Hi everyone! My band is going on tour and I can not fit my 4x10 Traynor and 1x12 MM combo in the car. We will lose a shit ton of money if we hire a van. I have a Vox Pathfinder 15r which sounds pretty good- not loud, clean or sweet enough but it'll suffice. However, we are a power trio and I rely heavily on high stage volume, headroom with pedals and feedback manipulation. I am considering getting a smaller, 15w valve amp to pair with the Pathfinder but I wonder- will there be enough air pushed between a 1x10 and 1x8 speaker?
Here's my other considerations:
- Pathfinder + ZT Lunchbox, Quilter Interblock 45 or Two Notes Le Clean into neo 1x12 cab
-Just one louder, small 1x12 combo
- Pathfinder only as a stage monitor, with Two Notes Le Clean on pedalboard going to FOH via cab sim (could fit in another 1x10 ampm so would be 3 signals)
- Pathfinder only into ext. 1 x12 cab (seems more sense to run two amps independently)
I know the audience couldn't care less but my sound is heavily reliant on pedal dynamics and as this is a headline tour I don't want to compromise too much!
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"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Also, are you packing the car efficiently? We used to get a stage piano, 3 guitars in hardcases, a big pedalboard in hardcase, a Laney VC15, a Vox Valvetronix-something 1x12, a snare, kick pedal, a cymbal case, and couple of kit bags full of cables & stands plus 2x 6-foot-something blokes in a Polo...
And with that in mind, a Laney VC15 is a great 15-watter that sounds very good for such a small amp. But I'd still mic it - nothing that wattage will give you much headroom if you have anything but the very politest drummer
Doesn't have to be anything expensive - boring but useful 10-year-old estates can be had in decent nick for not a lot, and it will still be worth the same when you sell it on.
I'm thinking a more powerful 1x12 is my best bet here.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Hopefully it's one of these;
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"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
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It was described as a 'few sporadic dates over an eight week period'.
I can appreciate that you don't want to hire a van as there isn't much money in this venture (isn't that the problem for us all?) but, for the same reason, I would try to avoid purchasing any kit especially for the occasion (although it's always a lot easier to self-justify the need for a new amp). How far away are these gigs? Any possibility to use two cars?
Travelling together is a blast. I still have very happy memories from travelling down to London (about 150 miles) all together in a Transit van to play a gig to about 5 people.