Electric Bass: Difference between revisions - Bose Portable PA Knowledge

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Another notable difference came from the fact that I was no longer sharing a system with the guitar. Having two discrete sources resulted in better overall sound, even though the two instruments were not "stepping on" one another in terms of frequency distribution. This is no doubt due to the ambience created by the physical separation of the {{L1}}s.

In terms of tone, the sound was different from the hybrid solution. The bottom end was tighter and punchier. It didn<nowiki>’</nowiki>t have the raw physical "thump" of a big speaker being driven by a large amplifier, but I soon realized (based on stepping away from the system and listening to it from the audience) that particular characteristic is not actually all that important.

In terms of tone, the sound was different from the hybrid solution. The bottom end was tighter and punchier. It didn<nowiki>’</nowiki>t have the raw physical "thump" of a big speaker being driven by a large amplifier, but I soon realized (based on stepping away from the system and listening to it from the audience) that particular characteristic is not actually all that important in terms of the overall mix of the band as experienced by the audience.

The improvement in sound was incrementally better, but the difference was not as dramatic as it had been when moving from the conventional setup to the {{L1}}. Nevertheless, the consensus was that it was sufficiently better overall to justify the purchase. Accordingly, I sold my conventional rig (which offset the cost of the {{A1}} and extra {{B1}}s) and ~~now~~ use the extended-bass {{L1}} system, driven by a Line6 BassPODxt, as my bass amp. My {{L1}} also supports one channel of the drum machine and my vocal.

The improvement in sound was incrementally better, but the difference was not as dramatic as it had been when moving from the conventional setup to the {{L1}}. Nevertheless, the consensus was that it was sufficiently better overall to justify the purchase. Accordingly, I sold my conventional rig (which offset the cost of the {{A1}} and extra {{B1}}s) and began to use the extended-bass {{L1}} system, driven by a Line6 BassPODxt, as my bass amp. My {{L1}} also supports one channel of the drum machine and my vocal.

=== Tone options ===

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 Another notable difference came from the fact that I was no longer sharing a system with the guitar. Having two discrete sources resulted in better overall sound, even though the two instruments were not "stepping on" one another in terms of frequency distribution. This is no doubt due to the ambience created by the physical separation of the {{L1}}s.
-In terms of tone, the sound was different from the hybrid solution. The bottom end was tighter and punchier. It didn<nowiki>’</nowiki>t have the raw physical "thump" of a big speaker being driven by a large amplifier, but I soon realized (based on stepping away from the system and listening to it from the audience) that particular characteristic is not actually all that important.
+In terms of tone, the sound was different from the hybrid solution. The bottom end was tighter and punchier. It didn<nowiki>’</nowiki>t have the raw physical "thump" of a big speaker being driven by a large amplifier, but I soon realized (based on stepping away from the system and listening to it from the audience) that particular characteristic is not actually all that important in terms of the overall mix of the band as experienced by the audience.
-The improvement in sound was incrementally better, but the difference was not as dramatic as it had been when moving from the conventional setup to the {{L1}}. Nevertheless, the consensus was that it was sufficiently better overall to justify the purchase. Accordingly, I sold my conventional rig (which offset the cost of the {{A1}} and extra {{B1}}s) and now use the extended-bass {{L1}} system, driven by a Line6 BassPODxt, as my bass amp. My {{L1}} also supports one channel of the drum machine and my vocal.
+The improvement in sound was incrementally better, but the difference was not as dramatic as it had been when moving from the conventional setup to the {{L1}}. Nevertheless, the consensus was that it was sufficiently better overall to justify the purchase. Accordingly, I sold my conventional rig (which offset the cost of the {{A1}} and extra {{B1}}s) and began to use the extended-bass {{L1}} system, driven by a Line6 BassPODxt, as my bass amp. My {{L1}} also supports one channel of the drum machine and my vocal.
 === Tone options ===