From goodmanlawrence@videotron.ca Wed Jan 31 07:57:47 2007
Subject:RE: OT: Bass Amps for Keyboards

Hi Steve,

Lately I have been using an Eden Wt 300 on gigs for organ trio.I use a12”
Transperance full range speaker with reasonable results.I have trierdan SWR
bottom that has tweeter with a phenolic diaphragm that sounded good.I think
you might not like the setup for the high notes on piano.



Lawrence



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Behalf Of Bruce Wahler
Sent: January 31, 2007 10:27 AM
To: CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [CWSG] OT: Bass Amps for Keyboards



Hi Steve,

>I was just wondering if anyone had any experience using bass amps for
>keys. It looks like there are quite a few good quality bass amps out
>there (Ashdown, Eden, etc.) with either a 15" and a tweeter, or 2 x 10"
>and a tweeter, that might meet the needs. I would think the cabinets
>obviously would have a good bass response, but I'm not sure if the amps
>are tuned more for bass guitar or if they would even take the higher
>input signal of keys.
>
>Any thoughts?

Bass amps are generally better than say, guitar amps. As you say, they will
have good bass response, and adequate power handling to boot. However, the
sonic requirements of a bass guitar aren't quite as wide-range as for synths
or ROMplers, so it's not a guarantee that you'll love the results. There are
a number of bass cabs out there that are artificially tuned to boost the
90-150Hz range; for some reason, a lot of people equate strength in this
range as "better bass." (I disagree.) And some of the tweeters that are
added to bass cabs have limited or peaky response: Bass players like they
way it brings out the string winding timbres, but the response may be a
little "honky" for keyboards.

You'll just have to try a prospective brand and see.

As a general rule, I find PA cabinets to be a better match, because the
frequency ranges of keyboards and PA overlap nicely. I've been running
through the PA for almost 25 years, and when I built my stage monitors, I
used "break" music to test the components.

Regards,

-BW
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