Red-Eye preamp disappointment

[jseth]

Well, this is great news (although not unexpected!)...

Keep in mind that (depending on your own goals) you do NOT need to "know" how everything works, just how to get it to work for YOU and what you want to hear... it really isn't quite as daunting a task as it may appear...

It will be great for you to know how to get a sound that you want, that works for you, and be able to replicate that tone/sound wherever you play and whatever you play through!

(No kidding about how good your rig sounded through the Bose; they are incredible systems for voice and acoustic guitar!)

[Vancebo]

Originally Posted by DesertTwang

Update: First off, thanks again to each and everyone of you who offered advice on this topic. I read every post with great interest and took a lot away from it.

In the meantime, I took my guitar and the Red-Eye to a Guitar Center and plugged into a PA there (Bose L1), either with the Red-Eye using XLR or going directly from guitar into the PA with a 1/4 inch cable.

The difference was night and day. MUCH better sound with the Red-Eye.

I then repeated this at home with my own mixer and a pair of studio monitors.

Same result, and definitive proof that the way we did it at the wedding was the problem, potentially coupled with a subpar PA system.

Now I feel much better and ready to take on the huge learning curve about all this stuff, most of which still is a mystery to me.

My biggest take-away from this thread is to take charge of my own sound, keep learning about how this all works, and try out different configurations.

We are here to help Grasshopper!

[DesertTwang]

Originally Posted by Vancebo

We are here to help Grasshopper!

I love you guys.