Members gergbee Posted August 22, 2010 Members Share Posted August 22, 2010 Hi, I remember someone on here had an old office chair that they turned into an amp stand. Does anyone have a pic? I have an old chair that might be a candidate for a similar conversion. Thanks,Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jelloman Posted August 22, 2010 Members Share Posted August 22, 2010 I think that was ashasha... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Belva Posted August 22, 2010 Members Share Posted August 22, 2010 Can you post a pic of the chair? Maybe we can brainstorm a way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gergbee Posted August 22, 2010 Author Members Share Posted August 22, 2010 It's just your standard cheap office chair with a swivel base. I was thinking of taking off the seat and back and putting a chunk of plywood down. But I wondered if whomever made theirs did something extra to keep the amp on. I think they added some kind of electronic thing like an attenuator as well. Looks sort of like this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members metalheadUK Posted August 22, 2010 Members Share Posted August 22, 2010 It's just your standard cheap office chair with a swivel base. I was thinking of taking off the seat and back and putting a chunk of plywood down. But I wondered if whomever made theirs did something extra to keep the amp on. I think they added some kind of electronic thing like an attenuator as well. Looks sort of like this Vintage office chairs are waaay better.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gergbee Posted August 22, 2010 Author Members Share Posted August 22, 2010 Vintage office chairs are waaay better.... I'm sure there'd be better tone because of the finish and wood used. These new office chairs use too much plastic and metal. I actually have one of those old ones too, but I need its office mojo for work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jelloman Posted August 22, 2010 Members Share Posted August 22, 2010 HEY...I FOUND IT! ...I was right, it WAS Ashasha... Pic... ...now I gotta find the original build thread... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gergbee Posted August 22, 2010 Author Members Share Posted August 22, 2010 Thanks jelloman! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jelloman Posted August 22, 2010 Members Share Posted August 22, 2010 Thanks jelloman! you're welcome......sorry I can't find the original build thread... ...PM ashasha and see if he can send you the pics that show how he put it together... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JohnnyLarge Posted August 22, 2010 Members Share Posted August 22, 2010 I use an old speaker stand for an improvised amp stand. It stops the bass being all boomy and focusses the midrange and top frequencies towards my ears. It's one of those AVF ones with a screw at the back so you can tilt it to the desired angle. You will probably find one in a junk shop, boot sale or at the tip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Belva Posted August 22, 2010 Members Share Posted August 22, 2010 Make sure to paint it with nitro so you get better tone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gergbee Posted August 22, 2010 Author Members Share Posted August 22, 2010 you're welcome... ...sorry I can't find the original build thread... ...PM ashasha and see if he can send you the pics that show how he put it together... Done. I appreciate your effort, thanks again. Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jelloman Posted August 22, 2010 Members Share Posted August 22, 2010 Done. I appreciate your effort, thanks again. Greg my pleasure... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members D Carroll Posted August 22, 2010 Members Share Posted August 22, 2010 I use a folding chair... easy as {censored}. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gergbee Posted August 22, 2010 Author Members Share Posted August 22, 2010 Thanks for the alternative stand suggestions but I already have this chair so I figured it was either toss it or make it into something useful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ashasha Posted August 23, 2010 Members Share Posted August 23, 2010 Sent you a PM. Here's the photos; it's pretty self explanatory. http://s192.photobucket.com/albums/z4/ashasha3/Guitars/Ampstand/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gergbee Posted August 23, 2010 Author Members Share Posted August 23, 2010 Thanks ashasha, I appreciate the photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frets99 Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 But what will I sit on when I play? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CanIBDom Posted August 23, 2010 Members Share Posted August 23, 2010 But what will I sit on when I play? Only BB King is allowed to sit while he plays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gergbee Posted August 23, 2010 Author Members Share Posted August 23, 2010 But what will I sit on when I play? You've been sitting on my kid's office chair? Did YOU break it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Seano Porno Posted August 23, 2010 Members Share Posted August 23, 2010 Sent you a PM.Here's the photos; it's pretty self explanatory.http://s192.photobucket.com/albums/z4/ashasha3/Guitars/Ampstand/ Wow...so what's that midrange knob all about? Why did you take guts out and where did you re-house them? looks well interesting man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ashasha Posted August 23, 2010 Members Share Posted August 23, 2010 Wow...so what's that midrange knob all about? Why did you take guts out and where did you re-house them? looks well interesting man. It's an attenuator that I built. If you are talking about the mess in the bottom two pictures that was one that I had built that bolted into the back of the amp originally. Using an l-pad attenuator works great, but you do lose some of your highs so I had designed a switching system to choose different bypass capacitors and a rheostat to adjust the mix level. It worked, but it was overkill. When I built the stand I decided to redo the attenuator and mount it to the stand itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrbrown49 Posted August 23, 2010 Members Share Posted August 23, 2010 It's an attenuator that I built. If you are talking about the mess in the bottom two pictures that was one that I had built that bolted into the back of the amp originally. Using an l-pad attenuator works great, but you do lose some of your highs so I had designed a switching system to choose different bypass capacitors and a rheostat to adjust the mix level. It worked, but it was overkill. When I built the stand I decided to redo the attenuator and mount it to the stand itself. Really clever design there man. I'm impressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Seano Porno Posted August 23, 2010 Members Share Posted August 23, 2010 Either way...it looks VERY cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ashasha Posted August 23, 2010 Members Share Posted August 23, 2010 Either way...it looks VERY cool! Thanks. It wasn't all my design, I just decided to take a good idea and over-engineer it. It was the equivalent to having a guitar with 27 switches that had almost indistinguishable changes. I ended up just picking a capacitor value that worked well and hardwiring it like a treble bleed cap in a strat. Then it worked great. It was nice being able to run the amp into those nice crunchy levels at a whisper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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