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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??

rec wrote: Thoughts??

Quit wasting time asking questions and go build it!

I like your style Bruce, I was thinking the same thing

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.

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.

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.

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.