New Band. Guitarist bought a PA. Do I need a Sub?

[Tokalo]

I recently joined a newly-formed band (female vocals; 2 guitars; bass & drums), planning to play pubs and social clubs etc

First gig is mid-June.

We want to go through the desk so we can IEM.

 

The guitarist just bought a pair of Yamaha DXR15s.

 

If the speakers go on poles, will I (and drummer) need a sub on the floor?

 

If so, would I get away with a 15” powered sub, or does it need to be 18” because the tops are 15”?
 

(Else would it be an option to have one DXR speaker on a pole and the other on the floor, or is that just silly?!)

 

Thanks

[Bill Fitzmaurice]

Do a search. This topic has been thoroughly discussed in multiple threads. It's unfortunate that your guitarist didn't do his homework before buying the DXR15s. You'd get a much better result with a pair of DXR10 and an 18 inch sub.

[Phil Starr]

I'm going to guess that with a female vocalist you won't be going for silly volumes or an over heavy bass sound. The DXR's are good speakers that will go really loud and are also well protected against abuse so you are unlikely to damage them in normal use. Honestly I don't think you will have a problem though that depends upon how big a venue you will normally be playing. Certinly until you are established I'd be prepared to go out with just the Yamahas and save your money until you are absolutely sure there is something lacking.

 

If you do find you are lacking at a larger venue then applying HPF to the mix will allow you a little extra headroom and probably a cleaner sound but in all probability Yamaha wil have some sort of dynamic speaker management in place already which will get the best out of the speakers and be almost unnoticed by you and the audience. Subs are a nice addition but not an absolute necessity in most UK pubs and clubs.