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Everyone's downsizing these days..

#81
georgestrings said:
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Originally Posted by metdistortion
My Trace Elliot only needs a ten inch speaker to be able to fill a venue at less than half volume whilst playing with a metal band without going through the PA.





No doubt - I'm thinking that his drummer must hit like a girl, too...



- georgestrings
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Nah, my drummer's pretty loud. And the other 4 drummers that played against my rig couldnt drown it out
 
#82
Pilgrim said:
I agree - but not enough to continue enduring the pain of moving 70-to 100-pound speaker cabs around. I seldom used more than one cab anyway. I never could see the logic behind a wall of speakers unless you are playing a coliseum.

I'm not in it to play "mine's bigger than yours" with cabs (not saying that you are, but some are...). I'm there to make good music.
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Good music is the goal, big stacks of amps just make me feel better about not living up to the ideal. :D
 
#84
Deluge Of Sound said:
Good music is the goal, big stacks of amps just make me feel better about not living up to the ideal. :D
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Check this out ... found it on CL

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You know seriously I can understand about a band needing a certain "look" ... but with these you can have it both ways.

felixlaughthumb.jpg
... kinda clever actually
 
#86
I'm pretty much down the middle of the road on this issue. I play 750W through a 410 - at a total of around 75lbs in two pieces (with another 12lbs or so in my gig bag). It is a good compromise for me between performance and portability. I wanted a rig that couldn't (reasonably) get buried in a mix and so far haven't been disappointed.

Have to say I'd sacrifice on portability before I sacrificed on tone\volume. Nice that the new technology out there doesn't force you to make that choice...

Its a good time to be the bass player :bassist:
 
#87
Deluge Of Sound said:
Writing grammatically correct sentences, however, seems to still be optional. ;)

On topic, my Orange 1x15 is just as loud, if not louder, than my 80's Peavey 2x15. I plan to pick up another OBC115, and I can't see myself ever needing to get louder or bigger than that. As long as you can shake valuable objects off of walls if you should desire, then does it really matter how many speakers you have?
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Pffft! It's just the internet... :hiding:
 
#88
greenboy said:
When I did the fEarfuls I downsized without losing any SPL or lower frequency extension. Less weight and bulk, modular, and actually louder at any frequency than my old "big rig".
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:D

When some posters have suggested smaller/lighter can't be as loud or have as wide a frequency range as their 6x10 or 8x10 or whatever other "large" rig, I know its that they haven't heard the fEarfuls yet. I know that I can carry a room and then some with ONE 15/6.

I know that It can rattle stages, ductwork and I've stood out at the back of the room and heard MY 15/6 without any sound reinforcement play loudly clearly and lowly against two guitarists, one with a Bogner, and one with a Sodano stack...both WITH PA support. It IS full, it is room filling it sounds like a cab twice as big and three times as heavy.
 
#89
Use what is appropriate to the gig. I think a 2-15 can handle pretty much any gig, and 2 * 2-15 certainly can. But if you play a variey of gigs you need to have something smaller as well.

Walking into a cocktail gig (piano + drums) with a 2-15 rig is as out of place as bringing a 17 string bass to a blues gig.

I don't play out much now but I always had a small rig for the small gigs (for the most part a little, orange, roland cube 60). Broght out the alembic-mesa-electrovoice rig for everything else.

I do agree that for pure bass enjpyment there is no substitute for feeling the air moving from a big rig.
 
#90
Kenny Allyn said:
Check this out ... found it on CL

Fakefronts.jpg


You know seriously I can understand about a band needing a certain "look" ... but with these you can have it both ways.

felixlaughthumb.jpg
... kinda clever actually
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I've heard of bands having a wall of Marshalls set up, lights on and every thing, plugged into a small Peavey tube combo behind the wall, which is then connected to the PA.
 
#91
thetaxmiser said:
Use what is appropriate to the gig. I think a 2-15 can handle pretty much any gig, and 2 * 2-15 certainly can. But if you play a variey of gigs you need to have something smaller as well.

Walking into a cocktail gig (piano + drums) with a 2-15 rig is as out of place as bringing a 17 string bass to a blues gig.

I don't play out much now but I always had a small rig for the small gigs (for the most part a little, orange, roland cube 60). Broght out the alembic-mesa-electrovoice rig for everything else.

I do agree that for pure bass enjpyment there is no substitute for feeling the air moving from a big rig.
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True, I've gotten heat in the past for showing up at some shows with a single fifteen...because they didn't want a 'loud' band. Its a hard line to tow though, because reggae bass doesn't sound good through a little combo!

I usually point out that it has a volume knob, but that doesn't always go over well either!
 
#99
Holy War said:
I kind of agree with the OPs sentiments, but come on man, youre kind of embarrassing those of us who play metal and rock. Atleast make an effort to use proper grammer and punctuation, and try not to come off like a meat head. Im not saying you are, youre just coming off that way in this thread and adding to the 'stereotype' that a lot of us rockers live with on here.
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Damm-Sorry Ms Krabopple, I was unaware this is english class.:smug:

I thank mye spilling and gramer, is: fine?!,:p
 

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