I constantly fight a battle of ergonomics over where to set up equipment for overdubs, which is mostly what I do when it comes to guitar.
In my studio work, I'm the player, the engineer, and the producer. That's a lot to do at once.
Typically I've got a guitar strapped on, headphones on, and if I have to go back and forth to an amp to adjust something, I get tangled up in cables (I need to hear my adjustments as I'm doing them through the cans, so the guitar and headphones need to be attached to me while I'm twiddling controls). I've tried wireless rigs and even wireless headphones, and they don't work for me.
On the one hand, when I'm not working and am practicing, I like the head to be near the cab. On the other hand, for recording I need to be near the other recording equipment to adjust input levels, headphone levels, outboard gear, do comps, etc. There's rarely a really good spot near the control room equipment for an amp head. And moving the amp head back and forth does get kind of old after a while, especially since I'm old.
My solution has been small roll-around carts that let me set up quickly for either practicing near the cab, or setting up near the recording gear. I've tried a zillion things, and honestly, this is the only thing that works; I can quickly roll the head over to my work area, even roll my chair over to the amp to make an adjustment, the pedals are there, too, and no tripping over wires. Here's my setup for a session I did yesterday:
Incidentally, the DG30 head is a very versatile piece of recording equipment. The fact that it's a great pedal platform, plus having a lot of tone choices in the amp itself, make it pretty easy to get good tones. It's actually a more well-rounded studio amp than anything else I've owned.
On the other hand, the HXDA is so much more badass for me as a player!
In my studio work, I'm the player, the engineer, and the producer. That's a lot to do at once.
Typically I've got a guitar strapped on, headphones on, and if I have to go back and forth to an amp to adjust something, I get tangled up in cables (I need to hear my adjustments as I'm doing them through the cans, so the guitar and headphones need to be attached to me while I'm twiddling controls). I've tried wireless rigs and even wireless headphones, and they don't work for me.
On the one hand, when I'm not working and am practicing, I like the head to be near the cab. On the other hand, for recording I need to be near the other recording equipment to adjust input levels, headphone levels, outboard gear, do comps, etc. There's rarely a really good spot near the control room equipment for an amp head. And moving the amp head back and forth does get kind of old after a while, especially since I'm old.
My solution has been small roll-around carts that let me set up quickly for either practicing near the cab, or setting up near the recording gear. I've tried a zillion things, and honestly, this is the only thing that works; I can quickly roll the head over to my work area, even roll my chair over to the amp to make an adjustment, the pedals are there, too, and no tripping over wires. Here's my setup for a session I did yesterday:
Incidentally, the DG30 head is a very versatile piece of recording equipment. The fact that it's a great pedal platform, plus having a lot of tone choices in the amp itself, make it pretty easy to get good tones. It's actually a more well-rounded studio amp than anything else I've owned.
On the other hand, the HXDA is so much more badass for me as a player!
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