Re: [Harp-L] Playing with groups...

[Rick Davis <bluesharpamps@xxxxxxxxx>]

What kind of amp/mic were you using?  What kind of music was the band
playing?

They were using a Fender Super Reverb as a PA for vocals, and it was behind
you?  Sounds like a mess to me....




On Sat, Jul 11, 2009 at 1:18 PM, <jflash541@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> ???? Here in the last six months or so I've been invited out to play with a
> couple of different groups.? This was great for me.? It meant that I'd have
> a chance with people who were more of a group than the usual thrown together
> thing at jams...and these people were really good.? Each time I'd show up I
> had them tell me where they wanted me to set up and made it clear that if I
> did anything that wasn't right, too loud - too soft, played too much, etc.
> to let me know then and I'd fix it then or if I wasn't up to par, I could
> leave.? My position was that I was just sitting in, not getting paid, and
> just happy to be there.? I recently played with a group at a local bar.?
> There wasn't much room and I had to stand right next to a super reverb that
> was being used for a p.a. with my amp behind me.? I had a hard time hearing
> where I was in the mix volume-wise and turned my amp up.? It was hard to
> hear over that reverb amp.? At the break I walked outside and was angrily
> informed that!
>  I was too loud, playing too much, etc.? I felt like an ass and was amazed
> that they didn't say anything before then or make a clear signal.? They just
> stewed through the first set.? It's like someone starts punching you in your
> head...do you wait for them to get tired of punching you before you tell
> them to stop or punch them back?? Probably not.? Any tips on hearing
> yourself better in the mix and getting people you play with to convey how
> they want you to play beforehand?.... I don't have esp. ?? I want to learn
> to be better but would rather not play through a whole damned set then get
> bitched at in front of customers on a sidewalk... I'm too old for that.? I
> doubt they'll have me out again and I'm fine with that.? Open jams tend to
> be a slugfest of volume with the guitarists...
>
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