Can I hook a mic that is micing my guitar to a mixer, then have a monitor hooked up to the mixer so the monitor has my guitar on it? Or does my band really need a PA system. I hope not, PA systems are expensive.
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nergal_S
St. Anger around my neck.
The P.A. system is mostly for vocals and drums.
You could hook your guitar up to the monitors, but the drummer and the singer need a P.A. system.
To be honest you could just play straight thru the amp and not hook it to anything
You could hook your guitar up to the monitors, but the drummer and the singer need a P.A. system.
To be honest you could just play straight thru the amp and not hook it to anything
Would a big old CHEAP amp work for vocals? I think my drummer got a PA system, but he is in Canada right now so I can't ask him.
The Wanderer
Watcher of the Storm
You're gonna want to shell out the money for a PA. even a small one. if you want your vocalist to know at all what he's doing, you're gonna need it.
I use a 120 watt guitar amp, only at 5 on the volume knob so I guess it is actually producing 85 watts of sound. How big of a PA system do you recommend?
Go for the PA. It's pretty much mandatory for the singer. As far as miking your guitar up and putting it through the monitors you just have to becareful of feedback issues.
When playing live, hopefully the venue will actually provide a PA system.
When they do, you just send everything(drums, guitars, bass, vocals whatever,...) through the mixer, and depending on the specs of the system, every musician might actually get a differently mixed feed from the monitors.
As a guitarist, you can use your own cabinet as your monitor. In stead of putting it behind you(which looks cooler of course), just put it next to you, or tilt it back and put it in front of you. Not only does this give you a pretty good feed of your own sound, it'll also keep your sound from spilling into the crowd too much, which can result in nasty sounding phase problems with the PA.
If the venue does not provide a PA system, you will probably be able to get by by not amplifying the drums, guitars and bass(if your guitar amps have the power), but obviously your singer will need some help.
But don't all singers have a vocal PA to begin with? How else do you rehearse?
When they do, you just send everything(drums, guitars, bass, vocals whatever,...) through the mixer, and depending on the specs of the system, every musician might actually get a differently mixed feed from the monitors.
As a guitarist, you can use your own cabinet as your monitor. In stead of putting it behind you(which looks cooler of course), just put it next to you, or tilt it back and put it in front of you. Not only does this give you a pretty good feed of your own sound, it'll also keep your sound from spilling into the crowd too much, which can result in nasty sounding phase problems with the PA.
If the venue does not provide a PA system, you will probably be able to get by by not amplifying the drums, guitars and bass(if your guitar amps have the power), but obviously your singer will need some help.
But don't all singers have a vocal PA to begin with? How else do you rehearse?
Opus(sy)2
Dead and dripping
Singers are lazy bastards, they never shell out for a decent PA system...so me and the other guitarist in my band decided to do vocals. Anyway a PA system is essential for any serious band....you can find some reasonably priced ones.
ChaosDeathcult
Sexiest Man Alive
yeah leper, guitarists buy their heads and cabs, drummers buy their drums, so singers buy their goddamn PA systems
Bryant
Mr. Sleepy
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