Finally got around to building a tilt back amp stand for my Fender Champ, considered it a while back but didn't really need it around the house, now I Have band practice and the amp is fixed, so I need that stand. Thought I'd pass on some info about it for any of you who might want to try one for your small practice amps.
This is made from thick wall Sched 40 PVC, same stuff you use for home plumbing, cost would be about $10 US if you had to buy everything. I used mostly stuff we already had, only had to buy a couple of caps.
This holds my Fender Champ quite well, and judging by how sturdy it is I probably wouldn't mind setting a Peavey Classic 30 on it too. I saw this online a couple of years ago, probably not the same design, I didn't look it up again. I knew about what I wanted, drew it out on paper and figured it should work, and started measuring...
Here's what it looks like
What to consider for measurements - IT needs to fit between the amp's feet, bottom needs to be wide enough to hold the amp, mine sticks out in front about 1/4 inch at most. Back brace should be high enough to hold the amp well and not hit an open space, mine sits on the back plate at the top, right where the tube access is. You set the angle however you need it, mine is set so it's pointing to my ears at 8 feet in front of the amp. I originally thought it would need more tilt, but this does the trick nicely. I leaned it against a wall and propped it up with a couple of books, that gave me a very close estimate of what the front legs should be.
I opted to put feet in back so it would be more stable, I was afraid if I just went with a 90° fitting and let it sit on that it might tip over, so I used a tee instead and added feet a couple of inches back. That only needs a short piece, the tee and caps add a little distance too.
I tried everything out before gluing it, used it at home for a day and took it to band practice, it worked great just the way it is so I glued everything but the front and back feet. I'll probably go ahead and glue the back feet but I plan to leave the front ones unglued so if I need a different angle later, I can simply swap feet. It sounds like we'll be doing some low volume gigs, and if I don't have much room onstage I'll need longer front feet, so I can either make longer legs or put together a coupling and nipple and add that to these when needed for another inch or so. These put the front of the stand about 3 1/2" off the floor.
I like it so far, cheap and it works great, plenty sturdy for this amp plus some, but if you do want to build one, do remember to use thick wall PVC only. This is 1/2 inch PVC, and the hot water style CPVC would work too, but again thick wall only. I originally was going to use 3/4 inch, but after looking over the 1/2 inch decided it would work fine. [/img]
This is made from thick wall Sched 40 PVC, same stuff you use for home plumbing, cost would be about $10 US if you had to buy everything. I used mostly stuff we already had, only had to buy a couple of caps.
This holds my Fender Champ quite well, and judging by how sturdy it is I probably wouldn't mind setting a Peavey Classic 30 on it too. I saw this online a couple of years ago, probably not the same design, I didn't look it up again. I knew about what I wanted, drew it out on paper and figured it should work, and started measuring...
Here's what it looks like
What to consider for measurements - IT needs to fit between the amp's feet, bottom needs to be wide enough to hold the amp, mine sticks out in front about 1/4 inch at most. Back brace should be high enough to hold the amp well and not hit an open space, mine sits on the back plate at the top, right where the tube access is. You set the angle however you need it, mine is set so it's pointing to my ears at 8 feet in front of the amp. I originally thought it would need more tilt, but this does the trick nicely. I leaned it against a wall and propped it up with a couple of books, that gave me a very close estimate of what the front legs should be.
I opted to put feet in back so it would be more stable, I was afraid if I just went with a 90° fitting and let it sit on that it might tip over, so I used a tee instead and added feet a couple of inches back. That only needs a short piece, the tee and caps add a little distance too.
I tried everything out before gluing it, used it at home for a day and took it to band practice, it worked great just the way it is so I glued everything but the front and back feet. I'll probably go ahead and glue the back feet but I plan to leave the front ones unglued so if I need a different angle later, I can simply swap feet. It sounds like we'll be doing some low volume gigs, and if I don't have much room onstage I'll need longer front feet, so I can either make longer legs or put together a coupling and nipple and add that to these when needed for another inch or so. These put the front of the stand about 3 1/2" off the floor.
I like it so far, cheap and it works great, plenty sturdy for this amp plus some, but if you do want to build one, do remember to use thick wall PVC only. This is 1/2 inch PVC, and the hot water style CPVC would work too, but again thick wall only. I originally was going to use 3/4 inch, but after looking over the 1/2 inch decided it would work fine. [/img]
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