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PA gear for bass?


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Hey folks!

I was just wondering the other day whether anyone uses/has used PA gear for their bass amplification? I was considering the fact that a lot of the high end bass amps these days are very Hi-Fi, and cabs are usually full-range, so I wondered if PA gear would do the job? Maybe a powered 12" PA speaker, with a powered 12" sub underneath, and just use an outboard preamp/multi-fx to tailor your sound a bit...... I'd just be interested to know if anyone had any thoughts about it! :D

Saw this and thought it could work well for bass, especially with a sub under it: (alright, I know it's Behringer but......) http://www.gear4music.com/PA-DJ-and-Lighting/Behringer-Ultratone-KXD12-PA-System-Keyboard-Amplifier/XPP

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Depends on the brand/quality.... I've used a 3way Dynacord box several times in the past as a bass cab with great effect. Most of the time these days I just run a DI into the pa and don't bother taking backline.... let the PA and monitors do all the work

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There is certainly some amount of convergence of design going on.

E.g. ..

http://barefacedbass.com/product-range/FR800.htm

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Don't think you want sub for bass.... and I'm not sure you'll like such a clinical signla for the bass itself.
I'd say no..with a capital N, but it might depend on the cab.
Definitely not composite though so where does that leave you..?? you'll be paying £8-900 for a decent wooden bass
cab..altho you might get active for that.
Then you'll need a decent pre and you've spent a lot of money for marginal, if any, gains, IMO.

I did run a 4550 K140 with tops once and thought the sound quite flattering at the time... but
you learn from those type of mistakes.

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I was left with an old Peavey PA from my last band. Started using one of the speakers as a cab with my TC Electronic bh250. I wouldn't say it was great but it's loud enough for band practice (15 inch speaker,150 watts).
The bh250 sounds a lot better through the 2x10 (admittedly 400 watts) but I like the look of this little red amp atop a scruffy, beat up old PA cab.

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