How many amps do you take on stage?

[64Firebird]

I've always used just one, but I was reading something that said that your clean sound and your dirty sound should come from different speakers. Any thoughts?

 

[foreverain4]

I TAKE 32 DIFFERENT AMPS ALL IN ONE LITTLE RED KIDNEY BEAN SHAPED BOX!!

 

[64Firebird]

But do you really use all of 'em?

 

[Rocknwolf]

lol

for, do you plug it directly to the board and listen to yourself only with monitors or do you run it through a cab and then mike it or do both or what?

 

[foreverain4]

actually, i only use about 3 of the amps at any given time. i usually run direct into the pa. this, i have found, is the best scenario for this unit. i then run out of the parallel 1/4" jack of my direct box to a roland kc100 keyboard amp. this way, i dont have a colored sound. this unit (pod xt) sounds increadable this way. i would say it 99% of what the real amps are. minus a bit of the feel. sorry to change the topic of this thread.




now back to our regularly scheduled program!!!


lynn

 

[LocusLarsen]

I got my Bj and I want a Delux Reverb to put on the other side of the stage. In the middle I want something like a low watt Mashall to leave on a low volume clean, then kick in when I need it. Thats not just fantasy, I am acually going to do that.

 

[tomhampton]

I take two, but not for the reasons that Firebird mentioned - I have one that's my workhorse (a Lab series L7 with 4 10"s) that does pretty much anything I ask it to, and a Princeton Reverb that I use for a TalkBox amp (which serves as a little extra brightness when I'm not using the TalkBox). I play in a classic rock cover band with this setup, and I've found that this amp does pretty much anything I ask it to in that setup...I find that I get a lot more tonal variety by switching guitars, moreso than multiple amps....and then I get guff for takin' longer than the drummer to set up.

 

[monstermaker]

I take two (Polytone MiniBrute II's) in case one blows up. Use a POD too. I can carry it all in one trip to my truck which is kinda nice.

 

[lesterpaul]

i use to

when i had my marshall valvestate 100 halfstack i used a marshall lead 30 i had it run off th second jack of my chorus pedal it made a great sound and my distorted tones were th best i ever had plus it was kinda like a personal monitor .....got rid of both and now have a peavey classic 50 which i love but have been thinking about a two amp setup again lately

 

[jimistone]

1 amp is all i've ever used.

my setup is a '66 straocaster into a boss blues driver into a hot rod deville amp

i DO take 3 guitars to the gig though...my main strat...a mex strat tuned to E for slide...and a gibson SG for the stuff that calls for humbuckers

 

[eyeslikefire]

Two..
My Line6 Flextone and I keep a Carvin Valvemaster on the curb
just in case. You nevvvver know.

 

[Lopp]

I don't know about clean and dirty coming from different speakers. That sounds like something you can test at home.

I do know my dirty and clean settings are adjusted for use in a specific speaker. If I changed the speaker for each channel, I would have to adjust the settings accordingly.


Regarding two amps, I almost always bring a backup. Since I usually play live with a PSA-1, I usually bring a SansAmp GT2 to plug in direct in case the PSA-1 poops.


I also remember when I used to use a 5150 live. The clean tone wasn't great and I had a 25W Bravo combo which had distortion I loved. Thus, I would set up the 5150 on a stack with the Bravo hidden behind it. I would plug the Bravo into the stack instead of the 5150. Cool look and a cool tone.

 

[sheppard]

i use two.a hot rod deville and a twin reverb.