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Help Amp vibrating the floor, advise on vibration reduction

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jdelemus

Jun 27, 2012
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#1
I know I know that's the point...but this is bad vibration not good vibrations.

Moved into a new house, no carpet. Wall to wall hardwood floors. Many notes particularly a low E vibrate the floor so bad that I get a horrible buzzing sound. I don't notice it if I play loud enough but at practice volumes it is driving me crazy. Tried to do a mellow jam with some congas the other day was not working. I've tried moving the amp around, there are places in the room where the vibration is less but all on all the house buzzes no matter where I play.

Anybody have advise on a amp stand or vibration dampening pads I could set the amp on.

BTW I play a Mesa walkabout 12.
 
#2
I have a brand new engineered hardwood floor glued to the slab downstairs and to the sub floor upstairs. It buzzes like crazy on certain notes and drives me nuts in some situations. I have the Auralex gramma pad and it's no help at all.

Happens with all my cabs although in some cases the note that causes it changes with a cab change.

Sorry I can't offer more help other than in my case the Auralex makes little to no difference.
 
#7
jdelemus said:
I know I know that's the point...but this is bad vibration not good vibrations.

Moved into a new house, no carpet. Wall to wall hardwood floors. Many notes particularly a low E vibrate the floor so bad that I get a horrible buzzing sound. I don't notice it if I play loud enough but at practice volumes it is driving me crazy. Tried to do a mellow jam with some congas the other day was not working. I've tried moving the amp around, there are places in the room where the vibration is less but all on all the house buzzes no matter where I play.

Anybody have advise on a amp stand or vibration dampening pads I could set the amp on.

BTW I play a Mesa walkabout 12.
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This raises a point that npbody seems to have noticed when they complain about the sound they get at a gig- the floor resonating can kill an otherwise good-sounding bass rig.

If you want something that's designed specifically for this kind of problem, look at the Auralex Gramma. It goes under the speaker and isolates it from the floor.
 
#8
You didn't choose your house specifically for bass response? HEATHEN! :)

Try getting your amp off the floor with an amp stand or sturdy chair or bench. And find the frequencies that are making your home do the ziggalu, and cut them. Better a tailored response than mad buzzing bees and crashing dishes!
 
#11
And around this bush we go again...

The floor is vibrating from the air movement, not the cab dancing about. You can pad the cab from mechanically drumming the moving floor but no padding will stop the floor from moving, you need to change the floor or cut the resonant frquencies.
 

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