Your stage set up.

[Blazer]

Let's talk about what we use and how we use it.

My stage set up is very simple, my philosofy is that you don't need an elaborate system to get a killer sound.


For amps; I use Marshall MG series heads and cabs for amplification because they are easy to get, durable and the sound really good.


For effects I use a Boss Me30 set on "Manual" so I can use it as six pedals, I never use the presets. I usually plug it straight into my amp, I never use the effects loop.


What guitars are concerned, my main ones are the tan SG, the Red Gibson SG and the black and gold ESP viper. All of them set up with D'Addario XL 011-046 strings (With the exception of the Viper which has a 012-056 XL set because it's tuned down to D)

I use "Yellow cab" cables and Dunlop Tortex 1:14 plectrums.


That's my stage set up, what is yours?

[toddstaples]

Guitars:
94 Gibson Les Paul Standard
06 Edwards Jimmy Page Replica
07 Minarik Lotus

Effects:
Boss TU2
HBE Medicine Bawl wah
HBE Power Screamer
ProTone Spitfire
BBE Sonic Stomp

Amp:
JCM 800
Madison 412 with Celestions 75's
GenzBenz 412 GFlex

Custom .86 picks

Monster Cable all around

[blindmuddy]

04 Gibson R4
Carvin CT6
Fender/Warmoth strat scalloped

Engl Savage 120
TC G System
Buddah Wah
Peavey cab w/ Sheffeilds? Beat to hell but sounds killer
George L/Mogami cables
2.0 mm Dunlop tortex
I really like the g system cause everythings conveniently in 1 place and no rack bs to deal with. I played most of my life w/no effects just cause of the pain in the ass but this thing is any effects I need plus it switches my amp.

[sonicsamurai]

guitar - dean select V, Strat

Pedal - boss super overdrive

Amp - Marshal valvestate 8100

that's it

[Strat God]

Amps:
1990 Marshall JCM 900 4550 head (2)
2004 Marshall AVT 150 head (1)
Fender Super 210 combo
Marshall MG30CD
Marshall MD15DX

Cabinets:
Marshall 1960A (2)
Marshall 1960B (2)

Pedals:
Vox Clyde Wah
Planet Waves Tuner
Ibanez TS-909 (better than the 808)
Boss CH-5 Chorus
Boss DD-3 Digital Delay

Guitars:(at this moment)
1994 Jackson DK Dragon
1991 Ibenhad RG550 Desert Yellow
2007 Martin HD7 w/ LR baggs I-mix system

Recording:
Behringer MX9000 32 channel mixing console w/ meter bridge
Mackie HD2496 multi-track recorder- rack-mounted
Mackie large remote controller
Lexicon 550 multi-effects unit
DBX stereo compressor
Behringer dual 31-band stereo EQ
Audiophile b-5 nearfield bi-amped monitors
KRK 6" nearfield monitors
KLH 12" powered sub monitor
Alesis monitors
Power conditioner
Alesis LX20 boat anchor recorder
BGW power amp
Alesis headphone power amp
Studio Projects C-1 condenser large diaphram vocal mic
Assorted Shure 57, 58 mics
AKG 414 mic (2) w/ pwer supply
Senhieser 421 mic (2)
Patch bays
Too many patch cables
AKG headphones-lots
Boxes and boxes of connectors, gizmos and studio stuff I'll never use
Equipment racks, amp racks, keyboard racks...
Too many mic stands -short, tall, boom, angled....

Keyboards:
Korg N-1
Korg N-5
Casio WK1350 (for clocking and click tracks)
2000 Yamaha Professional 52" studio upright piano in ebony

Drums:
1990 Premier Birch 5-piece kit w/ Zildgian cymbals

If you want to hear the studio stuff in action- check out my sig below..

[Frigo89]

Guitars:

Kramer Pacer Custom I (1987)
Jackson DK2 w/ Super Distortion (2005)
Epiphone Les Paul
Kramer Condor (Explorer) (1984)

Amp:

Marshall JCM 2000/DSL 50

[markD]

rack:

furman power conditioner
behringer rack tuner (works great for 59.00!!)
digitech studio quad effects unit
rocktron HUSH super c II

amps (main rig):

rivera S120 (routed in a wet/dry setup: effects are on the left channel and the dry signal is on the right)

into these cabs:

(left side) - rivera c112 w/ EVM12L
(right side) - rivera c112 w/EVM12L
rivera c210 stereo cab w/ celestion 10s(one 10" to the left channel, one 10" to the right channel)

when i play smaller venues i use a rivera m100 combo w/ EVM12L

when i play larger venues i add a rivera m100 head into a mesa recto 2x12 loaded with one EVM12L and a vintage blackshadow speaker. it gets slaved from the dry channel of the s120.

guitars:

whatever i feel like playing, but more often than not it is either an SL-1 or a PC-1.

pedals:

MXR evh phase 90
VOX wah
rocktron midi exchange controller.

[Inazone]

For gigs, I use mostly pedals into power amps, so I mix and match from the gear below.

Pedalboard including:
- Peavey ProComm UHF wireless
- Rocktek tuner pedal
- ART Xtreme distortion
- ART Tube EQ
- Rocktron Hush
- Boss DD-2

- OR -

- Peavey ProComm UHF wireless
- Boss ME-50

From there, it's either a Peavey Classic 60 or Classic 50/50 tube power amp into a Jackson 412S or Peavey 212MC cab. For guitars, I go with two Jacksons (main and backup), either a Dinky or Soloist of some kind.

[darrellm]

Guitars:

1995 Gibson Les Paul Classic
2000 Gibson Flying V
1987 Charvel Model 4

Amp:

Marshall JCM2000 50W DSL & 4x12

Effects:

Boss CE5 Chorus
Boss DD6 Delay
Mesa Boogie V-Twin preamp

Use the Boogie into the clean/crunch channel (green LED) of the Marshall to give 2 channels of clean + dirty, get a 3rd lead channel by switching everything out and straight into the Marshall on the Lead channel (red LED).

[atilla]

My set-up...

Guitars: Charvel 375 DLX and Model 4, soon-to-be a Carvin Bolt Plus
Amp/Cab: THD Univalve, Avatar G212 Special
Rack: Korg Tuner, Furman Power Conditioner, Tube Works MosValve head (for back-up or slave)

[Wayniac]

04 Gibson R4

Engl Savage 120
TC G System
2.0 mm Dunlop tortex
I really like the g system cause everythings conveniently in 1 place and no rack bs to deal with. I played most of my life w/no effects just cause of the pain in the ass but this thing is any effects I need plus it switches my amp.

Do you still need the ENGL interface for this set-up? Currently I have the Savage 120 set up with a G Major... plus the MIDI interface.
I am looking to simplify and get rid of a bunch of stuff...

[Twisteramps]

Wow, I'm wondering where Strat God is playing two full stacks and the rest of that gear onstage.

My live setup right now:

One of these guitars (I take em all to gigs because we play in several different tunings)

'06 Eric Johnson Sig strat
'96 PRS Cu22 semi hollow Quilt 10 top
'99 Ibanez Jem 77FP
Warmoth parts strat
'04 Peavey Wolfgang special FM (green!)

into: Sennheiser EW100 series wireless
Crybaby Classic Fasel Wah
'brown sound in a box' pedal
TS9 modded by me with a mutation of a Landgraff overdrive

TC Electronics G-Major, controlled by Rocktron Midimate

Randall RM100 head (Ultra, Recto, Brown modules)
Marshall JCM800 slant cab loaded with 75 watt celestions
Sm57 and Sennheiser 609 silver, miked on seperate cones and mixed to mono at board. SM57 gets high end and presence, 609 gets lows and punch. I like blending them better than EQing one mic at the board.

I have several more MTS modules for the randall coming in, and an RM4 rackmount head (4 channels of MTS goodness) and the matching Randall RT50 power amp that allows you to switch channels on the power amp. Only other thing I might do is start taking an open back 2x12 and run my cleans and some overdrives into it and some into the marshall.

Pete

[blindmuddy]

Do you still need the ENGL interface for this set-up? Currently I have the Savage 120 set up with a G Major... plus the MIDI interface.
I am looking to simplify and get rid of a bunch of stuff...

No I don't need to use the interface. The only drawback is not being able to footswitch the contour and rough/smooth functions but to me thats no big deal. You just hook the G System to the head with a 4 cable TRS snake and 2 guitar cables. That handles the switching and will put stuff like the compressor in front of the amp and other effects to the loop. I got rid of my Engl footswitch and stomping on one button on the G System switches effects on the G System and the amp channel. It's pretty easy to program as well. You just go into the presets individually and change the codes and figure out which codes correspond to any of the 4 amp channels. I think it's well worth it to have it basically do it all. Plus it has switchable loops for any of pedals AND it is a power supply for your pedals.

[Drsracing]

Guitars:
blue 1 hum Hardtail Mutt with a JB
Agile Goldtop
Mutt Tele
Mexi sunburst strat
Orange 1 hum Mutt with a EVO
White mut with a gold ESP floyd and 3 Duckbuckers
Kramer Hot For Teacher EVH replica!!!!!!!!!!!

Amps:
Traynor Mark 3 all tube amp(Very close sounding to my old JCM 800)
Crate DXJ212 modeling Amp

Cab:
Old school JCM800 Marshall

Effects:
Boss DS1
DOD Flanger

[Wayniac]

No I don't need to use the interface. The only drawback is not being able to footswitch the contour and rough/smooth functions but to me thats no big deal. You just hook the G System to the head with a 4 cable TRS snake and 2 guitar cables. That handles the switching and will put stuff like the compressor in front of the amp and other effects to the loop. I got rid of my Engl footswitch and stomping on one button on the G System switches effects on the G System and the amp channel. It's pretty easy to program as well. You just go into the presets individually and change the codes and figure out which codes correspond to any of the 4 amp channels. I think it's well worth it to have it basically do it all. Plus it has switchable loops for any of pedals AND it is a power supply for your pedals.

Thanks !