Stage Placement

Questions and Answers

From champio--(at)--offey.com Sun Dec 8 12:57:19 CST 1996
From: "David Papineau"
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: Re: Amp Placement on Stage
Date: 8 Dec 1996 05:47:29 GMT

I would go with #1 unless your guitarist is very restrained.
98% of the time the end result is like the one you just saw, "sounded like
shit"

Another trick is to have like instruments on opposite sides.

Example: Stage Left - Bass and Lead Guitar / Stage Right - Rhythm Guitar.
This keeps the stage from getting too muddy. Rhytm Guitar and Bass often
times are playing the same thing or something similar. If a guitarist
can't distinguish what he is playing, he turns up. It is a proven fact.
Then the Bass turns up, then guitar, then Bass and so on and so on.

Having a Lead and Bass together helps alot.

I have even tried turning the amp slightly back to the stage instead of
straight across. You can effectively "wash" the back of the stage including
the drummer with very little volume. The sound is going away from the
audience and improves the overall mix greatly.

Just a couple of things I've learned over the last 12 years playing in
bars. I'm sure there are other tips out there. I would love to hear them
also.
Dave




.
>
> 1. Face the amps sideways (from the side of the stage pointed towards
> you in the middle) This being so the musicians can hear themselves,
> yet not effect the house PA mix out to the audience.
>
> 2. Point the amps out into the audience and re-enforce the PA with
> your amp.
>

>
> Any opinoins on what works better?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Doug
>
>

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