Recent content by Stephen Moore

Its noticeable but it takes a lot of power to be so.

Yes he would be correct but it would come at a cost of fidelity across a wider range. Smaller speakers simply cannot produce the same low frequency as bigger ones. That said larger speakers typically are slower to recover and not as tight and punchy sounding. The perfect combination requires a...

Do eeet! Make it so..

This is mostly misleading, because no matter what size the speaker is the heat tolerances are taken into consideration. Overdrive a small speaker long enough and the voice coil will fail, the same holds true with a larger one. The obvious solution to this is an underpowered amp that cannot reach...

I agree, the speaker choice should reflect whats needed for the job. Too much rig for the gig is just as unwanted as not enough go for the show. We kinda eliminate all of that with the p16s and in ears. That takes some getting used to, and I find in ears doesn't deliver the same onstage vibe.

The system could be run wirelessly?

Larger speakers does not equal more air movement. What does move more air is more surface area, which is the reason a 4x10 cab with the same guts moves more air than a 2x10 cab. The other major factor is driver force and excursion length. Yes having speakers of differing sizes with an active or...

This subject is pretty deep actually. Some people seem to believe that surface area is more important than speaker size. Example would be a 4 x10 cab vs a single full range 15". Sure the 4x10 would have greater surface but thats not the whole story when it comes to speaker design. For one, not...

Why? What are you using for gear that would make them want to direct input your instrument? At the very least you should be using a Di.

It really depends, keep in mind that when the electric bass was invented, guitar cabs were all that was available. Speakers blew up, it was just a thing. A common issue is the drivers would extend too far and pop clean out of the tube leaving it jambed and damaged. Another possibility is that...

I seem to be unable to comment, the option isnt even displayed? Hmm did I do something naughty?

Good lard man! That looks like the bridge on the starship Enterprise!! What happens if you press all the buttons at the same time? Worm hole opens up?

I said... get a decent Di. Short of that, I would approach a music store and demo a Stomp. Maybe do a rental deal with the option to purchase if the Op likes it. A kemper is probably not on the radar for most bassists because they tend to aim more at the guitar market anyway. At the very least a...

I have the cheapest wireless Shure makes and its just fine. The criteria I had was... can it use rechargeable double A batteries? Does it have more than 1 useable channel? Yep they pretty much all do. Will it transmit far enough? Well Im not playing 100 yards into the crowd and the receiver is...

Dude, ultimately you gotta piss wiyh the cock ya got, but seriously folks, at the very least you should have a decent interface with the console. If all you can afford, either in space, or cost is a decent Radial Di or something of that type then it should be in your gig bag. There are so many...