Acoustic Playing Sweet Spots near the Wall

[Gareth Hughes]

Alas my Boosey and Hawkes 15yearold laminate has very little volume so playing without an amp is nigh impossible. A gig a few weeks back, with only an acoustic guitar and vocal going thru a small amp, was enough to require an amp for myself. Might have sounded fine to the punters at the reception I was playing but I like to hear the attack of the note as well as the body.

I usually find that the high end of other instruments -guitar, cymbals, vocals- usually takes the edge of what I'm hearing in my own sound. Then it's time for speakers close to ear level.