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Old 07-13-2014, 09:19 PM
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So, I've accumulated a few amps - mostly small practice amps, but I have a tweed Deluxe and am eyeing a BF Deluxe Reverb kit - and am looking for some tasteful ideas on stacking/storing them to free up a little floor space while still having full access to plug in and play. My first thought is build something with wood and maybe shelf brackets to hold them, but I'd love to see how other people have approached this. I've got a pretty extensive wood shop in the garage, so building something is definitely an option.
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Sounds like a great project, Clint. I'm assuming that once the amps are all 'displayed', they're all playable (i.e. plugged in and ready to go), as opposed to taking an amp off the display and then playing it?

I understand what you mean about amps taking up floor space .
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I'm with you on this one. My pile is currently sort of homely and semi-functional. I'm thinking of building shelves that would be three tiers high and would organize my amps and processing.

I'm waiting with bait on my breath to see where this thread goes.

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You might also search/google Brad Paisley, Keith Urban, Vince Gill - guitar magazines often post articles and pictures - Rig Rundowns - and these guys are amp collectors and users, with unlimited resources..

Best luck, sounds like a great project.
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Just a couple thoughts as you look at this. Make sure there is plenty of ventilation around the amps. Tubes get hot. Also, there is a pleasant acoustic coupling that happens when amps are on the floor (bass response). This will change (not better or worse, just different) when elevated on a stand or chair.
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Radio-controlled hover amps.
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Clint, sounds like you might be able to make some extra units and sell them to us
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Looked around for a while online, and didn't find quite what I have in mind. The big three tiered racks stores use are way too big (and expensive), but are the general idea I have in mind. I figure two levels so it'll fit against the wall under the guitars, the bottom shelf tilted back so the lower amps point up like they have tiltback legs, plenty of breathing room for tubes, and portable (or at least not fixed in place). I'll take some measurements this week and see what I can come up with.
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Looked around for a while online, and didn't find quite what I have in mind. The big three tiered racks stores use are way too big (and expensive), but are the general idea I have in mind. I figure two levels so it'll fit against the wall under the guitars, the bottom shelf tilted back so the lower amps point up like they have tiltback legs, plenty of breathing room for tubes, and portable (or at least not fixed in place). I'll take some measurements this week and see what I can come up with.
What a great idea to have a tilted shelf. Looking forward to see some completed pics. Do you think you'll go through with the build?
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You might also search/google Brad Paisley, Keith Urban, Vince Gill - guitar magazines often post articles and pictures - Rig Rundowns - and these guys are amp collectors and users, with unlimited resources..

Best luck, sounds like a great project.
I saw some nice solutions once in a shot of a Tom Petty rehearsal space and also one from Jeff Tweedy of Wilco. FUN project! Mine, unfortunately, would be small!
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If it's to be portable, perhaps it would be more convenient to have just one mains plug. You could fit sockets to the frame, one for each amp, and then these could be connected to one mains supply point. Double check all the grounds - you wouldn't want to be the ground

Once it's powered up there are all sorts of options as well as hover fans. Beer cooler? Lighting? "Mood" lighting in the room might make it hard to see the controls so you could have subtle lights mounted on the frame which always keep them illuminated.

What about mic fittings eg some kind of moveable arm with a shock mount on the end? It would have to be something quicker and easier to setup than an ordinary mic stand or there wouldn't be any point, and even then only if you do a lot of recording.
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What a great idea to have a tilted shelf. Looking forward to see some completed pics. Do you think you'll go through with the build?
You know, I think I may. I've got a half sheet of MDF somewhere in the garage to build a couple of prototypes from and see what might work as far as shape and size. Then I'll have to figure out what joinery methods for solid wood construction I want to use, hardware, etc. This could be fun.
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