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Can I make a small/medium gig with 75Watts?

#61
You have two things working against you here:

1. You don't have enough amp. (without PA support)
2. The rest of your band is too loud.

There are only two solutions.

1. Get more speakers (and really a new micro head)
2. Get a less loud band.

Personally I gig with a GK MB200 head into (2) 210 cabinets and I could easily overpower my whole band. And my drummer is a beater,(but he is good) God bless him.
 
#63
staindbass said:
i would never expect a drummer to 'bring it down'. i play drums also, and you cannot play the same when switching intensity. they need to play it the way they learned it. i do not think it is fair to ask a player to change because other members equipment is substandard for the job. more/bigger speakers is the key here.
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Owning a drum kit does not qualify someone to be a drummer. If someone can't play with dynamics, they really didn't "learn" to play their instrument.

It is fair to ask someone to improve their technique. A single 10 is substandard for some gigs----- in a small room w/o PA support, a good player can make it work --- the whole band needs to adjust for the situation.
 
#64
Fábio Duarte said:
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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No. You will break the power supply in the amp trying a lower impedance speaker. The audio power amp in the Studio 110 can do 4 ohms, but the power supply won't.
 
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#70
Fábio Duarte said:
One guy proposed me to make a change.
My rig: Line6 Lowdown Studio 110, 75 watts.
His rig: 'Group' Vintage amp, 120 watts, 4ohms AND A cabinet 1x15 with a RCF model L15P vintage speaker with 150watts RMS, 8ohms (picture here).

Do you think that is a good deal??
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Group is a no-name brand likely from the 1970's or 1980's, I would definitely be cautious about this one and test it out fully before doing the trade.

Fábio Duarte said:
I'm interested in a trade with a Peavey TKO 115, 80watts RMS, 15" speaker, 8 ohms. I think it's better than the 'Group Rig'.
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I would do this, Peavey makes awesome amps that are louder than rated and last forever. The one draw back is they are heavy.
 
#71
staindbass said:
i would never expect a drummer to 'bring it down'. i play drums also, and you cannot play the same when switching intensity. they need to play it the way they learned it. i do not think it is fair to ask a player to change because other members equipment is substandard for the job. more/bigger speakers is the key here.
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Slevage said:
Owning a drum kit does not qualify someone to be a drummer. If someone can't play with dynamics, they really didn't "learn" to play their instrument.

It is fair to ask someone to improve their technique. A single 10 is substandard for some gigs----- in a small room w/o PA support, a good player can make it work --- the whole band needs to adjust for the situation.
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I don't think Staindbass' band Staind would sound quite the same if they had someone playing drums like Steve Gadd on a Paul Simon album, except maybe for their slower stuff like "Been Awhile". Context is key.
 

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