Why are bass amps hairy?

[vernplum]

I never understood this... is it so that they can deliberately attract and trap more dirt, dust and crap? Does the fuzz help in mitigating some unwanted sonics? Was it done for a dare and became a tradition?

Please help explain the inexplicable...

 

[AEnimic]

 

[soft]

Ha..ha... I think the texture helps to prevent the amp from 'dancing' around when played loudly. Bass frequency are the most 'energetic' ones.

<Final answer> Friction

 

[b33r]

+1

my orange amp isn't hairy.

 

[amnesiac]

Neither is my Crate amp..

 

[vernplum]

And do either of those Orange or Crate amps dance around?

if the answer is to provide friction with the floor, why isn't just the bottom hairy?

 

[amnesiac]

Hmm as far as I know, mine doesn't dance around at all.. it's damn heavy and vibrations caused by the soundwaves won't move it one inch..

 

[ShyamRaj]

Well the actual reason mite just be that your bass amp is Indian or made in India.

 

[b33r]

what does it being made in India have to do with it being hairy???


and my Orange amp doesn't move around, it's only 20W and i don't play at such loud volumes.

 

[EngelFaeuste]

Well the actual reason mite just be that your bass amp is Indian or made in India.

now now now such a statement is rather uncalled for! My fat viking chums over in Northern Europe are rather hairy as well! So being hairy is not a uniquely Indian feature.

 

[CITY_MUSIC]

LOL!

Well, maybe, most bass amps have a carpeted(hairy) coating solely for finishing purposes. Most bass amps and cabinet have a carpet material wrapped around the wooden enclosure to act as a form of protection. Plus it also does provide some form of friction or prevents "slipping" when stacking cabs on top of each other.

 

[ShyamRaj]

now now now such a statement is rather uncalled for! My fat viking chums over in Northern Europe are rather hairy as well! So being hairy is not a uniquely Indian feature.

i'll gather 5 of my indian friends including me to stand without our shirts and you will know why its a uniquely Indian feature.. your northern europe chums, they are indian aswell. Just that they migrated.

 

[b33r]

LOL!

Well, maybe, most bass amps have a carpeted(hairy) coating solely for finishing purposes. Most bass amps and cabinet have a carpet material wrapped around the wooden enclosure to act as a form of protection. Plus it also does provide some form of friction or prevents "slipping" when stacking cabs on top of each other.

that part about cab stacking makes alot of sense.


wait why are we talking about Indians?

 

[lardylard]

the racist jokes ! HAHA

 

[ShyamRaj]

ok ok jokes aside. "hairy" bass amps give you a warm sound. All that hair ... tsk tsk... ok la i will stop now just was trying to have some fun..

well it mite be that a carpeted surface reflects certain frequencies or it can even be for frictional purposes bro.. I'm not sure but i'm just guessing that .

 

[visa]

not all bass amps are hairy, and not all guitar amps are hairless either.

it's up to the maker whether they want to or not.

 

[vernplum]

But more bass amps are hairy than not. I have never seen a hairy guitar amp.

 

[visa]

well i certainly have

 

[vernplum]

what yer got? I want to see hairy guitar amp pics!

 

[dtrulez38]

lol shyamraj..too much russell peters!