Avoid pulling micro amp off cabinet?

[don21480]

Ok so maybe I'm goofy but I have pulled the darn Markbass F1 amp head off the cabinet a couple of times because I moved beyond the cable length on stage. These new amps are so light that it does not take much to drag them off the table or wherever they are sitting. Anybody have a clever device that you connect to the cabinet to secure your cable so any tugging will not result in the amp head moving?

[hdracer]

Run your cord through the handles of your cab (if it has them) or under the cab and around.

[Lee H]

interesting, I hadn't thought of that...but then again, I am a wireless fan

[don21480]

I typically use a MarkBass Travler 210 cabinet stood on end so the handle is not accessible. Running the cord under the cabinet means its wobbly. Must be a cable clamp or something I can rig onto the metal grill or the ratfur covering.

[Lee H]

how about Velcro on the bottom of the amp?

[TomB]

Maybe find a sizable piece of velcro to sandwich the cable, then stick the hook side that remains exposed to the rat fur. It won't hold with a death grip, but a big piece should at least provide resistance long enough for you figure out what you're about to do. I've had some success even with the small velcro "ties" that often come wrapped around new cables and that sound companies use, though I usually combine it with an amp handle pass-through for the actual security.

[don21480]

Yep - if I took the rubber feet off I could velcro the bottom of the amp to the cab.

Another good idea - velcro the cable to the side of the amp -

[walterw]

i vote Dual Lock; it's what velcro wants to be when it grows up. the head will basically "snap" onto the cab, and won't go anywhere.

[domestique]

Are your midlifecrisis band shows that wild that you are moving all over the stage?

All kidding aside: Try a longer cable, wireless (a decent wireless system will be a lot cheaper than buying a new head).... Another option: How about some mil-spec velcro on the cab and the head. Put the hard pointy velcro on the bottom of the amp and the soft velcro on the cab... That will at least give some added friction and not slide off so easily.

edit: some people beat me to the velcro idea

[Lee H]

cheap easy way to experiment...cut smaller pieces of adhesive sided velcro, and stick them to the bottom of the rubber amp feet... It will not hold any great strength, but it might let you see if the velcro idea will stick to the rat fur enough to work

[T-Bird]

Hi.

Originally Posted by hdracer

Run your cord through the handles of your cab (if it has them) or under the cab and around.

^This.

I do the same for every rig regardless of the use. Not because I fear that the head would slide off, but to minimize the risk of unplugging accidentally though.

A more permanent and more elegant solution would be threaded inserts on the cab, ears on the amp and thumb screws, just like the old Fender tube rigs had. IMHO anyway.

Regards
Sam

[billfitzmaurice]

Originally Posted by T-Bird

Hi.



^This.

I do the same for every rig regardless of the use. Not because I fear that the head would slide off, but to minimize the risk of unplugging accidentally though.

+1. Started doing that in1965, not cause I was worried about pulling down a 40 pound head, but so I wouldn't rip the plug out of the jack.

[jumbodbassman]

same here...since 72 with my v4 and the handle on top...

[BassmanPaul]

Just as a point, you don't HAVE to put your amp on top of your cabinet. It'll work just as well on the floor, on a stand, on a shelf... the list is endless.

[ErnieD]

I use a F1, LMII, GB Neopak & GB Streamliner 900 with a few different cabs. I bought a 18' inst cable from Bayou Cables a couple years ago. But I never get more than 2'-4' from my rig. More of a problem for me of too long a cable around my feet sometimes. Point being I do wrap the long cable thru the cab handles to keep my amps on cabs.

I also use a coiled, VOX 10' inst cable, that one sorta floats in the air behind me. Again, I never step too far from my rig; small stages, cramped setups, et al.

[domestique]

Im not a fan of coiled cables myself but that is a good suggestion for the OP.

IMHO, the first time I dropped a $600+ head on the ground I would be going wireless.

[Downunderwonder]

Originally Posted by billfitzmaurice

+1. Started doing that in1965, not cause I was worried about pulling down a 40 pound head, but so I wouldn't rip the plug out of the jack.

More like 1995 here but I was a late starter. It was the 1st or 2nd thing I learned from a pro, along with "don't touch my cables unless you do it under/over like this < demo >"

[tsunami1052]

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[Road Bull]

Besides what everyone else has stated, you need a longer cable. Also, if you had at least one stomp box, tuner, whatever, it would provide a buffer between base>cable>amp.