From simon@alphabeck.co.uk Sat Apr 14 12:42:57 2012
Subject:Re: FOH engineer

For small venues I usually have my amp beside and slightly behind me, facing the audience, tipped back against the wall for extra projection, and usually angled slightly towards me. I stand up to play, and I like to hear some of the highs from the combo's tweeter. When I DI to the PA, I have the amp beside me, facing across the stage, so that only the drummer and I get the full blast. And of course I can turn down the volume a bit too... ;-)

I play with The Skanx, a 9-piece ska/reggae/funk band with a full horn section, so I really need to hear what I'm playing! www.theskanxband.co.uk, and also check out some of our videos on YouTube.

Here is my amp. It's loud, clean, portable and really a bit of a bargain at £120... http://www.thomann.de/gb/the_tamp_pa4080kb.htm

Simon "Butterfingers" Beck
London, UK

> My question is where do you place the amp in the small venues relative to where you are playing? Sometimes to keep up with the rest of the band I need to really crank it but when it is right behind me it is too loud and it distracts me when I feel like my ears are getting blown out!

Bob

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