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<blockquote data-quote="Jordan Wolf" data-source="post: 67520" data-attributes="member: 316">Re: Driving stage wedgesMitch,This thread has taken a turn, but I think it&#039;s for the better.&nbsp; The less NEED for a monitor, the better.I also agree with the others that cohesive performing is becoming a lost art...not saying that about your son&#039;s group, but it IS quite common nowadays.&nbsp; If I were you, I would be inclined to listen to a rehearsal or three, and assess how well they do/don&#039;t hear each other. Take a look and see how their amps are situated (flat, on the floor, pointed at the back of their knees, for example).&nbsp; The best fix is to fix the problem at the source...and the &quot;source&quot; is not being aimed to where it does any good.I think that you will find you require less monitor output if you direct the energy of the various guitar cabinets across the stage, aimed up towards the players&#039; heads.&nbsp; You get less bleed into the audience area, and everyone can hear the amps better...it&#039;s a win-win.&nbsp; Some metal guitar stands allow tilting, some amps have legs or can be modified to use such props; the <a href="http://www.standback.net" target="_blank">StandBack</a> can work, too.&nbsp; It seems like a nice, affordable piece of kit.You and/or your son my also want to look into a power soak.&nbsp; They allow the use of a higher wattage amplifier, whilst allowing the volume to be kept at a tolerable/acceptable volume.&nbsp; This lets the player &quot;get their tone&quot; while keeping the volume under control...the added benefit is that the engineer can listen to the amp and find the sweet spot without need of earplugs.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jordan Wolf, post: 67520, member: 316"] Re: Driving stage wedges Mitch, This thread has taken a turn, but I think it's for the better. The less NEED for a monitor, the better. I also agree with the others that cohesive performing is becoming a lost art...not saying that about your son's group, but it IS quite common nowadays. If I were you, I would be inclined to listen to a rehearsal or three, and assess how well they do/don't hear each other. Take a look and see how their amps are situated (flat, on the floor, pointed at the back of their knees, for example). The best fix is to fix the problem at the source...and the "source" is not being aimed to where it does any good. I think that you will find you require less monitor output if you direct the energy of the various guitar cabinets across the stage, aimed up towards the players' heads. You get less bleed into the audience area, and everyone can hear the amps better...it's a win-win. Some metal guitar stands allow tilting, some amps have legs or can be modified to use such props; the [URL=http://www.standback.net]StandBack[/url] can work, too. It seems like a nice, affordable piece of kit. You and/or your son my also want to look into a power soak. They allow the use of a higher wattage amplifier, whilst allowing the volume to be kept at a tolerable/acceptable volume. This lets the player "get their tone" while keeping the volume under control...the added benefit is that the engineer can listen to the amp and find the sweet spot without need of earplugs. [/QUOTE]

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