Fake Backline!

[telemike]

Too funny and what a waste of trailer space and time to load/unload



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[Spudmurphy]

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The link won't open for me ?

 

[TheStiffness]

fake link

 

[telemike]

Fixed

 

[Grand Wazoo]

Funny indeed

 

[Big Poppa]

Many shows you see have fake backlines....

 

[telemike]

As a sound guy I just find it funny that you have to "look" like the amps on stage are for the main sound and audience when the amps and cabs are offstage being mic'd.

I hate fake backlines and waht a waste of trailer space and gas to tow the "look" around IMO

 

[Spudmurphy]

You go to a show - ya expect to see a spectacle. it is kinda funny but all part of the show.
I could quite happily cope with my old 5w Wem miked up thro the pa as could the other guitarist and bass player - but it wouldn't look the same would it?

But yeah as I've said - it's funny to see that.

 

[telemike]

It would be nice to decorate my guitar room with some fake Marshall, WEM, and Orange cabs.........

 

[mojomkr]

It's an advertising thing. It worked too!

 

[bazxkr]

It would be nice to decorate my guitar room with some fake Marshall, WEM, and Orange cabs.........

You know, that is a terrific idea. Perhaps we could run a competiton who gets up the biggest fake 'wall of sound' haha

Be cheaper than the damn priced wallpaper my ol' lady picks up. Do the lounge while she is away the weekend that should go down well


Cheers

Baz

 

[ErlendDL]

Actually, skip to 2:55 in this video...


[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blJal9TdFmQ&list=QL]YouTube - ‪Mike Portnoy's Stage Tour‬‎[/ame]

 

[bazxkr]

Very interesting. I enjoyed that. Good post.

Bet he wouldn't have so much drum kit if he had to set it up himself haha


cheers

Baz

 

[Norrin Radd]

Loved that bit about the gift from the mic stand!

 

[B2D]

If I'm gonna use a fake backline I wanna do something nuts with it just for the entertainment value - like this:

 

[bod]

I love your picture B2D

I don't really understand why the guitarists want to show a huge amount of gear that they doesn't actually use...

 

[B2D]

I love your picture B2D

I don't really understand why the guitarists want to show a huge amount of gear that they doesn't actually use...

I dunno...

I would say it's a compensation thing, but JP's biceps are the size of hams to I won't question his need for an unplugged wall.

Endorsement deals? Theatricality?

I say if you're gonna put something on for show, then REALLY put on a show like my referenced pic.

 

[DrKev]

Wasn't there that thing a while back about Jeff Beck using a Pro Junior or Blues Junior mic'ed up, sitting on top of an Marshall 4x12 that was there if he wanted it but never actually used it?

 

[Tom Adams]

Yer its more of a prop stand then anything but u cant get much better then those jeck beck tones

 

[guertzi]

And I bet the front of the fake backline says "Marshall" all over it though the amps they are using are Engl heads.