Trace Wattage, I Know, Old Topic, But...

[Count Bassie]

I've got a kind of prog-ish doom style original band, I play bass. I'm in process of getting a Mk IV head cleaned up and installed in a plywood sleeve I made, and I'm thinking about running it into an Ampeg PR410HLF cab, 600w @4 ohms. 

The Mk IV is rated at 250w, 4 ohms. In my experience, Trace heads seem to deliver more than that. I'm thinking this'll be loud as Godzilla with a stubbed toe in a mix with two loud guitars and big drums, playing some melodically complex bass lines.

Can I get witness?

Edited yesterday at 16:36 by Count Bassie

[Stub Mandrel]

Not really. The issue is that Trace power ratings are honest continuous RMS ratings so what a 250W Trace is rated at would be described as 1000W by less scrupulous manufacturers.

 

Bear in mind 2,500W is only twice as loud as 500W, other things being equal.

[thodrik]

If that amp and cab isn’t loud enough then your band is too loud, even if it is a doom band.

 

It should be plenty loud and then some.