Jan 16, 2005 10:56 pm I can't imagine it doing any harm, amps are built pretty solid. The only possible consideration would be if putting it on it's side kept more heat from tubes in the cabinet and even that would be a long shot.
Dan
Guitar amp on its side?
Posted on Jan 16, 2005 10:40 pm
Tadpui
I am not a crook's head
Member Since: Mar 14, 2003
I put my combo amp in a coat closet when I record so that I can crank it all the way up and not lose my hearing immediately upon striking a chord. I've decided to experiment with using a condensor mic on my amp, so it'll need to be a ways away from the speaker so that I don't bottom out the diaphragm when I record. This means that instead of putting my amp facing the closet door (where there's just enough room for an SM57 between the amp and the closed closet door), I need to put the amp off to 1 side of the door and face it towards the opposing closet wall so that I'll have a few feet to put my condensor. Unfortunately, my amp is wider than my closet is deep, so I need to put my amp on its side in order to get it to fit.
Is this OK? It's a tube amp, with a spring reverb unit. Do you see any harm done with playing it at loud volumes while its on its side?
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Jan 16, 2005 10:56 pm I can't imagine it doing any harm, amps are built pretty solid. The only possible consideration would be if putting it on it's side kept more heat from tubes in the cabinet and even that would be a long shot.
Dan
Jan 16, 2005 11:36 pm Cool, thanks there Diggity Dog!
Hehe, sorry, couldn't resist...that's what I call my dog sometimes.
Jan 17, 2005 02:21 pm Well, the condensor mic just didn't work out on the amp. It crackled and distorted way too much, even with my preamp's OPL (Output Protection Limiter) active. Too bad, too because I really liked the tone I got, but the crackling was too distracting to get a useable take out of it.
Back to the SM57, and my amp's original, upright position.
Jan 17, 2005 02:47 pm Hey Tad
In my "radge" days (aka mad) I used to kick over amps and stuff like that...once kicked over a Marshall combo (mine in fact) - it sounded quite cool, but I was a little drunk...wierd - I couldve patented the idea back then...if I werent so wasted!! DOHHH!
Good luck to ye
Coco.
Jan 22, 2005 04:13 pm When I bought my fender devilles (tube), a not very wise music salesman (got a lot of things worng) once said "never travel with these amps on their sides, try to always keep them in an upright position" he didnt tell me why, but hey, he was probably wrong anyway.
Jan 22, 2005 04:19 pm While I can't say it's true or not, I have always heard to not USE tube amps in any position other than the intended position because when the tubes get hot they are made to be positioned in that way and other positions can cause problems...
Like I said, dunno if it's true or not...
Jan 22, 2005 05:27 pm worst thing that ya gotta worry about is the pressure on the soldered connectors of the electronics...the weight of the tubes combined with the head could weaken the contact points. but i don't think it'd hurt if ya had it on its side for a short period of time...it's not like it'll be sittin' like that for a few years or anything.
my two cents
wyd
Jan 22, 2005 05:34 pm Cool, thanks for the input fellers. I think that my amp is back upright for good now. I think that I'm going to build a little sound room in my basement with some sheetrock that's just lying around down there. There's a closet framed in that's just begging to be a double-sheetrocked, carpeted, dead room for tracking guitars and vocals. With the extra space, I won't have to put my amp on its side to allow more distant micing!
Jan 22, 2005 05:38 pm heavy multi-blanket tents work well too
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