Cab placement issue on gig

[billfitzmaurice]

I'd be afraid that a box with solid sides would resonate with some frequencies, whereas an open crate wouldn't. Am I wrong?

A box would resonate if not sturdily built. So do speaker cabs.
The main difference with a box is that with a solid surface between the cab and floor there's less loss of acoustical coupling between the cab and floor. But that's not necessarily an advantage, you want to lose some coupling in a boomy room.

 

[BBox Bass]

About 2 hours before my band's show on Friday, I bolted a couple of L-shaped brackets to the rails of my rack case and threw a block of wood into my gig bag. Attached is a photo of the result. I was able to hear myself just fine.

 

[Jeff Scott]

lol, thats exactly what their web site suggests:

Then I could say its "wedges" all the way down when addressing problems of infinite regression

I'm not sure I would trust such a setup, but, go for it and let us know how that works in the real world, long term with no other means of keeping things from sliding/falling.

 

[scottfeldstein]

I'm not sure I would trust such a setup

Seriously, now that I see it... I don't think I'd try it.

 

[AmpedSilence]

Seriously, now that I see it... I don't think I'd try it.

lol, me either!

perhaps a combo of velco strips and bungie straps!

...and some duct tape for extra peace of mind!

 

[AmpedSilence]

this may seem like a silly question but has anyone tried tilting a smaller cab up with a power amp? I think I'd prefer leaving it on the stage instead of on a tilted cab..

 

[Plaz]

lol, thats exactly what their web site suggests:

Then I could say its "wedges" all the way down when addressing problems of infinite regression

Yikes.

I wonder if a similar setup with a 4x10 and a 6U rack would be less precarious looking, though. That's what I've been considering doing...