Bass amps for Live work

[Greg_L]

I've wondered about that thing.

I think it's great. I can't wait to record it. And it has a nice DI out. When we play live, he runs the DI into the PA for his main sound and the cab is just to fill in stage volume.

[Chili]

Yeah, that's what I wanted to hear. I think my suspicions are right, I need a 4x10 pushed by some decent wattage. I'm not expecting PA systems that could carry the bass (though that would be nice). Definitely no PA for the kid's school band stuff. I believe it's 30 piece jazz band, I just want him to be audible against all those horns.

I'm gonna pick up that Hartke setup and if it doesn't work out, lesson learned. Thanks for everyone's advice.

"All the science I don't understand is just my job 5 days a week"

[Lt. Bob]

Yeah, that's what I wanted to hear. I think my suspicions are right, I need a 4x10 pushed by some decent wattage. I'm not expecting PA systems that could carry the bass (though that would be nice). Definitely no PA for the kid's school band stuff. I believe it's 30 piece jazz band, I just want him to be audible against all those horns.

I'm gonna pick up that Hartke setup and if it doesn't work out, lesson learned. Thanks for everyone's advice.

"All the science I don't understand is just my job 5 days a week"

my prediction is that you'll like it a lot.

..... if it's the aluminum coned speakers they do kinda have their own sound ...... I've played thru them before.
But the Hartke has a graphic and you can dial out what you don't like and dial in more of what you do like.
I found the hartke rig I played thru to be powerful and clean sounding ....... I would have bought one at the time if I'd needed a bass rig.

let us know.

[Chili]

my prediction is that you'll like it a lot.

That's good to hear. Thanks. Now, if I can only get this guy on CL to repsond again....

[fat_fleet]

the SVT410HLF

That's what I use...it's fine for my needs. About 25 pounds lighter than my old 610HLF and alot easier to fit in the back of a 4-door sedan!

[snow lizard]

2x10's will NOT fill an auditorium.
They won't even fill a smallish club with a moderately loud drumber unless you have the baddest 2x10 in the world.

The guy I bought the 800RB from was running it through an Avatar 2x10. That cab handles 800 watts and weighs 80 lbs. Sounds substantially better than mine, it's smaller and weighs almost 4 times as much. Last time I saw him play he was using a Walkabout Scout 12" rig. Granted the gig he was at was a place where being quet is a requirement, but I was a bit surprised you could get that kind of tone out of something that looks roughly like a Cube 60. I'd be curious to put one of those things through its paces but it's firmly out of the sub-$500 category.

[rayc]

Marshall Superbass MkII into a 4 Ohm Etone single cone box.
It's all I can suggest as it's the high water mark of my gigging experience.

[Greg_L]

Marshall Superbass MkII into a 4 Ohm Etone single cone box.
It's all I can suggest as it's the high water mark of my gigging experience.

Marshall Superbass Lemmy sig model.


That'll wake up the neighbors.

[CoolCat]

Yeah, that's what I wanted to hear. I think my suspicions are right, I need a 4x10 pushed by some decent wattage. I'm not expecting PA systems that could carry the bass (though that would be nice). Definitely no PA for the kid's school band stuff. I believe it's 30 piece jazz band, I just want him to be audible against all those horns.

I'm gonna pick up that Hartke setup and if it doesn't work out, lesson learned. Thanks for everyone's advice.

"All the science I don't understand is just my job 5 days a week"

Why the 4x10 versus 1x15 ?
Is that a "standard" 4ohm cab or something? I always thought the larger speakers had lower freq ability.

[Chili]

Why the 4x10 versus 1x15 ?
Is that a "standard" 4ohm cab or something? I always thought the larger speakers had lower freq ability.

From all the reading I've done I learned the 4x10's are more efficient. I would have thought the bigger the speaker the lower response, but it's not exactly that way. Of course, the 10's aren't typical guitar amp speakers. They have bigger magnets and a longer throw and 4 of them have more area than a single 15".