Bass suggestion

That would make a pretty big difference. Glad you're getting improvement after re-seating the string.

What strings are you using, anyway?

 

So...he's playing guitar?

 

I think you're on the right track, and if you're able to cart them around you can sometimes get 8x10s pretty cheap because there's such a specific and small market for them (compared to cabs that are easier to ship and pick up).

That said, 8x10s aren't necessarily the best cabs for going super deep. I use a pair of ported 1x15s for my band in C/A#, because they push a lot more low bass than my 8x10.

 

Whoa, weird. Why even bother with a bass at that point? This is the guy who should be looking at a baritone or bass VI, not you!

 

Eh, I've seen plenty bands that tune super low use 810s and sound great. It's more about the harmonics than the fundamental.

 

Oh yeah, for sure! I meant that 8x10s sometimes have an undeserved rep for being "heavy-sounding" because they're so huge and are used by so many loud bands.

Obviously they've worked well for tons of low-tuned bands, but I'm just saying that if I was specifically worried about projecting a low B...an 8x10 wouldn't necessarily be the first place I'd look.

EDIT: at the end of the day though, I think getting any serious cab would really help here. If the other bass player is actually tuned up to B, Ti-Ron is pretty much the only real bass in this band.

 

I had the Peavey Fire Bass 700 (higher-wattage version of the Nitro Bass 450), TVX-210, and BVX-115 for a couple years. No matter what bass I used, we all struggled to hear anything below approximately 300Hz through it. However, it was a great rig for mid-range and highs! Once I switched to a 6x10" cab and a different head, the low frequencies suddenly arrived.

 

Yeah, the main thing is being able to push a lot of air.

 

Ah, I was confused...thought you said he was tuned to high B standard.

 

Forget the bass v1, i'll stick to my original idea, fundamental deep growling lows tuned BEAD baby!

 

The other guy has a b string tuned an octave up? Your band sounds so interesting. I really want know how this all sounds. Drag that other guy to TB. I want a run down on his rig!

 

Longer scale Bass (35") will help..

 

If you're planning to record it and have that frequency play and sit well in the mix, you'll need to have a good set of studio monitors with subwofer when you're mixing. Most of the sub frequencies below 40hz is not so much heard, but felt. And to feel it you'll need to mix with louder volume to feel how it sits in the mix.

Also, it will get muddy with 2 basses being recorded. This requires some special EQ techniques to bring the lead bass forward or side to side in the mix and keeping the rhythm bass center and lower in the songs dynamic range. And this can be done with automation or sidechain compression. You'll want to run high pass filter cut and low pass filter cut to separate the 2 bass' frequencies, and avoid both basses using the same frequency range, as it will be muddy or boxy.

 

Gotcha! So like a regular bass, but raised by one whole step.