| Author | Message | ||
| keith_h
Senior Member Username: keith_h Post Number: 1492 Registered: 2-2005 |
I am going to be playing some smaller places so I will only be needing a 2X10 cabinet and my rack. In order to hear myself a little better and make it easier to access my rack I am thinking of putting it all on a stand. I see a lot of tilt back stands for guitar combo amps and keyboard stands but nothing that is horizontal and robust weight wise. I am looking at raising the bottom of the speaker 20"-24" inches with a weight of 140-150 lbs. Anyone have or know of something that would fit my requirements? Keith | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 4293 Registered: 7-2004 |
Milk crates. Not only do they do the job, but at the end of the gig you turn them over and fill them up with cords, stomp boxes, whatever. And the price is right. If you want something that looks better and don't mind spending more, check out ampriser.com. I haven't tried one personally, but they look pretty cool. Bill, tgo | ||
| 811952
Senior Member Username: 811952 Post Number: 1794 Registered: 10-2003 |
If you look around, sometimes you can find the rarest of gems: the steel milk crate! I have one that is full of chainsaw stuff at the moment.. The beauty of the milk crate is that they are exceptionally stable when stacked. John | ||
| peoplechipper
Advanced Member Username: peoplechipper Post Number: 209 Registered: 2-2009 |
Steel milk crates! holy crap! never seen one of those! but yeah, I was gonna say milk crates too as they're essentially free and work well...and if you lose it, just get another...Tony | ||
| sonicus
Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 685 Registered: 5-2009 |
I used to play with a Drummer who would use a Steel milk Crate as a 'Work Stand" for his old "Knucklehead" Harley-Davidson Motorcycle when taking off the wheels . | ||
| mike1762
Senior Member Username: mike1762 Post Number: 436 Registered: 1-2008 |
Has anybody thought about using steel milk crates? | ||
| dannobasso
Senior Member Username: dannobasso Post Number: 1195 Registered: 3-2004 |
I think some folk here use the hemp ones. But the resins can stick to the carpet on stage. But remember crates are only free if you steal them. | ||
| keith_h
Senior Member Username: keith_h Post Number: 1494 Registered: 2-2005 |
I didn't even think of milk crates. I have 6 or 7 of those in my garage filled with stuff and in my studio holding PA cables. I can say my crates were free. The company that supplies milk where my wife manages quit using the crates and told her to take as many as she wanted. My thanks to Bill and the others for the suggestion. Keith | ||
| 811952
Senior Member Username: 811952 Post Number: 1795 Registered: 10-2003 |
Milk it for all it's worth. They're whey butter than other alternatives. Free ones are the cream of the crop. | ||
| benson_murrensun
Advanced Member Username: benson_murrensun Post Number: 216 Registered: 5-2007 |
I've used milk crates in this application, but because they look cheesy on stage I would cover them with a some fabric, like a tablecloth. Also, there is a significant change in your sound if you de-couple the cabinet from the floor. | ||
| dluxe
Junior Username: dluxe Post Number: 43 Registered: 11-2009 |
I had a flight case built for my Goliath cabinet and used the top of that to set the cabinet on. It seemed to be sturdy enough to use with both cabinet and head.  | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 4294 Registered: 7-2004 |
Danno: Hemp milk crates???? Bill, tgo | ||
| 811952
Senior Member Username: 811952 Post Number: 1796 Registered: 10-2003 |
You're makin' me hungry!  | ||
| keith_h
Senior Member Username: keith_h Post Number: 1496 Registered: 2-2005 |
"... but because they look cheesy on stage ...". I don't know I think cheesy kind of goes with the whole dairy thing. Keith | ||
| spose
Advanced Member Username: spose Post Number: 302 Registered: 5-2002 |
if you want to tilt the cab back...I use a Quick-LoK amp stand. Very sturdy and you can adjust the angle. It folds up small. highly recommend it. about 40- to 50 bucks.  | ||
| pauldo
Senior Member Username: pauldo Post Number: 416 Registered: 6-2006 |
. . . double post :-/ (Message edited by pauldo on January 19, 2010) | ||
| pauldo
Senior Member Username: pauldo Post Number: 417 Registered: 6-2006 |
Curdle get any butter than this? I had a plastic milk crate that was rectangular shaped and turned it into a rack for my amp and Washburn signal processor (long since gone). I hear that old Friends of Distinction song . . . "Grazin' in the Grass is a gas baby can you dig it?" bovine bounty baby! Just do like Daniel Johnston and be Walking the Cow . . . . |
