Go big or go home

[tshapiro]

Am I down with the big stuff? You bet! Can I use it anymore on most of my gigs? Absolutely not!

Is it that your gigs don't call for it or has your back run its course?

 

[JimmyM]

Is it that your gigs don't call for it or has your back run its course?

My gigs don't call for it. My back is fine.

 

[Hevy T]

If I had roadies like all those pictured then I would love the big iron. But for the places that i play i can get by with my gk mini 12" mini stack

 

[walterw]

sure, why not?

the bigger the gig, the less point in stage bass amps entirely

i bring out what (i guess) counts as a big bass rig, a pair of single 15 cabs pushed by 900w of QSC power amp. in clubs and such that balances out the stage volume with the drums and guitar amps for peeps standing up close to the stage.

i use IEMs though and get "my sound" from a pedalboard feeding that bass stack, i could leave the stack at home and be perfectly happy. in fact on big outdoor stages that's what i do, since in that case neither i nor the audience nor the other band members would be hearing those speakers anyway.

 

[JimmyM]

sure, why not?
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the bigger the gig, the less point in stage bass amps entirely

i bring out what (i guess) counts as a big bass rig, a pair of single 15 cabs pushed by 900w of QSC power amp. in clubs and such that balances out the stage volume with the drums and guitar amps for peeps standing up close to the stage.

i use IEMs though and get "my sound" from a pedalboard feeding that bass stack, i could leave the stack at home and be perfectly happy. in fact on big outdoor stages that's what i do, since in that case neither i nor the audience nor the other band members would be hearing those speakers anyway.

Sure they can. Other mics onstage pick it up unless you keep the volume super low and you're away from open mics. And depending on how loud you are, you pierce through that invisible wall that keeps sound on the stage and out of the crowd

 

[tshapiro]

One of my biggest influences, Robert Deleo, Stone Temple Pilots

 

[Downunderwonder]

Think of the children.

Most amateurs dragging colossal rigs to theatre and bar gigs would sound a lot better if they did the new thing.

 

[SimonSays32]

My new rig is a Markbass Stu-Amp 1000 with matching Classic 152 SH cab - it's not super big, and it is easy to transport but it is the most powerful amp I have ever played through. I absolutely love this amp.

 

[walterw]

Sure they can. Other mics onstage pick it up unless you keep the volume super low and you're away from open mics. And depending on how loud you are, you pierce through that invisible wall that keeps sound on the stage and out of the crowd

in clubs sure, the audience is hearing stage sound mixed with the PA (unless it's some kind of all-direct cruise ship/casino band with electronic drums).

i'm referring to big outdoor stages or rock star arenas where unless the rig itself is part of the actual "tone", like a real SVT with a mic on it, then nobody really hears it including the player.

 

[tshapiro]

sure, why not?
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the bigger the gig, the less point in stage bass amps entirely

i bring out what (i guess) counts as a big bass rig, a pair of single 15 cabs pushed by 900w of QSC power amp. in clubs and such that balances out the stage volume with the drums and guitar amps for peeps standing up close to the stage.

i use IEMs though and get "my sound" from a pedalboard feeding that bass stack, i could leave the stack at home and be perfectly happy. in fact on big outdoor stages that's what i do, since in that case neither i nor the audience nor the other band members would be hearing those speakers anyway.

If we're going to be honest, you just can't beat not 1, not 2, but count them, 3 Maytags pumping Geddy's rippin' bass lines

 

[walterw]

If we're going to be honest, you just can't beat not 1, not 2, but count them, 3 Maytags pumping Geddy's rippin' bass lines

i wonder if they're crossed over, one for highs and two for lows

 

[tshapiro]

My new rig is a Markbass Stu-Amp 1000 with matching Classic 152 SH cab - it's not super big, and it is easy to transport but it is the most powerful amp I have ever played through. I absolutely love this amp.

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Man, I saw that rig when I was shopping for my latest setup. Looks awesome!

 

[walterw]

also i just noticed that they were coin-operated!

did geddy make the roadies pay to get their laundry done?

 

[JimmyM]

in clubs sure, the audience is hearing stage sound mixed with the PA (unless it's some kind of all-direct cruise ship/casino band with electronic drums).

i'm referring to big outdoor stages or rock star arenas where unless the rig itself is part of the actual "tone", like a real SVT with a mic on it, then nobody really hears it including the player.

I've done both and plenty of people hear it without micing the cab, even at my piddly volumes.

 

[tshapiro]

also i just noticed that they were coin-operated!

did geddy make the roadies pay to get their laundry done?

LMAO

 

[JimmyM]

also i just noticed that they were coin-operated!

did geddy make the roadies pay to get their laundry done?

Yes, and he also made them pay the overtime fees for the arenas if their loads weren't done by 11 pm.

 

[SimonSays32]

thanks @tshapiro - what is your current setup?

I love how this thing sounds - I have used it at one gig so far, and had no problem keeping a good level the whole show.

 

[Raw N Low]

 

[non]

Michael Shuman Queens of the Stone Age

 

[tshapiro]

thanks @tshapiro - what is your current setup?
I love how this thing sounds - I have used it at one gig so far, and had no problem keeping a good level the whole show.

I'm running a Hartke LH1000 into 2 Markbass 410's with the older heavy black speakers. I tried everything under the sun and this setup just nails it for me