stereo rig, yes no poll

st.bede · 10-12-2009, 01:46 PM

I used a stereo rig for a while but it was too much hassle for me and I thought that what I got from it was cool but not able to translate well in live situattion...your thoughts

StrangerNY · 10-12-2009, 01:47 PM

I used one for a while, too. It just became too much gear to lug around once my band started carrying our own sound system.

- D

axepilot · 10-12-2009, 02:55 PM

I run a Mesa 4x12 in stereo with a rack rig live. It sounds great. Most of the bars I play are small, so my stage sound carries along with the mic'ed FOH.

Hamtone · 10-12-2009, 03:07 PM

I currently do not have a stereo set up but, I love playing with 2 or 3 amps in tandem and splitting dirty and clean signals

itchybro · 10-12-2009, 05:29 PM

Small room I take 2 small amps and place them as far apart as cords (power/guitar) will allow.

Playing through a PA. One amp.

Deftone · 10-12-2009, 08:16 PM

I used a GK 250ML for years that was stereo and I really liked it. I plan on setting up a stereo rig with a couple of my current amps.

huw · 10-13-2009, 05:52 AM

Depends how you define it...

A "single" sound in Stereo (if you see what I mean) - as in left & right, stereo chorus, ping pong delay etc - gets lost very easily live. I used to do this but I gave up on it as too much hassle for too little reward.

Two amps for blending - whether that's wet/dry fx, or clean/dirty - works really well & can make finding the sound really easy.

YMMV

gadafi · 10-13-2009, 06:29 AM

Great for home or studio use with a stereo chorus and/or delay but I couldn't be stuffed lugging an extra amp around if I was gigging.

hillbilly · 10-13-2009, 11:04 AM

I don't think I've ever played a club with a PA in stereo, so what's the point?

When I use 2 amps, I go clean/dirty...

RichCI · 10-13-2009, 01:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by st.bede

I used a stereo rig for a while but it was too much hassle for me and I thought that what I got from it was cool but not able to translate well in live situattion...your thoughts

My thoughts exactly. It sounded great for my own amusement but too much hassle.

frankfalbo · 10-13-2009, 06:25 PM

I voted yes because as others have mentioned, often times "stereo" for me is really two different sounds or cab tones blending in the air. My old huge rig (which is now retired to beign a "studio" rig) was tri-amped. I could produce 3 independent sound sources, each tailored to whatever frequency response curve I wanted out of each cabinet. I ran it with 15's, 12's, and 10's, and the volume would favor one or more cabinet depending on what I was going for.

I use stereo effects too though, because the phasey, swooshiness of two speakers playing off of eachother with chorus or leslie does still translate. But creating a "stereo image" like you do in the studio definitely does not translate.

st.bede · 10-17-2009, 01:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by huw

Depends how you define it...

Two amps for blending - whether that's wet/dry fx, or clean/dirty - works really well & can make finding the sound really easy.

YMMV

that is not stereo but cool...too much work for me to move around

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StrangerNY Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: New York Posts: 5,074 Thanks: 16 Thanked 156 Times in 41 Posts	Re: stereo rig, yes no poll I used one for a while, too. It just became too much gear to lug around once my band started carrying our own sound system. - D __________________ Bands, Present & Past: Nurse Diesel \| Diesel On MySpace \| Big Sky \| 20FTWide \| Solo Work \| Chronicles: The Clapton Project "I learned a long time ago that one note can go a long way if it's the right one, and it will probably whip the guy with 20 notes." - Les Paul "You were old the first time I signed you." - unnamed A&R guy to StrangerNY, 2000

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itchybro Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Knoxville Posts: 147 Thanks: 0 Thanked 7 Times in 5 Posts	Re: stereo rig, yes no poll Small room I take 2 small amps and place them as far apart as cords (power/guitar) will allow. Playing through a PA. One amp. __________________ _________________ "The Japanese motorcycle companies want to make an easy car. I want to make a difficult bicycle" Fabio Taglioni SOUPKAST

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Deftone Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Rocklin, CA Posts: 2,733 Thanks: 185 Thanked 36 Times in 13 Posts	Re: stereo rig, yes no poll I used a GK 250ML for years that was stereo and I really liked it. I plan on setting up a stereo rig with a couple of my current amps. __________________ -Mark '87 LP Custom Lite: Black '88 LP Custom Lite: Cherryburst '89 LP Studio Lite: Black W/ factory Floyd trem '02 SG Special Faded Krank Rev. jr. mini stack + Celestion V30 & G12H Marshall Lead 12 5w hand wired tube mini stack Phaez 18w Dasiycutter + efx loop + Avatar vert. 2X12 w/Eminence 100w

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huw Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: On the edge of the Peak District, UK Posts: 348 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: stereo rig, yes no poll Depends how you define it... A "single" sound in Stereo (if you see what I mean) - as in left & right, stereo chorus, ping pong delay etc - gets lost very easily live. I used to do this but I gave up on it as too much hassle for too little reward. Two amps for blending - whether that's wet/dry fx, or clean/dirty - works really well & can make finding the sound really easy. YMMV __________________ Real amps have FENDER written on them...

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gadafi Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Down Unda Posts: 407 Thanks: 0 Thanked 8 Times in 6 Posts	Re: stereo rig, yes no poll Great for home or studio use with a stereo chorus and/or delay but I couldn't be stuffed lugging an extra amp around if I was gigging.

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hillbilly V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 865 Thanks: 0 Thanked 49 Times in 10 Posts	Re: stereo rig, yes no poll I don't think I've ever played a club with a PA in stereo, so what's the point? When I use 2 amps, I go clean/dirty... __________________ Democracy is 2 wolves and a lamb voting for what to eat for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb disputing that vote.---Benjamin Franklin >>> RS GUITARWORKS <<< Southern Electric

10-13-2009, 06:25 PM	#11 (permalink)
frankfalbo Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 70 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: stereo rig, yes no poll I voted yes because as others have mentioned, often times "stereo" for me is really two different sounds or cab tones blending in the air. My old huge rig (which is now retired to beign a "studio" rig) was tri-amped. I could produce 3 independent sound sources, each tailored to whatever frequency response curve I wanted out of each cabinet. I ran it with 15's, 12's, and 10's, and the volume would favor one or more cabinet depending on what I was going for. I use stereo effects too though, because the phasey, swooshiness of two speakers playing off of eachother with chorus or leslie does still translate. But creating a "stereo image" like you do in the studio definitely does not translate.

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