I use a folding amp stand. Not only do they tilt the amp back, but they raise it off the floor about 14 inches or so depending on the stand. However I no longer have a handy amp top table for the accessories.
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Tilt back cabinet stands - Have you tried them?
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Yes that can be a problem, but in my case, I go through the PA 99% of the time even in smaller places. The times that I do not go in the PA is when the place is really small. Then it hasnt been that much of an issue but YMMV.
You could install one of these into the bottom of your cabinet .
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I use one of them for a 112 cabinet and it does a great job . If you mount it towards the front of your cab the angle of the tilt wouldn't be too much for your 410 cab . they are plenty sturdy enough for a big cabinet .
Thats a cool idea, and I was searching for something like this, but it would be better if the leg was adjustable. Did you have to cut a hole in the bottom of the cab to mount it flush?
Ok, here it is: I used a guitar stand to tilt back my cabinet. I had to put a foam between the cab and the stand to avoid material damage. finally I bought a rack case for my amp head, it looks cool!!!
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Ok, here it is: I used a guitar stand to tilt back my cabinet. I had to put a foam between the cab and the stand to avoid material damage. finally I bought a rack case for my amp head, it looks cool!!!
Just as a matter of interest, what's keeping the cab tilted back? It looks from the picture as though its centre of gravity is a little in front of the rear edge on which it's resting, which suggests it would be at risk of toppling forwards once the vibrating starts. I may be missing something in the photograph, of course, but it is one advantage to having a support under the front of the cabinet.
Oh!!! I forgot that detail!!! is a 3M nomad medium 6050 black matt, it is very durable and avoid slides very well. I also use it to protect the cab when I transport it in my cart
I've used keyboard stands with success. But with keyboard stands or any device that tilts the cab you've got to address how you want your amp to sit. When i use a tilted cab I usually set the head on its side on the floor. Not cool looking but works for me. When i use a rack mount head, and if the cab is light enough, i can put the tilt rack right on top of the rack case.
Yes , you have to cut a hole . It's not too hard though and when you're done it folds flush and it's very sturdy . Hard to believe it's only $7 for the quality .
I built myself one for practice,
I'm glad how it came out,
you can adjust the wedge angle by changing the chain's lenght.
Great idea!!! and nice practice amp!!!
I don't think the effect is that extreme, it all depends on the angle of tilt. In an average size pub, my little 1x12 still fires at peoples heads when on the MB wedge rather than their knees. It would have to be a very long room for it to fire at the ceiling!
I found when not using a wedge and no PA support for backline, that I couldn't hear the mid and high end detail properly and was turning them up to compensate, with the effect of sounding very toppy and clanky out front.
Now with the wedge, I can hear almost the same as what is thrown out front. It's not tilted back massively, just enough for it to reach my ears when standing about 10' in front of it instead of my knees. And still sounds full and detailed out front. Next best thing to a full stack IMO.
You could put some big-a** wheels on the cab, but only the front ones... maybe monster truck wheels?
I tried not monster truck wheels but with standard wheels of my GK Neo 410, only the front ones and it is tilted back nicely too
but I like how it feels and looks when I tilt it like 45 degrees with guitar stand
I was just looking at stands. My rig is very light, total 38lbs, MB500 over 212MBE, and I want it higher up in the air.
I was thinking of bringing out my keyboard X stand and laying the cab on it sideways. I think I’ll try that this weekend. It's probably sturdy enough, but if it works okay, I'll order a more sturdy one, anyways.
I’m always in the PA, so it’s just for the stage.
I was thinking of bringing out my keyboard X stand and laying the cab on it sideways. I think I’ll try that this weekend. It's probably sturdy enough, but if it works okay, I'll order a more sturdy one, anyways.
I’m always in the PA, so it’s just for the stage.
when we do tv gigs we always use apples, or half apples (basicly a hollow mini crate) or what we like to call a calibrated audio block..which is generally a chopped spraypainted 2x4. it is nice when you dont have monitors, but as a whole the bass cabs sound better coupled with the floor. gives you more rumble for your rump.
The fEARful / nEarful style cab with a woofer, midrange speaker, and sometimes a tweeter has such wide dispersion of sound that they don't usually need to be tilted at all to be clearly heard. I have a tilt stand built into my 12/6 and never use it. Also, it's preferable to have a level surface for my amp. Bungie cords are yet another complication to avoid.
Not that I noticed, the wedge works well and is stable as long as you do not go over 90 degrees (angle between the floor and the front part), the cab tilts between 15 and 40ish degrees.
Unless you meant issues with the amp/cab ? it works fine. Is there something I should worry about ?
