Members starfire_Xes Posted April 13, 2011 Members Share Posted April 13, 2011 I might have some gigs, but I have no bass amp and can't fork over any cash right now. The gigs are small up to medium size clubs, and the music pop, rock, and easy-listening jazz. I have a crown CE-1000 power amp and 2 JBL-JRX 115 speakers. I'm thinking of using a focusrite preamp channel with an instrument input (sounds great, with phones, lots of control) to drive the CE-1000 with the two JBL's bridged to 4 ohm mono. According to the amp specs, the CE-1000 will deliver 1100 watts peak power into this load. It seems a little excessive, and I am wondering if I will get the nice, tight and clean tone with the volume turned down really low, because sometimes amps don't sound good turned down low, but maybe I can equalize to keep the tone 'hot'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members satannica Posted April 13, 2011 Members Share Posted April 13, 2011 I used a Bass Pod 2.0 if my main rig ever went down and it does the job admirably. Sometimes, if the gig was small enough, it would do perfectly fine; select a nice clean patch, DI to the PA and job done. They can be had for silly money now and tend to be in pretty decent nick. If you can, a good cheap bass amp comes from Warwick. It's the most Ampeg-like without being Ampeg money - and the TubePath I have I think sounds a lot better than my old SVT4Pro but for 1/3rd of the price! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fretless Posted April 13, 2011 Members Share Posted April 13, 2011 I would think just one of those cabs would do it . When I used to use a pwr/pre set up I would turn the power amp full up and control the volume with the pre , either way the tone of that power amp shouldn't change be it low or full up . I've done gigs with as little as a DI so anything from there on works for me . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RSBro Posted April 13, 2011 Members Share Posted April 13, 2011 That would do fine, I'd think. Most preamp channel strips like that sound awesome with just clean bass into them. I used a Demeter bass preamp into an active Mackie 2x15+horn at one point. Sounded awesome. Just was a heavy sumbitch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dolf Posted April 13, 2011 Members Share Posted April 13, 2011 Sansamp bass driver DI box. Profit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RSBro Posted April 13, 2011 Members Share Posted April 13, 2011 Radial JDI>>MXR M-80>>Sansamp BDDI brough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fretless Posted April 13, 2011 Members Share Posted April 13, 2011 Sansamp bass driver DI box. Profit. I've done this a few times , 50/50 chance the other guys will cry they can't hear you but it always works out , babies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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