What amps do you find go well with your Alembic

[gie_bass]

hi rich,
 
   erm.. well, in order to survive in malaysia's music industry, you have to be able to know all type of music. cant live by just playing rock. must know a lil bit of pop,jazz, traditional etc

[jlpicard]

Anyone had any experience with Phil Jones amps and cabs? I love small woofers. Mike

[jazzyvee]

Hey, I'm still having problems getting a good bass sound through pa at my gigs. On stage sound through my rig and from the monitors is beefy ,l crisp and heavy  but when I get out into the venue with a wireless to check the out front sound, the bass sounds thin... any advice?
 
At recent gigs I tried bass--->DI----> DI ------> amp and pa
 
Then the last gig was Bass ----> AMP ------> amp's DI Out socket---- > PA
 
still no meat on the bass.
Any advice?

[alanbass1]

This is why I'm looking to get as much solid sound from my rig, before PA re-inforcement.  I find the sound guys always cut back on the lower registers to help the vocals and kick drum cut through. I love having a big bottom end (oh er missus) so I'm trying to get as much off stage as possible .

[jazzyvee]

I have tried upping my on-stage sound at gigs but get GBH on the eardrums from the sound guys bacause the can't control it. On some of the really big stages I've played both indoors and out doors the sound guys seem to be able to get the sound I want but in small clubs with a couple of hundred people they rarely seem to get it right.

[alanbass1]

When I play small clubs I try to go straight off the stage.  I tend to go a fairly high level and let them fill a bit of bass in if they start to up the ante.  However, they don't like it as they are pretty much control freaks.  On guitar it's worse as I need a certain volume  for his amp to hit the sweet spot (I use non master volume valve amps for guitar).  The way we do it now is that we specify that we have our  own sound guy before we take gigs. He is a good friend and understands mixing, and generally clubs are ok with this, even if they 'supervise'him.

[David Houck]

Just to get a different perspective on the problem, you might want to try micing the speaker cab instead of running direct at soundcheck.  If it doesn't help, it only takes a second to switch back to direct.

[bracheen]

Speaking of amps and Alembic, did anyone catch the Distillate on page 28 of the current Ampeg catalogue?  Very nice.
 
Sam
 
(Message edited by bracheen on May 03, 2005)

[exploiterplayer]

I get a great sound out of a Trace Elliott 4x10 300 watt combo.  
After years of lugging around Huge refrigerator sized rigs (Ampeg SVT 8x10, Hartke 8x10, Gallien Krueger 2x15)....I finally went in search of a high powered combo that wouldnt break up at high volume and the Trace 1210H has served me well. I hear Ashdown and Eden have great sounding combos as well but they seemed to cost quite a bit more than the Trace.

[alanbass1]

After a dozen or so gigs, I have found that my Thunderfunk and Epifani TL210UL combination works really well with my MK signature.  My Eden WT400 also scores highly but lacks the headroom that the Thunderfunk has at high volumes.

[locutusofborg10]

ok believe, it or not, the best amp i have used with my epic is a galien-kruger

[bracheen]

Are you using GK currently and with what cabinets?  I'm asking because I've been looking at GK.
 
Sam

[mpisanek]

I have just purchased a new rig.  I put it together over some time and it has turned out to be great!  My rig is an Alembic F1x preamp into a QSC PLX2402 power amp.  I also have just purchased 2 Eden 2x10 XST cabs.  The sound is Awsome!  It is crystal clear, and amazingly Loud!!!

[jacko]

I was wondering if Mike would post on here. I've only heard his graphite upright through his new rig but it did indeed sound awesome- and that was with a blown driver! Can't wait to borrow it and see how it sounds as I'm thinking of moving away from trace elliot and building something similar now. Probably an Eden WP100 pre-amp into the same QSC as Mikes then an Eden 2x10 and 1X15.
 
Graeme

[kmh364]

Eden WT-550 and two D210XST cabs. Portable, potent, and crystal-clear.