Not loud enough stage volume (per the gitards) in an auditorium

[Slevage]

Unless you're playing on a very wide (>50') stage, you may be doing more harm than good.

Works for me and my band

 

[cfsporn]

Works for me and my band

If it works for you, great! I'm just trying to suggest something that may work better.

 

[Downunderwonder]

My 210 rocks out with a skilled drummer and guitarist with a Tiny Terror on the 15w setting into 212. It's not loud but still loud enough to need earplugs and it sends the conversation to the far end of the room.

 

[Jeff Scott]

First of all this:
Can we please stop using "guitard"? | TalkBass.com

I got this from one:

He found it okay.

 

[TIMD]

Maybe a 212 would be a good option. If you picked a vertically stacked 212 your footprint on stage would be about the same and they can be pretty compact so they wouldn't take up much room in the van. I have a Genzbenz 212 that I use with a TH500 and never feel overpowered by fender combos and a loud drummer.

 

[fishstick666]

My 210 rocks out with a skilled drummer and guitarist with a Tiny Terror on the 15w setting into 212. It's not loud but still loud enough to need earplugs and it sends the conversation to the far end of the room.

And this is the only band I play with where the 2x10 hasn't been adequate for stage volume. When we play festivals/street fairs, there's typically a backline with a good sound person and strong PA/monitor setup. The backline bass amp is always a 2x10 or 1x15.

From now on, if my amp's coming it'll be a 4x10 or 2x10 + 1x12! I'll blow those twin reverbs off of the stage!

 

[alaskaleftybass]

That's a situation where an extension cab on the opposite side of the stage works better for me than a stacked rig.

I "place" the sound where it's needed instead of trying to " throw" it there.
Works especially good at low volume too.

I did this for years. Two cabs, one on each side of the drummer. Here's another thought. Get a powered monitor wedge, and put it at the front of the stage. Run a signal to it from your bass amp and crank it. If you can afford it, buy two powered wedges! LOL. Aim them right in the FACES of the guitar players! LOL

 

[Munjibunga]

This is the result of beaming which is normally far worse if your speaker cab has drivers mounted side by side - hence the reason so many speaker experts suggest to use a vertical speaker array: eg, two 210 cabs vertically rather than a 410.

Almost all 410s, 412s, 610s, 8x8, 810s etc. suffer from this but it is not apparent to the player who is onstage as the effect of beaming only becomes apparent out front of the band - if you walk around the room, you will find certain areas have masses of bass while other parts of the room have almost none.

 

[wideload]

Big stages invite you to spread out, and that is the ticket to losing touch with the rest of the band. When I was working alot, we would set up with our usual spacing, center stage, and if there was a bunch of room on the sides, oh well! Keep tight, listen, let the PA do the heavy lifting.