I was talking more about making unnecessary work for yourself (or others, if you can afford it) by dragging about superfluous baggage. I did sound for some synth-pop-indie type band last year. They had a three-tier keyboard with three keyboards, two of which weren't plugged in. The third was a trigger for their laptop. So there are five people in this small van driving around for fourteen days with two large and heavy keyboards and a rather unwieldy stand as extra baggage because, they told me, 'it looks cool'.
I like when someone comes with something different (guitarist with three amps, someone who's taken the trouble to hoof a Hammond and Leslie a few hundred kilometers, some oddball with a pail of water) so I can do the nerdy soundguy talk, though.
Why big rig?
13I've used two cabs (bass) on opposite sides of the stage to better monitor myself and the drummer. Ive seen some other guitarists do similar things. Other than the 1/15-4/12 type set ups for tonal range and the above mentioned scenario, I don't know why anyone would need to use more than one or two cabs.
Why big rig?
146079smith wrote:In case anyone's interested.
I couldn't even begin to figure out to realistically assemble a set up like that. I mean, I'm sure it is all very simple, but just motivating myself to figure out to set the perfect rig up is hard. I mean, I just don't have room in what I want to accomplish for anything more than guitar, cables, head, cab. That's about it. I think a noise suppressor is about as "pedal-y" as I'll get.
Why big rig?
15A lot of big shows like Mongsters of Rock are all dummy's except for two. One to monitor youself on stage the other to use if you have a breakdown in the first. The sound through the PA probibly comes out of the rack not the amp itself or is a mix of both.
In heavy metal shows Marshall Stacks are like french fries or beer you don't ask for less and are impressed by more. Not to insult metal fans but most of them seem brain dead so like puting something shiny (like dual chrome umlauts) in front of them seeing all those amps no doubt impresses them.
Jay Mascus puts on a great show and sounds really great - (really loud though). I believe he is switching heads (he has about 2 heads for each bottom) and combineing amps for tone. He sounds great on stage. As well he has a ton of effects so he may be spliting his signal to get real guitar out of the amp and effects out of another amp. His shows are also kind of a guitar equipment show too. He has always toured with classic vintage gear that most people would keep well locked up. Somewhere on this board I read some of his equipment was stolen on tour which is sad. So maybe next tour he will be playing through 6 Peavy Bandits.
In heavy metal shows Marshall Stacks are like french fries or beer you don't ask for less and are impressed by more. Not to insult metal fans but most of them seem brain dead so like puting something shiny (like dual chrome umlauts) in front of them seeing all those amps no doubt impresses them.
Jay Mascus puts on a great show and sounds really great - (really loud though). I believe he is switching heads (he has about 2 heads for each bottom) and combineing amps for tone. He sounds great on stage. As well he has a ton of effects so he may be spliting his signal to get real guitar out of the amp and effects out of another amp. His shows are also kind of a guitar equipment show too. He has always toured with classic vintage gear that most people would keep well locked up. Somewhere on this board I read some of his equipment was stolen on tour which is sad. So maybe next tour he will be playing through 6 Peavy Bandits.
Why big rig?
18I use a lot of amps because I like the way it sounds and I can.
On the right side I have a 2203 Jcm 800 with a gibson magnum 800 8x12 cabinet and a 2204 Jcm 800 with a marshall 1960bx 4x12, on the left I use a Jcm 900 with another marshall bx cabinet and a sunn concert lead to a fender bassman 2x15 (I use the clean channel on the 900 and run a rat through both it and the concert lead).
Like someone said earlier the mixture of amps creates a unique tone, also you have the stereo image created by the different freqency responses of the different amp and cabinet combos...and of course there is speaker surface...where size and number do matter, the greater the speaker surface, the more air pushed, the bigger or fuller the sound. This is especially noticeable in smaller clubs where the pa is mostly just for vocals and to augment stage volume. Also I hate stage monitors...%99 of the time they are inadequate or they sound terrible...I would rather hear my amps.
oh yeah, and no one needs to use more than one amp...or to play guitar or to create music period. I do it because I want to and I can...so fuck all yall.
On the right side I have a 2203 Jcm 800 with a gibson magnum 800 8x12 cabinet and a 2204 Jcm 800 with a marshall 1960bx 4x12, on the left I use a Jcm 900 with another marshall bx cabinet and a sunn concert lead to a fender bassman 2x15 (I use the clean channel on the 900 and run a rat through both it and the concert lead).
Like someone said earlier the mixture of amps creates a unique tone, also you have the stereo image created by the different freqency responses of the different amp and cabinet combos...and of course there is speaker surface...where size and number do matter, the greater the speaker surface, the more air pushed, the bigger or fuller the sound. This is especially noticeable in smaller clubs where the pa is mostly just for vocals and to augment stage volume. Also I hate stage monitors...%99 of the time they are inadequate or they sound terrible...I would rather hear my amps.
oh yeah, and no one needs to use more than one amp...or to play guitar or to create music period. I do it because I want to and I can...so fuck all yall.
Why big rig?
19yes...we all agree...
many amps can be fun..
gibson skylark 1x10"
gibson thor 2x10"
crate shit.. 1x8"?
guitar got split between the thor and the skylark
keys got split bewteen the thor and the crate.
via a arion stereo chorus..
the use of many stacks seems silly to me..because i like to move my own equipment..
many amps can be fun..
gibson skylark 1x10"
gibson thor 2x10"
crate shit.. 1x8"?
guitar got split between the thor and the skylark
keys got split bewteen the thor and the crate.
via a arion stereo chorus..
the use of many stacks seems silly to me..because i like to move my own equipment..
Why big rig?
20owens wrote:I use a lot of amps because I like the way it sounds and I can.
What band are you in? I like a good larf.