Amp Head (physical) padding

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Curious to see what folks might use to pad or insulate the feet of their amp heads from cabinet vibrations. Apologies for the cork-sniffing, but hard rubber feet just seem like they would transfer a lot of vibration. I have some drum gels doing the job right now, but the whole amp head jiggles when you push on it :lol: :LOL:
 
What problems are you having? I've never heard of vibration from a speaker cab messing up a head.
 
There is no reason to be concerned about this. The rubber feet are fine.

Steve
 
I suspected as much. Was getting some vibrations at loud volumes, but think it may have been the pedals placed atop the head. The internet led me to a phenomenon called "tube rattle" and freaked me out.
 
I remember in an old Guitar Player magazine there was an interview with Roger Fisher of heart where he said something about playing a Fender Twin thru a Marshall cabinet that was sitting right behind the Twin so as to vibrate the tubes and create awesome feedback (paraphrased from memory into one looong sentence).
 
Just replace with the oversized rubber ones. Sometimes those small hard plastic ones will let a loud amp slide right off cab
 
Both gsxrbusa and I have had issues with heads "walking" off the top of our rigs when they included the ISP subs on the bottom. We just started putting the heads on a separate surface(he keeps his heads in a shelving setup...I just keep mine on,or in road cases).

Nothing will wig you out quicker than seeing your Herbert suddenly topple off the top of your rig. Thank the maker that papa knows how to build them stout.
 
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Both gsxrbusa and I have had issues with heads "walking" off the top of our rigs when they included the ISP subs on the bottom. We just started putting the heads on a separate surface(he keeps his heads in a shelving setup...I just keep mine on,or in road cases).

Nothing will wig you out quicker than seeing your Herbert suddenly topple off the top of your rig. Thank the maker that papa knows how to build them stout.
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I would flip out, good press for Diezel durability!
 
I am a bit anal about keeping my amps, and cabs in mint condition so in the past I used to put some auralex monitor isolation pads between my amp, and cab so I wouldn't get indents from the feet in my cabs tolex. As an added bonus it tilted the amp up a bit making it easier to see the controls when using a 1x12 or 2x12.

But to be honest the amount of vibration your amp is getting is a lot less than any combo so unless the amp is goi g to fall off I wouldn't worry about it.
 
I just got a cheap foam exercise mat at target and cut it up. I just do it so as not to have the weight of the amp put indentations on my cab.
 
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I have some hardware connecting the shelves to the wall as well because the unit is a bit top heavy and with no shelves down low the legs don't have as much bracing as they should.

In Baron's user manual he says: "Although we all do it, is better not to sit the amp on top of a speaker cab. The vibrations of the speaker cab over time will reduce tube life and could cause internal components to become loose."
 
For what it's worth, what I thought was tube/cabinet rattling was my basement wall. I moved the amp out another few inches and all but solved it. Still keeping the head on the gels though :)
 
Not sure about tube rattle, but in the interest of keeping things in the best condition possible, I place a panel of that cheap weight lifters "floor padding" on top of may cab to prevent any scuffing.
They come in a bag of panels that interlock together. Get em at sports authority and such.

OCD only helps resale :D
 
Chris Milano and myself are going to be marketing the revolutionary ToneShim™.

Stay tuned for details. Waiting on the Kryptonite delivery.
 
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