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Amp on casters or not?
- Thread starter mldavis
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On my big cab I have heavy duty 4" casters. I wouldn't want to try to move a cab that weighs at least 160 pounds without them.
They're screwed onto the bottom, so I couldn't take them off, even if I wanted to.
My small cab doesn't have casters.
They're screwed onto the bottom, so I couldn't take them off, even if I wanted to.
My small cab doesn't have casters.
The casters that came with the amp are heavy duty ones, but after playing the first few songs, I wasn't happy with the sound as it sounded very metallic. After taking them off, the amp sounded so much better!
Will keep the casters however for transporting it about..
Thanks all
Will keep the casters however for transporting it about..
Thanks all
Depends on the stage
A big old wooden stage can couple with the cabinet w/castors off.
A stage that wont couple w/cab castors on.
A big old wooden stage can couple with the cabinet w/castors off.
A stage that wont couple w/cab castors on.
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Can be used as a cart or hand truck, and folds flat for storage.
Can be used as a cart or hand truck, and folds flat for storage.
Anyone tried locking casters? This would seem to solve the potential unwanted moving/shifting around problem.
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I believe Bill F has (had) mentioned multiple times that you can elevate 18" or 24" (I forget which one) without losing the coupling effect.
I don't use casters on any of my cabs. They're too low to the ground and I'm too tall to comfortably push them.
I actually prefer non-locking, because I'd rather my rig roll around than tip over.
Yeah, I only have them on my 2x15, but they're bigass casters. If I had another of my single 15" cab, I'd probably put casters on whichever one I was going to put on the bottom, so that I could roll the entire rig.
And yes, I think Bill Fitzmaurice and possibly also Greenboy have mentioned that you have to get definitely more than a foot off the ground to lose the acoustic coupling effect, somewhere in the range of one and a half to two feet.
Locking helps. Some amps such as the old Ampeg's had two fixed and two swivel casters to help prevent walkabout.
With Casters off I have 6 sq. ft. on the stage - You can feel the stage. ( Bare wood stage ) Casters on 4 pts on stage not so much.
Depends alot on the stage - I've played carpeted stages with no effect.
Your mistaking physical coupling with acoustic coupling.
The bass is still fine in the audience even if you don't "feel" the stage anymore.
I believe, and could certainly be wrong...
But I "believe" that acoustic coupling is unaffected, but MECHANICAL coupling is what is effected when the cab is raised. As mentioned above, acoustic coupling relates to a wavelength, and 18-24" is max recommended for bass guitar frequencies...
But you will notice that high end home theater speakers have removable spikes to increase the mechanical coupling on carpet floors.
They also make the mistake of lumping them together.
Acoustic coupling from floors, walls, boundaries, etc. is different then mechanical coupling.
The article does however point out the fact that you DON'T want mechanical coupling.
Acoustic coupling from floors, walls, boundaries, etc. is different then mechanical coupling.
The article does however point out the fact that you DON'T want mechanical coupling.
