Sometimes we play those ultra quiet stage volume gigs, where every little bit matters and the drummer is playing like he's hitting fine china for cymbals.
I had my SF Vibrolux out tonight at one of these gigs. It was in a large barn, very live and reflective. We had all stage volume pretty low and our amps were barely putting out volume. I tend to hate this tone, because it sounds really compressed and too smooth and not dynamic at all. I'm sure you all know what I mean. We always mic up regardless if it's in the mains or not. We have to do that for our in ear mix. We had a really good sound out front and made up for the crappy room with our mix.
I find that I have to get my volume up to at least 3 or 4 before the speakers wake up and breathe. I'm not talking about getting the tubes into natural overdrive, that's more into like 6-8 on the dial. So I'm not really looking for CRUNCH or gain, just that open sound that comes from pushing a speaker to regular volume.
I'm wondering if a Princeton would get me what I need or if it's still too loud. I don't really need the size and volume of the Vibrolux since I have other bigger amps for bigger gigs.
What is out there that will get to it's sweet spot and open up the speaker without being too loud? I really want to avoid a modeller or POD or anything like that. In my mind, you can't beat the feel and feedback from playing through an amp.
Thanks!
I had my SF Vibrolux out tonight at one of these gigs. It was in a large barn, very live and reflective. We had all stage volume pretty low and our amps were barely putting out volume. I tend to hate this tone, because it sounds really compressed and too smooth and not dynamic at all. I'm sure you all know what I mean. We always mic up regardless if it's in the mains or not. We have to do that for our in ear mix. We had a really good sound out front and made up for the crappy room with our mix.
I find that I have to get my volume up to at least 3 or 4 before the speakers wake up and breathe. I'm not talking about getting the tubes into natural overdrive, that's more into like 6-8 on the dial. So I'm not really looking for CRUNCH or gain, just that open sound that comes from pushing a speaker to regular volume.
I'm wondering if a Princeton would get me what I need or if it's still too loud. I don't really need the size and volume of the Vibrolux since I have other bigger amps for bigger gigs.
What is out there that will get to it's sweet spot and open up the speaker without being too loud? I really want to avoid a modeller or POD or anything like that. In my mind, you can't beat the feel and feedback from playing through an amp.
Thanks!
