The bass amp only has one input in the front.I forget the brand. It
has a 16" or 18" speaker in it. The PA board is a Yamaha emx5000. I
believe it has a low power sub out jack. It also has a low pass
filter that is adjustable for the sub out channel.





--- In pro-audio@yahoogroups.com, "Gene Hardage" <Slim@...> wrote:
>
> --- In pro-audio@yahoogroups.com, "bucksagent" <bucksagent@> wrote:
> >
> > I was told that If I add a sub to my bands live Pa setup, it
would fill
> > out our sound some. Could I use a small combo bass amp and hook
it into
> > our sub out on the PA instead of getting an amp and a sub
speaker.
> > Could I make the combo work? I am looking to minimize setup and
cost. I
> > also have another small pa. Someone told me I could Get a pair of
16"
> > cabs or one 18" and hook up the pa to the sub out with a
crossover to
> > the pa. Would I need a crossover If I used the bass amp?
> >
> > Any Help would be appreciated
> >
>
> Yes you can do this IF your PA has some kind of low or high pass x-
over thingy built in
> that lets just the lows go somewhere. Also - if the combo bass amp
has an amp input or
> effect loop with a return jack you should try them because plugging
straight into the front
> like a bass will be too hot for it and it will distort. Maybe it
has a high and low input jack
> choice on the front if it does not have the effects return or amp
line in jacks - if so - try
> the low input. Some amps have a switch on the input jack for
passive vs. active - try
> active to pad it down. Another very crude method is to use a full
range signal from the PA
> into the bass amp and turn the mid and high knobs OFF keeping the
bass knob adjusted
> to taste. What kind of PA board is it? Does it have a proper sub
out with only lows coming
> from that output? What kind of bass combo amp is it - what kind of
in/out jacks are on it?
>
> Another thing you could do...
>
> Get a low to high impedence adapter for a kick mic and plug it into
the input of the extra
> combo bass amp and adjust it to taste. This will give you some
bump on the bottom
> without cluttering the little speakers on the sticks trying to
carry the vocals.
>
> Don't put bass or kick into a small PA on a stick.
>