Getting rid of indents that rack casses make on the top of cabs

[lewibassist]

Hiya I have just bought a Aguilar cab and i want to rest my head on it. But on the bottom of my case there lumps for head to rest on the cab. On my aguilar cab there is a soft material and the amp case leaves indents on the top of the cab. Is there any way to avoid this happening ?.

Lewis

[Chad Michael]

1) Place the rack case on the floor with the cab on top of it. This would be a brilliant idea except you have to reach waaaaaay down to the floor to plug in and adjust your controls . Plus, bass cabinets sound better coupled to the floor instead of elevated.

2) Borrow a chair from the venue and set the rack on the chair right next to your cabinet. That would be a brilliant idea except the furniture in most clubs is way dorky looking and even if it wasn't, it would still look nacho cheesy to have your gear sitting on a chair borrowed from the club.

3) Bring a piece of 1" to 2" thick, dark gray or black foam rubber that is the same size as your rack and put it in between.

4) Don't worry about the little dents. Life will deal many many challenges, problems, and disappointments that will make the dents so insignificant you will wonder why you ever invested the concern in those little dents.


-b

[IvanMike]

Originally Posted by bimplizkit

4) Don't worry about the little dents. Life will deal many many challenges, problems, and disappointments that will make the dents so insignificant you will wonder why you ever invested the concern in those little dents.


-b

no kidding - i wish i just had little dents to worry about
instead my life seems to be a series of big dents

[Lyle Caldwell]

Go to an office supply or electronics store and buy 4 neoprene mouse pads. Or get a sheet of neoprene if you can find someone who sells it.

[IvanMike]

you'll also notice that in most cases those little dents go away after a period of time w/o the amp on the cabinet
if only life's other dents worked like that

[lewibassist]

Hiya thanks for replies. I just had an idea. i could get a sheet of thin wood and cover it in black tough material and slide it between the cab and rack. Would that work. I saw someone on here who had done that i think, or somthin like that.

[IvanMike]

yup, you could do that

[xyllion]

Originally Posted by lewibassist

Hiya thanks for replies. I just had an idea. i could get a sheet of thin wood and cover it in black tough material and slide it between the cab and rack. Would that work. I saw someone on here who had done that i think, or somthin like that.

Mind you that I don't worry about dents in cabs, but it seems to me the neoprene or the foam rubber would be much easier that covering a piece of wood.

[lewibassist]

Yea i agree. Im going to cover a piece of wood for now because i have a gig tomorow and im using my aggie and i wont be able to get any neoprene that soon. But im going to get some, sounds a lot better.

[Munjibunga]

Buy a new toilet bowl brush (don't use a used one), and brush them out.

[Finger Blister]

What's wrong with a 1/2" x 18" x 14" piece of foam rubber?

I use a chunk for damping cabinet vibrations that transfer to my rack.

Of course, I don't get indents.