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=== Two or four {{B1}}s? ===

Another misconception is that adding more {{B1}}s will add "more bass." This is not so. What it does do is add more headroom. Bass frequencies require a lot of power, and the more you can throw at them, the better they<nowiki></nowiki>ll ~~soundat~~ any volume. This is also true of conventional rigs: My old rig had a 1200 watt amplifier driving a 2x12 cabinet and it sounded superb because I was never pushing the amp hard. Unlike electric guitars where a heavily-driven tube power amp can produce improved tone, with electric bass it<nowiki></nowiki>s far better to have plenty of clean power on tap.

Another misconception is that adding more {{B1}}s will add "more bass". This is not so. What it does do is add more headroom. Bass frequencies require a lot of power, and the more you can throw at them, the better they<nowiki>'</nowiki>ll sound at any volume. This is also true of conventional rigs: My old rig had a 1200 watt amplifier driving a 2x12 cabinet and it sounded superb because I was never pushing the amp hard. Unlike electric guitars where a heavily-driven tube power amp can produce improved tone, with electric bass it<nowiki>'</nowiki>s far better to have plenty of clean power on tap.

Similarly, adding a second speaker cabinet to a conventional rig can improve the tone even without an increase in amp power. The basic concept is the same; with more speakers available, it<nowiki></nowiki>s not necessary to drive them as hard.

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 === Two or four {{B1}}s? ===
-Another misconception is that adding more {{B1}}s will add "more bass." This is not so. What it does do is add more headroom. Bass frequencies require a lot of power, and the more you can throw at them, the better they<nowiki></nowiki>ll soundat any volume. This is also true of conventional rigs: My old rig had a 1200 watt amplifier driving a 2x12 cabinet and it sounded superb because I was never pushing the amp hard. Unlike electric guitars where a heavily-driven tube power amp can produce improved tone, with electric bass it<nowiki></nowiki>s far better to have plenty of clean power on tap.
+Another misconception is that adding more {{B1}}s will add "more bass". This is not so. What it does do is add more headroom. Bass frequencies require a lot of power, and the more you can throw at them, the better they<nowiki>'</nowiki>ll sound at any volume. This is also true of conventional rigs: My old rig had a 1200 watt amplifier driving a 2x12 cabinet and it sounded superb because I was never pushing the amp hard. Unlike electric guitars where a heavily-driven tube power amp can produce improved tone, with electric bass it<nowiki>'</nowiki>s far better to have plenty of clean power on tap.
 Similarly, adding a second speaker cabinet to a conventional rig can improve the tone even without an increase in amp power. The basic concept is the same; with more speakers available, it<nowiki></nowiki>s not necessary to drive them as hard.