My first gig was last night in a horrible acoustic venue. I used the L1c with the T1 and my Tom Anderson Crowdster Plus. The Crowdster is really bassy, so I had to do a lot of initial tweakig to get rid of the bass. After about three songs, I found the tone I was looking for.

Vocals sounded exquisite through the system. It was plenty loud for this noisy restaurant--in fact one old lady-80s-told the waitress the music was too loud. I turned down and on the way out she gave me a look that could best be described as the rear end of a cat.

Everything sounded crystal clear. The bass was plenty for my application. Setup was a breeze. Two trips to the car as opposed to four with my model 2. I could make it in one trip if I forego my pedalboard.

My Taylor GACE Fall Limited was in the shop. I'll get that after school today and use it for a realatively big Simon and Garfunkel tribute show. I'm convinced this system will be sufficient for even that show.

I have tonight off and am going to experiment. I foresee playing without the T1 at times. But having the flexibility to tweak certain frequencies is a comfort--not to mention the other benefits of the T1.

Noise? Not from my system. Quiet.

The unit was on stage with me and very close which may have added to my initial struggles with it being bassy. I blame that on the Crowdster, however.

The best part for me: carrying the unit inside: it was so light and freeing. I figuratively danced into the venue--much like Maria at the opening of Sound of Music.

My hat is off to you folks at Bose. This is exactly what I had been hoping you'd produce since the early days of the Model 1.

My wife was in attendnance and walked to the back of the noisy restaurant and said that it was clear in back. I'm sure not as loud as the model II, but I didn't expect it to be.

This unit came at just the right time for me. I wanted something smaller, tried the solo amp in a store, and was not used to the Fishman sound after so many years with the clarity and richness of the L1s.

Tonight I'll use my Taylor and I think I'll likely die and go to heaven. It'll be an easy trip with the L1c. By the way, if you head up there, I'll be on Cloud 9. Stop by and listen for awhile. I'll play Knockin' On Heaven's Door.

-- Earthworm 8 May 2009 7:47 am --
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