Unorthodox amp & cab placement on stage, yes or no?

[HotRats]

Hahahah I think I have floor monitor PTSD and even when I see them on a stage, assume I won’t have use of them or they’ll be so harsh sounding I’ll want them off, so most of the time my amp position is where it’s best for me to monitor it before any aesthetic placement.

Truth! Only using Wedges is the worst. I have asked to have my guitar NOT in a Wedge many, many times.

Same here. I never have my guitar in my wedge, I find it useless for the kind of stages I play.
I usually don't like the sound and having your instrument coming from a different source/direction is much better.

 

[la szum]

Pretty much vocals only in the Wedges for me. If playing drums it is different
and I want guitars and vocals.

Last summer we did an outdoor festival gig and needed professional monitoring
and the other guitarist in the band wanted a bit of my guitar in his Wedge. I was
like, "Nooooooooooooo!"

Barely get a soundcheck at those types of gigs. Maybe a quick mic check and go!
10-15 minute turnaround to get your shit on the stage and go.

So he asks for some of my guitar in his Wedge and we are off and running.

A few songs in and I start to patrol the stage and move over to his side to
rock out, and immediately get the deathray of MY guitar rig through his Wedge.

It was so loud!! Like significantly louder than my own guitar on my side of the stage
with a Mic'd up amp and cab right behind me.

Since we transition pretty quick between songs and often don't rest a beat before starting
the next tune he never got on his Mic to tell the Soundguy to turn me down.

 

[HotRats]

@la szum last Saturday we had a 2 bands gig, we had a proper soundcheck, the mixing board was digital and sound guy saved both setups.

I've asked for a bit of drums (drummers used an alesis e-kit) on my wedge only.

First song and buuuum drums were so loud in my wedge I couldn't hear my guitar and I thought I was about to die,

Don't know what happened but sound guy clearly fucked up.