Equalizers

[guit30]

Anyone use an equalizer with their live rig, I'm thinking about getting one. Want to get a more balanced sound when plugged in. We practiced with our worship team tonight, I hurt my neck lifting a pt. at work, so I haven't been able to play my new guitar in about ten days, just sang tonight. Our leader's D-35 really sounds good with whatever piezo setup he has and a LR Baggs. I get to use a LR Baggs too, when I play, but in such a big auditorium, the soundman's EQ seems to neutalize it.

Jim

[Rickkkk]

Hi Jim - The only EQ I've ever used live was when I borrowed a buddy's Takamine - it had a little on-board equalizer. I didn't find it particularly useful since I didn't have the time to fool around with it while performing. Also, depending on your setup, what the player hears through the stage monitors is not necessarily what the audience hears through the mains. That's why it's important that your sound guy and you agree on things and check it out before the gig.

 

Good luck and Cheers !

[guit30]

Unfortunately, the sound guy isn't that good, plus he can be cantankerous, I think from the monitor mix, you can get a good idea of how each guitar sounds, I want to get a better tone for ryhthm guitar that is different than his, he can't keep tempo real well, but has a dynamite sounding Martin, on a small pa, my guitar sounds better for some reason

Jim

[pipedwho]

The best way to set an EQ is to pre-record some playing that is indicative of what you want to do at that venue. Play it back on a loop, go out into the audience area and listen, then go back and tweak the eq - step, repeat, rinse. Oh, and make sure your recording/playback insert loop has a flat frequency repsonse.

 

Once you've done that, all the sound engineer has to worry about is the volume. And that really needs to be set with the guitar plugged in, not the recording.

 

BTW, if you have a multitrack recorder, this technique also works for setting up the relative mix volumes too.

[min7b5]

I've found the MXR six and ten band eq pedals work great wih acoustic guitar pickups.

[guit30]

Eric,

Thanks,

i was considering what kind of EQ to get and was considering the MXR eqs

Thanks

Jim