Originally posted by Axtman
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And then there is me. Screw that. I come from the Geddy Lee/John Entwistle/Lemmy school of bass playing. So I plug my Mustang Bass into a grungy old 50W Bassman head w. 2x15" CTS speakers. Sound guys bitch CONSTANTLY that I'm too loud. I usually play on 3. When I get to play on 4, though, (insert "heavenly angel choir" sound here). But you know what else? Folks all the way in the back can tell what notes I'm playing. I have zero problem slicing through a mix.
For the record, I HATE that super clean hifi bass sound, and I hate the amps that help make it all possible. And what the $#!+ with all the "bass" cabinets & amps having HORNS? The SVT (the REAL ones, like the 70s) are the pinnacle of bass technology, followed by the B-15N, with the 400PS behind, but since I've never played one, maybe it's better. Lower power, EFFICIENT speakers, and lots of them, and who needs your battery-powered basses and kilowatt amps?
9V batteries are for smoke detectors, transistor radios, and for making your bass sound like a transistor radio.
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Justin
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