can't hear myself

1. Your amp is quite weak. Cut the bass, boost the mids.
2. If your guitarists are boosting their bass, tell them to stop.
3. Get a bigger amp.

S.P.

Edited to add: or I could just point you to the responses that you got last year which I assume you haven't had the opportunity to look at yet.

 

Small amps never have very good responses, and you may find the practice guitar and bass amps are both quite mid-heavy, so they end up walking over each other's frequency range. Especially if there is more than one guitar, you'll end up being swamped. Not to mention that guitars are typically much louder for the same wattage amp.

Invest in some quality equipment for starters, get yourself a bigger amp that is a decent brand. Find yourselves a drummer and try to get the band as a whole spend some time working on good sound levels for every instrument so that you can all be heard. If the guitarists are not interested in being anything softer than a 747 then find yourself a new band.

 

Since you don't have a drummer you have no need to play so loud. Just have the guitarists turn down until you get a good balance. That will allow you to play until you find a drummer and save for a bigger amp. I have a Peavy TNT130 (130w) and it is just enough to keep up with a drummer and two guitarists. I'd like to have more headroom so I'll suggest something around 200w. At this volume we're are all using earplugs of course. You're into music, you don't wanna go deaf.

 

Even if they're playing with the 15W to 25W amps, it takes a ton more watts to get the same volume from a bass. Get a 50+ watt amp, preferably something over 100W, even if they still keep those small amps. Also, it was said before, but make sure the guitarists aren't walking all over your frequencies by boosting up their bass and midrange frequencies.

 

one word..."Q tips"

 

+1

Simplest, quickest solution. Good luck!

 

Nothing wrong with that. Save money, keep playing with a pick. Lots of bass players do.

 

http://bass-guitars.musiciansfriend...ps?N=100001+338534+203736&Ns=P_Price|0&rpp=20

 

Thread moved.

Oh, and as a rule of thumb, bass players need to have 3x to 4x times watts of the guitar player to be heard equally "loud".
If the geeetar player has a 100w amp and is blasting it, you'll need 300-400w. etc.

 

+2

 

um - get your amp up off the floor. You are probably making your knees deaf ;~) ... It's really hard to hear you amp if you are too close to it. You might try arranging yourselves where you are all facing the line of amps.

 

And/or tilt it back to aim its speaker higher.

 

How does one properly position a 15/25 watt amp? He’d have to put a strap between two of them and wear them like earphones.

He needs a bigger amp. Positioned well, yes, but a much bigger amp.

 

My 25w B-15 would argue with you...well, not really It's a much bigger 25w than a practice amp. Yeah, to get jamming and stuff, you should step up to at least a 210, 112 or 115 combo and 100w or more. There are a lot of good ones for cheap, except Behringer. If you can find an amp with more wattage that's a good deal, get it...300w is considered good for most situations. I've seen guys put rigs you could play anywhere with for $300 or less.

 

Hang it like a Japanese lantern?

I like the earphone idea.

 

Buy an SVT. You have to show those guitarist who's boss right from the start!

 

Umm maybe I missed something here. But if theres no drummer....have the guitarist(s) TURN DOWN. Problem solved. You all need better gear if you plan on getting a drummer, rule of thumb is to double what guitar wattage.

probaly want something around 100-300 watts at 4 ohms to hear the bass clealy over the drums. But then again, I've heard a 80 watt peavey combo bass amp blow away a 250 watt half stack. So make sure you try stuff out before you buy it

-Troy

 

Tell those gui****s to turn their **** down they aren't Dimebag. Their parents will thank you!