably better to sell them and get something new.Back to the drawing board!!
Thanks again for your input.
As I had them I thought it might be good to use them but I take Bill's point,
probably better to sell them and get something new.Back to the drawing board!!
Thanks again for your input.