Members dramaticrunner Posted July 23, 2010 Members Share Posted July 23, 2010 i usually practice with my full rig, and my only amp at the moment is a rockerverb 50, just turn the master and gain on the dirty channel to 9 oclock, and it's super quiet. use the pedalboard for everything else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wiklund87 Posted July 23, 2010 Members Share Posted July 23, 2010 I practice in front of the mirror without the guitar.... ..and I bet it will pay off because I'm going to be a rockstar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mr benn Posted July 23, 2010 Members Share Posted July 23, 2010 I live in an apartment with a newborn above me,and a 1 year old next door to them too,so I play at about conversational level,about 4 on my little Gretsch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members manchester Posted July 23, 2010 Members Share Posted July 23, 2010 typically just acoustic, so not very loud. when i practice electric though its still pretty low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gae86 Posted July 23, 2010 Members Share Posted July 23, 2010 I live in a flat so I'm surrounded by other people and can't play really loud. Anyway I usually keep the volume of my DRRI between 3 and 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members oryan Posted July 23, 2010 Members Share Posted July 23, 2010 I practice either through a Blackstar HT-5 or Toneport ux2 if I want effects and what not. We could definitely have a conversation while I'm practicing, but I'd probably get pissed because you're distracting me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cratz2 Posted July 23, 2010 Members Share Posted July 23, 2010 I'd say somewhere between 'Raised Voices' and 'Dude'. I could hear you saying something in a slightly raised voice, but I doubt I could understand what you were saying for the most part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RoboPimp Posted July 23, 2010 Members Share Posted July 23, 2010 I've always loved loud music, even before I played guitar, no reason to stop now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mueller Posted July 23, 2010 Members Share Posted July 23, 2010 Raised voices. But somewhere between that and conversational level. When I'm at my apartment at school it's quieter, now I'm at home so I can play at raised levels. If I need to be quieter, I just play acoustic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fatso Forgottso Posted July 23, 2010 Members Share Posted July 23, 2010 Either unplugged or full volume. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 's mel gibson Posted July 23, 2010 Members Share Posted July 23, 2010 I didn't vote because I have more than one answer. By myself it's unplugged or quietly with fx. And/or with cans. With a drummer it's louder to match up with him and the bass player. If I'm too loud, it's their fault. At a sound check level, the room determines the limits. Beyond that, it's the stage volume being a nice balanced level where all the musicians can hear whats going on. I have a tendency to be too loud. I prefer a 3 piece band but the drummer and bassist have to be good. I would rather have keyboards than a second guitarist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members companyman Posted July 23, 2010 Members Share Posted July 23, 2010 I stand about 6' off of the amp and set the volume as low as I can and have it audible from there....new apartment building and all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JerEvil Posted July 23, 2010 Members Share Posted July 23, 2010 I do my damnedest to always practice through my amp. I keep it at a respectable level unless it's daytime and no one is home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members One Man Banned Posted July 23, 2010 Members Share Posted July 23, 2010 I'm talking about when you're practicing alone, at home. Not when you're practicing with your band - that's technically not practice, it's rehearsal. I'm trying to determine how loud you typically play when messing around / practicing / noodling / etc. at home. I'm also interested in the type of rig you use for those "practice" sessions, so please describe that in a post... Since most of you probably don't have a SPL meter and can't do accurate measurements, I'm going to use the human voice as a "reference". So when I say "whisper level" or "conversational level", I'm equating your volume level to the level of human speech. If one of the poll options is somewhat close, please use that one. If it's not, please post and tell us about it. Depends...if I'm practicing to improve my chops, I usually practice within the limitations of the place I'm practicing (do I have to deal with neighbors, a wife reading in the next room, etc.?), but if I'm practicing to get a part down and tone is a factor, I practice it as close as loud as I need to be to get the tone I'm looking for...which is usually just a little quieter than rehearsal volume. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Slaymoar Posted July 23, 2010 Members Share Posted July 23, 2010 Has to have a little bit of balls: Raised volumes, but not cranked. -D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members caveman Posted July 23, 2010 Members Share Posted July 23, 2010 During the course of the day: unplugged, cans, whisper, conversational and raised voices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ryan Turner Posted July 23, 2010 Members Share Posted July 23, 2010 I'm about raised voice level at home and I live in an apartment. No complaints from the neighbors, so I guess all is good. Of course, this is through my Line 6 UX-2 through a set of studio monitors. A full amp would probably have more resonance to transfer through the floor. Now, at the band rehearsal room when I'm practicing by myself, I'm at LOOUUDD, full band volume. What the point of a loud half-stack if you can't get it up to real volume levels:cop: It's like having a Ferrari and only putting around the parking lot:lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr. Sarum Posted July 23, 2010 Members Share Posted July 23, 2010 Depends on where I am. Like at my old place I couldn't have the volume up to loud cause of the neighbors. Where am at now is full of retiree's who've yet to make any complaints to me at all.Practice volumes: Mark IV:3-4, Hiwatt:10:00 o'clock or maybe a smidgen above that.Playing in a band context: MKIV: 8-9, Hiwatt 2:00-3:00.Earplugs sure do help a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GCDEF Posted July 23, 2010 Members Share Posted July 23, 2010 I'm unplugged when I'm learning songs. Occasionally I'll let it rip just for fun, but most of the time it's just an unplugged Strat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members intern Posted July 23, 2010 Members Share Posted July 23, 2010 Depends what im doing. If im practicing theory, or learninga certain song, ill just play unplugged. Other times i plug into a 15w ss amp and play at a little over conversational levels. Sometimes i just feel like plugging everything in and playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Offthiscentury Posted July 23, 2010 Members Share Posted July 23, 2010 i might practice a little quieter than i write...you gotta have it loud enough to inspire when writing. word! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members duderanimous Posted July 23, 2010 Members Share Posted July 23, 2010 I am the master of my domain (Gawd, I hope my wife doesn't see this ) so when I wanna play, I play loud! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TravvyBear Posted July 23, 2010 Members Share Posted July 23, 2010 I use an acoustic guitar mostly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ashasha Posted July 23, 2010 Members Share Posted July 23, 2010 Cans at very high levels. Yes, I am an idiot. Surprisingly I have extremely good hearing still; we do a frequency sweep every few months at work and I can still hear anywhere from 18kHz to about 19.5kHz depending on my sinus' that day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jisatsu Posted July 24, 2010 Members Share Posted July 24, 2010 I usually play with my 15 watt blackheart cranked pushed by a fuzz or distortion box. If I play my 50 watters I keep the volume at noon or higher for the toanz. My 5150 was never played with the master below 5 on either channel. So yeah I can't hear much of anything till I'm done. Only time I'm quiet is at night with my ac4 and living alone in a house, it's not particularly quiet. I practice how I want to sound in a band context, even though I haven't been in a band since 2003 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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