Road case for cab?

miholc · #1 02-14-2011, 03:25 AM

If I decide to put a cabinet into road case, will that somehow have influence on it's sound? Does it come to some sort of damping or something?
Any experiences? I'm curious cause I don't want to spend loads of money for something I wouldn't like. I prefer scratched/torn cab then

Thanks for any info.

**mikeddd** · #2 02-14-2011, 04:40 AM

Typically road case for cabs and heads have a very short bottom "tray" section and a larger "top" section. When you take the top off, only the bottom 2-3" or so of the cab sits in the tray, leaving the speakers not blocked by anything. If you have slot-port cab, obviously that won't work and you have to take the cab out of the case. Here's what I'm talking about:

jjk2007 · #3 02-14-2011, 08:11 AM

When I had a pair if SWR Goliath III's in road cases, I would either take them out to stack, or leave them in but pull the front of the cab up and rest it on the edge of the case. Gave it a little angle and didn't block the port. I did this when using one cab, and sometimes I would just put both of them side by side this way. I don't think I ever noticed to much difference tone wise.

T-Bird · #4 02-14-2011, 09:39 AM

Hi.

The only sound that a cab road-case will influence is the one the roadies will make

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IME, the bigger cab road cases I've seen, like the ones for SVT fridges, have a removable front, and an access panel at rear.

Regards
Sam

icks · #5 02-14-2011, 02:13 PM

it's always interesting to protect our gear with road case.
Some of them like Mikeddd showed is made in two pieces. One bottom where the cab stands and one top (like a hat) that is removed for use.
For smaller cab like 2x10, 1x15 and 4x10, you can use the top of the road case as a stand for your cab.

Other type of cases consist of a front lid that is removed for playing

None of them will change your tone.