ctoddrun
03-03-2006, 08:55 AM
I had often wondered why it is that there have been no products offered that would tilt a 4x12 cabinet in a similar fashion to all the differnt ways to tilt a combo amp.
I mean, even with the slanted top, the angle never really sends the sound to your ears. Maybe the small of my back, but not my ears.
So I set about to rectify the situation.
Well, first I'll post a few pics of the stand and then offer my observations:
(should have rotated the pics but I was in a hurry this morning...)
http://images16.fotki.com/v271/photos/7/720803/2869528/BoogieforSale031-vi.jpg
http://images16.fotki.com/v283/photos/7/720803/2869528/BoogieforSale024-vi.jpg
http://images1.fotki.com/v291/photos/7/720803/2869528/BoogieforSale026-vi.jpg
http://images16.fotki.com/v280/photos/7/720803/2869528/BoogieforSale028-vi.jpg
As it turns out, I didnt account for the cables out of the back of the head accurately so I had to improvise to make room for them.
What I found out was two things.
a) I could hear much better, the tone of the speakers, as the tilt back angle was perfect if I stood about five-ten feet in front of the cabinet. And as we were getting set up and testing things out, it was all good.
b) I didnt account for the volume. More specifically, the tone/volume was fine as long as I kept things down, but once the PA equipment was being set up and levels were being set, I found that having that much volume pointed straight at my knoggin was too much.
I think I'll go back to tradition and let my legs take that abuse instead of my ears.
Cost of wood and materials: $28 bucks
Cost of amplifier: $A whole lot more
Cost of saving hearing by never using that thing again: Priceless.
I mean, even with the slanted top, the angle never really sends the sound to your ears. Maybe the small of my back, but not my ears.
So I set about to rectify the situation.
Well, first I'll post a few pics of the stand and then offer my observations:
(should have rotated the pics but I was in a hurry this morning...)
http://images16.fotki.com/v271/photos/7/720803/2869528/BoogieforSale031-vi.jpg
http://images16.fotki.com/v283/photos/7/720803/2869528/BoogieforSale024-vi.jpg
http://images1.fotki.com/v291/photos/7/720803/2869528/BoogieforSale026-vi.jpg
http://images16.fotki.com/v280/photos/7/720803/2869528/BoogieforSale028-vi.jpg
As it turns out, I didnt account for the cables out of the back of the head accurately so I had to improvise to make room for them.
What I found out was two things.
a) I could hear much better, the tone of the speakers, as the tilt back angle was perfect if I stood about five-ten feet in front of the cabinet. And as we were getting set up and testing things out, it was all good.
b) I didnt account for the volume. More specifically, the tone/volume was fine as long as I kept things down, but once the PA equipment was being set up and levels were being set, I found that having that much volume pointed straight at my knoggin was too much.
I think I'll go back to tradition and let my legs take that abuse instead of my ears.
Cost of wood and materials: $28 bucks
Cost of amplifier: $A whole lot more
Cost of saving hearing by never using that thing again: Priceless.