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So, I book a live gig with one of my studio clients. I didn't have a bass amp at the time, so I told him to make sure he brings some PA, or rent the venue's system. Well, the venue was charging roughly double what I think they should have charged, even though the equipment itself was worth the price... Anyway, my client pulls up and pulls this little PA head out of the trunk of his car. I'm sarcastically thinking, "Great!... A cheap little Behringer PA mixer." The PA that he brought was this 180 watt powered mixer and 2 old Gemini 2-way 15" loudspeakers. At this point, I'm embarrassed to play though this PA. I think I heard the bartender snickering at us too, but I'm not 100% sure... :) Nevertheless, this is a good client, so I swallow my pride, discouragement, and discontent to help him set up the PA.
We put the speakers on stands, connect the speaker cables, hook up mic's, guitar, bass, etc... Soundcheck = BLOWN AWAY!! We had to turn the volume down a little bit, and this thing filled a meduim-sized, 2-level bar with good sound. As aforementioned, I'm playing my 5-string bass direct into the PA with this little mixer. I'll just say that the tone wasn't ideal strictly due to the amp/loudspeaker configuration, but the tone was pretty good nonetheless! I was pleasantly surprised and impressed with this little PA head!
I've only used it the one time, so I don't know how this unit would perform down the road. But for the one gig, it was a good little powered mixer. Satisfied user!!
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