Members TG_Flatline Posted February 20, 2007 Members Share Posted February 20, 2007 Evening all, Any of you crazy cats into Bi-amping? If so, what've you got and just how crazy have you gone? For those of you who think bi-amping is silly and pointless, please post your opinions here also. TG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members catphish Posted February 20, 2007 Members Share Posted February 20, 2007 I've never had the desire to try it, but I've been told that Bi-amping is unnecessary with current technology. perhaps why I never felt the need... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ToeJamFootball Posted February 20, 2007 Members Share Posted February 20, 2007 I play my 8 string through a Bi-Amp rig, a Traynor YBA200 for the Lows, and a Laney 30 all Tube amp for my highs (nice and dirty). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bnyswonger Posted February 20, 2007 Members Share Posted February 20, 2007 I have used two amps for bass for decades...although I've been told it's technically not biamping because I don't like or use a crossover. I use an tube SVT into a pair of 15"s for lows and a marshall superlead into a pair of 12"s for highs. It works well for me. YMMV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bassopotamus Posted February 20, 2007 Members Share Posted February 20, 2007 I used to have a biamp set up. Hartke 7000 head, highs to a 4x10, lows to a 15 (seperate power amps for each). It sounded more three dimensional when playing on my own, but was pretty much useless live because either 1. It is so goddamn loud, nobody can hear the nuance, 2. You are playing in a club and they run a DI from the head for most of the sound or 3. You are playing in a club and they mic one speaker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bnyswonger Posted February 20, 2007 Members Share Posted February 20, 2007 I have a the FOH guy mic the 12" & tell him to use that for presence and take the low stuff off the DI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rippin' Robin Posted February 20, 2007 Members Share Posted February 20, 2007 I have a the FOH guy mic the 12" & tell him to use that for presence and take the low stuff off the DI. Yup. Sounds sensible enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bnyswonger Posted February 20, 2007 Members Share Posted February 20, 2007 Yup. Sounds sensible enough. Gimme a ride in your CX, Dutchie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rippin' Robin Posted February 20, 2007 Members Share Posted February 20, 2007 Gimme a ride in your CX, Dutchie. It's a lowly BX When I have money, it'll be the CX. Yes.... master wants it.. my precioussssss... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bnyswonger Posted February 20, 2007 Members Share Posted February 20, 2007 It's a lowly BX When I have money, it'll be the CX. Yes.... master wants it.. my precioussssss... Oooops, my bad...but I'd still like to cruise in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members D Aussie Posted February 21, 2007 Members Share Posted February 21, 2007 I normally only use the nemesis 2x10 but for bigger shows, I whip out a pair of EV15"400w speakers, a crossover and a Peavey CS800. the crossover runs at about 150hz and the 200w nemesis rips out the higher frequencies and the EVs just thump away with heart stopping force. Its particularly nice for upright bass, as you can move the big speakers away from you and just point the 200w at your head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zeromus-X Posted February 21, 2007 Members Share Posted February 21, 2007 It's not particularly on topic for the forum, but when I switched my monitor rig from a straight setup to a biamped one, it sounded a hundred times better immediately, with a hundred times more headroom to boot. Seriously, night and day difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OraarO Posted February 21, 2007 Members Share Posted February 21, 2007 I have and Eden WT 800 that I biamp most of the time in rehersal. Through 2 - 12"s and 1 - 15". If I had the Eden 4 x 10" cab, I would use that alone and wouldn't miss biamping. With the current speaker setup, it helps the frequencies sound more 'stereo' if that make sense? There is more seperation in the tone...it's much warmer when bi-amped. Live, I usually don't biamp it...I don't want the lows to push into the house too much, and running it straight into the two cabs seems to level the tone. D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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