From schwartz.adan@epa.gov Wed Dec 12 11:09:15 2001
Subject:Re: Noisy Barbetta

--- In CloneWheel@y..., AWestb2124@a... wrote:
> Guys Listen to me . I used to have 2 barbettas 32 sona . Its volume
level
> just don't cut it. I use to have 2 KC500 and it did well but not at
the level
> I wanted for an organ. Now I'm using a kbr3d and a pro 3t with a
KC500 bottom
> and with the speakeasy preamp. I love it . With double rotation you
can't
> beat it. Check it out in members rigs file section. I love the sound
of it so
> much that I take the both of them with me at church every Sunday.
Believe me
> my Pastor loves the sound of both of them and I do too. MikeW. (
Makes him
> preach better)!!!!!!!!

OK, now that's not really fair to the argument if you're going to
bring Him into it ;>

Curious how amp preference is as subjective as it is. I think the
Barbetta 32 sounds better and louder than a Roland KC500, and is quite
a bit lighter. Now I use a 31, which is both louder and lighter than
the 32. I've gotten to be real big fan of lightweight gear. In fact
I could write a book. It would be called either "small clubs, big
cities" or "up the narrow creaky staircase." The difference between a
50+ pounds and 28 pounds weighs heavily in my buying decisions. The
Mackie we've been talking about is 54 lbs, I think.

Unlike Ed Fliege, I've used Barbetta's consistently for a long time
now and never had the slightest problem. Of course anectodal
information like this is of limited use.

Talking about self-amplification in a 100+ venue. That situation
always makes me nervous. In a small club, you can better gauge how
your volume is filtering throughout the room, how its balancing with
the rest of the band, and you don't have to blow away the people who
are near you in order to reach the rest. Self-amplifying in a medium
size club is risky business. I figure if I need more than 2
Barbetta's, then there's probably lots of good reasons why a PA is the
better way to go if at all possible. That's the ideal anyway. We've
all had to make do in sub-optimal situations. Getting the amp 6 or so
feet off the ground is excellent wattage compensation.

Adan