How to carry a one-handled amp with two persons?

[Lambic]

After browsing through 14 of the actual 24 pages with amp threads, I thought it safe to conclude that this practical question hadn't been asked before.

My 44.6 lbs.(20.23 kg) Fender Bassman TV Twelve has one "dog bone" handle on top, whitch gives it a nice look, but makes it difficult to carry with two persons. I don't like the idea of adding casters, because those invite helpful people to roll the amp over whatever cobbly and lengthy road that lies ahead, thus ruining whatever delicate electronic connections and fragile tubes (it's a hybrid) that are inside. I've seen a band once, where they had put a strap around a combo, and that strap had two handles, which were located at both sides of the amp.

However much I google for "amp straps", such things don't seem to be available on the consumer market. Has anyone used this carrying system, and, if it isn't available ready-made, how do I assemble one?

[pasta4lnch]

a dolly - I use one for any size amp I have . . .

get one w/ rubber wheels and the tubes/electronics will be fine

[the mojo hobo]

You could use these lifting straps:



Available at amazon.com

Or you could just pick it up by the bottom, one person on each end.

[PCR]

Or you could hire those two movers. If they can lift that armorie than can certainly lift your puny little amp.

[beans-on-toast]

I usually never trust those dog bone type of handles to take the weight when lifting any size amp. They are obviously designed to take the load but when they get old you can never tell if they are going to fail. The handles with the steel strap in them are better but I still don't like to rely on them.

With two people, I lift the amp from the bottom of the cabinet.

[carlos840]

Originally Posted by the mojo hobo

You could use these lifting straps:



Available at amazon.com

Or you could just pick it up by the bottom, one person on each end.

Those look like they would just brake your wrists!
Im ready to bet this thing is made of shiny cardboard...

And regarding the amp, what about carrying it on your own? 44lbs is not that much... My walkabout is 50 and i take it everywhere on my own!

[nsmar4211]

Well, you could spend $10 and add on a set of handles to the sides of your cab if you don't mind adding things to it. I added a set of the spring kind (stays down until you grab them, lifts out from the side of the amp, metal with rubber handle grip) to my combo amp because it has the recessed kind of handles and those are hard for me to grab. I didn't mind the extra holes in the side, figure if I sell it I'll leave the handles on anyway .

Otherwise, a dolly is about your best bet safety wise.

[snyderz]

Levitation. Takes 50 years to master, but worth the wait. That, or a dolly.

[perogato02]

Visit a nuclear power plant, get a mutation, opt for 'telekinetic manipultaion' and join the X-men

[GtenderG]

These things work pretty well believe or not.


Back to the OP... I would look into:
a dolly with a strap
adding a handle to each side like this - http://www.americanmusical.com/Item--i-ERN-6105
or
a small cart like this - http://www.handtrucksuperstore.com/details.aspx?id=455

[perogato02]

And moving it around in a flightcase? You can have two handles on the side without spoiling the looks.

[Yerf Dog]

One person carries. One person supervises.

[BruceWane]

Put a pole/rod/broomstick through the handle, one person on each end. Maybe another peice of gear - one of your drummer's cymbal stands or a lighting stand.

[PCR]

Originally Posted by carlos840

And regarding the amp, what about carrying it on your own? 44lbs is not that much... My walkabout is 50 and i take it everywhere on my own!

DUDE!!! Did you just call the OP a wimp?

{Sorry.... Bad attempt at humor}

[SurferJoe46]

Q: "How to carry a one-handled amp with two persons?"

A: Two, one-armed assistants?

<sometimes I kill myself!>

Is there some phobia against adding the spring-loaded handles? I think it's a non-issue - since if you can't get the rig to a venue, then it's of little value.

Might as well add the handles and be done with it, in my opinion.

I'm old and I'm humping around with a combo that gets very near 75 US pounds! Add another 115 cab that's over 50 lbs and I don't have any roadie/loadies to do it for me and I can still make it.

Every try to roll a cab through a cow pasture? I didn't think so.

[coreyfyfe]

Man up or get a dolly. My B15 weighs at least that, and I carry it by the single handle on my own when necessary, roll it around when possible. Likewise for my old V4 - it was 65 lbs with a single top handle (albeit not as awkward since it was just a head). That one I ended up putting in a road case so it had two handles but then it weighed in at 85 lbs.

[projectMalamute]

Less time eating nachos in front of the computer.

[projectMalamute]

Originally Posted by GtenderG

I'm imagining this setup being used to transport a 45 pound 1x12 combo.

Jesus Christ people. What would your grandfather think?

[Foz]

make sure the first one a aint a giant pussy - and the second one is...

[okcrum]

Originally Posted by projectMalamute

I'm imagining this setup being used to transport a 45 pound 1x12 combo.

Jesus Christ people. What would your grandfather think?

I spit coffee at this one.