Amp stand?

[Goat Mick]

Originally Posted by JayBee1404

Errrrrmmm...isn't that a guitar stand?

Uhmmm...yup. But it also works as a good dependable and inexpensive amp stand for a lightweight acoustic combo. And I can buy them all day for about $10 on eBay. I've been sitting an amp on one for 4 years now and I haven't had to replace it yet.

[JayBee1404]

I would never have thought of that!
Not high enough for my needs, but effective if you want a low stand with a bit of tilt, I guess.

[Goat Mick]

It works great if you play sitting, your amp is a few feet behind you, or when you are on a stage and don't want to shoot over the heads of your audience.

[fingerwalker]

Milk crates. Cool!

[ricdoug]

It works for little financial output. While 6' of elevation clears the heads of the majority of audiences, a bit of isolation disciouples some of the bass. Ric

Originally Posted by pipedwho

Bass enhancement due to wall / floor proximity is different from stage/wooden floor coupling. The foam will decouple from a wooden stage floor, but it won't change the bass enhancement that occurs from proximity to a large planar surface.

To alleviate floor proximity effects, you want the amp at least 3 feet off the floor.

[Pecx]

Originally Posted by Mick's Goat Whiskey Picks

Uhmmm...yup. But it also works as a good dependable and inexpensive amp stand for a lightweight acoustic combo. And I can buy them all day for about $10 on eBay. I've been sitting an amp on one for 4 years now and I haven't had to replace it yet.

Fantastic idea for our amp! Thanks

[Coyote1]

Originally Posted by Mick's Goat Whiskey Picks

It works great if you play sitting, your amp is a few feet behind you, or when you are on a stage and don't want to shoot over the heads of your audience.

Never thought of that , got a stand put up getting it out and trying, thanks

[Goat Mick]

Here are a couple of pics from a small show I played last night with my Fender Acoustic 100 on the guitar stand. It covered the room perfectly and as you can see the angle allowed me to hear myself great.

[leew3]

Originally Posted by Mick's Goat Whiskey Picks

For my Fender Acoustic 100 and when I was gigging with my Telecaster and a Mustang III, I use one of these. Cheap, portable and does a good job of angling the amp where I can hear it while projecting into the room better. I wouldn't use it for a 2 x 12 amp, but for a small amp under 30 lbs it works great.

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/acces...-a-frame-stand

This is a great idea Mick-I'd never considered it and this should work perfectly for my LB Artist-just enough angle and elevation to do the trick and I already have a couple of these A frame stands. I don't usually use them live as they make me nervous with my better guitars so I use a full size Hercules stand-but I'll try the A frame with the LB, thanks!

Lee

[Goat Mick]

Originally Posted by leew3

This is a great idea Mick-I'd never considered it and this should work perfectly for my LB Artist-just enough angle and elevation to do the trick and I already have a couple of these A frame stands. I don't usually use them live as they make me nervous with my better guitars so I use a full size Hercules stand-but I'll try the A frame with the LB, thanks!

Lee

They make me nervous with my acoustics out in public too but they work great for amps and they're small enough that I keep one in my truck all the time for just such occasions. Wouldn't it be nice if all the companies just put tilt legs on all their amps?

[Revy]

I posted this on another thread as well. Don't have one but intrigued me!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fz46Qvf2BYY
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/det...xk8hoCPIXw_wcB

[Goat Mick]

Originally Posted by Revy

I posted this on another thread as well. Don't have one but intrigued me!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fz46Qvf2BYY
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/det...xk8hoCPIXw_wcB

I saw that in the other thread. Does look pretty interesting and it should fold up small too. If I used a larger amp I would probably spring for one, but I've got several of the A frames and they're really cheap on eBay.

[ljguitar]

Hi FW

I use keyboard stands, waist high, and about 3-5 feet directly behind me. You really do need to elevate an amp at least a couple feet (24"-30") off the ground to get rid of the over-bassy effect from an amp being too close to a floor.

If you want even more bass, set it on the floor & then back it up to a wall! It can trigger feedback as well.

I liked the picture of the small amp stand which has a platform level to the floor. That would be wonderful (I often have to throw a piece of plywood on top of a keyboard stand to fit my smaller acoustic amp).

With the amp at waist level directly behind me, I hear it better than a floor monitor, cleaner than a monitor, and with better fidelity than most floor monitors.

[BuleriaChk]

This is a quick and dirty solution, but worked pretty well for my Loudbox Mini Charge.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[BT55]

I prefer the Musician's Gear Deluxe Amp Stand. Very sturdy, adjustable height and folds for transport and it’s only $19.95.