bass cab gig set up

miniroar

Just a question on havin your bass cab/amp on the ground or raised up?I used to play with my cab on wheels so I can just wheel in and play but now have it on the floor as I feel I get more boom but encounter bigger problems dialing in the sound, say if your on a flimsy wood stage I'd be messing round with eq's for half the set! whats peoples setups

ham_n_mustard

combo goes on the floor mostly,
stack is too big to stick it on top of anything

best thing you could do is get a good soundcheck, maybe even get a band mate to play while you stand back a bit and listen to what the bass sounds like maybe 20 ft back as its going to sound different if you're standing on top of the amp.

There was a thread either on here or the Talkbass site outlining the science behind placement of a bass amp, eg with a wall behind it , near a corner etc, and how the different placements affected the sound levels and tone, interesting reading, but im a nerd

Rigsby

ham_n_mustard wrote: »

There was a thread either on here or the Talkbass site outlining the science behind placement

There was indeed.



http://www.google.ie/search?sourceid=navclient&hl=en-GB&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4DAIE_en-GBIE266IE266&q=bass+amp+placement

miniroar

Thanks I'll check that out! I always just go by ear but always messing round for at least 5 songs before I'm happy

ham_n_mustard

just remember that what you're hearing on stage isnt necessarily the same as it sounds out front.