For those who use a fender showman that’s not miked up for bars and such type gigs where do you put your volume knob? What is your sweet spot?
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Joined: Dec 06, 2008 Posts: 96 Denver |
For those who use a fender showman that’s not miked up for bars and such type gigs where do you put your volume knob? What is your sweet spot? |
Joined: Dec 06, 2008 Posts: 96 Denver |
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Joined: Apr 13, 2018 Posts: 1340 New Orleans |
I’m so frustrated, I got that beaty of a ‘64 Showman and for the past three weeks there’s been no band practice! So I have stil not heard it in a room with a full band. But wheb I do, I’ll possibly post here. More likely, I’ll forget. SIA! —Daniel Deathtide Last edited: Nov 16, 2018 19:21:21 |
Joined: Feb 15, 2007 Posts: 2813 Fredericksburg, Virginia |
In my opinion, a Showman is too much power for a gig in a bar. Unless you have an attenuator, you're not going to be able to get to that sweet spot without driving patrons out of the bar. To me, my Showman amps always sounded best between 3.5 and 7, but every amp is different. I've unfortunately sold all of my Showman amps, so I can't test it out for you, so I'm going by memory. These amps are best for outdoor shows and bigger venues, but bars will want to mic the amp to put it through monitors and it's just too much power to do so. —Matt "tha Kat" Lentz |
Joined: Jan 02, 2009 Posts: 1299 The original Plymouth, UK. |
I've only used a Showman at larger outdoor gigs. In general we play at the same volume as we do in rehearsals, it's a balanced sound on stage then it's the sound guys job to project that forwards. You get some idiot sound guys though - one guy in Exeter told me to turn my amp down and down, then proceeded to blast my ears with it out of the holdback monitors. Did my head in completely. A couple of tips are to turn it sideways so it's not pointed directly at the audience, or at the ceiling. My favourite amp is my Showman which is just a beauty to play, but I don't think I've even switched it on in the last year. My 50W MusicMan gets most of the work! — |
Joined: Apr 24, 2011 Posts: 1087 Surf City, NC |
Matt22 wrote:
What Matt said. — |