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Subject:Re: Speaker size
From:Chris Lisica
Date:Fri, 11 Jan 2008 17:31:51 -0800

Has anyone ever installed 6X9's in place of the 4" stock speakers in the
rear A/C plastic roof? Just curious. I inherited a pair. Thanks.

On Jan 11, 2008 4:20 PM, Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Skinny little bass guitar!?   Nooo Mike, we're talking the real thing -
> double bass. We travel with Maiken's 1950 Kay M-1, the story of which you
> can read in the Gallery section of my website.
>
> That's why we have a Westy Weekender - darn kitchen takes up too much
> space.   :)
>
> On Jan 11, 2008 11:03 AM, Michael Elliott <camping.elliott@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Bass players. I are one. If I could figure out how to make a bass guitar
> > and amp as small as, say, a ukulele, why then I'd bring it along. But
> > anyway, I have a 12'' sub mounted under the rear bench seat and a small
> > subwoofer amp for it. Crosses over at 80Hz, which at low levels blends
> > fine with the bitty rear overhead cabinet speakers when sitting in the
> > rear. But it's not very satisfactory when driving because the road noise
> > and rumble pretty much muddy up whatever the bass player is doing unless
> > I turn things up real loud, and I rarely do that.
> >
> > When driving, using high quality stereo equipment a Vanagon is like
> > wearing perfume in a glue factory.  When parked it's nice, though.
> >
> > --
> > Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> > 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
> > 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> > 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
> > KG6RCR
> >
> > On 1/11/2008 9:25 AM Matthew Snook wrote:
> >
> > > Yeah, you know bass players, they gotta hear that throbbing sound. :)
> > > I have to admit though, when you're listening to something like Bela
> and
> > > Edgar Meyer, it's nice to be able to hear what the bass is doing.  Six
> > > inchers, eh?  Hmmm...
> > >
> > > Matt
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Jake de Villiers
> > > Subject: Re: Speaker size
> > >
> > > I rear-mounted 5 1/4" speakers in the overhead cabinet  - hang on, you
> > have
> > > a tin roof, right?  That won't work for you....  I also put 6"
> speakers
> > in
> > > the front holes (with some expanding) by rear-mounting them.  Sounds
> WAY
> > > better.  :)
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Jake
> 1984 Vanagon GL
> 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
> Crescent Beach, BC
> www.crescentbeachguitar.com
> http://subyjake.googlepages.com/
>

--
Chris
88 Vanagon GL (daily driver)
87 Westfalia (in progress)
http://wavanagon.googlepages.com/

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