deathbyguitar
Power User
I feel like I might be missing something very obvious. - What purpose does a 4x12 serve in this day and age? It seems like if you're playing a tiny place with no PA or only a PA for vocals, a 2x12 would probably give you more than enough volume. For a larger room with a more robust PA, wouldn't a 4x12 be overkill since you'd mic the thing instead of cranking it way up to fill the room?
It seems that just about EVERY nationally/internationally touring metal band is playing through modelers with no cabs on stage. Is this mostly a cost cutting/logistics decision or do bands actually prefer this nowadays? Everything is so loud regardless that I doubt the audience notices a difference. I still see bands playing arenas bring out full stacks and such but I figured that's probably because they'd have roadies and their stuff being carried in a semi. The only nationally touring acts I see are metal bands so I don't know if this approach is popular in other genres.
Really curious to hear everyone's thoughts on this.
It seems that just about EVERY nationally/internationally touring metal band is playing through modelers with no cabs on stage. Is this mostly a cost cutting/logistics decision or do bands actually prefer this nowadays? Everything is so loud regardless that I doubt the audience notices a difference. I still see bands playing arenas bring out full stacks and such but I figured that's probably because they'd have roadies and their stuff being carried in a semi. The only nationally touring acts I see are metal bands so I don't know if this approach is popular in other genres.
Really curious to hear everyone's thoughts on this.