Playing live without amps

Rex Thomas · Post by **Rex Thomas** » 20 Dec 2005 6:45 pm

As long as I can use my well tweaked ol' Pod Pro & have an Aviom mixer, that's fine as I can get that combination to work.
It's either that, or an amp, or C-ya.

Steinar Gregertsen · Post by **Steinar Gregertsen** » 20 Dec 2005 7:13 pm

When I have to (or prefer to) go direct on stage, I simply bring the same setup I use for recording at home,- my pedal board (tuner, overdrive, compressor, tremolo, delay) and my POD. That way I know that I have full control of the sound coming from me, and the rest is up to the sound engineer.

Steinar

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Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 21 Dec 2005 7:35 am

So some of you think that only 85 decibels and above causes damage? Well, I hate to tell you, but you're you're reading old data. More recent studies say...

<SMALL>“Repeated exposure to sounds above 75 decibels can cause hearing damage,” says UT Medical Group neurotologist Dr. Bruce MacDonald. “However, most of us don’t realize that many of the sounds we’re exposed to every day are loud enough to injure our hearing." </SMALL>

Steve Gorman · Post by **Steve Gorman** » 21 Dec 2005 9:05 am

I'm late to this subject, but its one near to my heart... I hate playing thru the sound system only, without my own amp. I've been in situations where it is truly a control issue, understandable that the sound man needs control over the overall sound, but in every instance, my on stage sound was crap, if I could hear it at all, and the band basically winds up working for the sound man. IMO it needs to be the other way around - the band does their thing and the soundman's job is to take the feed and mix it for the house. Someone else mentioned that the drummer controls the onstage volume and that is so true. An insensitive drummer can ruin a band quick, because he is often the only true acoustic instrument up there and his volume influences everyone else.