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The sound guy showed up about 15 mins before the gig was to start. There was no 'sound check.' And again, stage sound was terrible. I'm feeling pretty crappy today. I really don't have time for all this BS. Going to jam with some new people next weekend anyway. It's no wonder this band has gone through four bass players in the last couple of years. Pretty fed up. The audience actually danced more to the DJ music during our breaks than they did to our music. Perhaps because the break music mix was (of course) correct. I'm just still pissed.

But I do have an actual question. The guitard with the Fender HotRod Deville had his amp on "6" last night. His excuse: The drummer was too loud. Now......this drummer is pretty forceful, but I just question the degree to which a forceful drummer would make a guitarist feel like he needs to crank it. I've never been scared of drummers stepping on my sound. Can anybody verify for me that a loud drummer is a poor excuse for a volume war?
does your guitard leave is HRD on the floor or does he prop it up on a chair or table or at least angle it?

You leave your combo on the floor, especially a fender with no mids, and expect to hear it over a drummer and your an idiot

a loud drummer can be difficult. using something with strong mids like a vox helps but always put your combo up off the floor

i dont give a crap about hearing myself in the monitor. i want to hear my amp coming from my amp
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