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DIY collapsible bass amp stand

huckbuc

huckbuc

Sep 22, 2019
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Hi everybody,

This is my first post on TB, after about a decade of intermittent lurking.

I like my bass amp a bit raised and tilted up. Recently I had an idea for a lightweight and collapsible stand design, and last weekend I finally built a prototype -

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The strap should have velcro (not there yet), to serve as a packing device when the stand is disassembled. The two rectangular openings also serve as carrying handles in the “packed” configuration.

This is still a work in progress, and clearly, has many imperfections - I have very limited experience in carpentry, and used only a jigsaw and hand files. But I am quite pleased with my first attempt so far ;-)

More photos and discussion (for those of you who read Hebrew...) here.

What do you think? Any ideas for improvement?
 
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Thanks for the feedback, Stumbo. For carrying around the collapsed stand I already have the two rectangular openings (which I may enlarge). Each plate is 2 feet tall, and carrying the stand when it's vertical and upside down, as the placing of the opening you drew suggests, may be cumbersome.

I do plan, though, to cut arcs at the bottom of the plates -

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Nice neat job! Smart work.
I too might be inclined to hinge at the top.
I'd also consider an overall size that matches the front/back of the amp so that it could be carried/transported as one unit.But you'd have to see if that would match your other requirements. I'd be looking for ways that it could be transported with the same hand as another item, not separately.
 
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Done up in a pretty hardwood with a nice finish and it could become the next boutique “must have” accessory. :):thumbsup:

I’d suggest beveling the feet so there’s more contact area against the floor when opened, and possibly adding some non-skid strips along the their length so that lighter amps and won’t potentially waltz around when being played loudly while on hardwood or similar polished floor.
 
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huckbuc said:
Hi everybody,

This is my first post on TB, after about a decade of intermittent lurking.

I like my bass amp a bit raised and tilted up. Recently I had an idea for a lightweight and collapsible stand design, and last weekend I finally built a prototype -

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The strap should have velcro (not there yet), to serve as a packing device when the stand is disassembled. The two rectangular openings also serve as carrying handles in the “packed” configuration.

This is still a work in progress, and clearly, has many imperfections - I have very limited experience in carpentry, and used only a jigsaw and hand files. But I am quite pleased with my first attempt so far ;-)

More photos and discussion (for those of you who read Hebrew...) here.

What do you think? Any ideas for improvement?
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Consider adding rubber feet to the base and a neoprene strip on the edges in contact with the underside and back of the combo/cab. This would give you better isolation from the floor and may help prevent resonance on stages with a void space underneath the boards. Similar principle to those neoprene isopods you can buy to go underneath studio monitors which can help tame resonant frequencies and tighten up the sound.
 
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