Hey,
I've been having some problems with my rig lately, but I'm not sure as to whether they are actually damaging to my speakers. My rig is a Yamaha TRB-6P fretless, running into a Hartke 4000 head into a Sonic 610 cab. The sound I like to play has higher mids and is somewhat bitey, but still maintaining a good low end. When playing in practice I have to keep my sound more bass oriented and when I start playing more tap and/or slap my amp starts to clip often. I've been wondering whether this will cause heavy damage to my speakers or if I shouldn't worry about it as much. I only have my amp turned up a quarter of the way usually so I'm not pumping it that heavily. I've seen many other local bassists who allow their amp to clip heavily every show and their speakers sound fine. Plus they're usually only playing out of a 410 and have a much more bitey sound.
So basically I'm just looking for some advice on whether I need more power, a different cab, or something else, or if I shouldn't worry. Thanks!
-Anthony
I've been having some problems with my rig lately, but I'm not sure as to whether they are actually damaging to my speakers. My rig is a Yamaha TRB-6P fretless, running into a Hartke 4000 head into a Sonic 610 cab. The sound I like to play has higher mids and is somewhat bitey, but still maintaining a good low end. When playing in practice I have to keep my sound more bass oriented and when I start playing more tap and/or slap my amp starts to clip often. I've been wondering whether this will cause heavy damage to my speakers or if I shouldn't worry about it as much. I only have my amp turned up a quarter of the way usually so I'm not pumping it that heavily. I've seen many other local bassists who allow their amp to clip heavily every show and their speakers sound fine. Plus they're usually only playing out of a 410 and have a much more bitey sound.
So basically I'm just looking for some advice on whether I need more power, a different cab, or something else, or if I shouldn't worry. Thanks!
-Anthony
