Room Buzz

[Dunder XIII]

I have what may be a tricky question since you don't live with me, but my room is rattling like crazy whenever I play with my amp. The buzz is huge when I play on the bass strings (I use .11-.52 strings).

Is there a way to setup an amp so its easy to manipulate, still loud and hearable (something like floor mat, some material..)? And this without necessarly taking out too much stuff from the room (I don't live alone ). By loud I mean a Hot Rod Deluxe turned at 3 (40W amp, gives out ~100dB at this level).

Key-in-hand solutions might not popup but pointers might help

Thanks

 

[Evildick]

You could try getting a small piece of carpet, placing a chair on it and then setting the amp on the chair. If your amp is sitting on a hardwood floor, this may help.

Is this buzz from rattling stuff in the room? small china, vases, dancing hula dolls? There is really a whole lot you can do if you're running at 100db since your already reading risking hearing loss. You could try turning it down to 2.

 

[mrbigputts]

Get that thing off the floor!!!!
You could try the chair technique that evildick suggested
or buy an amp stand. Either way if you get your amp off of
the floor it should cut down on your rattle plus its easier to
get to the dials for adjusting your kick ass tone.

 

[Dunder XIII]

Hmm yeah the room has a lot of stuff around unfortunatly (and it is what rattles) 100 dB is indeed very loud buts its the volume at which the clean channel start to get the sweet distortion sound (bleah), I will buy earplugs soon <grin>. Its already off the floor, but its also on a metal chair (though it has a cussion, but at 45lbs the amp kinda crushes it pretty thin <grin>) and on a hardwood floor.

I'll try a floor mat tonight

 

[TexRoadkill]

Turn down the bass!

I find on most amps that the bass really needs to be cut most of the way for a good tone. For some reason most guitarist feel they are being cheated if they cant use the entire frequency spectrum