Stereo
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GuitarAddicted
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I used stereo rig back in the 90‘s, Marshall JVM 800 and JCM 900, Rocktron Intellifex etc.
Today I‘m going full stereo with my Axe III and my In Ears and it‘s pure awesomeness.
Today I‘m going full stereo with my Axe III and my In Ears and it‘s pure awesomeness.
GreatGreen
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"You know, once you've had that guitar up so loud on the stage, where you can lean back and volume will stop you from falling backward, that's a hard drug to kick." - David Gilmour
I think the same thing applies to playing in stereo, especially if you can use not just stereo effects, but stereo amps. It's tough to go back.
I think the same thing applies to playing in stereo, especially if you can use not just stereo effects, but stereo amps. It's tough to go back.
EOengineer
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This was a few weeks back. It was too ungodly loud for the living room but the stereo experience was wild with the Meris and RE-202. Honestly had a blast with it. Couldn’t imagine trying to gig it.
Leperclown
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Boss GT1000 (Dual Delay - 666ms & 333ms ** or Ping Pong 1,000ms or 500ms) + Carvin TS100 Tube Stereo Power Amp + Reverb + Two 2x12's 6 feet apart = Very Nice.
The downside is that it makes mono seem so bland. I could never gig in stereo though.
** In order for the delays to finish together, Feedback on 666ms needs to be around two thirds of the Feedback on 333ms.
The downside is that it makes mono seem so bland. I could never gig in stereo though.
** In order for the delays to finish together, Feedback on 666ms needs to be around two thirds of the Feedback on 333ms.
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Been running WDW for a short while (2x12 or 4x12 center, 2 1x12 satellites for FX), was glorious in the rehearsal room but once I heard what some FOH guys made of it, I stopped more or less immediately.
When you think about it, all of a sudden whatever unknown random FOH operators get in control of your FX mix and stereo spread. The last thing you want, really. Heard some recordings and sometimes the FX were barely audible, sometimes it's been almost only FX. Meh!
Similar things go for stereo. I was running my 4x12 splitted, so when listening to the actual thing, the stereo spread wasn't that wide. But pretty much any random mixing guy would pan the two channels L/R to the extremes, which was just nonsense.
Add to this potential phasing issues on some stages.
Went back to mono. Way less hassle in pretty much any aspect. I would possibly go stereo if I had an original band playing regularly with an own sound guy. But otherwise, no thanks.
Well, ok, for fun and out of interest, later on I tried what rather was a "dual mono" setup. Boogie MkIV through a 2x12 cab plus a Laney LC50 1x12 combo with an additional 1x12 cab. Used the entire thing as a clean pedal platform and was running a mono pedalboard's splitted output signal into both amps' clean channels. That's actually been quite glorious, very punchy and partially huge rhythm sounds. It's also been easy to deal with live as it didn't exactly require dual mic-ing, so for the 4-5 gigs I played with that setup, on 2 I only used the Boogie's cab, the additional amp was for stage fun only.
Anyhow, these days I'm running strictly mono, even on IEM gigs. I'm most often playing with keyboarders, so there's absolutely no meaning in adding another stereo wishy-washy element to things.
Fwiw, at home I'm using stereo delays and reverbs all the time. But that's an entirely different story.
When you think about it, all of a sudden whatever unknown random FOH operators get in control of your FX mix and stereo spread. The last thing you want, really. Heard some recordings and sometimes the FX were barely audible, sometimes it's been almost only FX. Meh!
Similar things go for stereo. I was running my 4x12 splitted, so when listening to the actual thing, the stereo spread wasn't that wide. But pretty much any random mixing guy would pan the two channels L/R to the extremes, which was just nonsense.
Add to this potential phasing issues on some stages.
Went back to mono. Way less hassle in pretty much any aspect. I would possibly go stereo if I had an original band playing regularly with an own sound guy. But otherwise, no thanks.
Well, ok, for fun and out of interest, later on I tried what rather was a "dual mono" setup. Boogie MkIV through a 2x12 cab plus a Laney LC50 1x12 combo with an additional 1x12 cab. Used the entire thing as a clean pedal platform and was running a mono pedalboard's splitted output signal into both amps' clean channels. That's actually been quite glorious, very punchy and partially huge rhythm sounds. It's also been easy to deal with live as it didn't exactly require dual mic-ing, so for the 4-5 gigs I played with that setup, on 2 I only used the Boogie's cab, the additional amp was for stage fun only.
Anyhow, these days I'm running strictly mono, even on IEM gigs. I'm most often playing with keyboarders, so there's absolutely no meaning in adding another stereo wishy-washy element to things.
Fwiw, at home I'm using stereo delays and reverbs all the time. But that's an entirely different story.
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How do you come back from that?
Very easy.
Play a few gigs with the car parked far from stage having to do several trips back and forth, trying to roll 4x12s over muddy grass, having 2 minutes for set up and tear down and no one helping.
Do that a few times and you might still go stereo - with a Kemper
Very easy.
Play a few gigs with the car parked far from stage having to do several trips back and forth, trying to roll 4x12s over muddy grass, having 2 minutes for set up and tear down and no one helping.
Do that a few times and you might still go stereo - with a Kemper
HotRats
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For the couple of years I've used the Helix with FRFR cabs I played in stereo (only the fxs, not the core sound) and was obviously fantastic.
I mean, is impossible not to like it and enjoy it.
I did stereo fx also with the helix and the 2x12 or 4x12 but is really narrow. I did it anyway just because was cool at home.
I fed the FOH in mono, though.
Never done WDW or stereo with tube amps because is too much stuff to bring around and too much stage space.
I mean, is impossible not to like it and enjoy it.
I did stereo fx also with the helix and the 2x12 or 4x12 but is really narrow. I did it anyway just because was cool at home.
I fed the FOH in mono, though.
Never done WDW or stereo with tube amps because is too much stuff to bring around and too much stage space.
metropolis_4
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I just found an old photo of myself; I forgot I used to play stereo live with an AC15 on one side and a Pro Junior on the other! I think I was using either a Visual Sound H2O or a Boss DD-20 here to split to stereo
This was a Halloween party and we were going for some sort of ‘70s yacht rock thing, haha
This was a Halloween party and we were going for some sort of ‘70s yacht rock thing, haha
Ed DeGenaro
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JiveTurkey
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I looked at the H20 variants here on my recent chorus hunt. I never tried one but would love to! Next time you wear this outfit, replace the white undershirt with a bold swath of chest hair
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Eagle
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I had the power amp.
Ed DeGenaro
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I had that rack. And I once lifted alone in the hatchback. Once…never again after.
That’s when I started paying for cartage.
