Members flip333 Posted August 16, 2005 Members Share Posted August 16, 2005 Hi: How many of you run the bass through the PA only? I tried it at an outdoor farm party last week with my new band. Seemed to work fine, and the crowd complimented our sound. I have a big enough PA (1400W on tops and 1800W on subs) to do this for most bar gigs up to maybe 300 people. We have two monitor mixes, one for the drummer and one for the bass player and guitar player. It was a clean sound. It seems most bass rigs are big enough to carry most shows without the PA. flip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members machinegun78_2 Posted August 16, 2005 Members Share Posted August 16, 2005 if it sounded good, then there is nothing to worry about.... I would like to run AT LEAST through a head first, but that's just me. one man may like the sound, and another may not..... it's ALL subjective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fastplant Posted August 16, 2005 Members Share Posted August 16, 2005 My bassist does this, as long as your monitors can handle bass, you're all set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members flip333 Posted August 16, 2005 Author Members Share Posted August 16, 2005 Yea, I pulled down everything below 100hz on the EQ for the monitors... seems to be distortion free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMS Author Craig Vecchione Posted August 16, 2005 CMS Author Share Posted August 16, 2005 Works fine. If the room is big enough you can still bring along the bass rig and it can be the stage monitor for bass if your wedges can't handle the extra volume a large stage might need. Next you might discover that the guitar sounds pretty damned good run into a really small stage amp and then DI'd and mic'd.....think 22w or less..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members flip333 Posted August 16, 2005 Author Members Share Posted August 16, 2005 Hi Craig! How are ya? My Guitar amp is a Peavey 112 transtube. 65W SS. Nice and light to carry...sits on an ultrastand on stage. I also use a Digitech GNX2 multi-processer. That is direct to the PA with a DI out into the Peavey 112. Gives a good sound for almost all bar patrons (except tube amp guitar players)...low stage volume. Also, I use a Roland GR33 guitar synth. It has some nice sounds like the organ, piano, flute, sax, ect. It does have some cheesy sounds. Sure a real keyboard player will blow it away, but the dynamic it adds is great for our little bar band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Retrospex Posted August 16, 2005 Members Share Posted August 16, 2005 My brother is the bassist in the band and has been running straight into the PA for about 15 years. Yeah you gotta have monitors that can handle, that is correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Terry Allan Hall Posted August 16, 2005 Members Share Posted August 16, 2005 We alway DI the bass amp (usually my Trace-Elliot "Commando 100") into the PA, but never through the monitor system...the bass amp (and my guitar amp) are the instrument monitors. All that runs through the vocal moniters are vocals, which keeps everything very clear onstage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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