Acoustic Guitar Mic Live
What is the point of a guitar amp and mic?
I play live at my church every week. I play a Martin D-28 acoustic guitar through a GENZ benz amplifier and I use the line that runs to the sound system. I just recently got a Gibson Les Paul and I play through a Fender amp that is miced with a sm-57 dynamic mic. I was just wondering why should I mic the amp when I can just run a line out, or better yet, just run a line a Marshall head or something. My stage is very large and the public really can not hear the amps all who hear the main speakers is how I was wondering what the point of an amplifier is ... Why not just choose a good head and use a sound heard on the monitor to eliminate the volume of stage and produce a better good mix for the audience. I'm basically asking what is the point of having an amplifier and that is why necissary mic vs using the line out.
There a number of reasons. One is that it all sounds different guitar amps and each has its own set of preferences, you want the audience to hear what you hear coming out of the amp. If you used the line-out of a head, you would be eliminating the sound heard speakers amplifier. When you mic an amp, the audience is to hear the amp, but through the main speakers (PA). speakers amps If it was not that important, would not cost so much! I did exactly what you mentioned once, that is, my guitar plugged directly into the PA system. The problem? I had absolutely no control over the sound of the guitar, and he sounded exactly the same in each song. This would be great if you were using say, a personal sound system where you can control the mix / tone, etc. on stage. However, the Shure 57 was designed to do exactly what he does ... have the same sound for the audience as it does for you. It costs less, too! Capisce? Blammo
Michael Garfield - Acoustic Guitar Wizardry - Tapping, Looping, Drumming, Singing, FX
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