Double Bass MB150 Mic Stand

[TroyK]

Anyone ever used these? Are they stable, does the amp sound good suspended in mid air like that?

I played a gig yesterday and had the opportunity to set the amp on a table about chest high. Everytime I do this it sounds better or at least, we all hear it better. I play more in tune and dont' find myself fighting my sound nearly as much.

So much so, that I want to insure that I am able to always to that wherever I play. The rub is, I have the uber portable amp and I don't want to have to carry a table or a stool around to make it work for me.

Wondering if these mic stand thingies work O.K..

-tk

 

[mje]

I have a couple of small amp stand, one of which would fit the G&K combo well:
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/g=home/search/detail/base_pid/450568/
(That's at MF, but I bought mine locally). I find just elevating the amp a bit and pointing it at my head does wonders. I'd be a little apprehensive about mounting a G&K combo on a mike stand unless it was a big stand with a WIDE base.

 

[TroyK]

Yeah, I know. It seems like it would be very topheavy on a mic stand and I wonder about the sound with nothing underneath it.

Your little stand looks like it would still be portable in with one trip from the car. Thanks for the link.

Troy

 

[Wil Davis]

I have a GK150 and a matching speaker. I bought one of the mic-stand-adapter kits, and tried the amp on a regular mic-stand… …BAD BAD thing to do - very unstable and teetering. The ext. speaker was slightly better, but was still unsteady.

As mje says, you need something with a wide base - industrial strength, if possible.

I found the best solution to get them off the ground is to use a milk-crate (or 2 or 3 if you need height), or a small tiltback amp-stand (model BS313 from Sweetwater).

- Wil