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Something Besides A Milkcrate

#22
BassWombat said:
For a while I've been thinking of making a box that would have a bunch of purposes:

1. a box to carry general gig stuff like cables etc, but also my power amp and pre amp (Focus SA and PJB bass buddy so they are small enough to fit).
2. The lid of the box would come off and when flipped over be my pedal board (only a couple of pedals) with the pedals obviously firmly secured.
3. And obviously... it would be a stand for another cabinet when required (stuff taken out and box turned over).

I was thinking of making it "look" like cabinet with tolex or furry stuff. It'd make transport easy - especially with my mini head setup - as I'd just put it and a cab or two on a hand trolley, bass in other hand and away we go. I figure that I can keep it reasonably shallow but with the same footprint as my 1x12 or 2x10 (not sure which at this stage).

Not sure when I'll get around to it (yet another grand idea!) but I'll be sure to post pics if I do!
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If you put wheels on the box then you wont need a handcart, and theres less to carry as cabs etc will go on top.
 
#25
hit all the garage sales, rummage sales, Goodwills, Salvation Army thrift stores in your area ... back in the early 70's I put together an array of 'road cases' very cheaply for our touring band out of old trunks for sale ... can of 99 cent black paint, and a can of silver for trim and corners and when I was done we looked like the cover of the Allman Bros Live at the Filmore East album cover ... you can always find an old trunk on the inexpensive, and if it is not strong enough just brace it with a 2 x 4 inside ... stencil your or band name on it and it is also functional for safe transport of gear and looks great ... I take it with a 60+ lb 210 that lifting isnt a problem anyhow :) ... good luck...
 
#27
steveb98 said:
Problem is if you raise the cabinet with a stand you will lose your coupling with the floor, and doing so lose some bottom end. You want to keep your contact area with the floor as large as possible. Something to factor in when deciding.
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Hmmm... I'm definitely not a fan of coupling.

It alters your low end response quite a bit depending on where you're playing, and what the floor/stage surface is (which obviously varies quite a bit if you gig). You can't always control every variable, but I prefer to remove coupling as much as possible. There's a reason audiophiles and studios usually try to decouple their speakers/monitors... coupling often muddies your low end more than enhance it. The bass gets sloppy and exaggerated.

+1 for the Gramma... not a whole lot to it, but it's very light/portable for gigging and seems to do a halfway decent job... adds some clarity and removes a lot of the muddines.
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#31
Lonnybass said:
Bruce-

Which department are those stands in at Home Despot? Any idea who makes them/what to ask for at the store?

Lonnybass
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It's called a "Husky X-Stand". They keep them with the sawhorses.

Edit - Ooops - I tried to link to them in my first post but it looks like the Home Despot site uses some funky live session architecture so links don't work. It looks like they actually call it a "X-Sawhorse". Brand name is "Husky". They're 30" tall so they really help to get your cab up closer to ear level. Very, very sturdy (750 pounds capacity). You can jump up and down on 'em. They fold to about 2.5" flat.
 
#32
Great, thanks Bruce. I went in to HD to track one of these down the other day and the intellectual giant behind the counter just blinked at me when I tried explain what I was looking for.

Lonnybass
 

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