Monitor placement

[JPJ]

Bit of a newbie question. Next weekend my little acoustic trio are opening the second stage on the third day of the Tyneside Americana festival. It will be my first double bass gig where someone else is responsible for the sound and only my second gig on acoustic double bass as against EUB, and I don’t know how experienced the engineer is with amplifying double bass. 
A conventional stage setup would have the monitors directly in front of you, but is this the best place for double bass? Would it be better to be off to one side or even behind me? I will be using an HPF on my bass signal, and I have F hole blockers to help control feedback. Or should I be a potential PITA and ditch monitors and request to use my IEM’S?

[PaulThePlug]

No idea... But, have a blast and enjoy!

[TheRev]

Personally, I don't have any bass through the monitor as there's too much risk of feedback, but it depends on how loud your band is on stage.

 

An acoustic trio, plus HPF and F-mutes should keep everything well under control, but I'd try to place yourself or the monitor so that it fires at the side of your bass, rather than the front or back - that will reduce the chances of a random frequency setting off a sympathetic resonance in your bass.

 

If, even with all of the above, you do experience feedback issues, then get the monitor up on a stool/chair and pointing at your ears rather than your bass.

[bassace]

[Downunderwonder]

It shouldn't be too much drama to take along a folding table to reposition a monitor per the stand above.

 

It's a bluegrass festival so you should be getting sound crew well used to amping DB.

 

I would have the EUB on standby in the car just in case Stage 2 gets the sound guy's nephew who likes a lot of bass. 

[Happy Jack]

My route is to take either a small bass cab with tophat fitting or the smallest PA cab in my collection,and put that on an old PA pole at ear level behind me, nothing pointing at the body of my DB.

 

I normally run through a tiny head (Trace Elf, but other options exist) which feeds my mini rig on stage and provides a DI to the board.

 

The minirig can be almost completely set up backstage while waiting for the previous band to clear the area, and then carried on as at most two lifts.

 

I have YouTube I can share if you want it.

[Happy Jack]

Don't forget to tell the sound guy to switch off the monitor that points at your DB!

[Rabbie]

If you are super loud, use IEM. Otherwise I’d suggest bringing a small amp for self-monitoring on stage and, if you need a wedge, place it on your side, at relatively low volume, with your bass out of the wedge.

The more control you have on your own sound before the signal goes to front of house, the better it is. Hearing back a sound that pleases your ears will make all the difference. 
Have fun and have a wonderful gig!