Originally posted by d2718
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New additions are always welcome, that’s why it’s stickied. I don’t think your action should be too low even if you’re a metal shredder. I don’t want my tone to turn to garbage as soon as I go for a clean passage or any other style without heavy distortion and any decent lead guitarist doesn’t need the action so low ot sacrifices the sound of the notes. These are all very good, useful points and I totally agree.
Recording oneself is the best thing you can for your playing, it really holds a microscope to the slightest mistakes you may not be aware, especially touchy timing issues you may have (which I’ve noticed is one of the most common issue with many musicians, even if they’re otherwise pretty good) and there’s no better way to learn superhuman precision double-tracking than to record yourself and then play to yourself. One thing that will absolutely come across to the audience is a band that plays dead on in sync with each other. A band that can do that as well as their studio tracks end up being come across sounding incredibly powerful.
I find a dry as possible sound is going to come across much better through FOH. Reverb is just going to have it wash out. Dialing in your tone with where the mic is going to be or the audiences head is important. What sounds good with your cab on the floor is probably going to leave you with far too trebly a sound.
I would add that your whole band alongside knowing your material inside and out should have all your tones dialled in to cooperate in rehearsal. It makes the sound person’s job so much easier. If you’ve got all worked out in rehearsal, even the least involved sound person won’t take away the coherence of all your instruments and you will be heard no matter what, which ties in nicely with your point about turning the bass knob down.
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