The history

I’ve always loved to build and most of the money I’ve made in my life has been covered in sawdust. I’ve been a carpenter and a cabinet maker for many years and have nurtured a private  obsession and occasional profession in woodworking and furniture. I’m a general tinkerer who likes to build and fix the things I use, often out of necessity but also for the satisfaction of it. I am also, not surprisingly, a musician consumed by the quest for tone and the tools we use to get it. I’ve been in bands most of my life and have spent many years regularly on the road, sometimes as a musician and sometimes as road crew- a shirt seller, a stage manager, equipment tech and general road dog. This has brought me to shows in some of the dingiest basements I’ve ever seen and stages at some of the world’s biggest festivals- and a lot of things in between. I’ve carried guitar cabinets up a lot of different stairways in this world and along the way I’ve made good friends, seen and played some amazing shows and have heard, used and fixed a LOT of different gear. 

At some point the musician and the craftsperson inside of me got together and decided it was time to make my own cabs. I already had a good idea about some of the functional features that would make for a good cab (and some of that don’t), but I really dove into understanding what makes a guitar cab sound good and what makes them sound less good. What are the best materials and why? And I looked at how a lot of cabs are built and thought about if it could be improved. After a fairly slow process of evenings in the shop after work dialing in the design, saving money and carefully selecting speakers and a little bit of learning what not to do, I finally finished my cabs and got them hauled to the practice space. They were as solid as they could be and the weight was surprisingly reasonable. And when I finally got them plugged in and running I was blown away. I had made something that sounded pretty damn good and a lot better than most of the cabs I had owned over the years. 

As time went on I got my own shop built up and kept periodically making cabs for myself and for some friends. I tweaked little bits of the design, ironed out some wrinkles, learned a little bit about the business side and here we are. I want to help other musicians find that tone that gets them inspired and keeps them playing. And I want to build you the cab that you’ll keep forever.