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do you remove your casters?

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rabies

Nov 10, 2009
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Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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#1
hey everyone, i just purchased an eden 410xlt and one of the casters needs to be replaced. i've heard that you get better bass response if you remove your casters and have your cab sit right on the floor, but how necessary is this? i don't want to spend too much money on casters, but if it means improving my sound, i'll spend a few bucks more on each one.

so yeah, do all of you guys remove your casters when you perform? and how much of a different does it really make?
 
#4
You will notice more low end response with the cab sitting on the floor. This may or may not be desireable depending on the stage you are playing. If you find that the cab works better (less boomy) being up on castors and you are not happy with the stock casters, you may want to make a dolly out of a piece of plywood and some good quality ball bearing casters.
 
#6
rabies said:
well, since its the internet and i'm not sure if you're being sarcastic or not, but casters are just the wheels on the bottom of the cabinets..
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twas a joke, friend :smug:

i would assume that putting the cab bare on the floor would be the same principal as when you play your bass acoustically, and touch it to a wall. It amplifies the sound because it's vibrating with the wall. So putting your cab on the floor without casters would sound different depending on the floor and the room, whereas the difference would be lest drastic when you have the casters on.
Again, just assuming.
 
#9
makes sense
i guess i could always just put my cab on its side (or upside down) if i wanted to have it flat on the floor

TortillaChip520 said:
twas a joke, friend :smug:

i would assume that putting the cab bare on the floor would be the same principal as when you play your bass acoustically, and touch it to a wall. It amplifies the sound because it's vibrating with the wall. So putting your cab on the floor without casters would sound different depending on the floor and the room, whereas the difference would be lest drastic when you have the casters on.
Again, just assuming.
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haha i kind of figured it was, but you never know..
 
#11
I took all the casters off my amps after being told stories from way more experienced bass players of what happens if you're wheeling your amp down the sidewalk and you hit a crack or a height difference. The idea of me and the amp tipping over in a tangled heap doesn't sound like fun.......plus they wear out if you're rolling them down concrete.

I use a handtruck to move all of my equipment-bigger wheels, can strap stuff on if going over rough areas, replaceable :)

Sound wise no difference that I noticed :)
 
#12
rabies said:
hey everyone, i just purchased an eden 410xlt and one of the casters needs to be replaced. i've heard that you get better bass response if you remove your casters and have your cab sit right on the floor, but how necessary is this? i don't want to spend too much money on casters, but if it means improving my sound, i'll spend a few bucks more on each one.

so yeah, do all of you guys remove your casters when you perform? and how much of a different does it really make?
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use the casters to build a dolly .....it can be used for other gear.....rig a hook or two for tie downs and........
 
#14
I got rid of the pop out casters and built a wooden base with counter sunk holes with 3" wheels (they have huge mounting holes) then screwed the birch plywood base to the bottom of the cab with 6 - #12 wood screws.

Have had problems with casters with round shanks coming loose on rough sidewalks as the sockets the wheels plug into are cheap stamped sheetmetal.
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