Everyone’s telling me not to buy a 12u Rack...

[PFDarkside]

I am always amazed at how heavy the Furmans actually are.

That was actually the most shocking number. You know a power amp with 1 power transformer, 2 output transformers, 8 power tubes and 3 preamp tubes is not going to be light. The power unit though is surprising!

[Mincer]

My 4 space rack has a Furman, and it is the heaviest thing in there.

[Demanic]

It’s clear what the issues are. I could build up the “effects”
portion to use with a head and there would be no issues moving it. It’s those damn preamps/poweramp!


Furman PL-8C: 11.8lbs

Dunlop Rack Wah: 3lbs?

Korg Pitchblack Pro: 0.8lbs

Voodoo Lab GCX: 3.65lbs

TC G-Major 2: 4.1lbs

Shelf: 2lbs

Pedal Power: .8lbs

Pedals (6): 4.2lbs

Marshall JMP-1: 10lbs

Mesa TriAxis: 11lbs

Mesa 2:90: 35lbs

~90lbs.
That's not horrible. That's about what my 4x12 guitar or 4x10 bass cabs weigh. And I can easily move those with a two wheeler.

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[JMP/HBE]

Break your back rack.

[Demanic]

Break your back rack.

It's not even as big as a refrigerator.

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[Demanic]

How tall is each space in a rack? 2"? That's only ~2' tall. I think that I'd have an easier time with a 12 space rack than a 4x12 guitar cab.

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[PFDarkside]

Total height under 2 ft, the rack itself is in the neighborhood of 35lbs itself.

[Demanic]

Total height under 2 ft, the rack itself is in the neighborhood of 35lbs itself.

Seriously? And people are concerned with moving that? I if you also had an amp head and cabinets and you had to move it all in one shot it could be challenging, but not impossible.

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[PFDarkside]

Seriously? And people are concerned with moving that? I if you also had an amp head and cabinets and you had to move it all in one shot it could be challenging, but not impossible.

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This rig will be the rack, a smallish pedalboard with a Ground Control Pro and Wah controller and a cabinet.

[Demanic]

This rig will be the rack, a smallish pedalboard with a Ground Control Pro and Wah controller and a cabinet.

Piece of cake.

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[Bogner]

Life is short, go for it! We all did back in the day and lived to tell about it.

[Sirion]

Not to mention, if you had roadies, and a 12 space rack...they would hate you.

You would feed on their hatred and play better than ever!

[PFDarkside]

Not to mention, if you had roadies, and a 12 space rack...they would hate you.

Unless you were James Hetfield, John Petrucci or Jerry Cantrell and you were compensating them handsomely!

[donaldr]

I would ditch the Furman for a regular shallow rack mount powerstrip and put it in the rear rails. Would also ditch the Korg tuner and put a boss tuner with 3ft cable on top of the rack when playing. This will give you a 10u rack option and remove 20lbs (using SKB rack case). Put wheels under the rack and it will rolls easily almost everywhere.

[Mincer]

I have to say, I can't believe how heavy those Furmans are...they add a lot of weight to a rack. I am sure there is a better solution for power out there.