Do you mostly play your guitar clean or dirty

[Inspector #20]

I really like IEMs. I like being able to dial in exactly what I want to hear from each instrument and vocal. Then it doesn't matter where I stand, I can always hear the mix. I can leave the stage entirely and go into the crowd and still hear everything just right.

I do notice some huge differences in sound replication with studio headsets. Some yield an almost true facsimile of your actual tone.

The Sennheiser HD-820's are - thus far - the best I've ever used...

 

[Jethro Rocker]

Not a reality for us. Our band has never needed or used a house PA. We bring our own. Our mix has enough channels for all instruments and vocals and enough channels for monitors for everyone. Three of us use IEMs, the drummer and bass player still use wedges. The mix is a digital system and we all have the app on our phones to adjust our own monitor mix. Interesting that a WiFi router is a standard piece in our gear!

So, we are able to be more or less consistent in how we sound from venue to venue as we aren't at the mercy of whatever the house may or may not have. To be honest, this sort of approach is pretty common around here. Most venues don't have their own PA and the bands provide their own.

Most venues here have house PA. In fact, all except halls and stuff. Clubs are all set up so easy peasy.
When we use our own stuff, everything is mic'd. At some smaller halls the drums are unnecessary except kick. So much bleed into vocal mics, it is a loud kit. Guitars as well. If stage R is so loud that it spreads to stage L in front, then vice versa holds true and people on sides cannot hear properly. We keep our stage volumes as low as reasonable given the venue.
We have 3 subs, most places we use 2 rated at 2000w peak each. The big 18 for large halls is 2400 w.
Our tops are Yorkville 12" rated at like 1400w continuous with DSP. Then the little monitors which are killer. 650 watts peak. Still have the feedback controllers but now with digital board do not need the graphic eqs.
We have our own lights and are adding some more LED.
Sure love the new SQ Allen and Heath board....

With the old bigger wedges..

With the small new wedges.

Centre sub and vocal speaker.

 

[iblive]

Most venues here have house PA. In fact, all except halls and stuff. Clubs are all set up so easy peasy.
When we use our own stuff, everything is mic'd. At some smaller halls the drums are unnecessary except kick. So much bleed into vocal mics, it is a loud kit. Guitars as well. If stage R is so loud that it spreads to stage L in front, then vice versa holds true and people on sides cannot hear properly. We keep our stage volumes as low as reasonable given the venue.
We have 3 subs, most places we use 2 rated at 2000w peak each. The big 18 for large halls is 2400 w.
Our tops are Yorkville 12" rated at like 1400w continuous with DSP. Then the little monitors which are killer. 650 watts peak. Still have the feedback controllers but now with digital board do not need the graphic eqs.
We have our own lights and are adding some more LED.
Sure love the new SQ Allen and Heath board....

With the old bigger wedges..

With the small new wedges.

Centre sub and vocal speaker.

I’ve mentioned here before, while I was on worship band, we finally got in ear monitors for the band. Kept a couple wedge monitors for the singers. No one fully grasped the idea of turning anyone down to fix the stage mix. It got to the point we could have turned off the mains and the congregation could still hear the music via the monitors. It sometimes was actually hurt your ears loud on stage.

Not that I have a problem with my music loud. It’s just not the goal to do Deep Purple loud music when leading worship songs.

 

[Jethro Rocker]

I’ve mentioned here before, while I was on worship band, we finally got in ear monitors for the band. Kept a couple wedge monitors for the singers. No one fully grasped the idea of turning anyone down to fix the stage mix. It got to the point we could have turned off the mains and the congregation could still hear the music via the monitors. It sometimes was actually hurt your ears loud on stage.

Not that I have a problem with my music loud. It’s just not the goal to do Deep Purple loud music when leading worship songs.

Nothing worse thatn volume wars. Some common sense helps! Turn someone down instead of everyone up!

 

[SG John]

All the clubs I play at have house PAs and house sound man. You can bring your own guy if you want. You'll definitely want at least one person listening to tell you how to adjust your sound. Sharing the bill with two or three other bands is what you do when playing original music. Some nights are awesome, some not. Stage volume is based on the drum set. If you're an opener, you'll get the vocals, bass, and kick drum in the PA. Sometimes snare and overhead. Unless it's a bigger venue, then the whole backline might get mic'd. Speaking of backlines, I've also played clubs that supply house drums and amps so there is no wasted time between bands. You bring instruments, pedals, snare, cymbals, and keys if you have a keyboard player.

 

[Jethro Rocker]

All the clubs I play at have house PAs and house sound man. You can bring your own guy if you want. You'll definitely want at least one person listening to tell you how to adjust your sound. Sharing the bill with two or three other bands is what you do when playing original music. Some nights are awesome, some not. Stage volume is based on the drum set. If you're an opener, you'll get the vocals, bass, and kick drum in the PA. Sometimes snare an overhead. Unless it's a bigger venue, then the whole backline might get mic'd. Speaking of backlines, I've also played clubs that supply house drums and amps so there is no wasted time between bands. You bring instruments, pedals, snare, cymbals, and keys if you have a keyboard player.

Same here with original material and multiple bands.