I’ve been preaching that sermon for years.
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It's a great thing when all instruments can be mic'd and you can have a soundman. It's a luxury we seldom are privileged to experience.
I do not like small amps, but I personally find them necessary for ease of transport. My affinity for the Marshall DSL40C is largely based on its tone, but it also fits in the trunk of my Mustang.
On many stages, it's difficult to even have room for a floor monitor and that's almost always a stage volume venue, and some of the smallest stages can be found in venues with large club areas.
There are places on the stage where I can see Todd playing the solo, but I cannot hear him at all. Take a few steps in any direction, and I can no longer hear my own amplifier.
Standing right next to my DSL40C with volume at 1pm, you can - barely - hear the amp, as if you are turned way down. At the edge of the stage, it gets a bit louder, but here I can no longer hear Todd's solos.
Plug in my 100' cable and walk off the stage and out into the club area, and suddenly, you hear this beautiful mix of everything. But up on stage, you are struggling to hear yourself.
Some clubs, like Malone's in Santa Ana have two stages in close proximity, which creates all manner of acoustical anomalies.
