Kev Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Well, i am about to own a rather powerful valve amp and 6x10 cab, and i'm going to want to practice with it at home. Not talking stupidly loud volumes here, but im expecting a fair amount of sound and vibration to travel. And i live in a terraced house. Not ideal. Anyone have any tips to reduce vibrations/sound leaving the room? I am not in a position to soundproof a room or do anything drastic, but any tips would be great. I guess the best start would be something to put the amp atop of to absorb the vibrations? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Mmm...maybe you're just better off getting a cheap practice bass for home,and use the big rig for gigs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted July 21, 2013 Author Share Posted July 21, 2013 Would be more sensible, but i'm not sensible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 (edited) Raawk 'n' roll Edited July 21, 2013 by RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanAxe Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Gramma pad? Beyond that all you can do is build an isolated room that floats inside one of your existing rooms. Or Pod and headphones... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Move house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan_da_man Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Headphones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 [quote name='Kev' timestamp='1374439228' post='2148831']Well, i am about to own a rather powerful valve amp and 6x10 cab, and i'm going to want to practice with it at home...any tips would be great...[/quote] Valve or not, makes little difference. Loud is loud. Most amps have a volume control; you just have to keep it down some. An old trick, which works quite well, is to lay a mattress on the floor (dense foam is good...), then lay the cab, face down, on the mattress. If it's rear-ported, lay another mattress over that. This will absorb some of the sound. Works best on concrete floors, as in a garage. Worth a try..? You still have to keep the volume control down, though. Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPBass Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 You'll be fine Kev. Ive used it in the house plenty and it still delivers 'its sound' at lower volumes. You can then open her out if you get a jam session or bigger room. Your going to love it mate. I'm still gutted she's leaving Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jezzaboy Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 I live in a tenement flat and use a 25 watt Marshall to play through and my upstairs neighbour can hear me playing it sometimes. Unless you insulate the room, there is no way to stop bass frequencies travelling next door. I have now bought a TC BG250 and use the mp3 input and headphone sockets and everyone is happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 [quote name='jezzaboy' timestamp='1374490249' post='2149209'] ... Unless you insulate the room, there is no way to stop bass frequencies travelling next door ... [/quote] I think this is about right but it's also the case that older houses are better at insulation of sound. My house is 1890 build and never hear neighbours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Foam pads on the walls might help reduce the vibrations as well as a floating floor (Gramma pad, small drum riser, etc). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Savage Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Cheap alternative to a Gramma pad is a sheet of ply resting on half-a-dozen chopped-in-half tennis balls. I used to use that as a drum riser/vibration reducer for my electronic drum kit, surprisingly effective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Fitzmaurice Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 [quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1374493352' post='2149251'] Foam pads on the walls might help reduce the vibrations as well as a floating floor (Gramma pad, small drum riser, etc). [/quote]Foam will absorb midrange and high frequency reflections within the room, but it will do nothing to stop low frequencies passing through walls, ceilings and floors. Gramma pads don't do anything to stop low frequency passage. The only thing that stops low frequencies is mass, a lot of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 [quote name='Bill Fitzmaurice' timestamp='1374494704' post='2149288'] Foam will absorb midrange and high frequency reflections within the room, but it will do nothing to stop low frequencies passing through walls, ceilings and floors. Gramma pads don't do anything to stop low frequency passage. The only thing that stops low frequencies is mass, a lot of it. [/quote] What if he's not a Catholic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Turn down the bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime_BASS Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Sit right infront of the cab? The volume goes down aswell as up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyquipment Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Deaf neighbours or move to desolate area There's no good way of dampening the sound. It will reverberate and shake the walls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telebass Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 I use a Tascam bass trainer. My amps are never turned on at home, except occasionally the Bassman 25, and then only at very low level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stealth Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 Gramma pad seconded Plus sock in the ports Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 [quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1374495103' post='2149296'] What if he's not a Catholic? [/quote] Brilliant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 Practice in a field... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 [quote name='RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE' timestamp='1376229411' post='2171026'] Brilliant [/quote] Thank you. I thought it had went like the giraffe's gonads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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