Re: live looping amplification -- and beer

["L. Angulo" <labalou2000@yahoo.com>]

David can you develop more on this setup? How are the
loopers set up, do you use a mixer at all?
Louie


--- David Kirkdorffer <vze2ncsr@verizon.net> wrote:
> Personally, I find a JC-120 and a Fender Band Master
> into a 15-inch Bag End
> speaker is a nice (and loud) combination that seems
> to handle all my
> wicked-wacky synth-a-like looped tonalities.  Tube
> warmth and depth with
> skreeming high end.  And moving it all around keeps
> me fit and trim, which
> allows me to have a beer or two during a gig.
> 
> The great thing about looping is that occasionally,
> should the need arise,
> during a set I can leave the stage to buy a drink,
> return and pick up the .
> looping thread where I left it.
> 
> David
> 
> P.S.  I feel compelled to plug
>
ex-Boston-based-musician-and-fellow-international-traveler-dude-with-effects
> -and-creativity, Jack Drag.  Any musician who can
> entitle his songs "Could
> Have Been Big" and "Beer Helps Us Cope" is a winner
> in my book.  :-)
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "L. Angulo" <labalou2000@yahoo.com>
> To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 12:01 PM
> Subject: Re: live looping amplification etc.
> 
> 
> > Hi Paul,
> > Good that you bring this up!
> > This has been one of my frustrations trying to
> have a
> > good configuration to balance between digital
> > versatility and the warmth of a tube power amp.I
> Run a
> > roland GP 100 and a Roland GR33 guitar synth into
> a
> > small 1202 mackie mixer, sending its aux into both
> the
> > Echoplex and Repeater, and then returning them
> back
> > into the mixers input channels so i can bounce
> loops
> > between both loopers.Then the overall sound goes
> to a
> > pair of yamaha active P.A. speakers.
> > The advantage of this is total flexibility; being
> able
> > to mix all the signals into the loopers and then
> being
> > able to bounce the loops into each other,so if i
> > recorded something i like into the EDP, i can send
> it
> > to the Repeater through the mackies aux and either
> > save the loop or twist the loop further,with the
> > repeaters pitch shift capability,speed it up,slow
> it
> > down etc.
> > But i am not still 100% satisfied with the guitar
> > sound.I played with tube amps half of my life and
> i
> > just dont get the punch i am used to just running
> the
> > preamp into the mixer and to the active
> speakers;The
> > question is if it would  make a difference using a
> > dedicated guitar power amp instead?
> > Louie
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- Paul Greenstein <paul@ubiq.co.uk> wrote:
> > > I posted several weeks ago about problems with
> > > trying to run my
> > > Repeater through a Mesa Boogie combo - lack of
> > > volume control, noise
> > > problems etc. A few people replied with the
> general
> > > consensus being
> > > that looping and tube amps do not mix well.
> > >
> > > Anyway, I've managed to finally come up with a
> > > system which works well
> > > both for 'normal' playing and for looping
> purposes,
> > > so I can be at
> > > least reasonable versatile+portable (without
> > > spending ridiculous
> > > amounts of cash). I've ended up with a POD XT
> pro
> > > (rack) as a preamp,
> > > going into a Mesa 20/20 stereo power amp (the
> combo
> > > went back to the
> > > shop). This goes into a couple of EV speaker
> cabs
> > > I've had knocking
> > > around for years. I run the Repeater and a
> G-Major
> > > via the POD's
> > > effects loop. All controlled from the FCB1010 of
> > > course...
> > >
> > > This seems to produce minimal to non-existent
> noise
> > > and hiss, and gives
> > > me a good balance between digital versatility
> and
> > > the warmth of the
> > > tube power amp.
> > >
> > > I thought it might be interesting to hear what
> other
> > > people use
> > > sound-reinforcement wise, guitarists or not...
> > >
> > >
> > > Paul
> > >
> >
> >
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