Playing the rectoverb live.

 When playing live with any amp there are alot of determining factors of how enjoyable it will be. One of my biggest complaints is  the growing  trend of soundmen that want zero stage noise. This is rediculous. A sound system is called sound reinforcment for a reason. However many modern soundmen want the front loudspeakers to be all the sound there is. They want to have totall control of everything through the house system and they don't want to be bothered by any stage noise. This means that they usually want the guitar players to turn down way to far. They also want to put the drummer in a box or behind  some plexiglass .But they actually prefer an electric kit with a volume knob. This is just plain lazy on their part.
 It simply doesn't matter how good it sounds in the house if the band can't hear to play properly. At the last gig i did at a festival .I used a guitar amp that they provided that was pre-set volume. I wasn't allowed to touch it. If that wasnt bad enough They had the monitors turned down so much that i couldnt hear any guitar at all. I played our entire set by memory with no idea what anything i was playing sounded like.
  I am a firm beleiver that much of the sound should be coming from the stage from the acoustic drums and the loud amplifiers. Possibly even the monitors. While the house system should be their to "reinforce" and balance and even out the sound compensating for what may not be heard. Unfortuantly many  modern soundmen don't understand this concept.
   Anyway the rectoverb sounds great at loud volumes and is a pleasure to play live if you are allowed to play it the way it was suppose to be played.