Amp vibrating off cab....any cures..?

[jonnythenotes]

I have two amps I use on a regular basis, both of which are very light weight D class, and that is the problem. Because they are so light, they just move across the top of the cab with the vibration as the volume is cranked up a bit...and I don't mean massive amounts of volume. In the good ole' days, amps were so heavy, they never budged as their own bulk kept them fixed to the cab, but with amps now weighing not much more than a bag of sugar, but capable of huge volume ( and therefore vibration,) I have had two amps hit the deck before I was halfway through the first set. I had no idea why this was happening, until I played a low A, and watched the amp slowly move forward. So...anyone else experience this, and what are your fixes, without nailing or super glueing it to the cab. All I can think of are these sort of none slip rubber pads you see on the dashboards of cars. I have been lucky so far...no damage, but an 800 quid amp smashing in to the deck sure aint my idea of a good gig... So, let me in on your secrets... Cheers.

[Guest MoJo]

That's exactly what I used when I had an MB800

[Bobthedog]

I do not know the practised answer but what about bluetak?

[inthedoghouse]

I used to use a thick layer of foam between the amp and cab, but that wasn't with a light amp.

[grunge666]

I use a cheap rubber car mat on top of my cab, done the job for years.

[umcoo]

I had the same problem with a valve amp moving on a cab. I used a custom cut bit of closed cell foam from e-foam.com or something like that. Gaffa taped the foam too. Problem solved.

[jonnythenotes]

That's great guys...at least I know I don't have a poltergeist living in my amp now.... I tried a bit of foam cut from a gym mat, but the amp took the foam with it. Will try all of those suggestions and see what happens. Crazy as it sounds, but blue tac moulded round the feet of the amp to form little 'wells' for the feet to sit in might be the answer..

[The Badderer]

..... blowtorch!!!

[dannybuoy]

This was to solve a problem of a handle getting in the way, but would also solve your issue:

[Mudpup]

Buy an Ampeg 8x10 and put it on top of the amp?????? That'll keep it still.

[barneyg42]

[quote name='Mudpup' timestamp='1429879754' post='2755920']
Buy an Ampeg 8x10 and put it on top of the amp?????? That'll keep it still.

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I think the room might start moving then!!
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[planer]

Self-adhesive Velcro pads on the amp feet?

[charic]

Pedalboard velcro?

[karlfer]

Mouse mat has worked for me for years.

[jonnythenotes]

Very clever Dannybuoy....very clever.....that's got to be worth a try, but....is the handle stopping the foam moving, which in turn holds the amp in place, as I haven't got a handle on top, and I want to avoid glueing stuff to the cab... Velcro.....another idea I had not thought of.....nice one... You really are a bright bunch of young chaps....keep em coming....

[jonnythenotes]

Barney....Mudpup.....Badderer..... You are extremely insane...

[ahpook]

Strapping the head to the cab with some bungee cords ?

[jonnythenotes]

Thought about the bungee thing, but no ideal places to hook it too, either on the amp or cab, but thanks anyway...

[JapanAxe]

£2 with free delivery from [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/New-Multipurpose-Non-Slip-Mat-Furniture/dp/B00AVJ9GBY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1429887121&sr=8-1&keywords=non+slip+mat"]Amazon[/url]:

[Norris]

Beer mats under the feet

[hubrad]

My Trace head used to do this (not mega-heavy, but deffo not light either) until I changed the hard plastic feet to much better grippy rubber ones. Problem solved! :-)

[hubrad]

[quote name='Norris' timestamp='1429887434' post='2756040']
Beer mats under the feet
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Awaiting obvious jokes about standing on beermats while playing..

[jonnythenotes]

And tonight's STAR PRIZE goes to.........JAPANAXE. That has got to be worth a bit of a go....£1-99 delivered.....Bonza..... Nice one centurion...

[leschirons]

Buy a combo?

[jonnythenotes]

Well then...I have ordered the none slip mat that JapanAxe posted up as a remedy....will let you know how I get on with it....Thanks again guys....really good to know help is there when you need it...