Marching electric bass

    
Marching electric bass    00:56 on Saturday, January 22, 2005          
(Austin)
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I play electric bass in my school`s pep band where we sit in the bleachers in our gymnasium and play music for basketball games. The same group is also the marching band and I`m thinking of playing electric bass for that too. I`ve been looking into what sort of portable amp to buy and I`ve got my eye on the Pignose Hog 30. Anyone have any thoughts or prior knowlege about such a situation? Thanks.


Re: Marching electric bass    08:31 on Saturday, January 22, 2005          
(saint nobunaga)
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wow ur scool has a pep band too! thats cool. o and srry i know nothing of portable amps.


Re: Marching electric bass    11:21 on Sunday, January 23, 2005          
(ric)
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i`ve seen those marshall portable amps. they hook onto your pants like a pen.


Re: Marching electric bass    10:01 on Monday, January 24, 2005          
(Golem)
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I`ve used various portable amps, and I`ve
also tried [without buying] the Hognose
and the Crate Taxi/Limo. Having played
400watts outdoors through a 2x10 without
having to cut through an entire marching
band [that`s 400W NON-portable] and seen
how severely sound disipates outdoors, I
can`t imagine amplified bass on the march
with a battery powered 30 watts being of
any use whatsoever. That`s why they have
Sousaphones and Steam Calliopes. A horse
drawn wagon with a huge supply of battery
poweer [or super well muffled generator]
could run you electric bass and would be
no bigger than a Steam Calliope. However
for the same horse drawn hassle, a Steam
Calliope certainly delivers more musical
varieties than you`ll ever get from bass
guitar. Of course, if such a power wagon
were to be deployed, it could also carry
a fine electric keyboard as well, but if
you have an electric keyboard, the bass
player is redundant.


Re: Marching electric bass    17:38 on Wednesday, February 2, 2005          
(Greg)
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First off, bass in pep band is awesome, but
If you are serrious about playing, and marching, I would say to get a good wireless system and a decent 30 watt amp to have in the pit during marching, because anything like that marshalle mini, is only about 3 watts, and behind a band of 100 or so(or how many ur band has) isnt much. You can get a good wireless for $150 USD


Re: Marching electric bass    09:10 on Thursday, February 3, 2005          
(Golem)
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[quote:]
( Greg ) 17:38 on Wednesday, February 02, 2005

First off, bass in pep band is awesome, but
If you are serrious about playing, and marching, I would say to get a good wireless system and a decent 30 watt amp to have in the pit during marching, because anything like that marshalle mini, is only about 3 watts, and behind a band of 100 or so(or how many ur band has) isnt much. You can get a good wireless for $150 USD
[close quote]

For indoor rallies etc the wireless idea
sounds ideal, but 30 watts for a bass in
a band full full of brass etc ? 400W is
not really loud, but will drive the sort
of cabs that will put a great foundation
tone under your tunes with minimal or no
noticeable distortion. In a medium size
club situation with only one or two horn
players, 300W or 400W of bass dissipates
without shaking the walls or putting the
bass sound above anyone else. [And, I`m
NOT referring to club gigs "featuring" a
screaming SRV-Wannabee stratowackster up
front, I`m never at those gigs.]



Re: Marching electric bass    12:09 on Friday, February 25, 2005          
(C.S.S.E.J.)
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WHAT THE HELL DOES A MARCHING BAND NEED A BASS GUITAR FOR? TOW OR THREE TUBAS CAN MAKE AND BASS SOUND LIKE A BANJO.
HAVING A BASS GUITAR IN THE MARCHING BAND DEFEATES THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF HAVING A MARCHING BAND. IT`S NOT EVEN A MARCHING INSTRUMENT. IF YOU PLAY BASS GUITAR AND WANT TO JOING MARCHING BAND i RECOMEND THAT YOU PICK UP A BARITONE OR TUBA. tHE MUSIC IS VERTUALY WRITTEN THE SAME exsept TUBA IS WRITEN A OCTIVE LOWER.


Re: Marching electric bass    09:59 on Tuesday, August 16, 2005          
(Luna)
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Wow. The above post makes me laugh. Enough said. Whoever posted it, get a life.


Re: Marching electric bass    17:50 on Friday, September 9, 2005          
(Austin)
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In case anyone cared or wondered whatever happened in my situation, I now march my four-string Epiphone bass in my marching band with a cart pained our school colors with a 100-watt Fender bass amp powered by a boat battery and 400-watt power inverter. I just have one of the pit members who wouldn`t normally march push the cart. Everyone in the band loves it.


Re: Marching electric bass    23:34 on Monday, October 3, 2005          
(Band Dad)
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Austin - Nice Job! I think a bass guitar in a marching band is outstanding! I work with my daughter`s HS marching band and we have 2 sound systems - one in the rear with a stage and full electronic drum kit and 2 keyboards, and the usual percussion pit, with 3 wireless systems and its` own sound system. You would fit in great! We set it all up in 3 minutes.


   




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