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Double Bass combo stand

Jaromir

Jaromir

Nov 5, 2005
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Prague, Czech Republic
www.jaromirhonzak.com
#1
I found out that it works best for me when I can put my combo (the little GK) to a table or bar stool level. Then I can hear myself well and I don't need to push the combo loud. I can also avoid feedback that way very efficiently.
I was wondering if anybody has the same preference and if so, what are you using to put the combo on?
I'm asking because there is not always a bar stool or a table available at the venue and I don't feel like lugging a piece of furniture along with my bass and amp...
Thanks for possible suggestions!
 
#3
When I used a Roland Cube, I found the same to be true, but generally found simply putting the amp in a chair to be sufficient. An amp stand like lowfreq33 describes will go to about about the same height and probably tip the amp back a little bit to get the projection of the amp closer to your ear. I often tipped the amp back in a chair for the same effect, but mixed with a bit of carelessness this is how I broke the cube. The Carvin MB12 I replaced it with seems to like the floor better, so I don't have to worry about it anymore.
 
#4
My 12" cab is sitting on the top of my old 410 that I don't use anymore. That's about the perfect height but not really convenient for traveling. Tilting it backwards also make a huge difference, I use a kind of velcroed triangular prism that I put underneath the front of the amp, or sometimes underneath the front legs of a stool or a chair. Most of the time I end up using what I find on the premises, because either way it's better to have less stuff to carry around. The amp stand sounds like a great compromise though...
 
#11
TroyK said:
I sold my GK a few years back, but I recall there being an accessory for it through GK that enabled you to mount it to a mic stand.
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I think I still have one in the basement somewhere. It was a steel bar, with two arms that fit around the bottom of the amp, and attached to the sides, with two plastic capped screws. The thing was pretty useful, but a little on the heavy side. Personally, I never thought that the 200MB's sounded that great on a pole. You lost a lot of bass response raising them that high of the stage. These days I use an Ampwedge. I also didn't like having to carry an extra mic stand to smaller venues that didn't have extras.

Ric
 
#12
I like to have my amp facing me like a monitor and tilting it makes a big difference.

I have tried a variety of stands, but since I prefer to travel light, I have been using some homemade stands made from pvc pipe.

Easy and fun to make, easy to customize, adjustable and best of all- both light-weight and small so I can fit one in a bass case, or a combo amp bag.
 

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#14
DoubleMIDI said:
The tom-tom legs are indeed a good idea, and they can be mounted at an angle pointing to the back (at least at the rear) to direct the speaker a bit upward. (I think this is more stable than in parallel to the front.)

Thanks for the hint Francis.
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A friend of mine owns a drum store, so I will have to see if he's got some second hand hardware sitting around. For mounting a bass speaker, it doesn't have to be the most heavy duty drum hardware because we won't be beating on it.
 
#15
I will be making a cabinet stand for my Crazy 8 soon. I already have a drum cymbal stand I will modify to hold the cabinet. Some drum hardware is quite robust and can be modified to hold a small cabinet. My idea is make attach a small plywood shelf to the stand using the threaded cymbal hardware. The cabinet will be held in place by two nylon straps.
 

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