What is the science of stereo guitar setup?
Richard Jay Baruch
Rick
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"Richard Jay Baruch" <rcke...@optonline.net> wrote in message
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> Does anyone know of the science of stereo guitar setup?
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> Rick
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Yeh, unless you're going to gig/rehearse in a very large room, avoid it.
Setting up a stereo rig live, especially in situations where you can't leave
your stuff set up a few nights in a row, is a pain in the ass, for the
results you get. Maybe you get to play big places, but I'm lucky if I get
enough room on stage for a pedal board and a 12" combo most places I jam.
Your mileage ...
I have gone back to mono and loving it, and nobody I jam with is going "wow,
you were so much better in stereo". I was using an all-tube rack-mount
stereo pre and power amp into two speaker cabs. A lot of fragile stuff
taking up a lot of space in the truck and on stage. Getting all this stuff
hooked up sucked (I also have an effects pedal board to wire in). It never
worked right the first time. Of course, if you have roadies or a guitar-tech
around, this won't matter to you.
If I had to do it all over again, I would use a simple two-amp setup using
my new pedal board with built-in mono/stereo outputs, using my analog delay
as the "splitting" device. (A lot of people like to use stereo chorus boxes
for this job; I'm sure that works great too.) That way, I would have the
choice of going stereo or mono depending on the situation. Plus, I would
have a backup amp at all times, for the same price as one good stereo
rack-based rig.
dave
Doc Gorpon
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>> Rick
Well, it all depends on how much you value your sound as opposed to your back
and convenience on stage.
To me, the tone is the most important thing. I now have two separate JCM800s
going through a stereo chorus and stereo delay. I can honestly say that I hate
playing in mono now. I play in a three-piece band, and it fills the sound up
hugely. It's the best way to get the biggest sound out of your guitar.
However, the space issue is a pain. It takes up a lot of room on stage and I
have to fill up a trailer to transport my stuff. The only thing I've done is
use two 2x12's instead of two 4x12's. It helps a little, but not much. I also
have messed around going stereo through one cab. And I have a Line 6 Flextone
which is stereo. Neither setup comes close to two separate amps, unfortunately.
Matthew
and if you want a really cool sound, try going direct into
the P.A., and have the P.A. output go into your amp!
You could have your amp righ in the middle of the stage,
and still get stereo sound, with the added benefit of being
able to turn the bass way up on your amp and still have it cut through! Put
an effects loop through the P.A.,
and use it to bring out the midrange and the highs,
and use your amp for the bass! Kind of like surround
sound with a punch! Make sure to turn down everything
but the bass on your amp! This way you can have the best of both worlds;
cutting mids and clarity, and lots of bass,
without compromising the clarity of your signal!
Hope this helps!
Sincerely,
Matthew
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Richard Jay Baruch
Thanks guys! Nice posts, sorry it took so long for me to respond. I just
realized my original question was cross posted from rec.audio.pro.
Rick
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Richard Jay Baruch
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Matthew <mattk...@home.com> wrote in message
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> Another idea is to go through the P.A. system,
> and if you want a really cool sound, try going direct into
> the P.A., and have the P.A. output go into your amp!
> You could have your amp righ in the middle of the stage,
> and still get stereo sound, with the added benefit of being
> able to turn the bass way up on your amp and still have it cut through!
Put
> an effects loop through the P.A.,
> and use it to bring out the midrange and the highs,
> and use your amp for the bass! Kind of like surround
> sound with a punch! Make sure to turn down everything
> but the bass on your amp! This way you can have the best of both worlds;
> cutting mids and clarity, and lots of bass,
> without compromising the clarity of your signal!
> Hope this helps!
>
> Sincerely,
> Matthew
It does Matthew. Wouldn't the PA be able to handle the bass frequencies?
Rick