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Post by bryan0418 on Jun 11, 2013 21:00:38 GMT -7
For years I have always had my amp in the backline when playing gigs. Some stages are big and roomy and you can really crank the amp and some are small where you are on top of your bandmates. Some gigs you can hear your amp and some you can't as well.
My keyboard player recently suggested that I move my amp from behind me on stage and move it to the side and angle it tword my head. That is what he does with his keyboard monitor and he feeds his signal to the sound man. I also mic my amp and the sound man pushes it through the mains.
What my keyboard player was trying to explain to me is that if I use my amp more like a personal monitor in front or on the side of me, then I don't have to be as loud and I can always hear myself. I noticed that I hear the keyboard from the other side of the stage where he sits but I do not hear my other guitar player who also has his amp on the backline facing the crowd as I do. The keyboard sound washes across the stage.
My question to all of you is: Do you do this and what did you think of it?
I have a master volume Remedy so I really don't need to crank it to get a good sound anymore so low volume playing could actually work.
Every band I see, there is a backline of amps - Think Van Halen and his wall of Marshalls. Even Brad P has at least 2 Z cabinets behind him. I never seen anyone use an amp to the side.
What do you guys think?
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Post by ldamico63 on Jun 11, 2013 21:07:41 GMT -7
It is a good practice... I side wash if pro sound mic's everything and runs mains/monitors. At a smaller venue/stage without pro sound, and the amps are not mic'ed, I backline so the drummer can hear me.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2013 18:19:15 GMT -7
^^^ +1
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Post by thatstatuemoved on Jul 3, 2013 9:21:18 GMT -7
I don't put my amp to the side of me but I do tilt it back behind me. This really makes a difference in being able to hear the amp. I also do not put my amp through the monitors unless absolutely necessary cause I hate the sound of any amp coming through the monitors, I want to hear what is coming out of my amp. My two cents worth.
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Post by Brian on Jul 3, 2013 12:41:29 GMT -7
I actually like doing that...it allows everyone on stage to hear you better and you can't play louder than the mains...which is a common mistake the alot of bands make. It's terrible to go to a show and try to listen to a band and all you can hear is the guitar player or bass player overpowering the mains/vocals.
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