Amp Stands

Lee Baucum · From: McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier

Do you use them or do you usually leave your amp on the floor?

Lee, from South Texas

Harry Hess · From: Blue Bell, PA., USA * R.I.P.

Lee,

It's been my experience that amps always sound better on the floor. Fuller & richer. Amp stands are OK if you want to elevate an amp head next to your steel. But speakers usually sound best on the floor.

Regards,
HH

Dave Burton · From: Richland,Wa. USA

Hi Lee,unlike Harry I do use a stand for my N1000 and to me it sounds great.I go direct to the board from the output on the back of the amp and couldn't be happier.We use 2 Peavey 18" and 2 Peavey 15" cabs on both sides of the stage and in MHO we have the best sounding P.A. in town.A couple of guys in the band are wireless so they go out front and listen and report that the steel sounds sooooooo sweet! Plus I hear it better on a stand. Dave

George McLellan · From: Duluth, MN USA

I bought a Peavey amp stand at the ISGC. I made a cross bar for the top of it so when I use any of my Fender amps on it there is some support because of the width differance. I prefer my amp elevated.

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Gary Dillard · From: Tuscaloosa, AL

Lee, I use an amp stand with my Evans. I tried the floor for a while, but found I could not hear as well as I wanted to. Of course it could be the loss of hearing from years of playing!!

Steve Feldman · From: Central MA USA

I use them for my 1x15 cabs and like 'em. I find that they can vary a lot, though. Some tilt up nearly 45 degrees, which is too much; some can't handle a deep cabinet without tipping forward. They're not all created equal.

Larry Bell · From: Englewood, Florida

I always like for ME to hear MY MISTAKES before anybody else does. If my amp/speaker is on the floor it bounces off too many ears (and other stuff) before it gets back to me. By then it's too late to pretend that I MEANT to do what I did.

LTB

Jack Stoner · From: Kansas City, MO

I like to have my amp/speakers elevated. If I leave the amp on the floor I tend to play too loud and the tone doesn't sound as good to me.

Chair height is about the right amount of elevation. I have a folding amp stand and I have the height about the same as a chair.

My 112E clone speakers tend to be too bassy on the floor. Chair height is about right for them too.

Michael Johnstone · From: Sylmar,Ca. USA

A lot of guys put their amps up at ear level but when I do that,all I can hear is me.I'd rather hear a nice blend w/the rest of the band.Except for casino lounge gigs and such where you have to play so quiet,the bartender's blender drowns out the whole band,I put my Session 400 on the floor about 3 feet behind me.I do have Fender tilt-back legs on it and I'll use them on certain gigs to split the difference.The good thing about them is that they're built on to the amp and not a seperate gadget to schlepp or misplace. -MJ-

Al Marcus · From: Cedar Springs,MI USA (deceased)

I used to just grab a chair and put my amp on it, slightly behind me on my right side. No wonder I lost half my hearing!....al

Scott Moon · From: Canyon Lake, TX

I have a small folding stand that the amp sits on and tilts back slightly. It is actually on the floor but tilted. I put this on top of my steel case just off to my left side. This seems to work OK. When I am playing a fiddle gig, I use a wooden bar stool to get my amp up so I can hear it without getting too loud.

Scott
74 Emmons D-10
Nashville 1000

Kenny Forbess · From: peckerwood point, w. tn.

First thing Mr.Webb told me when i got them.
"gettem up off the floor",
I like them better of the floor , but they sound good either way, personal preference I guess.

Danny Hullihen · From: Harrison, Michigan

My favorite amp stand of all that I have used has been the old milk crate. At this level, it's not blasting your ears, but it's off the floor enough so that you can hear yourself and your tone well. It's not the most professional looking thing, that's for sure, but it does the job well.

Lee Baucum · From: McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier

Danny - Being the tightwad that I am, I like your idea. The crate could also be used to pack extra stuff in. I once saw a crate used to mount rack-mountable equipment in. There was plenty of ventilation.

Lee, from South Texas

Dave Van Allen · From: Souderton, PA , US , Earth

Watching Weldon Myrick at the Steelin' 4 Hearts show a couple years back- he had two amps (yeah they were Peaveys) on chairs about 4 feet behind him and angled about 30 degrees out to each side... biggest dam sound I think I ever heard out of a steel guitar. It helped of course that it was Weldon Myrick playing with his usual "authority"

Jim Palenscar · From: Oceanside, Calif, USA

I use 2 amp stands for my speakers- each about 18" off the floor. The stands are very lightweight and cost about $35/ea and fold up. While gigging- one is pointed at my ear about 4 feet away and the other more toward the audience.

Glenn Austin · From: Montreal, Canada

I have a Quiklok amp stand which is lousy,very unstable with the amp on it. I'm going to order some Fender tilt back legs for my Peaveys.

Darvin Willhoite · From: Roxton, Tx. USA

OOPS I was just going to say I had a Quicklock amp stand I liked a lot. I use mine with a Peavey LA400 amp tilted back about 35 degrees. It raises the amp off the floor about 6-8 inches.

Raymond Beale · From: Rosenberg, Texas, USA

Has anyone tried the folded horn amp stand that they sell at Guitar Center. Your amp sets on it and the sound coming out the back of your amp is routed down and out the front. I messed with one with a Fender Twin, and it sure brought the bass response out front. Naturally the wont work with closed back cabinets

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Danny Hullihen · From: Harrison, Michigan

Peavey makes a real nice combo amp stand with an adjustable back, and it is very sturdy. Most Peavey dealers have these in stock. Check it out when you get a chance, I think you'll like it. It's the best built amp stand I've seen yet.

Terry Downs · From: Wylie, TX US

I use the flight case top off my amp as a stand. It is perfect height and very sturdy. It is always there too. The bad part about amps on the floor is that you ear is so far off axis of the speaker that you can't hear the high frequencies. If you mic the amp, the house system will get more highs than you actually hear.

If I sub a gig that has no sound reinforcement, I will lower it so the sound I hear is closer to the sound everyone else hears.

Kevin Mincke · From: Farmington, MN (Twin Cities-South Metro) USA

I have two K&M (Koniig & Meyer) stands that work great. Raises the amp/speaker just off the floor 2-3" and provides a good angle to project the sound to player/audience. These are actually a guitar stand but will take ALOT of weight & they fold down FLAT!

John Paul Jones · From: San Diego

I use a folding stand that was made for restuarant waitpersons to put trays on. It's sturdy, light weight, the right height, folds easily, and you can get them free at some restaurants. I paid only $18.50 for mine.

John Paul Jones

Jerry Gleason · From: Eugene, Oregon, USA

I have a couple of those restaurant stands that I use sometimes, but they are fairly tall. My favorite cheap amp / speaker stand is one of those folding aluminum camp stools that you can get in any sporting goods department . They only cost about eight bucks, they weigh almost nothing, and will easily hold up the heaviest amp at a level height of about 18 inches or so.

John Russell · From: Austin, Texas

I have a wooden folding strut that hooks inside the back/top of the amp. Works something like a piece of deck furniture. Adjustment is done with a velcro strip. This rig works the same as the Fender tilt-back legs without the weight. It's strapped inside the amp via, you guessed it, velcro. To me, the amp works best at the same angle as a monitor speaker, this rig accomplishes that.
--JR

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