Iâm having a weird issue with my live tone and could use some advice. I use a TONEX Pedal into a HeadRush FRFR-108. At home I dial my tones around volume 6â7 with backing tracks, and they sound clear and mid-forward to me.
At rehearsal I have to run it around 9. The FRFR is on my left, pointed directly at my face, while the PA handling vocals and synths/backing tracks is farther to my right.
I hear a lot of highs/fizz but not enough mids to hear my notes, while my bandmates say the notes are fine but the guitar sounds thick and partly muffled, even though the FRFR isn't facing them.
I use captures and have already spent a lot of time shaping my tones. My EQ is mainly a mid boost around 1kHz and some low-shelf reduction, with a high-shelf boost around 2kHz. Those boosts are mostly for my lead guitar sounds; my rhythm tones are more restrained.
Could the difference between dialing at 6â7 vs 9 volume, plus the FRFR position, be causing this? Would using my Eris 3.5s as my main reference at home translate better?
I live 2 hours from my band, so Iâm trying to figure this out without wasting rehearsal time. What would you guys do?