Re: Partscaster project

Posted by balazs.bencs on Apr 03, 2018; 6:19pm
URL: http://guitar-fx-layouts.238.s1.nabble.com/Partscaster-project-tp42448p42496.html

Actually, I have two tips I can give you, which I did many times while touring.

One band that I used to tour with had two Deluxe Reverbs (40W), and those amps are loud clean amps and only sound good when you push it to like 5-6ish - which is pretty fuckin' loud, so I did the following:

Buy a plexi sound diffuser wall, which you can put in front of the cab, it helps on the bleeding situation, but you'll be still able to hear everything. Just look at Joe Bonamassa rig rundowns on youtube, those are great :)))

Cheaper option: place the combo facing the wall and cover it with a blanket (on tour I used to use guitar cases and foam from the top of racks or the tops themselves). That way it will be still good sounding and you'll hear it well, but won't bleed that much, won't be that freaking loud.

Still the best option out there is the reactive load with an IR plugin. Sometimes with my band, we practice with the bass and my rig ( amp -> reactive load -> pc) plus a couple of drum mics into a mixer and have everything monitored through our headphones. This makes things a lot easier in terms of handling the sound pressure problem and train your ears a lot - it's hard to learn how to play with in-ears at gigs if you decide to use something like that.

These are just ideas, and not everyone can use reactive loads, but since I got one I use it all the time, can't recommend it enough. Great for recording, doing live shows (yes, I've done it), and for band practices. Plus freaking easy to build. Need a schem?