How do you carry your tube amp heads?

[spycam]

Well, since mine weights 26 kg, it's a big painful for me to carry it with hands, i bought some "trolley" (don't know how to call it), looking similar to that:

But this way i'm capable to "drive" the head only when it's staying on its side (the smallest plane surface), I tightened it with 2 fastening belts to keep it steady, but i wonder, is such position of the tube amp head not harming the tubes or electronics or the head itself?

Can you tell me if i'm doing that right?

 

[Razorjack]

Considering Gator make this case, I doubt you are doing anything wrong.

 

[Metaltastic]

Yeah, it's no problem just as long as you make sure the power tubes don't pop out (happened to my 5150 combo once, cuz the tubes hang down, and I didn't realize for like a year!! Fortunately, though, no damage was done to the amp, but that one tube was pretty cooked)

 

[smy1]

Go to the gym, that's the easiest way ...

Seriously, when I weighed 170lbs everything was much heavier. I couldn't carry a 4x12 cab and my tube head was pretty heavy. Now I am 220lbs. and all the extra muscle really makes this shit easy. I can't really imagine having problems carrying amps anymore.

 

[Gaspard]

well i carry mine on my back:

haha

 

[colonel kurtz]

i usually use the handle

 

[ochants76]

ya...seriously is the head really too heavy to just carry? I have never seen anyone have problems carrying a tube head...and I have seen some skinny guitar players. I carry my 4x12 cabs up and down 3 flights of stairs on a regular basis.

 

[billcraftmetal15]

what head weighs 26kg?! thats a bit excessive...

 

[spycam]

ENGL SE

 

[Torniojaws]

I carry my head and cab by myself from the carrying handles The head (Engl Powerball) weighs 21 kg and the cab (Engl Vintage 2x12") weighs 36 kg.

 

[cobrahead1030]

put it on top of the cab and roll it

this is about a 170 pound setup

 

[Loren Littlejohn]

i usually use the handle

Ditto.

It's cumbersom but not heavy. With my old amp I put side handles in so 2 dudes could carry it or it could be hugged.

 

[ElektricEyez]

What cobrahead said.

 

[billcraftmetal15]

ENGL SE

ok well thats definately worth the struggle
i want one so bad.

 

[Chryst Krispies]

I use the things that stick out of my upper body.....

But seriously you can buy a soft head case that is similar to one of those rolley wheeled backpacks, I know a kid who has one for his jcm and it's pretty coool.

 

[colonel kurtz]

what head weighs 26kg?! thats a bit excessive...

i have a head that weighs 55+ pounds

and of course 1kg = 2.2lbs, so if you do the math, it comes out to around 25-26kg

 

[billcraftmetal15]

fair play! i just never really actually thought about how much they weigh, i mean, they're heavy but i just pick em up and get on with it myself haha.

 

[hogan666]

Got a ampcase for my 5150 with 6HE rackspace. Looks ugly as hell, weights a ton ;-) but it's a dream on stage. Put it onto a 4x12, open both sides and burn the place down.

Cheers, Markus.

 

[cobrahead1030]

I use the things that stick out of my upper body.....

But seriously you can buy a soft head case that is similar to one of those rolley wheeled backpacks, I know a kid who has one for his jcm and it's pretty coool.

those are very nice, but won't fit some larger amps (like my cobra...no generic roadcase was large enough to fit it)

 

[Chryst Krispies]

those are very nice, but won't fit some larger amps (like my cobra...no generic roadcase was large enough to fit it)

Wow really? That sucks.