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Why should one get an amp stand? What need does it fulfill or what advantage does it impart on the user?
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08-09-2013 10:45 PM
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1. You can aim the amp at your head, to hear it better.
2. Lifting an amp off a hard floor makes it less bassy.
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I would add to the prior post that by angling my amp up the back of my guitar interacts less (feedback). It is usually behind me.
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It helps dispersion and the bass response. Putting it on chairs is just as bad for dispersion and you loose a lot of depth... I like the Mambo wedge system and I am putting something like this on my Dr Z Cab (scroll down, kickstand)
http://www.fortemusical.com/tolexgrillclothoptions.html
Something like this is also cheap, small, light and very practical
Tilt system
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That's a pretty neat little gizmo. thanks for sharing
Originally Posted by jorgemg1984
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I will have it on my cab in a few weeks, can report later!!
You can get them here
RF4
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No one "needs" an amp stand -- it's a personal preference, because it does effect your sound. Originally Posted by AlsoRan
I use this one for certain outdoor gigs; it's inexpensive and sturdy: Carvin.com : MA12 FOLDING AMP STAND
I like the nice, wooden Atlas stands that show up here a lot, but they're too pricey for me.
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I use a folding one that just holds the amp in a tipped back position. I alters the sound very little because the amp
is still in nearly direct contact with the floor. It was only $15 or so at MF.
I also have one the lifts the amp up like the above example....changes the sound more than I like.
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I use this with my JazzAmp112:
Ampwedge
It smooths out the bass and improves dispersion - highly recommended!
It doesn't work with my BluesAmp110 - the amp isn't as deep and seems like it may topple over backwards.
So, I use this:
On-Stage Stands - RS4000 - On-Stage Stands
Same effect but with a little less bass, but I use this amp more for pop and it works well in that context.
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I use Josh's stands....
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Thanks.
I could use some help with controlling bass frequencies.
I will put an amp stand in the budget.
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One other reason I like it is because I can point it toward my ears, not just to hear better (which it helps, of course) but also so that I don't play too loud on stage. When I can't hear myself as well as I should, then I play louder till it sounds right to me on stage -- and that, in fact, may be too loud for the overall mix. It's less of a problem when we have a sound tech running the sound but if we don't, it can be an issue. In this case, even putting it on a chair helps.
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I don't like it on the floor, but also don't want it pointing @ my head.
therefore my amp stand for years has been a rugged, inexpensive [free], plastic milk crate
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Now I am going to have to figure out if there is a one size fits all, or if I need one for the 2 X 12 and one for my smallers Fender XD amps.
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That pretty much covers it. Originally Posted by BigDaddyLoveHandles
The height of an amp does change the response in a room. Even if amp is small and doesn't weigh much so not really coupling with the floor it will sound more bassy on the floor, move the amp up it will sound higher. Down low there is generally more things around to diffuse the sound, where higher sound has a clearer path also more likely to develop standing waves in room.
As I started using smaller amps I started putting them up on things to help me hear myself. I had Anvil cases for a lot of my gear so the lid usually made for a convenient stand. Other times I used to use one of those fiber drum cases for packing cables and etc and they would make a okay stand, alway the old milk crate for to double as gear box and amp stand. The last pit band gig I did we had to stand since we were part of the show. For that I got a wooden stool and put my amp on it. Never had a amp stand there was always something around that would work.
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Maybe not. If your amp has casters it keeps it from moving about, and a big plus an amp stand brings the controls of a Twin type amp up and easier to get to and see on a stage. Originally Posted by docbop
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What a visual that is - a performer with their amp on a milk crate. Originally Posted by wintermoon
For the image-conscious, I can see this representing an unpretentious, practical, no nonsense type of performer.
I kind of like that.
But then again, if I ever play alongside George Benson or Pat Martino, I might have to reconsider since I am not so sure it would go with the suit I would be wearing.
But for now, I happen to have a milk crate handy, so...
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There is not much else to say, except for one important thing, that no one has mentioned
and speaking from experience...
As you are getting on in years, it saves your back from a lot of strain.
Music is the key that can open strange rooms in the house of memory.Llewelyn Wyn Griffith
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Originally Posted by AlsoRan
aw fancy gigs usually means there will be a table cloth or some fabric laying around to throw over the milk crate or anvil lid. Guess I was a roadie too long and used to improving things other than solos.
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+1 Originally Posted by BigDaddyLoveHandles
Josh's stands are really pretty and well made. I have one and I love it, but I have to say that it does not quite cut the bass as much as say, something like the onstage RS7500 (I have two of these -- with the mic boom), if cutting bass is what you look for. I find that the Atlas stand on a hard wood floor can actually make the amp somewhat bassier. Originally Posted by iim7V7IM7
On-Stage Stands - RS7500 - On-Stage Stands
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Hello. Originally Posted by Eddie Lang
Is is easy to position that boom mic for recording the amp in the best spot?
I really like that option and the total cost is under $50.00.
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I have been using this one. Folds up into one flat "stick" and adjusts to a couple of different angles.
Standback - LIGHT • COMPACT • ADJUSTABLE
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Yes, it is really easy. Angle, distance, position, the boom arm is as adjustable as a boom on a mic stand and maybe even more as it is articulated and it has a second, shorter, arm. As for the height, it is adjustable on the amp stand. Originally Posted by AlsoRan
Specsheet tripod: http://onstagestands.com/public/web_...eets/53839.pdf
Specsheet boom arm: http://onstagestands.com/public/web_...eets/56580.pdf
The complete kit is sturdy yet lightweight. I've had them for about three years. They played out, went to numerous practices and in between those occasions, they both have an amp (25 to 40 pounds) on them at all time.
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I would think you could just attach a regular boom and gooseneck, no? Originally Posted by Eddie Lang
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This is nice, but I think you would lose any floor coupling. Originally Posted by Eddie Lang
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