best sound from a PA?

freshead16 · Post by **freshead16** » Fri Feb 11, 2005 7:46 pm

hey everyone, i was just wondering the way that i can get the best sound possible from my system. I messed around with some stuff on the PA head and got my vocals sounding nice but i find the guitar to be lacking. I didnt know if i need some type of equalizer or something? My PA head is a yamaha EMX 66m and im playing through peavey PR15s. I cant really describe the sound im getting out of it with the guitar but im pretty sure it can get better. so if you guys have any ideas for additional equipment or tweaking adjustments let me know. thanks much

juineaux · Post by **juineaux** » Sat Feb 12, 2005 1:19 am

well tweaking the EQ can do alot if something really bad sticks out. I don't know what pickup system you are using, so I can't really help you there. A pre-amp and a DI could help as well, but we need more info about your pickup first-

freshead16 · Post by **freshead16** » Sat Feb 12, 2005 1:23 am

im playing through a fishman classic 4 sonicore Marting guitar if that is what you needed to know?

Speenis · Post by **Speenis** » Sat Feb 12, 2005 1:40 am

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/g=g ... id/184123/

Maybe something like that would help, but I really don't know much about that stuff.

mangold · Post by **mangold** » Sat Feb 12, 2005 3:39 pm

that looks like ti would work

freshead16 · Post by **freshead16** » Sat Feb 12, 2005 4:16 pm

thats a crazy amount of money though for a college student. ahah. do a lot of people usually run their guitars through things like that or just straight into the mixer like ive been doing? I dont know, the sound just sounds kind of hollow and not very blended that im getting out of my system from the guitar and id like to be able to adjust that somehow. but thanks for the idea. maybe down the road when i can get a hold of alittle more money.

Trippin Hillbilly · Post by **Trippin Hillbilly** » Sat Feb 12, 2005 9:02 pm

I'm selling my Sansamp acoustic DI if you're interested. It's really cool but I don't need it right now. Here's a link, pm me if you're interested.

http://www.tech21nyc.com/acousticdi.html

Speenis · Post by **Speenis** » Sat Feb 12, 2005 9:21 pm

Trippin Hillbilly wrote:I'm selling my Sansamp acoustic DI if you're interested. It's really cool but I don't need it right now. Here's a link, pm me if you're interested.

http://www.tech21nyc.com/acousticdi.html

Thats what I was looking for but I forgot the name.

thejoe · Post by **thejoe** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 9:07 pm

yeah you need a di... it will sound like poo if you just plug the guitar into the mixer

and a fishman will sound good if its used correctly

freshead16 · Post by **freshead16** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 12:42 pm

alright cool, ill look into one of those. thanks guys for the help.

montiac · Post by **montiac** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 9:56 pm

DI boxes don't have anything to do with the tone of your guitar. you don't need it to make your guitar sound better plugged in. play with the EQ and add a touch of reverb and there you go

thejoe · Post by **thejoe** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 10:30 pm

from what i know..
plugging your guitar straight into the board without a preamp will make it sound like crap because its not the correct kind of signal for a mixer

if you were to plug the same guitar into the di, then into the board, thus going through the mic pre, youwould get a much better sound

please correct me if im wrong

montiac · Post by **montiac** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 10:37 pm

the preamp is on the guitar...that little box on the side?....DI's are only useful if you have a long run to a mixer. they reduce the possiblity of noise through that long run. that's it.