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Originally Posted by Superman
I txt'd a very good friend yesterday morning to ask about guitar compression, thinking this might be a helpful tool. This guy was a contemporary of the Pearl Jam guys and the Alice In Chains guys, who admired his guitar skills for good reason. Jason had continued to play and is now in his 40's. He replied with a bunch of information I didn't understand, so I asked him about mix problems and guitars stepping on each other and everyone else. He laughed, and said he has come to the conclusion that his guitar is almost always too loud. He said that when he is having trouble hearing himself, it is probably still too loud. I need to find some guys who are more seasoned musicians. Guys who've BTDT, and don't have hungry egos. Why are there almost no guitarists who fit this description?
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There are plenty. I am one. I like loud volume and power. However, mixing well starts with how you mix yourself with your playing. Picking dynamics are important, knowing when to fall back or forward in volume, essentially weaving correctly with the other guitar and drums etc....You can still play very loud, yet fit into the right pocket if you are careful about pickup selection, what the cymbals are doing, watching your tone adjustments on the amp, speaker selection on and on....
As for that theory about how to set the amp with no bass... i understand what he means if he is using a fender. Fenders have a ton of low end. I have had several twins and deluxe reverbs and they have alot more low end than any Vox AC or marshall I have played. If you are not careful with the fender, the kick drum and bass player drown you right out and you will find yourself reaching for the volume knob searching to hear yourself, ore worse, turning the treble knob up until your ears are bleeding. I dont use em anymore for this reason. Why get attached to a sound that you cant really use with other instruments in a bar type venue
None of this matters if you have a pro system like say, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Mike campbell seems to hear his little princeton reverb pretty well