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mixer?
Posted:
28 Feb 2012, 15:09by chippy71
My mom has asked me to play for her 70th birthday, although i have no amp now i will probably hire one for the night.. i will be playing along to backing tracks so im after a cheap no frills mixer and set up advice. is this the way do do it...... guitar-volume pedal-rfx2000-amp then the amp miked to a mixer, mp3 player plugged into mixer then output to the PA system? or can it be done this way.....guitar-volume pedal-rfx2000-mixer, mp3 player plugged into mixer then output to the amp if theres no PA to use?
cheers
Neil
Re: mixer?
Posted:
28 Feb 2012, 18:59by geoff1711
Hi Neil
you can plug your mixer into your guitar amp, but your backing tracks won't sound that good, because the amp is voiced for guitar, also a very small PA system is likely to be 200 watts RMS per side.
What you can do is plug your guitar effects unit into the PA via a mixer, obviously it will sound better through a good valve amp mic'd up with a good mic, but plenty of people who do solo or duo work use a floor box (FX unit) with amp simulation straight into PA with good results.
Just over a year ago I started using Fender's G Dec 3 30 watt amps which load your backing tracks against a patch number complete with effects, and it has output to PA so if you don't intend singing or speaking no mixer required.
If you want you can split the signal so only backing tracks go to PA and guitar stays in the amp.
I very much doubt there will be a useable PA at the venue
Geoff
Re: mixer?
Posted:
29 Feb 2012, 19:42by chippy71
geoff1711 wrote:Hi Neil
you can plug your mixer into your guitar amp, but your backing tracks won't sound that good, because the amp is voiced for guitar, also a very small PA system is likely to be 200 watts RMS per side.
What you can do is plug your guitar effects unit into the PA via a mixer, obviously it will sound better through a good valve amp mic'd up with a good mic, but plenty of people who do solo or duo work use a floor box (FX unit) with amp simulation straight into PA with good results.
Just over a year ago I started using Fender's G Dec 3 30 watt amps which load your backing tracks against a patch number complete with effects, and it has output to PA so if you don't intend singing or speaking no mixer required.
If you want you can split the signal so only backing tracks go to PA and guitar stays in the amp.
I very much doubt there will be a useable PA at the venue
thanks geoff for taking the time to help me out. found out now there is no PA at the venue so i might just have to use my amp for the backing tracks.
cheers
neil
Geoff
Re: mixer?
Posted:
02 Mar 2012, 20:01by geoff1711
Neil
where are you and when is it?
Geoff
Re: mixer?
Posted:
02 Mar 2012, 21:29by chippy71
Hi Geoff, im in dudley,west mids. it will be in april the 21st in dudley.
Neil.
Re: mixer?
Posted:
03 Mar 2012, 00:24by geoff1711
Hi Neil
that's a pity, if you'd been down here in the sunny south I might have been able to help you out. How about someone from the Midlands club?
Geoff
Re: mixer?
Posted:
03 Mar 2012, 00:42by dave robinson
I wonder if any of the Hankies could help out here? 
Re: mixer?
Posted:
03 Mar 2012, 07:40by ecca
Neil, come to the Hankies meet on Tuesday.
I'm sure we'll sort you out but it will cost you a malteser.
Cheers
Ecca
Re: mixer?
Posted:
03 Mar 2012, 11:14by dave robinson
There you go Neil, get yourself down to Great Wyrley and the guys will be able to help you out.
I would have come down myself Tuesday but I have a gig. 
Re: mixer?
Posted:
06 Mar 2012, 19:43by chippy71
Thanks for that guys, cant make it tonight but i will get down another tuesday when i can. Ecca im sure i can spare a malteser or two!
cheers,
Neil.