Who's RIG would you love to soundcheck...in an Arena?

[sirDaniel]

I would love circa 70s BRIAN MAY rig

...and maybe RUST era Neil Young's rig

for starts...

[murkat]

Frank Marino's for starters....

[Bennyboy-UK]

Yep Brian Mays

[hamerhead]

Billy Gibbons'........just to see what it really is........

[Camstone]

Mine............ in an arena.

[Steve Haynie]

There are those bands with low stage volume and in-ear monitors.  Some bands have Axe-FX units.  A tiny amp might be mic'ed while phony stacks are lined up behind the band. 

In the Premier Guitar rig rundown of AC/DC it was said that Angus hears his amps all across stage, even when he goes down the runway.  THAT would be the arena rig to try out. 

[hamerhead]

6 minutes ago, Camstone said:

Mine............ in an arena.

If you've never experienced it, it's a trip. Your goosebumps get goosebumps.

[Hamer_SS_guy]

I'd prefer mine, since I haven't been interested in someone else's rig. I'd love to jam with people using old stuff. Ludwig Octaplus, Fender P-Bass into an SVT and 8x10" cab, Rhodes, Clavinet, Moog, Hammond organ, Mellotron. I myself would love to use my own amps with four 4x12" Mesa Boogie halfback cabs with Celestion C90 and EV12. Someone else also on guitar would be cool too, and then having a jam as if it was the late-60's/early-70's again. But I must admit, I don't think I'd be an arena player. I'd prefer a medium club with full audience

[gorch]

Brian May for sure. As simple as it is. A soundcheck with the ol' lady would be priceless.

Steve Vai's rig would be great too. Maybe Gilmour. He's got some great sounds on his board to try.

[tbonesullivan]

David Gilmour's rig in the 80s and 90s.

And of course Angus and Malcolm Young's rigs back in the late 70s early 80s.

Also, who the heck doesn't want to play on Hendrix's woodstock rig? It sounded great.

[scottcald]

Man oh man, lots:  I'd have to say both Angus' and Malcolm's rigs.   Rick Nielsen.   Randy Rhoads.  Steve Stevens.  Tom Scholz and Barry Goudreau in the original Boston period.  David Gilmour.  Brian May.  Ritchie Blackmore from about 1973.  Jimmy Page.   Tipton/Downing in the mid to late 80s.  Michael Schenker.   Metallica's Ride the Lightning rigs.   Jake E Lee's Ozzy or Badlands setup.  The Queensryche Empire rigs.  SRV's In Step setup.  EVH.  George Lynch.  

[Armitage]

House of Lords era Doug Aldrich

[killerteddybear]

Martin Barre, circa Crest of a Knave.

[Disturber]

Angus & Malcolm Young, around High Way to hell and Back in Black.

Billy Gibbons rig around first three albums.

INXS Kick tour live rig

Jimi Hendrix Live in Stockholm, Konserthuset 1969, live rig, https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/the-jimi-hendrix-experience/1969/konserthuset-stockholm-sweden-1bd49920.html

J Mascis rig, it's LOUD

 

[sixesandsevens]

This question was so hard for me to answer I literally decided to get back to work.  :-/ 

[cynic]

2 hours ago, Hamer_SS_guy said:

I'd prefer mine

I actually gave the question some thought and couldn't come up with anyone because I figured I'd just be disappointed when I didn't sound like them.

You're answer is perfect and I claim it as my own.

[tommy p]

Angus or Malcolm Young's.  Cranking out their riffs on their gear at concert volume would be righteous, dude!

[burningyen]

Gilmour. The Edge. Anyone else would be a distant 3rd.

[BubbaVO]

Angus (1979). Scott Gorham (late 70s). Billy Duffy (84-90). 

[scottcald]

1 hour ago, sixesandsevens said:

This question was so hard for me to answer I literally decided to get back to work.  :-/ 

Work?  That sounds awful. 

[ARM OF HAMER]

1 hour ago, killerteddybear said:

Martin Barre, circa Crest of a Knave.

                           THIS ^^^^^

[JimHalinda]

I'll be different and say Alex Lifeson, Hemispheres tour 1978. ES-355, Boss CE-1, and a wall of Hiwatts (and then I could see what he was using for a booster at that time, if anything)

[velorush]

This one!

 

And this one, if I could get the whole band to come along:

 

And if I could, just for a minute, it'd be great to plug into this monstrosity and rip out my (pitiful) version of the 2112 Overture:

[tomteriffic]

6 hours ago, sirDaniel said:

I would love circa 70s BRIAN MAY rig

...and maybe RUST era Neil Young's rig

for starts...

Dan, you nailed it.  for starts.

 

[mathman]

Eddie VH

Brian May. Late 70's. Early 80's

Rick Neilson. As long as I could use his guitars

Bill Nelson from live in the Air Age