Thoughts about how to raise my cab/head.
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DISTORT6
NJ Devil
No $ left after buying a wall of assorted 4x12’s.Best get shopping!
Priorities, Alnus. PRIORITIES!
Oh, I get 'no single coils', alright...
But no pirate shirts -- or leather pants??
Geez, without that stuff I wouldn't even know what to wear.
bodia
Authorities said.....best leave it.....unsolved
You'd be the cool kid at the Slayer concert if you wore that
Whaaat? Distort6 is the cool kid wherever he goes!You'd be the cool kid at the Slayer concert if you wore that
But...he needs the pirate shirt and leather pants.
A pair of red leather thigh-high boots a la Rick James would complete the ensemble, of course...
Tucson Thump
Mint Heavy Relic
Those shirts and pants were much cheaper back in Port Royal
dmatthews
Dave's not here
I dunno...
It's such a tough question.
Really, you have to look at the cab and the head differently.
The cab is a little easier to deal with, where the head has more parts and that makes it a bit more complicated.
I mean we all love our gear, and they both need to know that. But the head probably takes more time and attention.
Oh they grow up so fast.. before you know it they're out on their own enthralling audiences far and wide.
We all have our own ownership styles of course, and I'm sure you'll pick a great path for both your dear/lovely cab and head.
Know that whatever you do stands as an indelible imprint on them both. This will guide you to the proper way.
Anyway... best of luck. Just try not to spank them. That never seems to help much.
It's such a tough question.
Really, you have to look at the cab and the head differently.
The cab is a little easier to deal with, where the head has more parts and that makes it a bit more complicated.
I mean we all love our gear, and they both need to know that. But the head probably takes more time and attention.
Oh they grow up so fast.. before you know it they're out on their own enthralling audiences far and wide.
We all have our own ownership styles of course, and I'm sure you'll pick a great path for both your dear/lovely cab and head.
Know that whatever you do stands as an indelible imprint on them both. This will guide you to the proper way.
Anyway... best of luck. Just try not to spank them. That never seems to help much.
Tucson Thump
Mint Heavy Relic
They grow up from being an 8 to a 10 to two tens then two twelves before you know it.
Unfortunately, most of Port Royal's now in Davey Jones' locker.
DISTORT6
NJ Devil
Alnus Rubra
Loving nature’s wonders
FixedThat’s because of my wall of 4X12’s!
Well I certainly hope so!!!That’s because of my wall of 4X12’s!
Goran Lorencin
New Member
Very nice!As @bodia mentions, someone here posted the Atlas amp stand. It looks like this:
I also saw one where the speaker was mounted into the table itself… not sure how well it works, but it’s a cool idea:
Perhaps something along those lines will get you going!
You can try a Deeflexx sound dispersing panel. There is also a US company that makes something similar for less money but I can't remember the name. EDIT: It's called the Toneshield.
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Bill SAS 513
Just another old guy in a T-shirt
Hell, That trio from up north finished their careers with their amps on chairs...and sounded...aaaah...ok, I guess!!!!
Bill SAS 513
Just another old guy in a T-shirt
Oddly enough, for my Bass amp, I really like what having my bass cabinet on the floor ... it adds more bottom.
And as far as Milk Crates...Man, so many Highs/7-11 (Convenience) Stores have come up short, whenever there's a local Battle of the Bands competition.
I've made quite a few "amp stands" from plywood...and black spray paint.
One thing I always try to do is separate the cabinets from the heads...particularly bass,
as the rattle/rumble can't help but shake the electronics up, which is never good.
Also: Years ago, there was a plastic/molded combo amp riser that would allow you to rest your amp on the base, and there was a formed/molded (almost tubular) channel that would take the sounds from the amps' ported (open) rear, and project it towards the front of the amp, towards the audience.
***Anybody remember these????
Edit: I just found something very similar... called the Sound Enhancer.
And as far as Milk Crates...Man, so many Highs/7-11 (Convenience) Stores have come up short, whenever there's a local Battle of the Bands competition.
I've made quite a few "amp stands" from plywood...and black spray paint.
One thing I always try to do is separate the cabinets from the heads...particularly bass,
as the rattle/rumble can't help but shake the electronics up, which is never good.
Also: Years ago, there was a plastic/molded combo amp riser that would allow you to rest your amp on the base, and there was a formed/molded (almost tubular) channel that would take the sounds from the amps' ported (open) rear, and project it towards the front of the amp, towards the audience.
***Anybody remember these????
Edit: I just found something very similar... called the Sound Enhancer.
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My feeling is that microphones do that better, and they're a lot smaller to carry around.
