How To Store Guitar Amps Off The Floor

Another good tip is to get your amp off the floor use either a chair or a milk crate or something else that breaks the contact with the floor and isn t hollow itself.

How to store guitar amps off the floor.

Set it on a blanket foam or rug to provide extra cushioning from the unrelenting metal van floor or bouncing trunk that can shake valves loose. I can hear it easier. The amp will disperse its sound into the room better if it is raised up. Amps tend to be bassier on the ground due to the cab specs.

Over the years even microscopic vibrations can accumulate into bigger. A wall hook will keep it off the floor while still displaying it to the room through a u shaped grip that will hold it by the headstock while a stand supports the guitar by its base. When miking the amp for recording or sound reinforcement that boosted low end can create problems. It shouldn t make much of a difference on or off your carpet mat.

If you can manage that great and happy motoring. I want to raise it off the floor without losing the bottom end because i have used my ampeg rig exclusively for 20 years and i am used to having that stage sound from the top speakers near ear level. There are several reasons to raise a guitar amp off the floor. When placed on the floor the amp will couple with the surface boosting low frequencies.

In general i prefer my amp about 3 feet off the ground. Amp heads are especially easy to transport in their normal upright position. Guitar center doesn t like to sell floor models because then they d have to open up a new boxed instrument and use it as a floor model. Therefore they don t discount floor models unless the model has been discontinued and is the last one in stock.

I ve never been successful putting castors on an amp. When your bass cabinet rests on the floor especially on a hollow stage the floor resonates with the cabinet causing a massive bass boost that can t be eqed out of your sound.