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Fridge-sized cabs, basement stairs, and middle aged me.

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My 810AV has the skid rails on the back and whenever possible I slide it down stairs with a towel underneath so it doesn't scratch anything. I'll lay it on its back and the top of the stairs and drag it by the wheels for the first couple. Hauling it up I just out my knee in the back of it and push out while I let the casters roll over each tread.

I'm not very old which does help a lot but at 5'10 and 160 pounds I'm not an offensive lineman either. Just go slow and lift with your legs.

Awesome collection too.
 
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Bim1959 said:
I wish it were that easy Jimmy. My wife and I live with her mom in a double wide trailer. I had to sell off a good share of what I had when I moved down from Iowa. Most of my cabinets, spare heads, service equipment, manuals and parts live in a storage shed since there is no room at the in laws. My basses and guitar can stay inside, but the cabinets I play out with live in the back of my truck.
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Yeah, in a double wide, storage is at a premium. I hear you...I've had to make small places work, too. Fortunately, back then I didn't have nearly as much.
 
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Do you have a garage in which they can be stored? Or is climate control an issue as well?

Or perhaps you can build a closet space for them upstairs?

Personally this is why I put off buying a rig as long as I could. In fact I waited for almost 30 years so when I pulled the trigger 30 lb 500 Watt Neo 2X12 combos were a reality :)

That said I respect your amps very much and you can't argue with the tone and power they offer. As a matter of fact, in the full disclosure department, I was yearning for that tone of yore and bought myself a 78 Peavey Mark III rig. But I don't take it to gigs- too heavy!

Anyway, good luck finding a solution here!
 
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Roxbororob said:
PS I tried tread plates laid on the stairs. DONT do it..they kill you.!

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Ive been running my 301 with an SM400 up till now (glorious). But I just landed a 370 last night. It works great but need a fair bit of TLC before I post NAD.
Heres a sneak peak (sorry cant help myself):View attachment 1013604


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I saw that baby on Kijiji a few days ago and was like drool ...

Nice catch! :thumbsup:
 
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Freekmagnet said:
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^this.

...and technically it's not downsizing if you use 30 of them.
 
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I have a 610 cab, which fits nicely on the back seat of my car. I has casters, so I have moved them up two or three steps by pulling up on the cab. But you have a lot of steps! I guess practically speaking, I'd find another place in the house for the Cabinets. One question: you only need one cab at a time, right?
 
#69
Electric winch from Harbor Freight.
Add two eyelets to the top of a 2' x 4' piece of plywood. Attach a length of heavy wire like you were hanging a picture. Make a permanent loop in the center of the wire to hook the winch on. Make sure you have a STURDY 2 x 4 stud mounted on a wall at the top of the stairs to withstand the pressure of the winch hauling up the speaker. Attach the winch to the wire loop, lay the cabinet on the 2 / 4 plywood. Push start button! You can do the same in reverse order to return the cab to the basement. Good luck, let us know what you finally ended up with! :thumbsup:

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EDIT: I would also install the Ampeg rails on the back of your cabs as another poster recommended. You need all the help you can get!
 
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Bodeanly said:
No room for them upstairs? Any chance you could leave a cab in the garage or in the car? I got tired of schlepping and now have cabs that live at a couple rehearsal spots. Nothing like grabbing a bass and hittin' the road. Sorry for not being more helpful.
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if I go back to big cabs, this is the answer. Right now I am doing the 2x210 stack, so its pretty easy, but I have a 2x15 calling my name. Will likely leave it in the garage for gigs, and keep my other speakers for the basement.
 
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