Why does putting the cab on the floor make it sound so huge?

[Arjank]

At $4500 USD I'd have more in one cab than I do in my entire Modular synth, my bass rig, both my basses, and my vintage Hammond.

So yea .. nice .. but a little too Star Wars Defense System for me.

Such a horn doesn't have to be that expensive if you build it yourself. But, you NEED to place such a horn in a corner...think that'll be a problem with most gigs

IMO such a horn is not very usefull for bassguitar reïnforcement

 

[Gaolee]

There ya go. Your close. Not to negate the science the of modern cab design but the old timers who usually played on wood risers or stages knew how to use the stage. Ever seen cabs laid on there side so that it will contact more of the stage?

I went to see a local blues guy play when I was a kid at a joint in Leland Mississippi(Delta). This was in 76 and this guy was over 80 years old. He walked out and the mike and a chair were in the center of this stage but when he got to it he kind of stomped the stage with his right foot while walking in a circle. Once he found a spot that resonated like he wanted he slid the chair and mic over, sat down placed his brown liquor bottle on his left stomped out one, two, three, on that booming stage floor and began to wail. Just him and acoustic guitar and that stage floor. I got a chance to talk to him later that night about the floor and he said (his words) " Boy dat stage ain't nothin but a big ole bass drum, you gots to find the middle of those joisties where thar ain't no crossblockin. Ifn a man gonna build a stage right, them joisties gots to be running at the crowd not side to side"

So to this day I'm no casters and if it is wood I find the spot. Unless those joists run horizontal to the crowd or I'm on metal or concrete then I use an isolation pad. If you sounded like you were in a toilet my guess would be you were on a stage where joist ran horizontal from where you were standing or you were on a cross block between the joists. Or maybe the stage was built with too many cross blocks that muddy the sound.

That's a great story. I'll probably play there again, and if I remember, I'll see if there's a way to get under the stage to see how it is built. I don't have much choice about where to put the amp on that particular stage and with that particular band, so it's going to be an ongoing experiment.