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Can I make a small/medium gig with 75Watts?
- Thread starter Fábio Duarte
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It depends on whether or not you have PA support and how loud the rest of the band is. For me, absolutely not, but there are a lot of TBers that would be fine with 75 watts.
Small gigs? Maybe. You could gig with 75 watts, and more cab. Your limiting factor is your single 10" speaker, not the power of the amp.
I use mine often with a trio (no drums)---- amplified uke, alto sax, EUB.
When the room ends up being larger than I thought it would be--- I use the xlr out to a channel in the pa..
Played an open mike night in NYC and the supplied backline was a studio 110. The guy running the board had control over the volume of everything else except electric guit. The drummers in the bands that used drums used those "stiff brushes" called blastix.
When the room ends up being larger than I thought it would be--- I use the xlr out to a channel in the pa..
Played an open mike night in NYC and the supplied backline was a studio 110. The guy running the board had control over the volume of everything else except electric guit. The drummers in the bands that used drums used those "stiff brushes" called blastix.
FWIW...I have that combo. If it is a gig with acoustic guitar and light drums, you might be ok. Add an electric guitar and you start to lose. From my experience with it, the more volume you try to get out of it (past around, say 12-1 O'clock on master knob), the more the tone starts to deteriorate. Of course, PA support makes all difference. If you're using it to only hear yourself, get it up off the ground pointing at your head and it could work. There are a LOT of variables.
The other thing I would do (and have done) is take this and whatever your other amp is both to the gig. Set this on top of your main amp, and give it a shot. That way, if it's not cutting it, you can just plug into your main amp and know better for the next show. I actually did this last night for an open stage my band was hosting. It couldn't handle it, btw.
The other thing I would do (and have done) is take this and whatever your other amp is both to the gig. Set this on top of your main amp, and give it a shot. That way, if it's not cutting it, you can just plug into your main amp and know better for the next show. I actually did this last night for an open stage my band was hosting. It couldn't handle it, btw.
So, I think I'm srewed!
I don't have another amp and the band don't have PA. And also, here in Portugal, not many pubs/restaurants own a PA...
I don't have another amp and the band don't have PA. And also, here in Portugal, not many pubs/restaurants own a PA...
How loud is your band? If they are reserved, you may be fine.
Can I actually reduce the ohms?? I listened that we can reduce the ohms to 2 or 4 ohms and that made we can have more power from our amp... Is it true?
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It depends on room size, acoiustics or lack thereof, music style, audience setup. For example, I work in acoustically live, 'close-listening' rooms (people sit in chairs, no bar), that amp would be plenty there, or, say, a coffee house/open mic type thing. If it is like a bar, people chattering and being noisy, no PA with a hard hitting drummer, then absolutely not.
My band is too loud!! We are a rock/blues/funk band (a trio), but the drummer is a 'metal guy' and the guitar amp is a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe III (40watts valve, but SOO POWERFULL!)
No. Furthermore, its not about power. It is about your single 10" speaker.
How loud is a 60W lightbulb? Is a 100W bulb louder?
I use mine for low volume jazz or acoustic type gigs - no way will it keep up with a rock drummer.
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You ca'nt lower the Ohm, and that amp does not allow for adding another cab . On the other hand i have done many pop/rock gigs back in the day without PA over a 75 Watts Peavey, not knowing any better, and you know , it worked. A few years ago I was given a vintage open backed Hammond organ combo from the 60ties(!), to play over with like 10 tube Watts, in a large space with 800 people, and no PA (long story but it was deep in the countryside). And well, it was overdriven like crazy, but we managed to make it work, and I had fun.
All this to say - just try it with an open mind; turn it up, see how it goes, have some fun, if it distorts a little, oh well. You'll survive.
All this to say - just try it with an open mind; turn it up, see how it goes, have some fun, if it distorts a little, oh well. You'll survive.
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Depends on many variables. However, I've learned to always have more watts than you think you need.
I gigged with a Peavey Basic 60 w/ a 12" speaker till I got my TNT-150 w/a 15" speaker worked ok but the vol was maxed out most of the time on medium rooms the 150 was way better and the minimum I would recommend
At the rehearsals it makes his job, but when the drummer get louder, the bass can't be heard. I think the only problem to us is the drummer
