Need to raise my 15" combo, what do I put underneath?

[57pbass]

Milk carton.

 

[jtg]

Stack it on an SVT

 

[briandavismurph]

Hey,

I've got a Schertler Bass Fidelity 15" combo that sounds GREAT....but.... I'm a pretty tall person and standing up practicing while the amp is on the floor makes me miss much of the tone. So I need to raise the combo on 'something', but on what? I'm guessing a hollow sort of structure underneath the amp to let the vibrations through, or am I wrong?

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Rubberm...ol-with-300-lbs-Duty-Rating-RM-PL1W/206352635

 

[Gravedigger Dav]

I use one of these when I'm using a combo:
GFW-GTR-AMP - Combo Amp Stand | Sweetwater

 

[captainofsmooth]

I was having trouble hearing some frequencies on stage with a 15 combo I was using. I bought one of those rubber amp wedge things that tilts the combo back about 30°. There were many discussions here a few years ago about how they weren’t very much liked, but I still find it to be an incredibly useful tool to this day. It made the biggest difference in anything I tried, and it fits in the front pocket of most gig bags. Here’s a pic of the one I use, but it seems to be discontinued now. I’m sure there are other products like it.

 

[basst scho]

i did with another 15" combo

 

[Bassiclees]

15" combo + 2x8 = Pure magic.

TC Electronic BC208 2x8" 200-watt Bass Cabinet

 

[Topkat13]

What Jerry said.

 

[Bright Midnight]

You stack it on the empty ATA rated road case you rolled it to the gig in.

Sheeeezzzz....any real musician knows that!

I don't gig....

 

[Pulverizor]

On its side though, or else you can't get your beers out.

 

[andrus108]

+1 to a matching cab/another combo and link. Big people like you and me look funny playing small rigs. Do yourself justice and bring a rig to match your stature, don't settle for less than a full stack.

 

[RattleSnack]

When I used to use my 12" combo (now it's IEM only), I would just bring black cloth or big t-shirt. Any chair will do, and those are plenty everywhere. Just cover it with black cloth.

 

[Joebone]

milk crate

This. I've done some bar gigs with a 5-piece band, with a Genz-Benz Contour 500 1-15 combo on top of the classic milk carton. Huge difference in all musicians (and me!) hearing the bass, plenty of coupling with the raised stage floor, but without undue resonant stage-floor boom - totally great.

 

[ga_edwards]

I used to use a Mark Bass Mark Stand with my old rig. I'm not that tall, but it did the job for me.
Mark Stand – Markbass

As for isolation, if required, I used an Auralux Gramma Pad. Very useful for hollow stage risers, but does nothing except raise your speaker a couple of inches in concrete floors.

 

[Mingo Sanders]

ACSTEP 18" Folding Step Stool

 

[Geogio]

I came to the conclusion quite a while back that amp stands for bass amps don't really function well because the bass needs to be in contact with the stage in order to get a subwoofer effect. Two thick books (or a piece of lumber) underneath the front edge of the amp might do the trick. It really depends on what material the stage is constructed of. If it's an old wooden stage I would I have found that getting that wood to vibrate helps fill the room with the lower foundationals.

 

[LowActionHero]

Wrong, stack it on your guitar players amp.

J/k, (6ft here) I use a wooden end table of sorts that adds to the stage look when I play acoustic sets

I almost did that once, out of room on a tiny stage

 

[LowActionHero]

Milk Crate, and if its for home use it can double to hold some of your vinyl.

Or cables and extras for the gig

 

[Andy Marshman]

Here's what I got. It folds flat for easy storage and it's strong too. Amazon has them

 

[GreyBeard]

This is what I use.

Universaal amp stand