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Tiny Head, Same Big Speaker Cabs: What's the Point?

#261
armyadarkness said:
Well if that's true, then Trickfish has some serious explaining to do! And I'd hate to be the poor fool who orders the 415!View attachment 3008677
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#263
aborgman said:
Exercise is good - lifting lots of cumbersome, unergonomic, unbalanced weight once a week/a few times a month... generally isn't.

No one who doesn't get enough exercise is going to improve their health by hauling band equipment occasionally, but they very well MAY injure themselves through improper lifting or overexertion.

Americans in general need to get a lot more exercise - moving furniture isn't the solution.



My dog is that light weight cabs and heads make sense - especially, if as I do, you have to haul them up stairs where casters/hand trucks aren't there to help... and get your exercise somewhere3 else that is safer and less likely to end in injury.
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hey hey hey... if you are truly dedicated to your craft and tone (and health), then you will totally go out of your way to carry unwieldy, heavy, ergonomically painful gear as far as you have to, all the while being ignored by your bandmates and putting yourself at the risk of back injury or hernia... ;)
 
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caledoneus83 said:
hey hey hey... if you are truly dedicated to your craft and tone (and health), then you will totally go out of your way to carry unwieldy, heavy, ergonomically painful gear as far as you have to, all the while being ignored by your bandmates and putting yourself at the risk of back injury or hernia... ;)
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Damn skippy! To all you namby-pamby gutless wonders who disagree - WHAT IS YOUR MAJOR MALFUNCTION??? Lay it all on the line, take one for the team, play from a hospital bed, phone it in! FOR THE LOVE OF GOD the show MUST go on! :bassist:
 
#278
BOOG said:
Naa, just different tools for different jobs.
I would venture to wager that the majority of bass players are not playing in front of more than a hundred people capacity venues. If that’s true (admittedly I have no data to back that up but I think their are more amateur musicians than professionals) than peavey and TE and others are locking in to where a large part of their revenue is generated. That includes people like me who are musically inclined, have the $$$ to spend and doing weekend warrior gigs and jamming in smaller places.
Peavey/Trace Elliot filled a niche and they’ve done it above all others IMO.
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This is true!
And even though a lot more big name, touring bands are running Axe Fx and in ears there are still a LOT of bassists who are using and will continue to use 8x10's and SVT heads or similar monster rigs. Like you said - different tools for the job.
 
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#279
selowitch said:
I am aware of the trend toward tiny, lightweight bass heads. That's all well and good, but what's the point if most speaker cabinets are just as large and heavy as they've always been. I am genuinely perplexed. Other than perhaps using a tiny bass head for practice (with headphones) or maybe the studio, what's the point of having it in a live setting?
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What do you mean with “most speaker cabinets are just as large and heavy”? This has change over a decade ago. Neodymium speakers and different construction techniques have given us lighter and more powerful cabs than ever before. Just to give you an example, check on Jorg Schroeder’s work. That will give you a pretty good idea of what I’m talking about.
 
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#280
I'm all for lightweight gear if it sounds good. Being able to get in and out of a gig in one trip is something I love.

For me:
Acoustic Image Clarus/Acme Low B1/Upright Bass
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Acoustic Image Clarus/Schroeder 1210L/Electric in a gig bag
 

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