[Harp-L] Festival rigs...

[Mike Fugazzi <mfugazzi67@xxxxxxxxx>]

When you guys are playing outdoors, what kind of rig to you bring?  
   
  Think outside with a good pa and a full band.  We're a five piece.  Last week I used a Double Trouble in a big tent on a big stage.  FOH sounded great on our recording.  On stage it was just enough when aimed at me.  I usually try to avoid harp in the monitors since I then have better control of feeback.
   
  I am starting to think that smaller amps are totally the way to go.  True that onstage they may not sound as huge, but you can mic a small amp into sounding even better.  If the sound guy has to take your big amp out of the mix because it is loud, then you'll sound smaller then a mic'ed Champ.
   
  If I were to do it all over again (and know that I had a good PA on a regular basis) I would have worried about getting a small to midsize amp (like Harp Gear, Mini-Meat, Cruncher) as opposed to a 4x10.
   
  HOWEVER, that's only if I know I'll have a good PA.  If I were on the road at it was hit or miss, I'd rather have a large amp (or better yet, a couple of smaller amps in stereo).
   
  Thoughts???


Mike Fugazzi
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