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Post subject: Church won't let me play at audible level
Posted: Tue Dec 24, 2013 11:16 am
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This is so frustrating. Basically, at church, I cannot play at levels where I can clearly hear myself, because then it'll be "too loud". Why does it have to be "too loud"? Why can't it just be "loud"? >_<

I max out my treble and mids on both my Blues Junior III and my EQ pedal, and I keep the amp volume at 6, master at around 2. I just cannot hear myself! And when I start to protest, my band members will go like "you have to work with us" or "this isn't about you." Gah!


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Post subject: Re: Church won't let me play at audible level
Posted: Tue Dec 24, 2013 11:22 am
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This is so frustrating. Basically, at church, I cannot play at levels where I can clearly hear myself, because then it'll be "too loud". Why does it have to be "too loud"? Why can't it just be "loud"? >_<

I max out my treble and mids on both my Blues Junior III and my EQ pedal, and I keep the amp volume at 6, master at around 2. I just cannot hear myself! And when I start to protest, my band members will go like "you have to work with us" or "this isn't about you." Gah!


And to be fair to them they are correct, it's about being in a band not standing there and showcasing your playing.

Think about what it would mean to clearly hear yourself above everyone else, thats a very strong level of volume to be able to do that. You find it so often that a band member thinks they are too quiet when in reality they are probably about right.


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Post subject: Re: Church won't let me play at audible level
Posted: Tue Dec 24, 2013 11:27 am
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I recommend finding a spot to set up a small hand held recorder in the rear of the church and see what it sounds like. I record most of my onstage appearances and I have to admit that quite a few times that I wasn't happy with my tone or volume and I felt like I was lost in the mix, my recording showed I was being heard. Maybe not up front and center, but being heard none the less. On the other hand, it might be proof for your bandmates that the mix needs tweaking.

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Post subject: Re: Church won't let me play at audible level
Posted: Tue Dec 24, 2013 11:35 am
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Well you could always get an in ear monitor system put that into the AUX send and walla :wink: you can now hear yourself, or a small personal powered monitor like an Anchor or Caliphone place on a mic stand facing you. If your are not using a mixing console take a mic in front of your amp connected to the powered monitor now you can hear your self
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Post subject: Re: Church won't let me play at audible level
Posted: Tue Dec 24, 2013 12:14 pm
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You will just have to stand close enough to your amp that you can hear it. If that means that you are not up front, then so be it.

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Posted: Tue Dec 24, 2013 12:20 pm
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Jesus wouldn't play through an amp, on a guitar, and certainly not with a band.

Those things didn't exist back then.

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Post subject: Re: Church won't let me play at audible level
Posted: Tue Dec 24, 2013 12:44 pm
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Play in a bar. Problem solved.

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Post subject: Re: Church won't let me play at audible level
Posted: Tue Dec 24, 2013 1:21 pm
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Play in a bar. Problem solved.

And it'll be largely the same audience.

Anyhow, I'd think that in a church setting, they want someone playing rhythm guitar, not solo guitar.
Any "loud" would be "too loud".


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Posted: Tue Dec 24, 2013 1:44 pm
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Dude... let them know that the "J.C. & the Crew" Dig the guitar volume at 11... And they do... So Be It!
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Posted: Tue Dec 24, 2013 1:45 pm
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Posted: Tue Dec 24, 2013 2:05 pm
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Posted: Tue Dec 24, 2013 2:10 pm
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I guess church policy is for guitar players to be seen and not heard, :shock: or there is some "guitar players curse" going around. :lol:

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Posted: Tue Dec 24, 2013 3:26 pm
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And The Lord sayeth " let there be dimmer switches"
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Posted: Tue Dec 24, 2013 3:43 pm
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I'd go with ear monitor.

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Posted: Tue Dec 24, 2013 5:41 pm
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ripitup555 wrote:
And The Lord sayeth " let there be dimmer switches"
Amen


And so it was. :?

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