Last night was the first time me and my other guitarist went direct with our AxeFX, and we chose to debut it opening for Nonpoint and Hinder! What were we thinking LOL
The crew were actually really cool, but wanted to use my DI box instead of just using the line out. My other guitarist didn't have a DI box so he went with an XLR out. I'll ask him later what the soundguy said to him.
Afterwards, we asked the soundguy what he thought, and he basically said it didn't matter either way (micing amps or going direct). The only benefit he saw was less stage volume. The rig that Nonpoint and Hinder had were huge!!!
Overall it was a fun show and had a great time playing using the Axe. I still have to get used to not having my sound coming from the backline (was using monitor wedges), but this is definitely the way to go!
That's my humble rig. Went from a full amp/rack with 412 cabs to this!
That's my other guitarist. He's using a Matrix GT800FX with a 212 Orange cab as his monitoring onstage.
The crew were actually really cool, but wanted to use my DI box instead of just using the line out. My other guitarist didn't have a DI box so he went with an XLR out. I'll ask him later what the soundguy said to him.
Afterwards, we asked the soundguy what he thought, and he basically said it didn't matter either way (micing amps or going direct). The only benefit he saw was less stage volume. The rig that Nonpoint and Hinder had were huge!!!
Overall it was a fun show and had a great time playing using the Axe. I still have to get used to not having my sound coming from the backline (was using monitor wedges), but this is definitely the way to go!
That's my humble rig. Went from a full amp/rack with 412 cabs to this!
That's my other guitarist. He's using a Matrix GT800FX with a 212 Orange cab as his monitoring onstage.
