Origin20 de-COED-ed 112 Speaker Cab Mods

fitz

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Was never a fan of the Origin212A and it also seemed like a waste to have to upgrade the 70/80's that come stock.
Which is why I had made my own 212 for my O20H.
Now I've always liked the look of the O20H on a CODE 212 cab with some gold piping added, but I traded mine in with the 100H when I got the dragon Tele.

I've been thinking about making some 1x12 cabs for my O20H for another little stack kinda look.
The other day, a tattered looking CODE50C showed up at the GC across town for a ridiculously low price - less than the cost of build materials.
Checked the dimensions on the Marshall site, and it's less than a 1/2 inch wider than the Origin20 head.
Now If I could find a second CODE50C for a good price, I think I'd have some almost done Origin 1x12 cabs.
Local CL came through with a listing nearby just a few days old, so I threw a lowball offer out and got an "ok, how about $20 more..." reply.

Spent last Friday afternoon driving around and came home with a pair of dirt cheap CODE50C's.
(previously posted most of this on MF, so apologies to those who stop by there too...)

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Gutted the CODEs and put some gutter leaf screen mesh across the panel openings.
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Re-grilled the baffles with some cane grill I had leftover.
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Popped in a pair of G12M-25's from my homemade 212.
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Took 'er for a spin...
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To be continued...
 
Decided to mostly close up the old control openings, so I made some ported panels and attached under the mesh.
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Flipped the back panels upside down and put speaker jacks in the plug jack holes.
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Wasn't thrilled about the natural cane color, so I stained them black.
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2 nice big 112 Marshall speaker cabs for about the cost of a used MX112.
 
Though I’m not a fan of the MDF, I am a fan of the efficient, and artistic, repurposing of thing that might otherwise be considered “cast offs”. This is looking to be a great example of ingenuity at work. Nice job!
The CODE cabs are not entirely MDF.
Like most of the low-end Marshall stuff, the carcass is mostly 5/8" chip board (particle board).
The baffle plate is actually 1/2" MDF, and the back panel is a 1/4" Masonite hard board (HDF).
I've made a few cab & head shell builds out of similar particle board.
It cuts, mills, and glues really well.
Not exactly Baltic birch void free ply, but I ain't got no vintage hand wired plexi from the late sixties either.
 
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