So yes...I understand about guitar tones and performance patches created in the studio or home will sound different live...mainly due to ambient acoustics, the speakers and so on.
What I've successfully done, is create in my home setup, but using my IEM. I know for the most part how they will translate to typical FOH...and at that point, let the sound crew tweak....as I generally trust them. I'll walk out front of the FOH to occasionally double check and am usually happy.
I use a variety of guitars from SG to Strats to Gretsch... and just bought this SE 24.. which I've ended up liking very much.
I use a Helix on stage going into Yamaha stage box, DANTE to low end Yamaha digital mixers ( but newer models) out to Sennheiser G4 IEM system to my Westones.
All my guitars sound in my IEM when live thru their individual patches, as they do thru my IEM making the patches away from the gig. It's been an effective way for me to get good live sounds.
However enter the PRS. my new PRS patches thru the Helix sound incredible...part of this new love affair and why I've loved this SE. it stays in tune (with new lockers and nut) and plays great.
But my live sound is brittle, especially with the coil tap. The coil tap is glorious at home and pulls off a Strat in 2 & 4 just fine...or screams with the rest of them. And I wanted to morph into the PRS as a more "all around" instead of switching so much...something I can see the PRS is entirely suited for. to the point I'll be looking at a higher end PRS... but this SE is killer for live.
But why only with my PRS is my sound suffering live unlike my other guitars? I bought some GraphTech saddles which everyone here, says to avoid like the plague, but they might warm up the sound, even more than brass.
The only thing different between my monitoring chains is the 200 ft of DANTE and the booth boards....and I say NO EQ, to start off. It's only the PRS that is translating different. I'm new to this brand...but I'm stumped. I'll try theses saddles and different strings first.
But help!
EDIT...for testing purposes I've used a guitar cable live instead of the wireless....and the same "brittle" thin sound.
In my studio..it all kicks butt...in a very good way.
What I've successfully done, is create in my home setup, but using my IEM. I know for the most part how they will translate to typical FOH...and at that point, let the sound crew tweak....as I generally trust them. I'll walk out front of the FOH to occasionally double check and am usually happy.
I use a variety of guitars from SG to Strats to Gretsch... and just bought this SE 24.. which I've ended up liking very much.
I use a Helix on stage going into Yamaha stage box, DANTE to low end Yamaha digital mixers ( but newer models) out to Sennheiser G4 IEM system to my Westones.
All my guitars sound in my IEM when live thru their individual patches, as they do thru my IEM making the patches away from the gig. It's been an effective way for me to get good live sounds.
However enter the PRS. my new PRS patches thru the Helix sound incredible...part of this new love affair and why I've loved this SE. it stays in tune (with new lockers and nut) and plays great.
But my live sound is brittle, especially with the coil tap. The coil tap is glorious at home and pulls off a Strat in 2 & 4 just fine...or screams with the rest of them. And I wanted to morph into the PRS as a more "all around" instead of switching so much...something I can see the PRS is entirely suited for. to the point I'll be looking at a higher end PRS... but this SE is killer for live.
But why only with my PRS is my sound suffering live unlike my other guitars? I bought some GraphTech saddles which everyone here, says to avoid like the plague, but they might warm up the sound, even more than brass.
The only thing different between my monitoring chains is the 200 ft of DANTE and the booth boards....and I say NO EQ, to start off. It's only the PRS that is translating different. I'm new to this brand...but I'm stumped. I'll try theses saddles and different strings first.
But help!
EDIT...for testing purposes I've used a guitar cable live instead of the wireless....and the same "brittle" thin sound.
In my studio..it all kicks butt...in a very good way.
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