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I had a debate last night weather it's better to direct the amp towards your ears or not.
I've always played combos tilted or on a stand/chair so I could hear what they really sound like rather than blasting the sound at my knees and ankles and thinking it's bassier than it really is.






WUT DO U DO....

I usually sit on my couch (little couch) and the amp is on a stool.. and yea.. it blasts my stommaks.. I always have wanted a tilted stand, I even tried to find materials to make it.

I have to have them a bit higher or angled, otherwise I get irritated.

Not a combo, but I always always put my 2x12 setup on a little table or 2 chairs if at all possible, no point in blasting riffs at thee crowd's knees. Also means the amp will have to be less cranked to sit in the mix, thus making less noise and rumble in general.

i just have it facing my legs at home - i dont play loud enough for it to make much different.

in a live situation im usually borrowing other bands amps, so dont get much choice

I have mine on the floor. But I want to get some kind of stand to face it more directly towards so I can hear more of the treble frequencies.

if i tilt my amp back on its sexy chrome tilt back legs [viva fender!] no one can hear anyone else but me.

so i sit mine straight up on the floor. and thusly a good mix is found.

TheodorJ wrote:I have mine on the floor. But I want to get some kind of stand to face it more directly towards so I can hear more of the treble frequencies.

this would be cool to make. a little wood stand that tilts it back like.

boyecho wrote:if i tilt my amp back on its sexy chrome tilt back legs [viva fender!] no one can hear anyone else but me.

Uhhmmm..so turn it down a bit?

Doog wrote:

boyecho wrote:if i tilt my amp back on its sexy chrome tilt back legs [viva fender!] no one can hear anyone else but me.

Uhhmmm..so turn it down a bit?

Doog wrote:

boyecho wrote:if i tilt my amp back on its sexy chrome tilt back legs [viva fender!] no one can hear anyone else but me.

Uhhmmm..so turn it down a bit?

Or change your stage/practice layout so the others aren't in your line of fire?

I was the amp-pointing knotsy in the last band I was in. The two Vox AC-30's tended to get pointed at the backs of the guitarists' knees, and we were doing (attempting) 3- or 4-part harmonies. By the time the guitarists felt their volume was balanced with the bass/drums, they were often so loud that nobody could hear the vocals.

when you are on stage peoples faces are at your feet/knees. therefor you should have your amp pointed at thier face so you can melt it

hahaha

Dear Robroe,

I pointed my amp at this guy's face, but it didn't melt. I feel like maybe I don't rock. What am I doing wrong?

-- Rockless, Seattle WA

The floor, you loose bottom end if you take the amp off the floor. I never tilt the amp toward me either, don't want it blasting my ears giving me tinitus.

As far as I'm concerned, most of the low end is up to the bass player- the amount of bands I've heard with bassy guitars just sound crappy in most venues, just makes for a really muddy mix.

But.. horses fo' courses.