In praise of Bass Boards

[Owen]

I have fancied one of these for a very long time. Happy Jack was selling one and I jumped. I have it set up at my weekly residency (church).

 

As we are all aware, bass is never allowed to be loud enough anywhere. So as to keep a quiet stage we have moved to wired in ears and the drummer and I are sitting in front of the FOH feeling the LF as best we can. To make it more fun, my ears are shot so I have to wear earplugs to play. I was just listening through those. But sitting on a chair on the bass board is a total game changer. The volume does not go up, but the physical interaction is a lot more real. 

 

In the spirit of the BC self build cabs, I feel certain that people who are not DIY clueless could easily build their own ones. And also improve them by putting a plate amp in there. Just thinkin'......

[jazzyvee]

I bought a Porter & Davies board when the band I was in went all in ears. I did like the added depth and feel that it provided but, the band never got the IEM system set up properly and the whole experience was just frustrating. Also the board weighs more than my bass rig and is more awkward to cart about. I haven't used it in over a year now. I am considering connecting to to my surround sound sub woofer channel and popping the sofa on top and using it to add another dimension when watching films and concerts.