piofusco
Inspired
I have finally experienced what everyone on the forum talks about - a gig where my guitar tone matched that of what I hear at home. Finally, I was able to only worry about my performance than equipment related issues!
Word to the wise - "the sound guy is always your best friend." - Whether you like it or not, it is in your best interested to befriend this person. Last night when setting up (we opened for Moon Taxi in Auburn) I started hauling my gear on stage. One of the techs asked what amp I was using, I told him I had a small Fender tube amp for stage volume BUT that I could run a line out from my Axe II.
"A line out, huh? Well...we can try that I guess."
I fed output 1 to my amp, setting the level to my liking. Output 2 to the FOH at 9 o'clock to start with. Last fall, I had a show where all my patches clipped, so the sound guy MADE me play through a mic'd cab on deck (After all the time I put into my patches, I was crushed that none of my work paid off). I figured if it clipped, I had tons of room to move it up. I start playing through my patches when the sound guy turns me on in the FOH...
(the "oh" face" - PLEASE NOTE: I am not Van Halen)
Do my ears deceive me? Is that my tone or some backing track playing? IT SOUNDS HUGE! (Just like it did at home).
I had passed the test. Since that awful experience in the fall, I spent tons of time playing a gig volume and through recording monitors. My studying and attention to detail paid off!
Credits to Scott Peterson and Chris @KatsuKuriMedia!
Word to the wise - "the sound guy is always your best friend." - Whether you like it or not, it is in your best interested to befriend this person. Last night when setting up (we opened for Moon Taxi in Auburn) I started hauling my gear on stage. One of the techs asked what amp I was using, I told him I had a small Fender tube amp for stage volume BUT that I could run a line out from my Axe II.
"A line out, huh? Well...we can try that I guess."
I fed output 1 to my amp, setting the level to my liking. Output 2 to the FOH at 9 o'clock to start with. Last fall, I had a show where all my patches clipped, so the sound guy MADE me play through a mic'd cab on deck (After all the time I put into my patches, I was crushed that none of my work paid off). I figured if it clipped, I had tons of room to move it up. I start playing through my patches when the sound guy turns me on in the FOH...
(the "oh" face" - PLEASE NOTE: I am not Van Halen)
Do my ears deceive me? Is that my tone or some backing track playing? IT SOUNDS HUGE! (Just like it did at home).
I had passed the test. Since that awful experience in the fall, I spent tons of time playing a gig volume and through recording monitors. My studying and attention to detail paid off!
Credits to Scott Peterson and Chris @KatsuKuriMedia!
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