Re: Guitar rig advice wanted

["Mikell D. Nelson" <mnelson@dmans.com>]

Len Seligman wrote:
> 
> I'm thinking putting an electric guitar and miscellaneous other things
> (guitar synth, mandolin with a transducer pickup, vocal mike) through a
> mixer, an Echoplex, and then on to a PA board. Question: is there any way
> to do this and have the electric guitar sound good? Currently, I have a 
>'62
> Strat that I play through an all tube Fender Hod Rod Deluxe and it sounds
> *great*. I play it with only a trace of distortion, and I love the sound.
> Is there any way to get anything remotely close without using a guitar 
>amp?
> (I once used a SansAmp for recording purposes, and I thought the sound 
>was
> bad compared to miking the guitar amp.)
> 
> If not, then I fear the only thing I'll be able to loop will be my 
>guitar,
> or else I'll have to send the other stuff through the guitar amp, which 
>is
> not known for great sound for anything but a guitar. (I can't afford two
> Echoplexes for just me.)
> 
How about miking the amp into your mixer? Then the guitar signal could
be treated just like your other instruments, and looped at will. This
would probably necessitate playing the guitar at a low volume to keep it
in balance with the other looped sounds.

Motley