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Tube stack for arena rock band!
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im in love with the sound of the fender superbassman 300w with the acoustic 810s, if it's just for a monitor and some feedback i think two 810s and two 300w heads is enough.
RE20 for the mic? thats always worked for me, but for huge shows...DI might work best cus i dont want one little 10" powering the whole house
You don't need FOUR 8x10s for that, and you've said as much already.
I get the need for a serious rig for a gig like that, and I think a single 8x10 or 4x12 (and I suppose a matching backup rig) makes perfect sense. If you can't "feel some air move" with one of those, you're not paying attention.
Again, I'm not trying to be a jerk. I'm just of the strong opinion that focusing on having a visually impressive set-up misses the point of creating music.
And I just saw this was posted while I was typing, so apologies. Now we're getting more reasonable!
A bit off topic, but if I were you, I'd also get a good mic. It is interesting how folks will pay several grand for a really nice tube head and then run direct to the house. What the crowd hears is a several hundred dollar DI. Why spend all that money if the audience can't even hear it?
To get on topic, I would get a reeves. It is so sick and plays super well with over drive and fuzz pedals. Mic that baby up and you'll be in heaven...
I have my reeves and an RE20. I have gotten nothing but positive feedback from audience members, (musicians and non-musicians), band mates, and sound engineers.
To get on topic, I would get a reeves. It is so sick and plays super well with over drive and fuzz pedals. Mic that baby up and you'll be in heaven...
I have my reeves and an RE20. I have gotten nothing but positive feedback from audience members, (musicians and non-musicians), band mates, and sound engineers.
^call B.S all you want jerk. this is america! im only talking two heads and upto 4 cabs. that dont total upto what i cant afford, i just want the best sound for the money in a reliable format.
I'm not even a skynard fan really, but even to a causal observer there are some pretty good bass heavy songs. Gimme three steps sounds pretty good to me. Certainly more interesting bass-wise than most U2 songs, IMHO.
The 10" isn't powering the house, it's just generating the tone that's fed to that huge PA. That'd be like saying the vocalist is powering the house with one little mic when he should have 8 mics instead.
+1. This is silly. If you're considering spending that kind of cash, there is no substitute for personal experience, and the opinions of strangers whose rigs you've never seen/heard are meaningless.
That said, I still think we're being trolled.
And that's where the thread goes south....
You see, real pro's who do arena tours either have their gear shipped to the show or have backline supplied/rented in each city on the tour...and that is handled by road managers, sound companies, promotors, etc.
Folks who come on the internet asking which giant wall of speakers to buy are usually kids who have no idea how concert sound works and are probably just daydreaming about their hero bassists wall of stage props.
I'd go with a pair of amps that use 8 KT88s.
Marshall VBA 400 or Reeves Custom 400 come to mind immediately. Either one of those amps would give 16 10"s something to chew on.
Marshall VBA 400 or Reeves Custom 400 come to mind immediately. Either one of those amps would give 16 10"s something to chew on.
clayton from U2 uses ashdown and i think james lomenzo likes their stuff too
just my two penn,th
just my two penn,th
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