I think they used to make them, don't know if they still do or have moved cab production overseas. The two I have are finger jointed, properly made cabs that sound great; one's the Grissom, of pine with two ports in back; the other is a birch closed back cab. Both were CAD products; the Grissom is still in the lineup.Does PRS Make Their Own Cabinets Or Do They Farm Them Out Like Many Other Companies Do?
Speaker cabs are just boxes covered in vinyl or Tolex or whatever.It‘s a shame the CAD amp division had such a (comparatively) short run; proof that having a great product alone won’t ensure market success, at least in the quantity of sales PRS wanted. The amps are among the best made and most musical I’ve seen. The combination of narrowing the line to fewer models made in east Asia seems a universal pattern now.
I‘d still like to have a DG30, and it’ll remain on the “wanted” list for me. I’m fortunate to have two HXDA 50s and a 2x12 cab made in Maryland during the days of myth and legend.
So It Is Safe To Assume That The PRS 4x12 Cabinets ARE NOT MADE IN THE USA?
I 'doesn't'.If you want cheap but well built cabinets (and who doesn't?) South Korea, Indonesia, Vietnam or China seem like the places to have them made.
And THANK FREAKING GOODNESS for craftsmen like you, who persevere!The Cad cabs were wonderful , My DG30 2x12 is by far my fave , I prefer it to the closed back paisley and 4x12 marshall I have.
Being a US based craftsman I prefer to pay the premium to keep the jobs here.
I'm always disheartened when I see Made In China on something nice.I 'doesn't'.
For me the US is the place to have them made. The difference in cost isn't worth the cost to society!
PRS has a made-in-wherever-else 1x12 speaker cabinet for $400.
Mesa offers one made in the US for the Fillmore for $469.
$69 savings doesn't seem like much of a bargain when you consider that it undercuts and weakens US manufacturing, costs some smaller US companies their existence, and puts people out of work. There are additional costs to society when companies go under - tax base is lost, creditors go unpaid, manufacturing real estate sits empty, people have to often take lower-paying jobs, there's greater dependence on the social safety net.
Who pays for all that? You and I. We share the societal cost of every business failure, and every unemployed person, in one way or another.
This is not what I would want for our country. Not for $69. That's selling out WAY too cheap, in my opinion.
If you can buy a load of guitars and pickups, pedals and spare amps, certainly the $69 additional cost doesn't break your bank.
Certainly there's international trade that's desirable and necessary. We don't make everything here, we don't have every natural resource here, and we have a consumer society that wants lots of STUFF. But when there are perfectly viable alternatives to foreign goods at not much more cost...I'm sorry. Nope.
Sadly, I'll bet it's more imports by far, though they don't release sales figures.I'm always disheartened when I see Made In China on something nice.
I rarely shop at WalMart. But I did buy my car tires there.
I wonder if Paul sells more import SE's or more USA made CORE guitars?
I had ported cabs for my Two=Rocks. They were great, too.The back ports on the DG cab are what make it so great , they really let it breathe .. decades ago before I was a Luthier , I started out making custom speaker cabs I prefer ported cabs any day
Made in China I got two mark Tromontti 112 cabs with the MT 15 amp,Does PRS Make Their Own Cabinets Or Do They Farm Them Out Like Many Other Companies Do?
I Am Only Interested In 4x12 Cabinets. I Should Have Stated That In The Initial Post. Thank You For The Feedback.Made in China I got two mark Tromontti 112 cabs with the MT 15 amp,