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Post  DavidM96 Fri Jan 13, 2012 12:15 am

The farther I get away from my amp, the less bass I get. All that I hear is treble when I'm about 10 ft or so from my amp, which will be a problem when the band I'm currently in has a show. Is there a way I can fix this or is it my amp?
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Post  Pippynip Fri Jan 13, 2012 12:18 am

I don't understand... I didn't know that could happen. Could it be the lead?
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Post  DavidM96 Fri Jan 13, 2012 12:38 am

The lead? Could upping the bass/volume help?
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Post  Pippynip Fri Jan 13, 2012 12:58 am

I mean the cable. Is 'lead' used in Americaland?
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Post  Stryfer Fri Jan 13, 2012 10:55 am

How big is the amp? Actually...how big is the speaker?
Unless it's a nice 15-inch, you probably won't get much bass at a distance. It should also have a decent sized cabinet, otherwise the bass quickly gets lost.

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Post  Dropthelines585 Fri Jan 13, 2012 3:36 pm

Pippynip wrote:I mean the cable. Is 'lead' used in Americaland?

Yes but not frequently

Stryfer wrote:How big is the amp? Actually...how big is the speaker?
Unless it's a nice 15-inch, you probably won't get much bass at a distance. It should also have a decent sized cabinet, otherwise the bass quickly gets lost.

What he said.
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Post  DavidM96 Sat Jan 14, 2012 4:24 am

I believe my amp does have a 15 inch speaker, and a decent sized cabinet.
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Post  Stryfer Sat Jan 14, 2012 1:39 pm

Ok...second step. What's the enviroment, how high do you set the volume, how much bass do you have on the eq?
Lets say that even a 100W amp in a completely open enviroment (outside) won't get you very far. That's why they put a mics on it and plug into a whole sound system.
The high frequencies cut through everything, but the lows tend to get lost.

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Post  DavidM96 Sat Jan 14, 2012 2:34 pm

I keep my volume at a moderate level because I'm in my room. I raise the volume at band practices though. As for the EQ, on my amp the bass is at 8 and on my Driver pedal its a little past halfway on the dial because if I put on too much bass my amp starts to distort the lower notes. Then I blend the two signals so the the driver overpowers the amp slightly. Oh and my amp is a 70 watt I believe.
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Post  Stryfer Mon Jan 16, 2012 12:26 am

At this point I'm afraid I can no longer help at a distance :S I'd have to experiment and hear it...sorry

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Post  DavidM96 Mon Jan 16, 2012 3:51 am

No problem, I'll figure something out Smile
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Post  Pippynip Tue Jan 17, 2012 12:45 am

Well, in gigs, I reckon you could have your bass going through the PA as well. I doubt 70 watts is enough anyhow, though it probably depends on the gig.
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Post  Some freaky guy Wed Jan 18, 2012 5:01 pm

You're going to want a 100+ watt for monitoring, plus running the bass through the PA for everyone else to hear.

I use a 100 watt amp for monitoring, and use the Balanced Output from it into the PA, and it's splendid.
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Post  DavidM96 Wed Jan 18, 2012 6:04 pm

Thanks guys, I'll try this out soon and we'll see how it goes
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