Why do Guitards turn their amps towards themselves?

[hasbeen]

the other like SRV/Hendrix.

You played with that guy too?

 

[Bassman7PM]

I don't like having to rely on monitors to achieve a semi-balanced instrument mix on stage. (too many things can go wrong like you experienced)

Man your way off by your self over there, I'd want the guitarist that plays the most rhythm over on my side of the stage instead of having them both 30" away like that.

Unless your key player is your lead vocalist, moving her to the outside of both guitarist would probably be another good option if those guitarist really wanna be right next to each other.

The thing is with both of them pointing their amps towards themselves make me want to stay well away from them. With my cab behind and standing next to either of them would cause an onstage volume war.

 

[Bassman7PM]

+1 i have been gigging for 38 years and the drums and bass are always in the middle except in power trios. that is a strange setup on the stage....

That setup was to accommodate a huge choir and lead vocalist. It actually worked quite well.

 

[modulusman]

That setup was to accommodate a huge choir and lead vocalist. It actually worked quite well.

Please tell me that the PA was bigger than that little speaker at the very right of that picture. That is just wrong.

 

[iplaymetal]

I wish my gp would turn down, i can't hear myself at all

Lucky.

 

[Rich Treat]

Frequently on talkbass, people will post "how do I get my guitarists to turn down on stage" to which the common reply is "make the guitarists point their amps at themselves."

You should view your current situation as a blessing rather than a curse, and just ask the sound guy for a little more of the guitars in the monitors.

S.P.

+1

 

[Jarrett]

To make matter worse, its a completely open back cab. Half the sound goes out the back anyway. I bet the guy couldnt hear himself at all. Tell him to look into the Fractal Audio Axe-FX. It's making everyone's life better, one guitar player at a time

 

[Stingray5]

I'm curious as to why my guitarist point their amps angled up towards themselves on stage.

My guess would be that monitor levels were insufficient, and that was the best way for them to hear themselves. Based on that photo I'm not sure you'd hear them any better no matter how they had the amps facing (unless they faced them directly at you).

but, why ask us? Ask them!