14/06/25 - Big 24 - USA

Several months into owing my Big 24 I absolutely love it! Thank you. 

I’m playing a passive Jazz bass through some effects into a Jad Freer Sisma amp and then into the Big 24. 

I’m diving into the world of modelling using a quad cortex. My intention is to replace all of my effects with the quad cortex. For live shows I want to create a split mix where the signal chain that has my effect blocks goes out to the amp set flat and then after the split I would add amp and cabinet models to go to the front of house. 

My question is, given the Big 24 is so dead on accurate and behaves like a PA speaker, could I also run the amp and cabinet model through the Sisma (set flat) and Big 24 and get the sound of the modelled cabinet? Or would I get the double cabinet mud that would happen using a “traditional” bass cabinet?

I have only just gotten the quad cortex and in my house it sounds good running an 810 cabinet model through the Big 24, but that’s at bedroom volume, not in a mix and I don’t think it’s representative of how it would be in a room on a stage. Maybe I’m wrong. 

I’d love your point of view/ advice on this application of the Big 24 and whether or not this was one of the intentions behind it. I know it’s not billed as an FRFR cabinet but it’s so accurate (to my ear) I thought it would be worth asking for your thoughts on this. 

Thanks in advance for your time and help with this question. 

Best,

Robert