I am really having a hard time finding a rig that gives me the sound I want. 
I am using a Roscoe 5 (Bart/Bart) and a SR5. Amps are 600 watt Focus and an SVT 2Pro. I play fingerstyle almost exclusively, various styles and venues, from church, to a jazz gig, to a rock band. All of the below are not just my opinion, other musicians and soundmen have told me the same thing.
Focus or Ampeg into Schroeder 1210R: lots of volume, but too much mids. Couldn't EQ in a sound I was happy with.
Focus into Acme Low B2: good low end (maybe too much, but controllable with Focus high-pass filter), not enough mid articulation. SVT into Acme (lows cut back, mids up) surprising volume and awesome (sometimes uncontrollable) lows, but again, not enough mids to sit in the mix well.
Focus (flat) into Epifani UL-112: not too bad by itself, all mids and no bottom end with band. This morning at church using the Epi I cut mids to about 25% on the Focus, increased bass/treble on the Roscoe to about 75% and the soundman was pretty happy. According to him way the sound was way too middy when I had them both flat.
I am a groove player. I don't solo and I rarely slap. I'm looking for a full sound which will support the band without being boomy. Nice lows/low mids, enough highs for definition but definitely not "sparkly".
I have no problem getting a good sound in the studio from either bass going direct to the board.
I'm thinking the Focus is too mid-oriented for me, so I am thinking of trying an Eden 550 or a Thunderfunk. Also considering trying Berg cabs. Anyone have any advice?
I am using a Roscoe 5 (Bart/Bart) and a SR5. Amps are 600 watt Focus and an SVT 2Pro. I play fingerstyle almost exclusively, various styles and venues, from church, to a jazz gig, to a rock band. All of the below are not just my opinion, other musicians and soundmen have told me the same thing. Focus or Ampeg into Schroeder 1210R: lots of volume, but too much mids. Couldn't EQ in a sound I was happy with.
Focus into Acme Low B2: good low end (maybe too much, but controllable with Focus high-pass filter), not enough mid articulation. SVT into Acme (lows cut back, mids up) surprising volume and awesome (sometimes uncontrollable) lows, but again, not enough mids to sit in the mix well.
Focus (flat) into Epifani UL-112: not too bad by itself, all mids and no bottom end with band. This morning at church using the Epi I cut mids to about 25% on the Focus, increased bass/treble on the Roscoe to about 75% and the soundman was pretty happy. According to him way the sound was way too middy when I had them both flat.
I am a groove player. I don't solo and I rarely slap. I'm looking for a full sound which will support the band without being boomy. Nice lows/low mids, enough highs for definition but definitely not "sparkly".
I have no problem getting a good sound in the studio from either bass going direct to the board.
I'm thinking the Focus is too mid-oriented for me, so I am thinking of trying an Eden 550 or a Thunderfunk. Also considering trying Berg cabs. Anyone have any advice?
