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Post by Geoff on Jun 11, 2012 14:42:52 GMT -7
Has anyone out there ever installed those Fender Amp Tilt-Back legs on a Maz 18, 1 X 12 combo. I'm thinking about doing just that because I don't like the typical amp stands that have the amp 2 feet off the floor. I still would like to angle the amp up a bit. Seems like a good way to do it and still have some contact with the floor. If you have done it, how did it work out? Can anyone think of any reason not to install them?
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Post by smolder on Jun 11, 2012 15:22:03 GMT -7
I have not, but I wouldn't. I have a twin that I gig with and they always screw me over. They point the sound to my head, and I think I'm loud enough, but I'm not. I'd much rather put my amp on a chair, road case, or even a mild crate. To me is shares the sound better with the audience (obviously I'm too ghetto to be mic'n the amp).
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Post by Maddog on Jun 11, 2012 16:05:20 GMT -7
I tilt my Maz against the back wall when there is one.....I want tilt back legs on mine too!
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Post by cheycaster on Jun 11, 2012 16:56:51 GMT -7
I tilt my Maz against the back wall when there is one.....I want tilt back legs on mine too! Mee too!!! I HAVE to have my Amp leaning against a wall or another cab even. I just cant ge used to getting the amp off the floor and not leaning up against something like a carpeted wall like our Sanctuary has. Killer acoustics and gives me back my low end that I love that way too. So, ya, hook me up with some tilt back legs in flat black please! I have been thinking of building myself some kind of small collapsable wall so to speak for when i am forced to lean my cab in front of me like a monitor. As long as it's against something nice leaned back, I gotta crank that baby to get the you OOOmphhh stuffs outa it!!
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Post by stumblefingers on Jun 11, 2012 19:47:58 GMT -7
Interesting, I was just thinking about posting a topic about this! Why don't amp manufacturers put the tilt-back legs on combos any more? Were they unreliable? Or did they just go out of fashion in the era of giant amp stacks? The only tilter I ever had was a Fender Tone Master with brackets to secure the head to the cab. That thing weighed a TON and the tiltbacks never failed. At any rate, do any of you folks use an amp stand? Like the OP, the raised stands aren't my favorite. Quik Lok makes a cute stand that sits low: Quik Lok BS-317You have to love how the picture shows it holding a 5150 combo. You need a forklift to move those puppies.
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Post by Russell B on Jun 12, 2012 4:38:50 GMT -7
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Post by iluvpunz on Jun 13, 2012 5:55:41 GMT -7
I have the Standback and use it quite often. It's a nice product.
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Post by BritInvasion on Jun 13, 2012 6:56:28 GMT -7
I bought a couple of rubber door stops at the hardware store that I slide under the front of the amp for some tilt. Seems to give me just the right amount of tilt while keeping the amp coupled to the floor.
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Post by DSauls89 on Jun 13, 2012 7:55:51 GMT -7
I'd rather have a separate stand. Always thought the legs looked gaudy.
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Post by Brian on Jun 13, 2012 10:46:17 GMT -7
The Standback is awesome. I have several actually. They break down and fit in the back of a combo...even my Maz 18 Studio combo. Adjustable for different angles and will hold up to a 95 pound amp. Easy to use and set up. A+ in my book.
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Post by jesslm02 on Jun 13, 2012 16:40:18 GMT -7
+1 on the standback. My maz at church stays on a standback. Been that way for at least 3 years now with no issues... But I do have tilt back legs on a few amps and I like the convenience.
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Post by cheycaster on Jun 14, 2012 7:54:29 GMT -7
I'm gonna get me one of these. I have to have my cab on the floor plus this folds up to fit inside your pedalboard case easily....I'm sold!
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Post by "Z" Steve on Jun 14, 2012 15:09:28 GMT -7
I have an amp stand but in a pinch I've used my old busted EB volume pedal - works great
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Post by zpilot on Jun 14, 2012 22:26:21 GMT -7
I have a nice Ultimate stand that keeps the amp low so it still couples with the floor. The tilt angle is adjustable. It folds up small enough to go in my gig bag and it has a built in mic stand thread for a boom or goose neck. The Fender legs always worked well for me but I think putting them on the "Z" would hurt it's value if you ever decided to sell it.
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Post by Geoff on Jun 15, 2012 8:36:11 GMT -7
Thanks to everyone for their input. I still think I'm gonna go for the Fender Tilt-Backs. I do not plan on selling this amp. It is by far the best amp that I have ever played through, since I started playing back in 1969. With regard to the Tilt-Backs, I like the idea that they are right there, nothing else to drag around or forget to bring.. I agree, it will no doubt effect the value if I were to sell it, but that just ain't gonna happen.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 17, 2012 20:37:09 GMT -7
I have the Standback and use it quite often. It's a nice product. Me too. Works great with my Maz 18.
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Post by chauna on Jun 19, 2012 6:45:29 GMT -7
I've actually got a pair of Fender tilt legs installed. Works great on my Maz 18NR.
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Post by ripple on Jun 30, 2012 4:24:10 GMT -7
Yes - On my old Maz 38 and Maz 18. It's easy to do, and worked well for me to get those amps out of the audiences face, so I could crank them up. Especially the Maz 18 2x10, which could be brutal if you were sitting in front of it at gig volumes. Here's the only pics I have of the amps with legs installed:
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Post by Maddog on Jun 30, 2012 5:54:42 GMT -7
Now THAT'S what I'M talkin' 'bout!!!!
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Post by johna57 on Jun 30, 2012 9:58:24 GMT -7
I have a buddy that put the Fender tilt legs on his 2-12 cab that he uses with his Stangray. It sounded good, but projects right at your head. I don't like the sound directly in my ear. Also depends on how big the stage area is that you're playing on too. I've seen some amp stands that will keep your amp on the floor and let you tilt it back also. American Musical Supply has one for $36.95.
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Post by Geoff on Mar 10, 2013 15:41:08 GMT -7
Just to update, albeit a bit late. I went and installed the "Fender" tilt back legs.... They work great, nothing else to carry or forget..... Just the right angle too, perfect. Now we just need the "DR" to have his own made with the "Z" logo on them, then we would be set....I don't like having "Fender" advertized on my "Z"....LOL Besides, another option?
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Post by 1juicy1 on Mar 10, 2013 19:47:45 GMT -7
Stand Back!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by shiner51 on Jan 13, 2019 6:21:10 GMT -7
Yes - On my old Maz 38 and Maz 18. It's easy to do, and worked well for me to get those amps out of the audiences face, so I could crank them up. Especially the Maz 18 2x10, which could be brutal if you were sitting in front of it at gig volumes. Here's the only pics I have of the amps with legs installed: I plan on doing the same thing to my Maz, are your legs the 14"ones or 16"?
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Post by premiumplus (Dave) on Jan 13, 2019 8:14:11 GMT -7
The amps are 19.5" high, so I'd guess the 16". Hard to guess, and I'm not certain that the new ultra light cabs which are 19.5" high are the same as the older ones shown here. Get your tape out and do some measuring for sure.
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Post by perryr on Jan 13, 2019 10:55:30 GMT -7
These are cool, they fold flat, throw in the back of your combo. Tilt Wedge
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Post by telejas on Jan 13, 2019 14:23:40 GMT -7
Interesting, I was just thinking about posting a topic about this! Why don't amp manufacturers put the tilt-back legs on combos any more? Were they unreliable? Or did they just go out of fashion in the era of giant amp stacks? The only tilter I ever had was a Fender Tone Master with brackets to secure the head to the cab. That thing weighed a TON and the tiltbacks never failed. I don't like my amp tilted back/pointed at my head..... At a decent gig level, that's all I can hear and I seem overly loud and end up having to add and crank everything up in my monitor to compensate. Then everything pointing at my head is crazy loud (amp and monitor). Then I either put in ear plugs, or suffer through it and damage my ears. A former bass player/friend, played lead guitar in bands in the late 70s/early 80s... He used a Twin Reverb, sometimes two, and it's tilt back legs pointed at his head for many years. He said the volume was usually up around 7 or 8.... sometimes 10! At age 55, he started wearing hearing aids and had lost about 80% of his hearing. He said he stopped playing lead guitar, because he could no longer tell what his tone was, and when he got to the higher notes, he couldn't distinguish between them (went tone deaf)....So he switched to bass about 20 years ago. He's a GREAT bassist, but missed playing guitar. This may be one of the reasons a lot of amp manufacturers don't put them on amps any more, because of all the hearing damage people did to their selves using them? I know it's not the amp makers fault and people should be smarter enough not to damage their hearing....But, people do it. This is just my experience and my opinion..... YMMV
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