I looking to get a DB amp for a music school program. It is a large music-only school that has 3 big bands and 6 jazz combos. The school currently has is a Peavey bass guitar amp and it sounds awful. I know nothing about DB amps other than that we own an AI Contra and like it very much.
If I could get some advice on what to purchase I would be most appreciative. Here are the requirements
1) It would stay in the rehearsal hall 99% of the time and that room seats 150 people and is also used for jazz combo concerts so it should be an amp that sounds good in that type of room.
2) There are 6-8 different DB players that use it during the school year, so probably 6-8 different pickups are being used and none of them use a pre-amp
3) 5 times a year the school does concerts in larger venues approximately 1,500 seats and they don't use house speakers, it is just the acoustic sounds of the big band, plus an amp for the DB and an amp for the guitar. So the amp should be able to do a respectable job in a venue like that and be able to compete with a 15-piece big band. I realize that it won't be perfect but it should sound at least pretty good.
4) Size and weight doesn't matter because it is stationary 99% of the time and when they do the remote concerts there are volunteers who load up the gear in a truck and move it on carts. It does get moved around a bit in the rehearsal room so it shouldn't be wildly huge, but I know that carrying it to gigs is a normal consideration but it shouldn't apply in this case.
5) One last thing, the practice stage is not solid so I'm guessing that anything downfiring like the AI contra might cause the whole stage to rumble, but it is just my uneducated guess.
My son is a DB player at this school and will be there for the next 5 years and selfishly, I want to hear the DB players sound as good as possible, so I was going to buy this amp and donate it to the school so the DB players can enjoy this amp long after we are gone.
I am most intrested reproducing the acoustic sound of the bass as closely as possible, and having adequate power for the larger halls.
Thank you in advance for your help.
If I could get some advice on what to purchase I would be most appreciative. Here are the requirements
1) It would stay in the rehearsal hall 99% of the time and that room seats 150 people and is also used for jazz combo concerts so it should be an amp that sounds good in that type of room.
2) There are 6-8 different DB players that use it during the school year, so probably 6-8 different pickups are being used and none of them use a pre-amp
3) 5 times a year the school does concerts in larger venues approximately 1,500 seats and they don't use house speakers, it is just the acoustic sounds of the big band, plus an amp for the DB and an amp for the guitar. So the amp should be able to do a respectable job in a venue like that and be able to compete with a 15-piece big band. I realize that it won't be perfect but it should sound at least pretty good.
4) Size and weight doesn't matter because it is stationary 99% of the time and when they do the remote concerts there are volunteers who load up the gear in a truck and move it on carts. It does get moved around a bit in the rehearsal room so it shouldn't be wildly huge, but I know that carrying it to gigs is a normal consideration but it shouldn't apply in this case.
5) One last thing, the practice stage is not solid so I'm guessing that anything downfiring like the AI contra might cause the whole stage to rumble, but it is just my uneducated guess.
My son is a DB player at this school and will be there for the next 5 years and selfishly, I want to hear the DB players sound as good as possible, so I was going to buy this amp and donate it to the school so the DB players can enjoy this amp long after we are gone.
I am most intrested reproducing the acoustic sound of the bass as closely as possible, and having adequate power for the larger halls.
Thank you in advance for your help.
