How to keep my Little Mark 250 head from moving?

[bassdeal]

I have a Markbass Little Mark 250 head which I have used several times for small shows (with a Yamaha 12" 2-way monitor but that is another story) and as a backup to my rack-mounted 1997 Ampeg B2R head. Well the Ampeg was having problems so I pressed into service the Little Mark for a smallish outdoors show (no PA support).

The Little Mark did a great job, excellent tone with my Fender 4x10 (2016) and plenty of volume. But during the sound-check tune, I noticed the Little Mark was hanging over the front of the cab. I pushed it back and kept playing. I noticed on the second song it was back hanging off the front of the cab. I pushed it back but this time watched it for a bit and noticed it was moving, shaking toward the front of the cab at a fairly rapid pace.

After the second song, the drummer gave me some tape (like electrical tape but not rubberized) to tape the Little Mark head to the cab. This worked but does not seem to be an elegant solution.

Being how popular the ultra-light heads are these days, others must have ran into this problem before but a search did not come up with any direct reference to this problem.

Does anyone have a reasonable suggestion to solving this issue?

 

[dougjwray]

This might not be aesthetically pleasing enough for you, but... use a bungee cord.

 

[bassdeal]

This might not be aesthetically pleasing enough for you, but... use a bungee cord.

Interesting. In the case I noted the head was moving forward so I think the bungee cord would need to be front-to-back. I think it could slip out the other way. Now if secured front-to-back I wonder if it would start moving to the side and slip out. Of course the fix for this is two bungee cords, front-to-back and side-to-side.

Interesting my first thought when it happened was to put my small cooler of drinks on top if it. Would make getting a drink quite convenient.

 

[JRA]

(there was a thread on this very topic --- in the last few days --- but i'm not seeing it now --- someone will direct you to it!)

 

[TNCreature]

For another small head, I used a cheap no slip rubber pad to set on the speaker, then the amp on that.
Currently, my speaker has a top handle, so the amp feet straddle that and I loop my cable through the strap.

 

[bassdeal]

For another small head, I used a cheap no slip rubber pad to set on the speaker, then the amp on that.
Currently, my speaker has a top handle, so the amp feet straddle that and I loop my cable through the strap.

Hum. That is a good idea. By "rubber pad" do you mean like a bottom of a dish drying rack? I think that would work great. Thanks for the idea.

 

[jlepre]

This:

https://www.amazon.com/Anti-Slip-Ma...twenty_browse-bin:3254098011&s=kitchen&sr=1-9

 

[bassdeal]

Looks like this mat would work. Thanks!

 

[jlepre]

Looks like this mat would work. Thanks!

Yes. Just keep a sheet of in in your gig bag. That's What I used to do when I had your problem.

 

[dougjwray]

Interesting my first thought when it happened was to put my small cooler of drinks on top if it. Would make getting a drink quite convenient.

But it would make it hard to tell other players not to rest their drinks on top of your amp!

 

[iiipopes]

If you know you are going to use this amp/cab combo as a dedicated set-up, install cups in the top of the cab for the feet of the head, like this:
Marshall Foot Cups (Set of 4) | eBay

 

[TubeDood]

They sell circular magnets at the hardware store... home depot , etc .

Some have a hole predrilled for mounting .
Use 4 on the cab and 4 on the head .
Neodymium's are the strongest

 

[dbase]

What Jlepre said ... I have the ivory color mat for my WD800 head.

 

[Bassamatic]

Is the cab carpeted? Some heavy-duty Velcro on the amp would work.

 

[BassmanPaul]

Is the cab carpeted? Some heavy-duty Velcro on the amp would work.

Exactly my suggestion too.

 

[BlacknWhite]

 

[jlepre]

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[venturawest]

Jesus I just spit my drink through my nose. Great picture!!

(Also, velcro works well in these situations -have the same issue with my GB shuttle on top of a Bergantino cab, especially the tuner and the wireless vibrating around like crazy)

 

[dbase]

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Ha, That Markbass isn't going anywhere soon.

 

[Ewo]

I've been using one of these isolation pads for the past couple years--the model with the Sorbothane insert. Works very well. The amp stays put, and very little of the cab vibration gets to the amp chassis.

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