Festival

[Johnny gnr]

hello there,fellow metal heads

I have a 90 Watt Amp.ITs a Fender Deluxe

CAn i play with it in an open festival of about 1000 people?

[rQueen]

1000 people wow! Bravo!

Edited July 8, 2007 by rQueen

[Slash Guitarist]

1000 people wow! Bravo!

Doesnt the ohm's determine the loudness of the amp though, not the wattage????

[Raw Power]

Fender Deluxe 90 watt?

Last time I checked the Deluxe Reverb had 22 watt.

Im not really into Fender's solidstates amps so you have to excuse me if there is a

solid state amp with the same name. 90 solidstate watts will not amplify enough sound

to a room with 1000 people. Mic it up.

[Johnny gnr]

Fender Deluxe 90 watt?

Last time I checked the Deluxe Reverb had 22 watt.

Im not really into Fender's solidstates amps so you have to excuse me if there is a

solid state amp with the same name. 90 solidstate watts will not amplify enough sound

to a room with 1000 people. Mic it up.

Mic it up?

Can you explain,cause im not into those stuff?

[Hamo]

I think he means shove a microphone into the centre of the amp. The microphone can then be connected to a louder speaker.

I think thats what it is.

[Johnny gnr]

I think he means shove a microphone into the centre of the amp. The microphone can then be connected to a louder speaker.

I think thats what it is.

hmm,i thought that amp was sufficient

But that will work?

[Hamo]

I dont know, i've never tried it, i've only seen bands do it before so i presumed thats what Raw Power meant.

like:

or:

Edited July 8, 2007 by Hamo

[Raw Power]

Yeah, place a microphone in front of your amp, and run it through the PA system.

[Raw Power]

And you you're playing at a festival, Im sure they have a backline with some better amps than a Fender Solid State.

[damian 1200]

I've helped setting up a live stage before, and 90 watts is more than enough, but i suggest you mic it up...this bits easy, just place a mic, about 10cm away from the amp, with the mic right in front of the cone, plug into PA, sorted.

Edited July 8, 2007 by damian 1200

[Raw Power]

90 solid state watts is not enough to play for 1000 people without micing it up.

[damian 1200]

90 solid state watts is not enough to play for 1000 people without micing it up.

When i say "i suggest" i really mean, "i demand!"

[twistedthoughts]

If you're playing for 1,000 people then you should be micing your amp regardless of how powerful it is. You will want the sound to go through the PA so you (or hopefully your soundman) can mix it.

You'll need instrument mics too (SM57s are popular) instead of vocal mics. I'd be surprised if the event organisers were NOT planning on micing the amps though. That's just crazy.

[Bucketslash]

I follow one simple rule. For every watt your amp produces, you should have 2 people in the crowd. Maximum 5, if you feel like turning it up full blast and burning it out. But at say, 3 people per watt x 90 wats you can play a 270 person concert. My advice? Mic it, or get a full stack with an amp head. What this does, is it takes 2 amps, gives them raw power so that it's thier only function, wth the controls on a seperate piece ontop. this gives your amps max power. Until then, micing works, just watch for feedback(experiment with distances, the closer the mic is, the more feed chance, but the louder it is)

Since your probably gonna mic it, the lower your amp the better, cause you don't want to blow it out. Let the PA do the work.