Being a bass player who has always used a combo, I now find myself in uncharted territory and I'd appreciate your help in getting my thoughts around the correct head/ cab combination. I'm sure it's all very rudimentary to many of you, but I don't have much of a clue ... such has been my sheltered life in combo-land.
It's worth noting that my history of playing has been in small to medium sized venues, and that's how it's likely to continue. I need a set-up that is going to provide enough guts for small venues with no pa support, and medium-sized venues as an effective stage monitor. The option to expand on that would be attractive, but not vital (I think... certainly not for now anyway). That's playing in a band which variously consists of 4-8 people, including drums, bagpipes, guitar, singers, and so on.
I've had the good fortune to have been given a [b]Gallien Krueger 800RB[/b] head. It belonged to a friend and I've played through it before. I'm satisfied with the sound and functions of the thing, and I think that it's a suitable amp for my needs.
Now, whatever I do cab-wise has to be light-weight and affordable. I was thinking of initially buying a 4 ohm GK 410MBE (800w, neodinium) cab to run on the 300w low amp. This being my default amplification solution. If it was necessary at some later date I was thinking I could run an additional 8 ohm 2x10, bi-amping it on the 100w high amp. Does this sound like a sensible solution? or, would it make more sense to get an 8 ohm 4x10 to run from the low amp, with the option to add another 8 ohm cab later? The bi-amping facility isn't something that I'm desperate to utilise. Like I said, I kind of ended up with this amp and didn't necessarily take it for this feature. I wouldn't rule out using a different amp if this dosn't absolutely suit ... I just don't know.
I suppose my question is whether it's best to buy either a 4 ohm or 8 ohm 4x10?
Your thoughts on this would be most appreciated.
Thanks
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