About the cab position.

[san_339]

I know it is a noob question, but...

I have always put the cab on the floor, but som guy told me that I could get a louder sound if I put the cab on a chair, for example, higher, or on a box, not on the floor.

Should I do that?

 

[RickenBoogie]

If you're having trouble hearing it, then raising it closer to your ears is a logical solution.

 

[JimmyM]

Elevating or tilting back small cabs is great. You actually hear the cab as it sounds to the audience instead of having all the mids and highs blow past your ears. People mistakenly call that "floor coupling" when it's just not being able to hear mids and highs.

 

[stflbn]

You will perceive it to be louder because it's closer to your ears rather than blasting into your knees. You can also achieve a similar effect by tilting it back and toward your skull.

Have it up off the floor also can help eliminate boominess on some stages which can help better emphasize mids which makes the cabinet seem more present and not as boomy.


Just all depends what your personal preference in bass sounds is. Some people HATE their cabs up off the floor because they feel they lose much of the low end that makes their ego bigger.

 

[JustDavid]

How I've come to understand it is that speakers become more directional as the frequency increases from bass to treble, so an amp on the floor will send the mids & highs past your legs. And those mids & highs are important for hearing yourself. So pointing the speaker towards your ears will help you hear your playing.

 

[san_339]

Thanks a lot, I'll put it higher, near my ears.

 

[billfitzmaurice]

Thanks a lot, I'll put it higher, near my ears.

Keep it on the floor, tilted back to hear it. The exception is in a boomy room, then lift it up about three feet, which will help reduce boom.

 

[JimmyM]

Just all depends what your personal preference in bass sounds is. Some people HATE their cabs up off the floor because they feel they lose much of the low end that makes their ego bigger.

Ya, and then when they go offstage the sound is too trebly. I'd rather hear what I'm doing as it really sounds. Having said that, a single B-15 cab is a PITA to tilt because of the removeable dolly so I just put it back as far as I can and live with it.

 

[mike costelow]

Saw a band the other night at a bar,the bassist had an avatar 410 up on an amp stand and it sounded great, I am going to try it next gig and see if it helps me,sometimes i have difficulty distinguishing notes on the low E with cab on thefloor,thats when i get the evil eyefrom guitarplayer or a drumstick in the back of the head!

 

[RomancintheTone]

Good topic. I can't find any topics about people's experiences with concert acoustics because all I get is acoustic bass threads.

 

[jmattbassplaya]

So is there actually any bass lose when the amp is grounded vs. lifted?

 

[JimmyM]

Nope, just your perception changes.

 

[VisualShock]

If you're lucky enough to have a cab flightcased, you might do well to put the cab ontop of it's (now empty) flight case. The box coupling it with the floor keeps the coupling theory intact(roughly) but you also gain elevation. A lot of this is down to personal preference, but it's worth a try!