Do you use an amp stand?

[beans-on-toast]

You wouldn't want to get caught then. Call it a beer crate.

 

[G On Bass]

You wouldn't want to get caught then. Call it a beer crate.

Did I say milk crate? Actually, it's a, uh, secret, de-classified red meat, hard liquor and hand gun transport cubicle, with, um, pictures of hot chicks all over it and a donation slot to help Save The Puppies. I got it from this guy:

 

[grey area]

MILK CRATE!!! i think you will find that BOVINE LACTOIC TRANSPORTATION MODULE is the correct description. and they do the job well.

 

[MrBonex]

WOW!

I had no idea a milk crate would open such a floodgate of weirdness!

Even though I am guilty as charged, I would love to know if anyone makes something similar but "looks professional."

At least my milk crate matches my bass.

 

[Downunderwonder]

http://www.amazon.com/Sterilite-Plastic-Storage-Crates-Black/dp/B0001ACQQA could still use a black drape

 

[JimmyM]

Oh yeah, the Vox amp stands were legendary.

 

[grey area]

after reading this thread i'm gonna try and make a custom stand also.for sure MONSTER will bring out a nice expensive one soon enough.

 

[Downunderwonder]

Make a cajon box, 2 for one.

 

[bobt3719]

Vox used to make the must beautiful amp stands that attached to the sides of the cabinet with two large bolts. There was a nice chrome wheel to tighten up and lock the cabinet at any angle . These stands ( for American Vox) were made by a company that also made shopping carts for supermarkets and they had a great chrome job!

The Fender twin reverb, I think about 1965 version ... same thing ...If you are handy enough you could make one to fit your cab.

 

[Lichtaffen]

Every time a musician uses a milk crate to stack an amp, God kills a puppy.

New bumper sticker idea:

"save a puppy, use an Ampeg 8x10 instead."

 

[::::BASSIST::::]

markbass Markstand. I slide it right over the top of my gigbag for easy transport.

 

[gleneg61]

I've used some form of stand 4 the last 20 yrs, as my ears r on my head n not my hips so I can hear better at whatever volumes r being forced on me 2 play at by Marshall stacks or ham fisted thumpers. The perceived loss of bass is actually just a heightened awareness of the mids so as long as you keep the cab under about 2 1/2 ft off the ground u still get the coupling with the floor n if u feel u need more bass, use ur amp's eq to boost bass or cut mids/highs. I haven't had boom or wolf tones since I learnt this lil trick back in '90 courtesy of an enlightened sound guy. Also, bass amp eq is probably more effective when used for cutting rather than boosting, although its a finer art n more fiddly n finicky than simply boosting. My 2c.

 

[mowmwbass]

I tried to use some hard rubber blocks to lift my 112 combo about 2 inches off the floor and these cleaned up some boominess. It used to be pretty bottomy towards the side of the combo but it sounds more even. The room effect less which might be a good thing to get consistent result.
I don't know if combos are designed to be placed on the floor to maximize the response.
I have to test more to find out which way I like better.

 

[Russell L]

Oh Russell!! Please man, I try so hard to get bass players to have some professionalism about themselves!

LOL. Hey, they can always throw a black piece of fabric over it. I haven't used one in decades, myownself. Just something else to carry in, and they don't fold up.

 

[JimmyM]

Milk crate covered in black fabric = lip herpes covered with lipstick

 

[Russell L]

Milk crate covered in black fabric = lip herpes covered with lipstick

Foam board? Uh, matte board?

I got it---carrots!

 

[Lichtaffen]

I ended up just tilting it against the wall at 90 degrees and putting the milk crate under the front to keep it angled. Good enough for rehearsal.

I have a low cost invention in the works. Can't reveal it yet.

 

[David A. Davis]

Milk crate covered in black fabric = lip herpes covered with lipstick

Come on Jimmy! Now I have to poke my minds eye out

 

[creis2]

I live in an old Boston apartment, very noise sensitive.

When I practice at home with my small amp, would an amp stand help me hear myself better, at the same time, put out less overall sound everywhere else except my ears?

I'm not jamming with anyone, just playing alone.

 

[grey area]

I find it essential to tilt the cab at an angle toward my head. Adding a cab doesnt do that...instead of blowing at my legs, it just blows at my back. Of course a fridge is at a nice level, but i hardly ever do that anymore.

Many years ago i saw on the grand ole opry a fantastic looking bass amp stand, and havent found it since. It was a rack that held the entire amp and cab in a metal frame. That metal frame was hinged in the middle and sat inside another frame which sat on the floor. So you could loosen the knobs on the side, push the top of the whole amp and cab backwards, then lock the knobs. Looked great. When i saw it, it was used with an svt and a 410 but i think it would accomodate a fridge as well. Wish i could find a pic of it. Concept is sort of like a floor fan that sits in a frame, but you can loosen the fan cage to tilt it.

I use a few different devices. Simplest for me is a triangle shaped rubber chunk that i set under the cab, to tilt it backwards. My micro head has hooks on the side which grab the front of the cab fram so the head doesnt end up on the floor. Also have couple of different cab stands that tilt at an angle, but my simple approach works best for me.

you could adapt one of these.
ps crap phone photo but its a adjustable shop mirror