Who keeps their heads in shelving units?

[Gearjoneser]

I'm curious to see pics of rigs that are utilized in a shelving rack or closet rack type setup.

Right now, I keep most of my heads on their respective cabs, but I'm thinking of organizing it so all the amps are put on shelves. I have a patch bay as well, so I'm thinking of putting a Bogner 212 cab at the bottom, with all the heads above it on shelves, so it takes less space, going up to the ceiling. The studio patch bay will allow me to use one cable to connect any of them to the cab.

Here's the type of rack I'm talking about.
http://www.google.com/products/cata...a=X&ei=uG_8TayJCIXSsAOjhcTeBQ&ved=0CEYQ8gIwAw

 

[Rich_S]

Re: Who keeps their heads in shelving units?

Just make sure the unit is screwed to the wall and all the heads are bungeed to their shelves, earthquake-boy.

But to answer your question, I wish. I'm a one-combo kinda guy.

 

[WhoFan]

Re: Who keeps their heads in shelving units?

i have 5 heads, 2 Marshalls and 2 Peaveys and a Fender... i have been wanting to build a wooden bookcase kind of unit with a space below storing my 65 Deluxe combo... i want to be able to close doors, lock it up, and keep the dust off them better

 

[post toastie]

Re: Who keeps their heads in shelving units?

I'm curious to see pics of rigs that are utilized in a shelving rack or closet rack type setup.

Right now, I keep most of my heads on their respective cabs, but I'm thinking of organizing it so all the amps are put on shelves. I have a patch bay as well, so I'm thinking of putting a Bogner 212 cab at the bottom, with all the heads above it on shelves, so it takes less space, going up to the ceiling. The studio patch bay will allow me to use one cable to connect any of them to the cab.

Here's the type of rack I'm talking about.
http://www.google.com/products/cata...a=X&ei=uG_8TayJCIXSsAOjhcTeBQ&ved=0CEYQ8gIwAw

that aluminum rack will not work. i used to have one full of LPs. it will fold and crumble under the weight.

the wooden bookcase style is a much better idea. you can build it to exact size for your components and close it up as mentioned...and it MUST have a back, and yes, it must be bolted to the wall.

 

[TwilightOdyssey]

Re: Who keeps their heads in shelving units?

Wish I had photos, but 2 studios I've been in recently have amp heads on wooden shelving: SIR and Invisible Sound Studio in Baltimore. At SIR the shelves are for storage but at Invisible Sound they are set up to play through.

The shelves are open on the sides and have plenty of space above each head for ventilation.

I think that bookshelves would prohibit air flow and you would use whatever cool are was available in a hurry. You can easily modify a bookshelf to create a natural plenum, however.

Of course it also depends on the bookshelves being used, too.

 

[erksin]

Re: Who keeps their heads in shelving units?

I use these wire racks - they're super stable, hold a lot of weight, don't rattle, and are easily customizable. I live in eathquake country too, and one of the nice side benefits is that the feet of the cabs or heads kind of 'lock' into the wire grid which keeps them from sliding around. Use the leveling feet to slightly tilt the whole thing backwards towards the wall and it shouldn't really need any additional bracing.

 

[TwilightOdyssey]

Re: Who keeps their heads in shelving units?

^ Nice looking setup!

 

[the guy who invented fire]

Re: Who keeps their heads in shelving units?

I use these wire racks - they're super stable, hold a lot of weight, don't rattle, and are easily customizable. I live in eathquake country too, and one of the nice side benefits is that the feet of the cabs or heads kind of 'lock' into the wire grid which keeps them from sliding around. Use the leveling feet to slightly tilt the whole thing backwards towards the wall and it shouldn't really need any additional bracing.

I'm SO glad you posted this!!!

I've thought about doing the same thing but wasn't sure it would actually work...I think i'm off to Home Depot!!!!

 

[erksin]

Re: Who keeps their heads in shelving units?

They work as long as they are of a decent quality. You should be able to tell just by lifting the box - if it's heavy as hell, you're good to go.

I got mine from this store called Storables - they have legs of varying lengths and multiple shelf widths/depths/lengths so you can build a custom unit to fit.

Another nice benefit is that they don't really collect any dust to speak of and the ventilation is obviously superior to anything with enclosed sides/backs.

I have a smaller version right now as we needed the bigger one in the garage.

 

[the guy who invented fire]

Re: Who keeps their heads in shelving units?

They work as long as they are of a decent quality. You should be able to tell just by lifting the box - if it's heavy as hell, you're good to go.

I got mine from this store called Storables - they have legs of varying lengths and multiple shelf widths/depths/lengths so you can build a custom unit to fit.

Another nice benefit is that they don't really collect any dust to speak of and the ventilation is obviously superior to anything with enclosed sides/backs.

I have a smaller version right now as we needed the bigger one in the garage.

MAN!

Thats sexy as hell too!

 

[elscorcho]

Re: Who keeps their heads in shelving units?

^ +1
Those pedestals are nice ....did you make 'em or buy 'em?

 

[erksin]

Re: Who keeps their heads in shelving units?

^ +1
Those pedestals are nice ....did you make 'em or buy 'em?

They are old speakers stands. Would be super easy to build your own though.

I like my combos up off the floor to get the cabs resonating.

 

[Gearjoneser]

Re: Who keeps their heads in shelving units?

Thanks for posting the pics. I agree that the heavy duty wire racks are the way to go, not the Gorilla rack I mentioned.

 

[d1dsj]

Re: Who keeps their heads in shelving units?

Some great set ups/ ideas here. Wish I had a mancave and a handful of nice amps to build a unit, it makes alot of sense.

 

[Warheart]

Re: Who keeps their heads in shelving units?

I'm not sure if that will work well enough for heads.

It might hard to get at the back of them if you wanted to try different things in your effects loop and to get at your speaker cable.

 

[Mr 9finger]

Re: Who keeps their heads in shelving units?

I've been kicking this idea around for awhile since I've pretty much flat ran out of room in my cave, but I still want more.*evil laugh* I like the idea of the patch bay though. Hadn't thought about that. It would definitely free up some space cabinet wise. Wouldn't you have to be really carefully about which amp your on? I've always been under the impression that you have to have a cab hooked up to your heads to keep a load on them.

Maybe I'm a little confused though. Are you talking about a head switcher or just a regular patch bay?

Either way though, I think there's going to be a few of us giving this a shot!

 

[Mr 9finger]

Re: Who keeps their heads in shelving units?

I'm not sure if that will work well enough for heads.

It might hard to get at the back of them if you wanted to try different things in your effects loop and to get at your speaker cable.

Real men plug into the front!

sorry, you know I had to.

 

[BloodRose]

Re: Who keeps their heads in shelving units?

They work as long as they are of a decent quality. You should be able to tell just by lifting the box - if it's heavy as hell, you're good to go.

I got mine from this store called Storables - they have legs of varying lengths and multiple shelf widths/depths/lengths so you can build a custom unit to fit.

Another nice benefit is that they don't really collect any dust to speak of and the ventilation is obviously superior to anything with enclosed sides/backs.

I have a smaller version right now as we needed the bigger one in the garage.

Great info and great setups!! I love the use of the speaker stands! And agree with these shelve as they wont collect much dust and offer max air circulation.

One poster suggested wood shelves with closed backs. wont that cause major head issues??

 

[Gearjoneser]

Re: Who keeps their heads in shelving units?

Maybe I'm a little confused though. Are you talking about a head switcher or just a regular patch bay?

I'm talking about a studio patch bay, where you label everything, so you know by looking at a 2 foot cable which amp is active, and that it's plugged into the cab input on the patch bay.

And if you felt compelled to be able to access everything on all the amps, you could buy a lot of cables and have FX loops and FX in/outs running into the patch bay as well.

Then, you just patch them the way you like with a few short cables on the front of the bay.

At first, I wasn't even thinking that far ahead.

 

[Mr 9finger]

Re: Who keeps their heads in shelving units?

I'm talking about a studio patch bay, where you label everything, so you know by looking at a 2 foot cable which amp is active, and that it's plugged into the cab input on the patch bay.

And if you felt compelled to be able to access everything on all the amps, you could buy a lot of cables and have FX loops and channel switchers running into the patch bay as well.

Then, you just patch them the way you like with a few short cables on the front of the bay.

At first, I wasn't even thinking that far ahead.

WOW! I didn't have a clue that you could do that with a regular patch bay. Makes sense though! That's something worth looking into as well. Any recommends on a solid patch bay to work with?