ACME B1 users ?

[JOHN.STEWART@GD]

Hi all,

Was wondering if a single B1 is enough for a 4 pc band rehearsal space - for rock/roots type (with drums) ?

ps - anyone have a USED B1 they'd like to part with ??

Thanks all,

John.

 

[greenboy]

no, it's not enough.

 

[KJung]

Hi all,

Was wondering if a single B1 is enough for a 4 pc band rehearsal space - for rock/roots type (with drums) ?

ps - anyone have a USED B1 they'd like to part with ??

Thanks all,

John.

Not even close IME. Great for acoustic jazz trio work, but nothing more.

 

[greenboy]

Mitigating this, there's not a single 110 I'd consider adequate in any rock-oriented band rehearsals I've ever attended. The desire to go small is understandable, but let's get real.

 

[KJung]

Mitigating this, there's not a single 110 I'd consider adequate in any rock-oriented band rehearsals I've ever attended. The desire to go small is understandable, but let's get real.

+1... I should have said that. The Acme B1 is a wonderful 110, but it's a 110.

 

[Bluesy Soul]

Was wondering if a single B1 is enough for a 4 pc band rehearsal space - for rock/roots type (with drums) ?

Alas, no. I've tried unsuccessfully. Your roots rock band may be reasonably able to control its volume, but my classic rock band cannot. Our drummer has to sit behind hanging plexiglass panels to make practice even tolerable and our two guitarists are both insecure, overcompensating stompbox fanatics that practice with half stacks. (Oh, how they love that distortion and REE-verb!)

I foolishly pushed my Low B-1 (at 5 times the suggested power maximum) until I creased a speaker cone. Not a thing wrong with the Acme. In fact, it held up remarkably through several multiples of its recommended limit. My bad. My stupid. My fault. My speaker replacement bill.

So now I use an Acme Low B-2 at band practice and those fuzz wankers can't touch me. My Low B-1 provides the best practice tone I can imagine for at-home practice in my den.

Ken is correct, however. For upright and acoustic bass, and for electric bass in more controlled settings, the Low B-1 is a gem. I'm aware of no other 1x10 that can touch its reproduction of a low B.

Bluesy Soul

 

[g4string]

I use a an Acme B4 with a Crest CA9 or QSC PLX 2404 for my rehearsal stuff. The B4 kills!! One thing I have noticed is that I need to push my gear harder at rehearsal than I do at a normal 'bar' gig. I think this is primarily due to the inherent poor acoustic quality that many of our 'rehearsal spots' have. Does anybody else notices this or am I nuts? I guess to answer question - no way a 110 cab will work for a moderate volume rehearsal. FWIW, I wouldn't gig or rehearse with anything less than a 210 or 212. Good luck!

 

[Crockettnj]

IEM's and sane rehearsal volumes make an enormous difference.

 

[BassmanPaul]

A B1 no way but I use a B2 all the time fro rehearsals and small gigs.

Paul

 

[greenboy]

One thing I have noticed is that I need to push my gear harder at rehearsal than I do at a normal 'bar' gig. I think this is primarily due to the inherent poor acoustic quality that many of our 'rehearsal spots' have. Does anybody else notices this or am I nuts?

Lotta room effects in a closer, smaller space. Open things up physically and this becomes less obvious. If someone else is playing too loud for the space everybody else tends too as well.

 

[JOHN.STEWART@GD]

Thanks all,

Well I guess I will continue looking for another B1 (used).

Cheers,
John.