Last year our band played a live gig in a large curling rink with a few hundred people in the audience.The soundman was freaking out because I was playing my bass strings too close to the pickups and could blow a speaker.I had direct input and was playing through the house system. I've played through outdoor systems before and had no problems. I use a
'72 Fender Jazz bass with two non-active pickups.
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