jtheissen
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Post by jtheissen on Mar 28, 2024 10:42:09 GMT -5
Amp volume on full with the guitar turned down , or guitar volume nearly fully up and amp volume adjusted to the venue, indoors or out?
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Ragpicker
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Post by Ragpicker on Mar 28, 2024 20:55:25 GMT -5
I dont think there is any one solution.
If you want clean turn the amp down and adjust guitar.
For some grit turn the amp up and adjust the guitar.
Most of us chase this all our lives. Get used to it.
Every amp and guitar are different.
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Ragpicker
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Post by Ragpicker on Mar 28, 2024 21:00:18 GMT -5
Tone "principals" dont change indoors or out but the amount of power required to achieve that spot are usually very different.
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jtheissen
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Post by jtheissen on Mar 28, 2024 23:16:57 GMT -5
I am pretty much a 50/50 guy. Rhythm. This stemmed from a discussion with a friend.
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Post by ninworks on Mar 29, 2024 4:17:56 GMT -5
I like to set my tube amps to just a little nastier than edge of breakup with the guitar wide open. Then I turn the guitar down to achieve the desired cleanliness and/or volume. When playing live I used to like to use the pickup selector and tone pot to control the volume most of the time. If the guitar needs to fade back into the mix turning down the tone pot is very effective a lot of the time for me. If it needs to be distorted more then either an overdrive pedal or clean boost will dirty it up. I use a clean boost most of the time. Not that much of an overdrive pedal kind-of-guy but I do use them sometimes. Usually when the amp is too loud when pushed into the range where I like it. All of what I do is in my little studio these days so stage volume isn't an issue. Even if it was I have an attenuator now so I can make the amp do whatever I want and still control the sound pressure level in the room.
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Post by rickyguitar on Mar 29, 2024 7:05:54 GMT -5
I like to run guitar volume between 7 - 10. I have an A/C pedal that is almost always on to put a little hair on it. Compressor for lead level boost, so amp is to adjust overall volume to venue.
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Post by chucksmi on Apr 2, 2024 6:04:25 GMT -5
My settings are always the same and our sound engineer adjusts to the venue. When using a tube amp I basically use the old tried and true method:
Set the guitar volumes to about 7, turn up the amp until it starts to get nice and juicy. I don't find I need to ever change volumes to the venue since stage volume doesn't really vary from venue to venue, but my tone controls are definitely "as required".
When I want to push up and separate myself from the stage volume I turn the guitar volume up a little. I have my own guitar monitor onstage so hearing myself is seldom an issue.
Reality of giggling these days is the Fractals do it all and are DI'ed into the boards, so it's really not an issue. I just tell them where I want the guitar monitor level and leave the rest to the professionals.
Peace,
Chuck
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Post by Auf Kiltre on Apr 2, 2024 7:48:54 GMT -5
Majority of the gigging I did was without a sound guy, just stage volume and a PA for vocals. I'd usually set guitar/amp to a default approximation and then tweak once the whole band fired up. Playing a Strat for most of my gigging days life improved when I learned about treble bleeds and the volume knob became more functional.
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Post by Lesterstrat on Apr 29, 2024 8:32:16 GMT -5
I don’t gig anymore, but I always ran my amp(s) pretty hot & controlled them with my guitar volume.
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