Carl
Inspired
If the soundguy is EQ'ing/processing your signal wildly, then he either doesn't know what he's doing, or he does.
Sound onstage does not equal sound out FOH, and there is no way to find out what's going on out there unless you give your guitar to someone else while the band plays and you actually go out there for a listen with the punters.
And i'm sure the soundguy would just love to hear your opinion of the guitar sound too...
You know, those guys are dealing with a whole band in a whole room and a whole sound, usually in a "one shot/seat of the pants" type situation, so of course they're going to have a bunch of basic workarounds/settings/presets/falbacks/basic starting points etc.
Yes, we are at their mercy. Be kind to them.
Or get one as part of the band...
(Somewhere, in a not so parallel universe, a bunch of soundguys (and gals!) are having the exact opposite "discussion" to this...)
Sound onstage does not equal sound out FOH, and there is no way to find out what's going on out there unless you give your guitar to someone else while the band plays and you actually go out there for a listen with the punters.
And i'm sure the soundguy would just love to hear your opinion of the guitar sound too...
You know, those guys are dealing with a whole band in a whole room and a whole sound, usually in a "one shot/seat of the pants" type situation, so of course they're going to have a bunch of basic workarounds/settings/presets/falbacks/basic starting points etc.
Yes, we are at their mercy. Be kind to them.
Or get one as part of the band...
(Somewhere, in a not so parallel universe, a bunch of soundguys (and gals!) are having the exact opposite "discussion" to this...)