How does one manage an amp on a stage?

Tilt it back, leaning against the wall, if possible, or put it on a chair.
If you can't hear it properly because it's below your knees or standing beside it, you'll assume that it's not loud enough, thereby turning it up to hear it, but actually blasting the audience.
Your ankles don't have ears.

 

Here's some advice - adjust the volume so it's comfortable for the space you're playing in.

 

Okay, hahaha

 

This amp doesn't need to be turned up so much. There's a volume and a master volume?

Oh, it's Output Power.

Get the sound you want using the volume control, anything past 3 will give you some break-up, 6-7 is going to be pretty fuzzy, then turn the "Output Power" down to where you want to listen to it. It shouldn't hurt, or be loud. Just about conversation level is ideal.

If you have a drummer, the drummer is going to set how loud you play. If he's not on electric drums, you might get stupid loud. Get him to play as quietly as possible, with spaghetti sticks, if he wont use brushes.

When you get on stage, you turn the Output Power to where you can hear it well. Supply the soundman with a line-out, he'll get it right in the mix.

Yes, use those tilt-back legs! Otherwise that amp is pointing at someone in the audience. Don't abuse the audience.

Here's something my guitar teacher told me about, from before master volumes. The soundman would complain his amp was too loud, so he would turn it around toward the back of the stage, use the tilt-back legs and point the amp toward where the back wall met the roof. The high frequencies would bounce off the roof and rain down on the audience. Glorious, I'm told.

This amp has an effects loop? No. Well, those steps in the Output Power are pretty large. You might need to play with the volume control a bit.

If it's not loud enough for the stage, you can get one of those FR-10s and use the line-out from this into the FR-10.

 

No master volume.
Advice appreciated!
Cheers!

 

Tilt on the amp case, as ankles don't have ears, at reasonable volume.

Remarkable difference.

Will adjust volume to the drum beat as we attempt not to abuse the audience.

Possibly in the near future a soundman may be in the mix.

Thanks all!

 

Possibly in the near future a soundman may be in the mix.

Every 12x14 room should come with one

 

If its a ToneMaster, explore the attenuator control on the back panel — try it at different levels, you’ll like it! For me the DR sweet spot is volume at 5 and then I attenuate to the local situation.
Yes, for gigs, tilt back on a stand or put a wedge under the front. Use the attenuator for stage volume and run a line out into the front of house board.

 

If it's a tone master you can set the wattage on the back for a lower volume.

 

Something tells me he kinda really likes LOUD

 

If an AI soundman can learn it could be better than the real thing.

But if you want it to be realistic, it will just do whatever it wants?

 

Thanks all for the info and humour.
The amp does not have tilt back legs but I will attempt to locate these items.
Tilted back at a 35 degree angle with a foam pad between the wall and amp.
AMAZING the sound quality when directed at the ears and not the knees. Hahaha
Cheers All!

 

Hmmm, I would never have guessed they would skimp on the tilt-back legs.

 

$68.99 from Reverb Plus $25 for shipping

A tad pricey - so I will call around Monday

 

They're $43 on Amazon, no that 16". $60 for the 14" ones.

$61.50 at Solo Music. $50 at mojomusic.ca.

I don't know if it's worth buying and modifying the amp. You can get an amp stand, but I don't think it's worth it.

The cheap solution is to put it on a chair.

All not that necessary.

 

I just use a guitar stand works perfect for tilting them back. $15.00 cheap ones.

 

Convenience, tilt back struts.
Used a chair previously without the same clarity, possibly the settings were inappropriate or improvement of my delivery today.
Will sort it out.
Best part is we sorted out the sound delivery within the room.😁

 

If you play loud you risk getting tinnitus, hyperacusis, hearing loss and other permanent hearing issues.

 

Too late for prevention, just management of the conditions. Possibly why sitting the amp on a chair, rather than directed as with the tilt backs, the sound was not clear.