Friends, I took the PAS on its "maiden voyage" Sat. Nov. 1st at Mayslacks in Minneapolis. I spent a couple of hours in the afternoon getting it set up, investigating pre-sets (I ended up using, and staying with, #34), and sound levels. I used it with my electro-acoustic Takamine. The sound was spectacular. I used a long cord (in the near future will probably be using a wireless set-up) and was able to walk the floor during my solos. The dynamic range was literally from a whisper to a scream. I can always tell from the crowd reaction (I was playing in a 100 person capacity room) when they are "getting" the guitar sound. They seemed to be hanging on every note, applauding solos, and engaged in the moment. The one glitch was my Boss reverb stomp box. I changed batteries in the afternoon. I inadvertantly left it plugged in and when I went to play my set it took me a while to figure out the system wasn't working due to a dead battery (as opposed to hooking it up wrong, bad cords, etc.) As I've stated before, a chip for a clean reverb unit will go a long way in making this system more efficient and marketable. That being said, it was the best my guitar has sounded amplified in 25 years. I didn't touch the volume or tone settings on the controller) once I started and was quite gratified by the amount of personal control it puts back in the hands of the musician. I am doing a solo gig tonight (again at Maylsacks-0n the smaller stage) and will be singing through it as well. I will post tomorrow on that. The train kept a-rollin', Paul Metsa

[This message was edited by Ken-at-Bose on Mon November 03 2003 at 07:40 PM.]

Paul is absolutely right! I recorded this show for him with just two mic's and the difference from a traditional PA system is incredible! The sweet spot opened up and the clarity was amazing! It's like someone pulled the blanket off the speakers. Thanks Paul and Bose!
--jim hassing