Location of compoments.

It is preferable not to have racks between the speakers - mainly on account of diffraction. However provided the rack is even a little behind the plane of the speakers, it's not an absolute disaster. Sometimes, as in my own case, there is simply nowhere else in the room to locate the equipment.

@bdp24 - Pete Townshend played his Tele with Marshalls in the '60s. And Jimmy Page may well have as well. But then, the JTM 45 is a hot rodded Bassman anyway so there is Leo Fender DNA in Marshalls anyway.

@bdp24 - was he playing a Riccy when you saw him? Great that you had the opportunity to see them then. To be fair, most of his Tele playing was with Hiwatts.