Rick
Axe-Master
I find that guitars with different levels of output need adjusting. Drive blocks, for instance, react differently to different input gain levels and different settings in many blocks bring out the best sounds in Strats, Teles, LP types, P90s, etc. I generally use matching guitars at a gig, with taps or center single coils for the Fendery tones, and have a foot controller bank of presets for the hotter modern pickups like my PRS 513s, and a bank for the more PAF-ish 594s. A minor tweak for the P90s covers those, when the mood strikes.
One invaluable lesson learned is to not make the FOH guy start from scratch every night with wildly different sounds and levels… you can do it if you want, but you are likely to get buried in the mix as something that isn’t fitting. The way I overcame that was to use the same cabs no matter what I altered in the presets. The cab block is the glue that makes them all work without having to remix your sends from zero every night. Remember, remixing guitars normally means adjusting many other sends for the FOH, and isn’t the best way to be popular with the desk man… and that’s someone you want on your side.
One invaluable lesson learned is to not make the FOH guy start from scratch every night with wildly different sounds and levels… you can do it if you want, but you are likely to get buried in the mix as something that isn’t fitting. The way I overcame that was to use the same cabs no matter what I altered in the presets. The cab block is the glue that makes them all work without having to remix your sends from zero every night. Remember, remixing guitars normally means adjusting many other sends for the FOH, and isn’t the best way to be popular with the desk man… and that’s someone you want on your side.