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Sound men will love you
"Turn that amplifier down!" they shout.
"But I can't hear myself!" you protest.
"We can't hear anything but you!" they retort. And turn their own amps up...
And so the onstage volume war begins, escalating ever upwards. It leads to the destruction of musician's ears, and is the bane of soundmen worldwide, as onstage volume gradually overwhelms the front of house PA system.
How does this come about? Musicians often place their amplifiers on the floor next to where they are standing. However, speakers are quite directional, especially in the mid and high frequencies that allow you to pick out your own sound amongst the mush of live sound.
But feet don't have ears, so it's easy to set the volume to a comfortable level for yourself, while deafening another musician 10 feet away. Add in rumble transmitted through stage floors finding its way into open mics, and the problem worsens.
This stand goes a long way to solving this problem, through application of the completely obvious - it points the speaker towards your ears, so you can actually hear the sound you are making.
I use it with my 1x10 and 1x12 bass combo amps, and it supports their weight perfectly well.
Buy one for yourself. Even better, buy them for your whole band. If they are open to enlightenment, they will thank you, as will your sound man and audience.
"But I can't hear myself!" you protest.
"We can't hear anything but you!" they retort. And turn their own amps up...
And so the onstage volume war begins, escalating ever upwards. It leads to the destruction of musician's ears, and is the bane of soundmen worldwide, as onstage volume gradually overwhelms the front of house PA system.
How does this come about? Musicians often place their amplifiers on the floor next to where they are standing. However, speakers are quite directional, especially in the mid and high frequencies that allow you to pick out your own sound amongst the mush of live sound.
But feet don't have ears, so it's easy to set the volume to a comfortable level for yourself, while deafening another musician 10 feet away. Add in rumble transmitted through stage floors finding its way into open mics, and the problem worsens.
This stand goes a long way to solving this problem, through application of the completely obvious - it points the speaker towards your ears, so you can actually hear the sound you are making.
I use it with my 1x10 and 1x12 bass combo amps, and it supports their weight perfectly well.
Buy one for yourself. Even better, buy them for your whole band. If they are open to enlightenment, they will thank you, as will your sound man and audience.
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Good for small amps, wouldn't trust for bigger items.
I bought this for home use in order to; a) try and stop some of the lower frequencies escaping into my laminate flooring and disturbing the downstairs neighbours, and b) to elevate the amp and direct the speaker towards myself, rather than into my bed.
My amp is a Vox AC15C1, which is a rather heavy amp. I was confident on purchase that this stand would support my amp, which it does. However, my intention is to keep my amp on the stand for the foreseeable future (don't know if this is common practice or not). Upon putting the amp on the stand I immediately had the feeling that I couldn't move more than a few feet away from it for fear of it falling off. There is only one arm the holds the arms that hold the amp (if that makes sense), and as a result that is the only thing connecting my amp to the stand. It really didn't feel like it could take much more than I was putting on and I didn't want to gamble how long I could leave it on the stand.
The product I received was also quite warped, which didn't really help my fear of it falling. This meant that the rubber feet did not touch the ground, and rather the metal did which effected stability. The arm holding the arms (again, sense made?) was also bent, meaning that the amp sat at an angle.
I've had many of Thomann's Millienium products over the years and they are great value for money and really do their job well but if you want a stand to support a heavier amp, I'd recommend spending a bit more and getting a sturdier product.
My amp is a Vox AC15C1, which is a rather heavy amp. I was confident on purchase that this stand would support my amp, which it does. However, my intention is to keep my amp on the stand for the foreseeable future (don't know if this is common practice or not). Upon putting the amp on the stand I immediately had the feeling that I couldn't move more than a few feet away from it for fear of it falling off. There is only one arm the holds the arms that hold the amp (if that makes sense), and as a result that is the only thing connecting my amp to the stand. It really didn't feel like it could take much more than I was putting on and I didn't want to gamble how long I could leave it on the stand.
The product I received was also quite warped, which didn't really help my fear of it falling. This meant that the rubber feet did not touch the ground, and rather the metal did which effected stability. The arm holding the arms (again, sense made?) was also bent, meaning that the amp sat at an angle.
I've had many of Thomann's Millienium products over the years and they are great value for money and really do their job well but if you want a stand to support a heavier amp, I'd recommend spending a bit more and getting a sturdier product.
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K
Better than expected
I didn't have major expectations based on the price, but I've been pleasantly surprised. I can imagine based on the tooth quality that if this is something you are going to adjust often, there may be more wear and tear, but I keep mine in the same position and us it to hold a vintage tape machine when bouncing mixes. This is a 20kg piece of kit, and it handles it very well. I'm extremely cautious, mind you, but I can't say anything bad about it.
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K
Long lasting!
I've been using this for about 2 years now. The price is just nice, quality is great, and definitely stable. I even ended up using it as a keyboard stand once as an emergency for a 88-key keyboard. Worked pretty well too. Highly recommended!
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S
So useful.
Works well with my 18kg head, Great solution to stack amp at any place, and this hight.
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Very nice Amp Stand
I use this stand for my Marshall DSL5 and it does its work well
It's easy to adjust and setup
No cons
It's easy to adjust and setup
No cons
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O
So good so good so good
:) I've never used my guitar amps at a height so didn't know what I was missing until I got this stand :) I love it! It's just a bit bulky and when I carry so much equipment it gets tedious to have this stand to pack away. But I still love it. I've now found another guitar amp stand that I use for gigs but this stand is high end and I'd use it for any major event and recordings etc.
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S
total ok
good value for money ratio
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Millenium AS-2001 - excellent stand for your combo amp
I have used the Millenium AS-2001 amp stand with Roland Cube 40XL and Blackstar 1W combos. This affordable stand is just perfect at least for my purposes.
The amp height and angle can be easily adjusted exactly the way you want them and the stand is easy to collapse for transportation and set back up again. I would recommend this product to be used with combo amps weighing less than say 10-12 kilograms (25-30 pounds).
I also tested the stand with a Peavey classic 30W combo which weighs over 22 kg (55 pounds). It became perhaps just a bit too shaky. I guess it is still possible to use it with amps of that weight class, but I would recommend something more robust to be used together with heavier gear.
The amp height and angle can be easily adjusted exactly the way you want them and the stand is easy to collapse for transportation and set back up again. I would recommend this product to be used with combo amps weighing less than say 10-12 kilograms (25-30 pounds).
I also tested the stand with a Peavey classic 30W combo which weighs over 22 kg (55 pounds). It became perhaps just a bit too shaky. I guess it is still possible to use it with amps of that weight class, but I would recommend something more robust to be used together with heavier gear.
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Quite rough workmanship, but enough value for the money
This item is not a piece of art from the perspective of good workmanship, cheap build shows in a very sparingly applied amount of padding for the top fork supporting the amp, as well as poorly cut and poorly aligning sawtooth edges in the top fork and bottom support tightening clamps. The clamps require extra effort to tighten, but suprisingly the stand itself as a whole feels quite stable.
I feel this was a good enough purchase for the money, but if I were to use an amp stand regularly in my gigs, I would like to buy a better quality product.
I feel this was a good enough purchase for the money, but if I were to use an amp stand regularly in my gigs, I would like to buy a better quality product.
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