Bass guitar rig

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Bass guitar rig

#1 Post by rec »

Sooooo I have a hankering to try and learn to play bass. My question is if I already own OT12's, gx5 amp and a DRPA+, could I build a t39 and sit a OT12 on top of the
t39 as a bass rig for learning. I know its crazy overkill but I own every thing except the t39. Plus if I build a pair of t39's I will still have a nice PA for yard parties and such.
Thoughts??
My initials are in the view finder of every camcorder (REC)
2xOT12(Deltalite 2512 loaded, w/melded arrays)
2xOT12(Deltalite 2512 loaded, w/flat array) "In Process"
4xT30(24", 4012HO loaded)
1xAT
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Bruce Weldy
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Re: Bass guitar rig

#2 Post by Bruce Weldy »

rec wrote: Thoughts??

Quit wasting time asking questions and go build it!

:mrgreen:
Last edited by Bruce Weldy on Tue Jul 02, 2013 7:29 pm, edited 1 time in total.

6 - T39 3012LF
4 - OT12 2512
1 - T24
1 - SLA Pro
2 - XF210

"A system with a few knobs set up by someone who knows what they are doing is always better than one with a lot of knobs set up by someone who doesn't."
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rec
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Re: Bass guitar rig

#3 Post by rec »

I like your style Bruce, I was thinking the same thing :mrgreen:
My initials are in the view finder of every camcorder (REC)
2xOT12(Deltalite 2512 loaded, w/melded arrays)
2xOT12(Deltalite 2512 loaded, w/flat array) "In Process"
4xT30(24", 4012HO loaded)
1xAT
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Gauss
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Re: Bass guitar rig

#4 Post by Gauss »

That would be ok. A great PA, but not a great bass rig. A huge part of any instrument is tone, and with electric bass, the amp and speaker are components of the tone. At the least, you will need a preamp or simulator to feed into your PA bass rig.
AudioFlyer DJ: DR200 & Titan39/Titan48
BASS: Combo Amp & Titan39
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Re: Bass guitar rig

#5 Post by sine143 »

played bass through a 24" t48 and an otop the other week for the first time. lows sounded great, but I could NOT get the mids dialed in the way I wanted.
Built:
2x Tuba 30s delta12lf loaded (gone)
4x Otop12 d2512 loaded
8x t48s (18, 18, 24, 24, 30, 30) 3015lf loaded
2x AT (1 mcm, 1 gto 804)
2x SLA Pro (dayton pa6, 6 goldwood piezo loaded)
1x bastard XF208

2x OT212 (delta pro 450a loaded, eminence psd)
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rec
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Re: Bass guitar rig

#6 Post by rec »

played bass through a 24" t48 and an otop the other week for the first time. lows sounded great, but I could NOT get the mids dialed in the way I wanted.
So maybe my time would be better spent building Jack 12's as I have seen a number of people using those successfully for bass. Then I can double duty them for PA when needed.
My initials are in the view finder of every camcorder (REC)
2xOT12(Deltalite 2512 loaded, w/melded arrays)
2xOT12(Deltalite 2512 loaded, w/flat array) "In Process"
4xT30(24", 4012HO loaded)
1xAT
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Re: Bass guitar rig

#7 Post by Bill Fitzmaurice »

sine143 wrote:played bass through a 24" t48 and an otop the other week for the first time. lows sounded great, but I could NOT get the mids dialed in the way I wanted.
That's because commercial bass cabs are essentially big midrange speakers.
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