Members alcohol Posted March 29, 2007 Members Share Posted March 29, 2007 Here's the problem. I play in a small club with a Marshall 50 DSL and 1/2 stack. The amp is not going through the PA system. Small PA for vocals only. I'm told I should be louder, but when I put up the volume the guitar is feeding back when I don't want it to. Would another cab help? Or do I need to go through the PA? I'd rather have the necessary sound come from my amp because this is a small club. (70 people) The guitar is a 67 SG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EdgeOfDarkness Posted March 29, 2007 Members Share Posted March 29, 2007 Ever try a noise gate or a suppressor ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Megadeth Man Posted March 29, 2007 Members Share Posted March 29, 2007 Have you tried turning down the gain? I could slay 70 people with a DSL50 half stack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Voodoo Amps Posted March 29, 2007 Members Share Posted March 29, 2007 Try lowering the pickups in the guitar a bit, amoung other things having the pickups too close to the strings results in unwanted feedback. Give it a try and see where it takes you. Hope it helps Trace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members alcohol Posted March 29, 2007 Author Members Share Posted March 29, 2007 It depends on the club. For some reason the stage of this club eats volume and I got a really loud drummer to dominate. If I turn down the preamp gain I don't overdrive the power amp and lose that sweet amp distortion. Actually I'm looking for someone who has experience with both a half and full stack to answer this question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members alcohol Posted March 29, 2007 Author Members Share Posted March 29, 2007 Try lowering the pickups in the guitar a bit, amoung other things having the pickups too close to the strings results in unwanted feedback. Give it a try and see where it takes you. Hope it helpsTrace This might be the answer. thanks Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members paulmapp8306 Posted March 29, 2007 Members Share Posted March 29, 2007 You overdrive the power stage from the master volume not the pre-amp. seriously - turn down the gain which will get rid of the feedback, turn up the masters which will give you more volume and more power amp drive - hence fatter tone!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GCDEF Posted March 29, 2007 Members Share Posted March 29, 2007 Put the guitar in the PA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cougar Hunter Posted March 29, 2007 Members Share Posted March 29, 2007 some individual guitars are more prone to feedback. your pickups might be squealie. try a different guitar or pickups first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DoubleBarrel Posted March 29, 2007 Members Share Posted March 29, 2007 the pre-amp. seriously - turn down the gain which will get rid of the feedback, turn up the masters which will give you more volume and more power amp drive - hence fatter tone!!!Here's the basic rule of thumb when playing liveAs your master volume goes up, your gain and presence should be turned down. The louder you play the less preamp gain, and presence you need. The decimator is a good idea as well. You absolutely do not need anothre 4 x 12, you just need to adjust your gain & presence, and maybe your pickup height.You should have no problem driving people out of that room with a 50 watt marshall and a 4 x 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members alcohol Posted March 29, 2007 Author Members Share Posted March 29, 2007 Thanks, lots of good advice to try here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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