I had published a thread in the AX8 forum as I was going to be playing a couple of bigger gigs and needed some advice about my set up.
I normally use a Matrix GTX1000 into the speaker of a combo cab at our usual venue.
One bigger gig was straight into the front of a JCM900 and the other DI from the output of my AX8.
My tone was fizzy into the JCM because I had PWR AMP ON and CAB OFF. I set up some presets with CAB ON and the tone was better with the DI setup. I had to duplicate presets though and modify the levels because I normally have CAB OFF.
To make things simple I want to try to use FRFR. I can then take it to the gig when playing our usual venue, and also go straight to the PA for bigger events and the tones should be pretty close.
I played the Yamaha DXR10 yesterday. Tone was ok but it is very $$ here in Hong Kong. It’s also pretty heavy. I am not keen to spend another USD690 on a speaker. Also played a Mackie which I did not like.
The other options I was looking at are Alto TS212 and EV ELX 112 or ZLX 12P. I’m hoping this will give me a taste of the FRFR experience without breaking the bank. These are all around USD400 shipped.
Which of these 3 (or another similar option) would you recommend. Portability is an issue here as well.
Thanks
I normally use a Matrix GTX1000 into the speaker of a combo cab at our usual venue.
One bigger gig was straight into the front of a JCM900 and the other DI from the output of my AX8.
My tone was fizzy into the JCM because I had PWR AMP ON and CAB OFF. I set up some presets with CAB ON and the tone was better with the DI setup. I had to duplicate presets though and modify the levels because I normally have CAB OFF.
To make things simple I want to try to use FRFR. I can then take it to the gig when playing our usual venue, and also go straight to the PA for bigger events and the tones should be pretty close.
I played the Yamaha DXR10 yesterday. Tone was ok but it is very $$ here in Hong Kong. It’s also pretty heavy. I am not keen to spend another USD690 on a speaker. Also played a Mackie which I did not like.
The other options I was looking at are Alto TS212 and EV ELX 112 or ZLX 12P. I’m hoping this will give me a taste of the FRFR experience without breaking the bank. These are all around USD400 shipped.
Which of these 3 (or another similar option) would you recommend. Portability is an issue here as well.
Thanks