speaker on the floor or propped up on a milk crate?

[mactac]

... and any comments...

I used to put it on the floor, then felt i could hear better up on something, but found it's projection was poor, so now i'm back to on the floor...

[TheDarkReaver]

i'd reckon floor cos if it's putting out bass it can vibrate through the floor better.

[jrduer]

Usually I put it on the floor, but there are a couple of stages I play on that require the use of an isolation pad, so I use an Auralex Gramma. As for raising the cab higher (for better monitoring onstage, etc.), I haven't found the need.

~John

[mactac]

Originally Posted by TheDarkReaver

i'd reckon floor cos if it's putting out bass it can vibrate through the floor better.

see, i also used to think that at one point, but is more bass better? most shows I play we have PA support... I think more bass just add boominess to the sound, no?

[badstonebass]

Originally Posted by mactac

see, i also used to think that at one point, but is more bass better? most shows I play we have PA support... I think more bass just add boominess to the sound, no?

I agree with this statement. I like to let our FOH guy have control of the bass volume. he always does a good job. Resonence can be a big problem with bass rigs.....especially on those hollow plywood stages you get to play on in clubs. As long as I can hear myself I don't worry about FOH....that's someone else's job.

[Disco_Gee]

I usually have the amp on the floor. If I find that the sound is getting too boomy then I'll put the amp on desk or something. I prefer it on the floor because then I can stand on it when I feel like it, or sit down on it at rehearsal.

[NJL]

I try to play off the floor with PA support so I don't play so loud...

[thebassclef]

I'd raise it with an iso pad. Gives a cleaner sound to the room.

[PeppermanL2K]

+1 to the Auralex Gramma! I've noticed that it focuses the sound nicely.

[txbasschik]

Originally Posted by mactac

... and any comments...

I used to put it on the floor, then felt i could hear better up on something, but found it's projection was poor, so now i'm back to on the floor...

When I use my 4x10, if there is a riser with enough room, I'll put it up there. Otherwise, the floor. Too danged heavy to put up on anything that isn't *real* sturdy.

With my smaller Fender, I put it up on something. *Unless* I'm in a small bar with lots of wood, and a wood floor. I like how it sounds, sitting on a wood floor in a little ol' pier-and-beam frame building.

Cherie

[jady]

On the floor but on casters, I used to take the casters off and put it directly on the floor but i double on upright and it got too boomy really fast.