IEM setup advice please

Faff

At gigs, we aways have an in house PA and sound guy.  Soundchecks don't always work for me with getting the right mix into my wedge. However long we spend, as soon a s the gig starts, I feel like i want to change the monitor mix. From my amp, I can't hear my guitar but the rest of band say it's too loud.

I want to keep it simple without need to hassle the sound guy.
So I thought I'd try IEM... (for hearing protection as well)
I have just got a Shure PSM700 wireless IEM system off ebay.
So I was thinking of having a FOH feed into one channel and my guitar into another channel.  I can then balance them in my monitor.
Does that sound reasonable?

Another option to get more independence from sound guy is to keep the transmitter on stage. One channel from GT100, the other from an on stage mic to try to get the rest of the band.
Obviously not a perfect solution but what do you think?

For when I'm all analogue, what about me feeding 2 mics, one for band and one from my amp.

Roland

A FoH feed into which you can mix a little more of your guitar sounds reasonable. Of course it would be nice if the soundman could do this for you, but I understand the advantages of doing it yourself. I’d go mono, rather than having separate sounds in each ear. You also need to check signal phasing to make sure that your direct guitar signal isn’t cancelling the guitar content in the FoH feed

Faff

Roland said:

A FoH feed into which you can mix a little more of your guitar sounds reasonable. I’d go mono, rather than having separate sounds in each ear. You also need to check signal phasing to make sure that your direct guitar signal isn’t cancelling the guitar content in the FoH feed

Thanks Roland. 
Steroe/Mono - I can mix the two  signals easily.
Phasing???  I know what it is to be in and out of phase, but how woudl I fix it?

ESBlonde

Fix what you're hearing live on the deck first.

If you can't hear the guitar, position it pointing at your ears so you can (especially if everyone else thinks you are to loud), or fire it across the stage rather than past your ankles. Bands that blend well on stage always sound better out front and are easier to mix (those two go hand in hand often). Then resort to technology to fix real problems with monitoring.

Faff

Thanks @ESBlonde. I have tried the things you mention eg amp is always on a riser.
'The resort to technology' with IEM is to reduce my exposure to loud gigs and get me a better personal mix.