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This Sunday will be the 3rd rig I've tried at Church. I had been using a Peavey Windsor that had a direct XLR out and going in direct to the PA. It was easier than mic'ing but sounded awful out in the congregation. When using the XLR on the Windsor, it disconnects the internal speaker. Our P&W leader plays the keys and is LOUD and he doesn't like to hear anything in his monitor but the keys and voices. Well which monitor am I positioned next to? I couldn't hear myself.
Last Sunday I mic'd an EVJr and my 112 cab acted like a monitor for me. Much better. I let the EVJr go to my brother since I fell in love with a VOX Ad, but I will always mic from now on. If nothing else I can use my amp as a monitor. I always leave myself some room too just in case the soundman isn't doing his job. My brother is the Youth Pastor and a guitar player. As a matter of fact he does P&W once a month. We have a system and if he can't hear me out in the congregation, he gives me a signal. Push comes to shove I can always just crank the amp and be heard the old fashioned way.
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