Cab placement issue on gig

[Tony G]

I'm trying to fix a little problem I'm having at gigs. In the size band I'm in, it seems I'm frequently ending up standing right in front of my amp, and this is making it almost useless as a personal monitor with my cab firing at the back of my knees. For 99% of my gigs, using my AE410 with my AE210 would be overkill for my own monitoring purpose. Most of the rooms I play have a solid PA. I could use suggestions on how I could better utilize my three cabs (AE410, AE212, and AE210) when playing live. My amps include a Markbass F1 and Carvin B1500 if that helps anything.

 

[TrevorOfDoom]

if all you're using your amp for is a personal moniter (and i'm assuming a DI), then you should raise up your amp using an amp-stand or somesuch.

 

[gnergaard]

I just prop up my cab with something solid- like my DI box. This just points the cab more towards my ears.

 

[Tony G]

I don't know why that had not crossed my mind. Thanks guys.

 

[Dave W]

Yep, I would try tilting it up towards my ears.

 

[Mystic Michael]

I don't know why that had not crossed my mind. Thanks guys.

Have you considered the AmpWedge? I own and use one of 'em. It works great:

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[Tony G]

Have you considered the AmpWedge? I own and use one of 'em. It works great:

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I actually have one of those that I bought years ago. Now I just need to find it. I don't know why I stopped using it.

 

[jnewmark]

I prefer to raise my cabs, as opposed to tilting them. With a small head, like a GB 9.0, it has a tendency to slide back with a tilt. The rubber feet on the head are'nt tall enough to hook over the front edge of the cab.

 

[Russell L]

I prefer to raise my cabs, as opposed to tilting them. With a small head, like a GB 9.0, it has a tendency to slide back with a tilt. The rubber feet on the head are'nt tall enough to hook over the front edge of the cab.

Exactly. I have thought of making a cage that the amp can sit in and which somehow hooks over the front of the cab to keep it from sliding back. Either that or put the head on something else.

 

[aglide]

Can someone recommend a good amp stand? I occasionally run into this problem (including the problem of the head sliding off if I try the "tilt" method) and have wondered how much weight a typical stand can hold.

 

[jnewmark]

Can someone recommend a good amp stand? I occasionally run into this problem (including the problem of the head sliding off if I try the "tilt" method) and have wondered how much weight a typical stand can hold.

On Stage Stands and Quik Lok make some good ones.

 

[jnewmark]

Exactly. I have thought of making a cage that the amp can sit in and which somehow hooks over the front of the cab to keep it from sliding back. Either that or put the head on something else.

If you have rat fur for a covering, some velcro strips on the bottom of the head work good. Of course, the old bungee cord to the side handles is an old stand by. To me, getting it closer to your ears is the important part, and that usually means elevating the cab.

 

[JimWasHere]

Can someone recommend a good amp stand? I occasionally run into this problem (including the problem of the head sliding off if I try the "tilt" method) and have wondered how much weight a typical stand can hold.

Onstage stands rates one of theirs at 150lbs. That's more than I want to lift 3 feet in the air

 

[funkyjudge]

I used to use a home-built riser for my 2x12 and 4x12 cabs, but more recently, I have gone to using a Great Gramma by Auralex. However, neither of these solutions actually tilted the cabinets upward at an angle. If I want to do that, I use a wedge under the Great Gramma (or on top of it). I have not experienced any problems with the amp head sliding off the back of the cabinet(s), but I have used velcro strips on the bottom to keep it anchored in-place. Actually, the velcro strap on my instrument cable keeps the amp head firmly in-place when I stick it to the "rat fur" on top of my cabinet ... and it keeps the cable from coming out of the input jack on the amp, as well.

 

[BurningSkies]

I have this very professional multi-use tool I like to call amp-stand-o-cord-cady:

 

[cableguy]

I have this very professional multi-use tool I like to call amp-stand-o-cord-cady:

I was just going to suggest one of these. That's the "old school" way.

 

[BurningSkies]

I was just going to suggest one of these. That's the "old school" way.

It fits a wide variety of speaker, instrument, power and mic cords, it can hold pedals if needed, then once you get to the gig, it becomes a convenient amp stand...it even has a warning on the side about unauthorized use.

 

[Mook]

I don't use a single 4x10 for this very reason. I use two 2x10 and stack them so they make a tall column.

Now.....the problem with me is that I have bass BLASTING in my ear ALL NIGHT!

can't solve it all!

Mook

 

[Jeff Scott]

Depending on how high you need to get you can use one of these:

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[Russell L]

If you have rat fur for a covering, some velcro strips on the bottom of the head work good. Of course, the old bungee cord to the side handles is an old stand by. To me, getting it closer to your ears is the important part, and that usually means elevating the cab.

Yeah, I've considered those options as well. The only problem I have with elevating the cab is that I heard someone say that at some point you begin to get cancellation of some frequencies---at a certain height. Anyone wanna explain that?