Putting bass cab on a pole?

[jezzaboy]

No not someone from the former Eastern Bloc before someone says it!


I have a TC 2x10 cab that weighs 20kg. I was thinking, why not mount it on a pa tripod that is designed for speakers? Not too high, about chest height?

You would have no booming due to a wooden stage, you would be able to hear it better and mabye it will carry the sound better?

I realise this is likely a mental idea but hey ho!

[EssentialTension]

Why not use a PA cab with it's own pole? I've seen people do this and I'm sure people here have done it for upright bass at least.

[nottswarwick]

It's a great idea

[discreet]

I was thinking more or less the same thing the other day:

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/198398-class-d-active-full-range-pa-speaker-for-bass/page__hl__pa%20cab%20for%20bass"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/198398-class-d-active-full-range-pa-speaker-for-bass/page__hl__pa%20cab%20for%20bass[/url]

And went for the budget option!

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/198605-folding-ampcab-stand-l399/page__hl__lidl+crate__fromsearch__1"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/198605-folding-ampcab-stand-l399/page__hl__lidl+crate__fromsearch__1[/url]

[xgsjx]

Would you need to get a pole dancer if you're planning on entertaining the audience?

[Bill Fitzmaurice]

The main issue is the size of the stand footprint, which is substantial. Amp stands take up less room.

[Monckyman]

I use a heavy duty keyboard stand, less footprint but nice and solid.
Takes my Ampeg 115 and PF500 nicely and puts it at chest hight.

[Phil Starr]

raising the cab will have two effects. Putting the cab at ear level will mean you will hear more of the upper frequencies and hence tell you more about how you are playing. It will also sound louder to you relative to the rest of the band. Secondly having the speaker on the floor means the floor acts like a big sonic mirror giving you an extra 3dB of bass. Moving it this high will reduce this effect and also cause some frequency dropouts dependent upon the height. Your audience will hear a bit less bass. Probably this will all just clean up your sound but you might need to eq differently and if you lack power floor and wall reinforcement is useful, Try it but as others have said a cab stand may be more practical.

[brensabre79]

I tried amp stands, they all tilt the cab though, not great with the rack and car stereo on top (or on the floor in bits down the back after a few minutes). Keyboard stands work ok but they can make everything a bit too high up (especially with a vertical 2x12). Personally, I wouldn't trust a £3.99 plastic crate from Lidl with £1200 worth of amp and cab - maybe I'm an idiot, but there it is.

[discreet]

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...I wouldn't trust a £3.99 plastic crate from Lidl with £1200 worth of amp and cab - maybe I'm an idiot, but there it is...
[/quote]

Ah, c'maan! What could possibly go wrong??

[fatback]

As Phil Starr said you could find yourself losing frequencies. I tried my BF Midget on a keyboard stand and lost so much volume that for gigs I had to drive it until it was farting out. No good at all. And that's normally a very loud cab.

Raising the cab 18" or so works ok, although floor level with a tilt is better.

[TheRev]

I used an 'X' type keyboard stand for a while in my endeavours to conquer double bass feedback. The feedback was reduced but the sound was seriously lacking in those low mid and bass frequencies that made up the woody DB sound - sort of twangy and nasal. Bleugh.

I really didn't like it, so I set about learning how to properly EQ my sound and use the high pass filter (HPF) on my peramp. I've also bought a GRAMMA pad for those hollow/wooden floors so I can still get acoustic coupling without the boominess that a hollow stage gives.

It's still not 100% great sound every gig, but I rarely have a problem with feedback these days