May 26 2008
My stage setup, instruments, software, etc…
Tagged Under : apple, Behringer, Fender, gear, Gibson, Guitar Rig, instruments, live, M-Audio, macbook pro, music, Presonus, Reason
Took a shot of my live setup with my iPhone this past Sunday. Thought it might be fun to diagram exactly what I play with.
- Apple MacBook Pro (GR) - this is my workhorse. In addition to running Guitar Rig I use this for most all my personal work. It’s an older MBP but it gets the job done. 2.33 Ghz Intel Core Duo, 2GB RAM, 120GB HD
- Guitar Rig 3 - After leading worship and playing lead guitar in a lot of worship bands in smaller venues I was sick of dealing with stage volume issues. I was having to turn my amp down so low amp didn’t have the chance to get to the warm part of the tubes. Literally I was having to have my amp down at 1 so the FOH guys would stop complaining. So I was really limited in my tone and sound. All direct options whether software or multi effects had such poor quality and weren’t an option until I found Guitar Rig. I experimented with it on some recording projects, then tried it live and was very happy with the flexibility and sound quality. So this is my rig for small venues and I highly recommend it for congregations 300 or smaller.
- Behringer FCB 1010 Midi Foot Controller - I don’t particularly like the foot controller that comes with Guitar Rig, so I just got the software edition and got my own midi foot controller. 2 foot pedals is a must, dedicated volume pedal then the other for trem speed, wah, what have you.
- Presonus FireBox - “2 out of 3 musicians recommend Presonus for their firewire audio interface needs.” I’m one of the 2.
- Apple Macbook Pro (Reason) -My newer machine. 2.4Ghz Intel Core Duo, 4GB Ram, 150GB HD
- Reason 4 - I talked a bit about how this came to be in an earlier post. Slowly been integrating more synth tracks, live and recorded.
- M-Audio Oxygen8 v2 - wanted something small and ultra portable with a decent amount of assignable controls and transport. This fit the bill. Great controller for Reason.
Guitars
- Fender American Standard Strat 3-tone sunburst - not old enough to say the year yet. Over 10yrs old, less than 30.
- Gibson Super Jumbo Acoustic, J100 Xtra - I love jumbo acoustics, I like them to sound full, deep and rich. Not a fan of bright acoustics.
Some other time I’ll diagram my amp and stomp box setup. So that’s what I play regularly, comment with your setup.
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I’ve heard some great things about Guitar Rig.
Do you worry about using the computer for your live sound? Do you have a back up?
I suppose the computer crashing in the middle of a set is a possibility. If I were using a PC instead of a mac I might be more worried about that. I’ve never had that happen so I guess I’m not all that worried about it. Guitar Rig is a really well made app and OSX is a great operating system. That said I don’t really have any backup measure that I could take if it crashed live other than just switch over to my acoustic or the piano.