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Dolly for a Blues Jr?
MikeK
Asheville, NCNew Altamira M-30 D-Cedar, Gitane DG-320 John Jorgensen
Can anyone suggest a good way to transport my trusty Blues Jr back & forth to gigs? I'm thinking of some kind of fold-up dolly like like people use for suitcases, etc. It needs to be strong enough to handle the amp (33lbs?) and also nimble enough to let me get it in & out of crowded bars & restaurants. It may sound silly, but the other day, I had to carry it an unusually long distance & I tweaked my wrist from the awkward weight of it. And I used to climb trees for a living! Getting older is no joke, but I suppose it beats the alternative.
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Randy from our band uses this folding aluminum dolly. It seems pretty sturdy and he packs up his speakers, mixing board, and instrument case on it and rolls it to his car.
Portable hand trucks changed my life.
You're the man, thanks Billy!
Go careful - I used something like this for a Blues Jnr once and it fell off, luckily it's a sturdy beast and came to no harm but I worried about the valves, and the reverb rattled quite a bit as I trundled it along.
I'd think about moving to solid state at some point - much lighter and less fragile and modeller pedals are so good these days you don't need an amp at all if there's a PA. The Fender Tonemasters are excellent - look and sound like a valve amp, but can be picked up with your little finger.
Home depot will have a good selection of foldable hand trucks (I think).
Yeah I'm so far very happy with my Alto PA speaker, I haven't gigged with it but it sounds amazing with my HX Stomp or my Smartbox. I like the Boss Katana as it can do that and also has its own amp but the Alto is much easier to move. It weighs basically nothing.
I don't know, it bothers me that it doesn't have any onboard amp, in case something went wrong with the modeler, but modeling pedals are stupidly cheap right now, I could get a backup pedal to leave in my car if it were an issue.