beam blockers? Anyone tried them?

rockmonster

hywelg said:

Another + for the Mitchell Donut. I have them in most of my cabs. You do have to experiment with the thickness and centre hole size. I have found 12mm foam to be not quite enough but 16mm to be too much.

I am also experimenting with a plexiglass screen like the Clearsonic ones but homemade. You can buy the clearsonic hinge material from StudioSpares so I did and got some 6mm perspex online. Still quite expensive but about a third the cost of a Clearsonic one, and you do have to do a bit of machining to create the locking groove for the hinge. It is portable though and can be used with any of your cabs if you do one the right size.

I too have experimented with clear Perspex in front of my cabs I just drilled holes in them and used cable ties not fully tightened-you can still fold em up pretty easily. I can't say I like the effect I think it makes the amp sound like you have a wah wah on half cocked!