Splitting Bass Guitar and Kick into Separate Sub's

[dnn33]

I guess the history of live concert sound has been lost to all here, because the Wall Of Sound, supposedly the greatest sound system ever assembled (legend has it!), had separate amps and speakers for every instrument. The clarity was supposedly unparalleled, due to lack of intermodulation distortion. So, your idea has strong precedent! Look up the stories. Here's a starting point:
Wall of Sound (Grateful Dead) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[buldog5151bass]

If your drummer needs/wants more kick than the audience, than HE should pay for IEMs, a buttkicker, or some other solution. IMO.

 

[seamonkey]

I guess the history of live concert sound has been lost to all here, because the Wall Of Sound, supposedly the greatest sound system ever assembled (legend has it!), had separate amps and speakers for every instrument. The clarity was supposedly unparalleled, due to lack of intermodulation distortion. So, your idea has strong precedent! Look up the stories. Here's a starting point:
Wall of Sound (Grateful Dead) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

When sound from two sources hit your eardrums you get IM summed at your eardrum.

 

[walterw]

I guess the history of live concert sound has been lost to all here, because the Wall Of Sound, supposedly the greatest sound system ever assembled (legend has it!), had separate amps and speakers for every instrument.

considering that the dead quickly dumped that awkward monstrosity and nobody else ever bothered to pick it up, i'd wager the lessons of the Wall Of Sound weren't lost at all

in more recent years dave rat was known for using a "dual PA" setup with the red hot chili peppers, where one set of tops carried vocals while the other set carried instruments.

all this fun stuff has nothing to do with subs though; there is no reason not to have any particular low frequency signal in all your subs, anything else just makes that low end weaker.

 

[dnn33]

considering that the dead quickly dumped that awkward monstrosity and nobody else ever bothered to pick it up, i'd wager the lessons of the Wall Of Sound weren't lost at all

in more recent years dave rat was known for using a "dual PA" setup with the red hot chili peppers, where one set of tops carried vocals while the other set carried instruments.

all this fun stuff has nothing to do with subs though; there is no reason not to have any particular low frequency signal in all your subs, anything else just makes that low end weaker.

Perhaps....but the idea could be fun to experiment with and is not a silly idea to try. It could very well bring a more powerful sound due to emphasis on clarity rather than volume.

From what I've read, the Grateful Dead's Wall Of Sound was discontinued due to high cost and complications with carrying it around and setting it up day after day, not because of it's sound clarity benefits, which was reportedly pretty awesome.