Phaedrus Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 (edited) Hi, I've always been reluctant to wheel anything with speakers or electronics inside, even if the castors were factory-titted. I can't escape the concern that stuff will shake loose inside - does this happen? Mark Edited January 13, 2010 by Phaedrus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moos3h Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 I'd be happy to transport a cab with castors, but no way an amp - certainly not the puny ones fitted to many. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musicman69 Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 I use a handtruck with pneumatic tyres for my Trace combo.. all terrain! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 For cabs - I've had loads of cabs with casters. They have all been fine - and some would have been impossible to move without. On unstable stages I've just turned the cabs on their side. Amps - only in a proper shockrack! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWRRSS Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 I know someone who put casters on a fender bandmaster and rattled all the valves to death. I have casters on my bass 4x12, and a cut up Warburtons bread tray for my guitar 4x12. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 [quote name='Phaedrus' post='711114' date='Jan 13 2010, 11:43 AM']... even if the castors were factory-titted.[/quote] What on earth goes on in those factories? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low End Bee Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 [quote name='Musicman69' post='711134' date='Jan 13 2010, 11:57 AM']I use a handtruck with pneumatic tyres for my Trace combo.. all terrain![/quote] I've got a handtruck for mine too. Fits the guitarists combo on as well so I get him to push it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peted Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 My Hartke 2200 Pro 2x12 came with castors and the only thing that has broken/failed on it so far was the castors! Immediately replaced them with some more heavy-duty ones and they've done me proud since. In hind-sight, I think it's probably a better idea to use a trolley than attach castors direct to the cab as you can use the trolley for other equipment too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phaedrus Posted January 13, 2010 Author Share Posted January 13, 2010 Don't you know? They tit all the castors by hand . . . F is beside T. Fat fingers . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basshead56 Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 I had castors that came on an Ampeg cab. I was told to take them off as bass cabs sound and feel better if they are in direct contact with the floor. don´t know if i believed it or not, but I took them off anyways when I got a case for the cab which was lift off, so there were wheels on the bottom anyway. I have seen SVT head flight cases with castors but no way in hell would I wheel an amp (valve or not) around. Too many delicate parts. Cabs are ok, proper ones-Trace Elliot, Ampeg, Marshall were made to be chucked about stages and thrown into vans. Just wouldn´t do the same with amps or combos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebasshead Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 I think it depends on the terrain you're wheeling it over. Carpeted pub floors and [i]smooth[/i] carpark tarmac should be no worse than the jiggling a cab or combo has had in the car or van it's just been transported in to the gig. Not to mention the vibrations the cab/head/combo sget from the speakers when in full flight. Rough ground is asking for trouble though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 You'd kind of hope that bass amplification equipment could take a bit of vibrating really. The direct contact with the floor bit depends on the floor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdwardHimself Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 Generally i think it's okay to wheel bass cabs around, it's really just valves that you should keep still and even then that's only when they're heated up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 If you are adding the castors get at leat 3" ones, the bigger the better. Larger wheels will ride over the bumps more easily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Fitzmaurice Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 [quote name='Phaedrus' post='711114' date='Jan 13 2010, 06:43 AM']I can't escape the concern that stuff will shake loose inside - does this happen?[/quote] Only if it gets away from you on a steep hill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Heeley Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 [quote name='Phaedrus' post='711196' date='Jan 13 2010, 12:43 PM']F is beside T. Fat fingers . . . [/quote] I think you mean Tat tingers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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