Pole mounted 210

[MegaSwing]

Try a keyboard stand. I used one for awhile, and it worked fine.

 

[walterw]

How would a bassist (or a band including a bassist) make use of the Buttkicker?

never tried it myself but like @dbsfgyd1 suggested, the kicker would be attached to a platform that you stand on, sending the sub-lows up your body through your feet.

combine that with a good IEM mix and you're in business

 

[walterw]

Is there a reason one couldn't pole-mount a 210, kind of like a pole-mounted PA speaker?

I have an 810, but it'd be nice to get my sound up near my ears

i can only speak to the experience of guitar amps, where even up at guitar frequencies you can hit a chord through a combo amp sitting on the floor, lift it up by the handle and hear all the low end just go away

 

[crankypants]

Is there a reason one couldn't pole-mount a 210, kind of like a pole-mounted PA speaker?

Because the cost/benefit analysis doesn't work out, i.e., it's more trouble than it's worth.

Also, I don't want all that horrid noise at ear level. Bad enough the rest of the band has to hear it.

 

[Discount Bassy]

Get a second 210 and make headphones.

 

[kringle77]

I have top and bottom pole mounts installed in all 3 of my bag end s15d cabs. It was done so that I could connect them all securely together with short lengths of speaker pole, to make them more stable around drunk people. Also, it gives me the option to mount a pa speaker on to to save space at cramped venues.

A good and simple option would be to simply put a scrap piece of 2x4 under the front of the cab, tilting it more towards your head. That way, you can hear it better and, you don't lose all of your low end coupling to the floor.

 

[Ric5]

I have a hypothetical.

I've done some googling and can't really find much.

Is there a reason one couldn't pole-mount a 210, kind of like a pole-mounted PA speaker?

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Like this but with a proper bass cab?

I have an 810, but it'd be nice to get my sound up near my ears

yes that would work

you can also stack 2 2x10s vertically

you can also stack on a pole from a sub

 

[DWBass]

Why not just buy a keyboard stand and place the cab on it?! Or build a stand to your desired height. Grab some old milk crates and stack them.

 

[BtaylorTheRogue]

I used to stack 210s. It's roughly the same height as an 810. Nipple height.

I didn't think about keyboard stands. They fold flat, that sounds perfect provided they can be found about 5ft tall.

2. Usually, you use tripods to lift speakers to head height or above. Do you need/want your cab that high?

yeah.

I kind of always wanted to pole mount a little combo amp ... the lighter they make them, the better an idea it becomes.

there's a post floating around here about someone who did it with a combo, I don't have it up or I'd link it

Get a second 210 and make headphones.

even better, saw my 210 in half, now I have headphones, they're lighter, AND it's ported!

 

[Discount Bassy]

I've used a spacer in my stack to help with the height issue. I'm 6'5", so even a couple of cabs stacked are pretty low for me. A sturdy frame in the middle raises to top cab a foot. Quite the tower and cheaper than a stack w/3 cabs. One other thing I've done for crowded stages is to use a kick-back amp stand to aim a single cab upward towards me earholes, placing the amp head on a shelf nearby for access.

 

[Downunderwonder]

If you have enough room for a tripod you have enough room for setting your cab on a little tilt back stand. That's what I do sometimes.

 

[Downunderwonder]

DIY collapsible bass amp stand

Lots of ways to skin the cat.

DIY Combo Kickback Stand custom adjusting tiltback ftw.

 

[Zbysek]

Phil Jones has the Ear Box that can be mounted on a pole close to you to help hear yourself. No idea how well it works.

It works very well