Actual Thank you to a soundguy

[Gearhead17]

I thought I should add this thread because there is so much negativity with soundguys around here and I wanted to show they are not all morons.

Every now and then soundguys actually do listen to my requests. I come in with a SVT 4 PRO, and two Mesa 410's. I hooked up everything even on this small stage - low ceiling killed the volume anyway. At our NYE show, I told him I had a mic, mic stand, and Direct box, and asked if he would mind setting up two signals for me. He said no problem. During one of our breaks, I checked the board and saw that he actually blended the channels together. His name was Todd and all I have to say is thank you for giving this bass player a decent tone live.

I should also add: I eliminated the majority of the low end from my rig and kept my volume in check. The volume thing is probably most important for everyone here.

 

[agedhorse]

I should also add: I eliminated the majority of the low end from my rig and kept my volume in check. The volume thing is probably most important for everyone here.

Yes, help the sound guy help you. Don't get in the way.

 

[fretlessguy]

I have the unique experiance of being both a soundman and bassist. Seeing how it is you asked nicely and let him do the controlling of lowend and you backed off, I'd say you made a friend for life.
Being a soundman, I have had to work with folks who could not understand why what they did on stage was not cutting through the mix or they were too loud and were miffed about why I changed the tone/volume the way I did. But I have also been on the other end as a bassist and not gotten a lot of the help from the sound guy.
Best thing to do before the show is go and introduce yourself, and run some sound checks for you. Tell the engineer what you are planning to do, and don't be ashamed to ask for help if needed. Most will cooperate if approached in this manner, as you have shown.