What do you guys use for solo boost? Just curious
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Re: What do you guys use for solo boost? Just curious
On one board, I use the "clean" channel of an Analog Man King of Tone. On my home board I use a modded TS-9 (also from Analog Man)
My amps are mostly Mesas so they have "solo" features which I used for a long time, basically giving you two master volume settings - but I discovered that I liked to add some cut and a bit more gain when I do solos, rather than just linearly increasing the volume level.
On one board, I use the "clean" channel of an Analog Man King of Tone. On my home board I use a modded TS-9 (also from Analog Man)
My amps are mostly Mesas so they have "solo" features which I used for a long time, basically giving you two master volume settings - but I discovered that I liked to add some cut and a bit more gain when I do solos, rather than just linearly increasing the volume level.
treyhaislip
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Re: What do you guys use for solo boost? Just curious
Currently I use my Rat Solo or my Vox Satchurator set at a higher volume than my other pedals to cut thru the mix for the solos...would like to get a pure sounding volume boost so I can use all of my pedals for rhythm and lead.
Currently I use my Rat Solo or my Vox Satchurator set at a higher volume than my other pedals to cut thru the mix for the solos...would like to get a pure sounding volume boost so I can use all of my pedals for rhythm and lead.
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Archer250
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guitarSQUIRELL
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Ok. Ive looked into using one of those for our church services when a solo comes up in a song but then the sound guy frowns a little since its hard for him to control a spur of the moment change in volume EQs lol.
Ok. Ive looked into using one of those for our church services when a solo comes up in a song but then the sound guy frowns a little since its hard for him to control a spur of the moment change in volume EQs lol.
treyhaislip
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I played at a Church for several years a while ago and several of the sound guys would turn my guitar down after every song so that by the end of the service I was completely muted. lol The main sound guy loved the electric and would have me at a good volume but the other two guys did not like an electric in service so I was phased out lol
I played at a Church for several years a while ago and several of the sound guys would turn my guitar down after every song so that by the end of the service I was completely muted. lol The main sound guy loved the electric and would have me at a good volume but the other two guys did not like an electric in service so I was phased out lol
guitarSQUIRELL
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Well, then. Thats unacceptable. lol. I have that issue most of the time but its just that one of my co-workers is one of the sound guys and he does a great job at it, another guy has guitar so low in the mix you can barely hear it when its NEEDED in a part of a song. LiveStream is a useful tool to go back and listen to how you couldve done a part different as well and you can tell how you sounded in the mix as well... A EQ boost would work while the other guy runs sound i think lol.
Well, then. Thats unacceptable. lol. I have that issue most of the time but its just that one of my co-workers is one of the sound guys and he does a great job at it, another guy has guitar so low in the mix you can barely hear it when its NEEDED in a part of a song. LiveStream is a useful tool to go back and listen to how you couldve done a part different as well and you can tell how you sounded in the mix as well... A EQ boost would work while the other guy runs sound i think lol.
guitarSQUIRELL
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Would you plug it in before my processor for a dry signal or would you go from the out for a wet signal? Or use the effects loop for it since im using an XLR plug out to the sound board?
Lazarus1140
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LOL ... I've been there / done that!
A sound guy once asked me "where's your POD?" like was a mandatory staple or something. I told him I left it at the store so we mic'd my amp and buried it in another room. And then, as is to be expected, I had no guitar in the monitors. It got only slightly better with the Aviom system.
In the church I (ocassionally) attend now the musicians and sound guys are all way out of my league, so I am retired after about 10 years of P & W.
LOL ... I've been there / done that!
A sound guy once asked me "where's your POD?" like was a mandatory staple or something. I told him I left it at the store so we mic'd my amp and buried it in another room. And then, as is to be expected, I had no guitar in the monitors. It got only slightly better with the Aviom system.
In the church I (ocassionally) attend now the musicians and sound guys are all way out of my league, so I am retired after about 10 years of P & W.
guitarSQUIRELL
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We used to use mic'd amps (mainly VOX AC-15s) then we had the idea of running straight to the board. We went to the Aviom system as well, and it helps the musician hear what he wants to hear but what is in the house mix is different. Ive been up on stage now for about 6 years ALMOST every sunday morning.
We used to use mic'd amps (mainly VOX AC-15s) then we had the idea of running straight to the board. We went to the Aviom system as well, and it helps the musician hear what he wants to hear but what is in the house mix is different. Ive been up on stage now for about 6 years ALMOST every sunday morning.
Archer250
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20 db is a LOT of volume. I use about 5 db or less. How high do you set your boost?
GilmourD
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Depending on the amp (I need more for the Marshal DSL at the rehearsal studio than I do for my Bugera due to different headroom capabilities) I usually set it between 10 o'clock and noon. With the Bugera I can also set the amp on the verge of breakup and then dime the Spark Mini and it's like a channel switch.
guitarSQUIRELL
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well let me ask you this. Would you use it in a sanctuary where its running through a sound board? The sound guy has enough headroom left to turn up the guitar but doesnt, would you put one of these in line with the floor unit im using?
well let me ask you this. Would you use it in a sanctuary where its running through a sound board? The sound guy has enough headroom left to turn up the guitar but doesnt, would you put one of these in line with the floor unit im using?
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treyhaislip
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Ha! If only Church Sound Guys were musicians...lol XD Sorry you are retired from it. I play in a small old Church building that has awesome acoustics for my guitar (not so awesome for the singers, but for just the musicians its very nice) and just use my amp, no mic. My Hot Rod Deluxe is usually between 3 and 4 for my Electrics and then I usually push it just a tad more for my Acoustic (Bill Lawrence A300...BEST acoustic pickup I've ever used.) I love my current setup, no sound guys who don't know what they are doing. lol The old Church switched to the Avioms that was suppose to solve every problem...didn't do jack. lol
Aviom better be paying their marketing department well...they seem to have convinced Churches that is the only way to go XD jk I prefer the amp and pedals to a board going directly in but I can understand a good sound guy wanting a direct signal and I can see what a bad sound guy would not want to have an amp out there since he cannot control it XD
I could be dead wrong on this but I was thinking you would want it at the very end of the chain if you are wanting to boost everything going into the amp...but others please correct me if I am wrong in that line of thinking.
EDIT: FWIW, I think a better response is put it in multiple parts of the chain and see where it sounds the best. I put the Volume pedal at the very start of the chain and I can see using the boost at the beginning of the chain to boost the entire signal before hitting the dirt boxes and effects. First place I would try it though would be the end of the signal so everything gets a boost right before the amp...again someone please correct me if I'm wrong.
Ha! If only Church Sound Guys were musicians...lol XD Sorry you are retired from it. I play in a small old Church building that has awesome acoustics for my guitar (not so awesome for the singers, but for just the musicians its very nice) and just use my amp, no mic. My Hot Rod Deluxe is usually between 3 and 4 for my Electrics and then I usually push it just a tad more for my Acoustic (Bill Lawrence A300...BEST acoustic pickup I've ever used.) I love my current setup, no sound guys who don't know what they are doing. lol The old Church switched to the Avioms that was suppose to solve every problem...didn't do jack. lol
Aviom better be paying their marketing department well...they seem to have convinced Churches that is the only way to go XD jk I prefer the amp and pedals to a board going directly in but I can understand a good sound guy wanting a direct signal and I can see what a bad sound guy would not want to have an amp out there since he cannot control it XD
I could be dead wrong on this but I was thinking you would want it at the very end of the chain if you are wanting to boost everything going into the amp...but others please correct me if I am wrong in that line of thinking.
EDIT: FWIW, I think a better response is put it in multiple parts of the chain and see where it sounds the best. I put the Volume pedal at the very start of the chain and I can see using the boost at the beginning of the chain to boost the entire signal before hitting the dirt boxes and effects. First place I would try it though would be the end of the signal so everything gets a boost right before the amp...again someone please correct me if I'm wrong.
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TimmyPage
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I used to use a TC spark booster (the full sized one) and I still think it's a brilliant pedal with a simple and useful EQ, but these days I just tend to use my volume control, and set my base volume at like 7 or 8 on guitar and turn up as needed.
I used to use a TC spark booster (the full sized one) and I still think it's a brilliant pedal with a simple and useful EQ, but these days I just tend to use my volume control, and set my base volume at like 7 or 8 on guitar and turn up as needed.
GilmourD
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Re: What do you guys use for solo boost? Just curious
Depends. Will it make the sound guy strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger?
guitarSQUIRELL
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Not sure what the media director would do...sound guy would probably be freaking out thinking its too loud and pull everything out haha
Depends. Will it make the sound guy strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger?
Not sure what the media director would do...sound guy would probably be freaking out thinking its too loud and pull everything out haha
