Lazarus1140
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Re: Has anyone used a tube DI?
I am trying to expand my musical horizons and bought an acoustic last year for that very purpose. For this thing, though, I don't intend to toughen up. I told the guy I am playing for (who is in charge of coordinating 3 hours of music for one of the four stages at the festival) that if he wants me to play lead I will need to play electric.
I mean, you play the lead on Stevie Nicks' "Landslide" note for note on acoustic and do the whole step bend on the B string starting on the 18th fret and tell me how you like it. It is a very simple lead but it sounds like crap an octave lower. Honestly, I didn't know about his decision to do this song until after I had mentioned my preference for playing lead on electric, but this is one of the two that makes it almost necessary.
As far as amps not being allowed ... my guess is that they want to control volume and balance and mic'd amps don't really allow that. There is only 5 minutes per the schedule between acts. I want my guitar/pedals chain to be exactly the same level for the guy on the board as if I played acoustic. I am getting my PA back tomorrow so I have almost a month to get everything dialed in.
The Breedlove I purchased last year is the first acoustic I've owned in thirty three years. I want to develop some finger picking skill so I can do the singer/songwriter thing in style. Meanwhile, though, it might as well be a banjo or tuba. I don't have time to develop stage ready skills. Even though I am not even remotely a great lead player, I am tough enough to play on my terms.
I am trying to expand my musical horizons and bought an acoustic last year for that very purpose. For this thing, though, I don't intend to toughen up. I told the guy I am playing for (who is in charge of coordinating 3 hours of music for one of the four stages at the festival) that if he wants me to play lead I will need to play electric.
I mean, you play the lead on Stevie Nicks' "Landslide" note for note on acoustic and do the whole step bend on the B string starting on the 18th fret and tell me how you like it. It is a very simple lead but it sounds like crap an octave lower. Honestly, I didn't know about his decision to do this song until after I had mentioned my preference for playing lead on electric, but this is one of the two that makes it almost necessary.
As far as amps not being allowed ... my guess is that they want to control volume and balance and mic'd amps don't really allow that. There is only 5 minutes per the schedule between acts. I want my guitar/pedals chain to be exactly the same level for the guy on the board as if I played acoustic. I am getting my PA back tomorrow so I have almost a month to get everything dialed in.
The Breedlove I purchased last year is the first acoustic I've owned in thirty three years. I want to develop some finger picking skill so I can do the singer/songwriter thing in style. Meanwhile, though, it might as well be a banjo or tuba. I don't have time to develop stage ready skills. Even though I am not even remotely a great lead player, I am tough enough to play on my terms.
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