Hey i am using a crate BT-15 practice amp, its barely powerful enough to overpower my drummer, but i need to make it even louder.what is the cheapest possible way to modify my current amp or possibly hook up a speaker or cabinet to improve the volume?
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how to get bigger sound.
- Thread starter Metallica865
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theres no options. get a new amp. unless you have a pa system then just mic it and you should be ok but id say bigger amp is always better.
Ya, you have no other options but upgrade, dude. That amp is as good as it's ever going to be right now.
Well i would, but i have no money for that, ive actually considered getting a guitar amp instead of a bass amp
personally, i make huge balls of sound with just a hint of Delay. each note comes out with that wet creamy fundamental with harmonic and over-tone richness. it sort of wideneds the notes.
before it hit the Delay unit, i push the note through with a small amount of Compression. YMMV
before it hit the Delay unit, i push the note through with a small amount of Compression. YMMV
Yeah, that's a bad idea. The only way to get a bigger sound is to upgrade to something with more speakers (and preferably more power).
That makes no sense. How about working, saving money, saving some more money, saving a little more, and then buying a nice amp?
Sorry, but that's really your only viable option. Everything else is a waste of time and money. Good luck.
Start saving, then... But really, there's not much else besides that to do. Also, although I don't recommend it at extreme volumes, you'll be pretty safe running through a guitar amp if need be.
if i had a steady source of income i would, but im 16 and dont have a job so im screwed there, i couldnt somehow set it up to a speaker and make it louder?
Yeah but only if he keeps it at looooow volumes. You can rip a guitar cab speaker quick!
Metallica865 said:
Don't do that.
But you can use a keyboard amp. Torque and Peavey make some decent ones you can find very cheap used.
Best if you stick to bass amps though.
A Peavey TNT combo is not the best sounding or lighter option, but it's cheap and robust and will work. If money is an issue, that's where I would look.
You could but it's not going to perform any better. It's only a 15w practice amp. At best you'll get a tiny bit more volume, and that's if the cab is big.
I'm afraid it's time for you to investigate the possibility of a part time after school job, dude.
Not to be 'that guy', but I was working by the time I was 14. You can most definitely pick up a job and start saving
Yeah but only if he keeps it at looooow volumes. You can rip a guitar cab speaker quick!
Mmm, my Ampeg V4 cab begs to differ...
I have this feeling there's not going to be PA
I have that feeling too...what is the poor singer doing, trying to scream over the top of the drummer and guitars?
