Amp stands

[gareth]

On 04/10/2021 at 13:27, uk_lefty said:

Anyone here using an amp stand? Has it made a difference for you at all? At less than £20 I'd like to give one a try but I really am running out of space and would only get one of it made a difference.

 

Context:

I had an audition on weds last week and due to limited time just used the rehearsal space's amp. Luckily it was a Trace combo, an older and tired, less feature rich version of my own. I couldn't hear any of my high end in the first song so the band said "turn it up". Instead I boosted the treble on the EQ (though it was already up high) and angled the combo back against the wall. This did the trick. It made me think of getting an angled amp stand for gigs. I've suffered before with a 1x15 on the floor and not been able to hear it with any definition in stage so I was already thinking of getting one....

Hi, did you ever get a stand and if so how did it work out

 

ive got a Roland cube 100watt and an old te 7215 combo 

 

I’d like to try a stand with them

[uk_lefty]

1 minute ago, gareth said:

Hi, did you ever get a stand and if so how did it work out

 

ive got a Roland cube 100watt and an old te 7215 combo 

 

I’d like to try a stand with them

Hi there, I went for the MarkBass wedge thingy. It's worked out pretty well. I've only used it in rehearsal so far but my gig on Friday has good PA support so I may use it there so I've only got to take one cab. I wasn't to sure about some of the amp stands, taking the weight and handling the vibrations.

[gareth]

1 minute ago, uk_lefty said:

Hi there, I went for the MarkBass wedge thingy. It's worked out pretty well. I've only used it in rehearsal so far but my gig on Friday has good PA support so I may use it there so I've only got to take one cab. I wasn't to sure about some of the amp stands, taking the weight and handling the vibrations.

I saw this one that although small seems to have low centre of gravity and all the frame is supporting the combo

 

https://www.pmtonline.co.uk/tourtech-foldable-amplifer-and-monitor-stand

[Delberthot]

I used one of these for years so I could use my cab or combo as a monitor

 

I then moved onto a mixer stand later on when I got my Fender Rumble 500 combo

 

 

[gareth]

1 hour ago, gareth said:

I saw this one that although small seems to have low centre of gravity and all the frame is supporting the combo

 

https://www.pmtonline.co.uk/tourtech-foldable-amplifer-and-monitor-stand

My trace Elliot 7215 measures 60x60x34cm and weighs 60lbs

[redbandit599]

On 05/10/2021 at 11:03, rushbo said:

I've been using one of these for a while for my Genz Benz combo and it's made a huge difference:

 

Really sturdy, and fairly light. They also fold up into a neat 'T' shape. I've also taken the extendable legs off as it's at the perfect height without them. The best way to raise your cab up is to stick another cab underneath it, but for when you don't really need 1000w of sub bass for your pub gigs, I've found this to be a quick, cheap and easy solution.

 

£27 from Thomann: https://www.thomann.de/gb/millenium_mixer_stand.htm

 

 

I picked one of these up after seeing this post ( thanks @rushbo 🙂 ) and use it combined with an AER wedge thing (like the Markbass one) - I stick my cab (Berg 112) on the floor with the wedge underneath it, put the Thomann stand over the top of the cab and then pop my ABM600 on the stand.

It all looks pretty neat and works well, been great for rehearsal and smaller gigs where I don't need/want both 112s.

 

If you have a chunky head and cab rig rather than a combo, then I think it's well worth a try.

 

One thing, the Thomann stand I got was quite wobbly and out of line when I got it - however, after having been squished by my ABM for a few hours it settled in and is fine now - just thought I'd mention as I nearly returned it.

[EBS_freak]