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Guys I've noticed that you sometimes see dudes put their cabinet on it's side to get it off it's wheels, or on top of a roadcase or something like that. What's the benefit of this? More lows/highs/etc? I think I'm gonna try it tonight at band practice.
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Re: Amp on it\'s casters....or on the floor?
In a jam room like a garage or living room size you feel the low end better. Not sure what kind of diff it makes when you mic it in a venue. -
Re: Amp on it\'s casters....or on the floor?
I like my stuff off the floor ..especialy if I care for it. Basement floors are damp , wet and moldy and bar floors are nasty..Casters are essential for me..
IMO...A full stack looks better with casters..it just looks "right". [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]"Bill, Smoke a Bowl and Crank Van Halen I, Life is better when I do that"
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Re: Amp on it\'s casters....or on the floor?
it gives you slightly more bass response. not much. not worth the effort of removing the casters or laying the cab down. IMO.Comment
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i actually find it sometimes makes the tone a little muddy without the casters, i prefer the casters on.Comment
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i actually find it sometimes makes the tone a little muddy without the casters, i prefer the casters on.
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+1 It may be a little good for a thin sounding amp, but DualRec's don't have this problem.Comment
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Re: Amp on it\'s casters....or on the floor?
The answer is much simpler. Its because lots of players are mimic'ing what they often see live. Many cabs have casters but not many cabs have the little cups on the top that hold the casters in place when you stack them. You have to turn them on their sides in this case. Also, many stages aren't level and many cabs don't have locking casters. Nobody wants their cabs rolling around the stage. It has nothing to do with sound quality.Comment
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Re: Amp on it\'s casters....or on the floor?
Having the cab on the floor can have a SUBSTANTIAL impact on the amount of low end heard in the room, depending on the construction of the stage floor (somewhat like putting your headstock against a solid wall as a note is sustaining...you should hear an increase in volume...more noticable unplugged than through an amp). If miking, this difference will not be heard as well through the mains.
Like Bill mentioned, keep your amp off of any damp or dirty floors if you want to keep it in good condition.Comment
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Re: Amp on it\'s casters....or on the floor?
I think there is sound difference between cabs sitting on casters and no casters and the cab sitting directly on the floor. I don't know how much of an affect it would have on the stage but I can tell the difference in my house, especially with it being on the second floor of my crib [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] I've only gigged wiht 4x12 that had casters, so much easier to move around that way.
I never turnd a cab on its side but I've know people who've used slant cabs on there sides to get a little east-west sound projection vs. the normal north-south of slants. I never tried that one myself tho.shawnlutz.comComment
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One other thing to be aware of.. most experienced front of house guys I have worked with say that if you mic the bottom cab, it should be the top speakers. This prevents picking up some of that boominess that will come off the floor.
Not sure how true it is, but it makes sense, even though the sound level from a speaker would (I think) offset any sympathetic sounds you might pick up from reflections off of the floor.Comment
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Sometimes I flip it, and people are like "do you do that for the tone" I'm like "yeah, it's great for bass response". People believe it. I've got a good ear for tone, but through a PA, and through the monitors, I usually can't tell the difference if it's upside down or not. I can tell the difference like, in my house, or in a band room, just not on stage. Maybe because the sound gets so much bigger through the PA, I just don't realize the change.Comment
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Re: Amp on it\'s casters....or on the floor?
On the floor or stage
As stated better Bass Responce
Also to me sounds more solid
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keeps your amp from rolling away.Comment
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I think it depends on the amp/cab in question. I've had some sound better directly on the floor, while others sounded better on casters.Comment
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You'll never tell the difference when you are on stage.Comment
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