How do you take your amp chassis out of its shell? It's getting too hard for me...

[gunslinger]

to lift my amp as I have a hiatal hernia. My Marshall 2203X is heavy. So it's a problem to lift it out of its shell to bias it. How do you do it? Are there any tricks?

 

[fiveightandten]

No. 100W amps are heavy. There aren’t any tricks to make them lighter. Just work smart. Slide, tip, and tilt. As opposed to flat out lifting it.

 

[Peteyforto]

I usually grab the chassis by the transformers and slide it out the back until you can get underneath it.

 

[teveinsene]

I usually grab the chassis by the transformers and slide it out the back until you can get underneath it.

ditto

 

[Tony-Cliffton]

Have someone else bias it so you don’t further injure yourself.

 

[Mickey Shane]

Take out all of the screw, lay amp on it's back, and lift the shell.

 

[DonP]

Yeah, take the screws out first is a good start.

I love modern amps that are easy to bias without pulling the chassis.

Are you taking it out while the amp is upside down? That might make it easier.

 

[gunslinger]

I love modern amps that are easy to bias without pulling the chassis.

I do too. I wish they were all like that.

 

[Senor Forum]

I do too. I wish they were all like that.

I complain about this a lot, but I don't think modern amp makers have an excuse anymore, especially boutique makers.

It simply is a quality of life thing that they should all make a point of doing.

 

[gman1951]

Take out all of the screw, lay amp on it's back, and lift the shell.

This. I usually lay it on a piece of 1" foam, a folded towel or rug just to provide a bit of extra protection for knobs.

 

[sitedrifter]

Take it out 1 more time and extend the BIAS Trim Pot and relocate it. Good luck!

 

[harvey j]

Take out all of the screw, lay amp on it's back, and lift the shell.

I had a Marshall once that the tolex was holding chassis from coming out.