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== Current Role ==
Current (2026) &mdash; 2005 the principal author and curator of content on this site
 
=== Recent History ===
June 2016 &mdash; June 2020 Community Manager for the {{forum}} and Knowledge Manager at Bose Professional.
 
Mid-2016 I took on the role of Community Manager for the {{forum}}. In 2017 my Community Manager role expanded to encompass the Bose Pro Audio Community and [http://community.bose.com Bose Community] with a special focus on wireless headphones and Hearphones the conversation enhancing headphones.
 
2007-2016 Community Manager of the original Bose L1 Forum.
 
== Background ==
This is ST from  the {{forum}}.
 
* I got my first {{L1}} in June 2004 and have been using the {{PAS}} in my solo, unplugged duo, and four-to-occasionally-seven piece eclectic band ever since. <br />
* In those early days I had no formal relationship with Bose Corporation but in early dealings with the Bose Live Music Technology Group I found them to be excellent people with a profound sense of the importance of live music. I felt compelled to help. <br />
* You may know me from my posts on the {{forum}} but you might be wondering about this site. If so, see [[Why this Website]]<br />
* [[The Sketcher]] &mdash; I am the author of this online tool for visualizing stage layouts.
 
 
You can read [http://shadowtoonz.wordpress.com/2005/03/07/st-whats-that-about/ a little background about me] in my blog.
* [https://shadowtoonz.wordpress.com/2015/06/12/eleven-years-of-bose/ Eleven Years of Bose]
* [http://shadowtoonz.wordpress.com/2008/06/15/and-another-year-makes-four/ Four Year Anniversary Blog post]
* [http://shadowtoonz.wordpress.com/2007/06/12/still-counting-after-3-years/ Three Year Anniversary Blog post]
* [http://shadowtoonz.wordpress.com/2006/06/13/still-counting/ Two Year Anniversary Blog post]
 
* I was among the first group of individuals honoured by Bose as a [[Live Music Pioneer]]. <ref>Ken-at-Bose announces [http://bose.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/4806048934/m/6541007893 Live Music Pioneers]</ref>
 
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== Gear ==
We have enough {{L1 CR}}s to go '''1:1''' (one per player).
=== Duo ===
{{:Stage Layouts / ST Duo}}
 
=== Four Piece Band ===
==== L1® Setup ====
Four L1 Pro systems or {{Model II}} systems (could also be {{Model 1S}})
 
[[Image:Stage Layout 4 Piece Band.png|600px|Four Piece band]]
 
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==== F1 Setup ====
In this setup I run two F1 Stacks (F1 Model 812 with F1 Subwoofer) for the Front of House system and two {{Compact}}s as monitors at the back of the stage. I've also see people set up the {{Compact}}s at the front of the stage facing back toward the performers, without the extensions. 
 
[[Image:Four Piece Band F1 with Compacts.png|600px|Four Piece band with F1]]
 
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=== What I run through my L1® ===
 
==== Electric Guitar ====
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==== Hollow and Semi-Hollow Body Electrics ====
These guitars can sound terrific
* Through the {{T1}}/{{ToneMatch Mixers}} with Presets bypassed (making this Utility Flat)
* Straight into any {{L1PS}} no ToneMatch® Preset required, but use one if you prefer
* Straight into the {{Compact}} Channel 2 set to Line Level (no ToneMatch® Preset)
* Straight into the {{Model II}} Power Stand analog input (no preset or other processing)
* Straight into the {{S1}} with ToneMatch Switch off (no preset or other processing)
 
I do this with my other large hollowbody and semi-hollowbody electrics. They all sound great straight in.
 
And experiment with ToneMatch Presets like:
 
Category: Electric Guitar
<br>Preset: General Direct
 
Category: Electric Guitar
<br>Preset: Flat w/zEQ
 
On the {{S1}} try these to lighten up the low end
*The Guitar Preset
*The Microphone Preset
 
===== PRS JA-15 =====
[[File:PRS_JA-15-2.jpg|link=PRS JA-15|150px|click to learn more]]
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===== PRS SC-J =====
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===== Gibson L5-CES (Wes Montgomery)=====
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I run this several different ways:
* through the {{T1}} with Presets bypassed (making this Utility Flat)
* straight into the {{Compact}} Channel 2 set to Line Level (no ToneMatch® Preset)
* straight into the {{Model II}} Power Stand analog input (no preset or other processing)
 
I do the same with my other large hollowbody and semi-hollowbody electrics. They all sound great straight into the various L1®s.
 
==== Solid Body ====
 
===== PRS Private Stock Single Cut "Tiger Eye" =====
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I frequently run this on {{T1}} Preset Electric Guitars / Paul Reed Smith Custom 22 (Classic preset #35) - clean - straight in, especially when playing with an unplugged group.
 
* T1® Preset
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<br />Preset:PRS Custom 22
 
<br>Otherwise I'll use the [[Kemper Profiling Amp]]
 
[[File:KemperProfilingAmpWhite800x500.jpg|link=http://www.kemper-amps.com/|400px |Kemper Profiling Amp]]
 
[[Image:T1 Electric Guitars Flat E Guitar zEQ-400.png|300px|right|Flat E Guitar zEQ]]
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<br />Flat E Guitar zEQ
 
 
 
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===== Ultima / Princeton =====
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Kickin' it old school. This is a guilty pleasure that I don't do in public. The reason? I haven't gotten around to having the 57 Princeton rewired with a ground. It can be a little dangerous on a live stage stage. Shocking!
 
* Gibson Ultima + 57 Princeton + SM 57
* T1® Preset
** Electric Guitars
** Miked Amp w/ SM 57
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===== Odyssey 500 / 600 =====
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===== Artisan / Carvin =====
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It's been a very long time since I fired up my [[{{PAGENAME}}#Carvin Quad-X Amp|Carvin Quad-X Amp]]. I used to run it through a stereo Mosvalve 500 into a Boogie 2x12 or 802s believe it or not.
 
Recently I ran a 77 Gibson Artisan into the Quad-X into the T1® to my Model II with 2 x B1s. Awesome.
 
* 4 channels - no waiting
* 5 effects loops
* 9 tubes
* Cabinet voicing
* Noise gate on first stage of preamp
 
Mine (yes of course I have two) are circa 1992. Discontinued around 1994. Some folks are still wondering why.
 
*I ran this into T1® Channel 4 using the Preset
** Category: Electric Guitars
** Preset: Gibson Les Paul
 
 
The Artisan also known as the Hearts and Flowers Les Paul is heavy, 12 pounds at least. Only to be worn with a neoprene strap for sure. We get Guitars for all kinds of reasons. I have no *good* reason for having this one but there is a lot of sentimental significance to it. So it's here to stay.
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===== Kemper Profiling Amp =====
The Kemper Profiling Amp is second only to the {{L1}} as a technology that has transformed the way I play music.
[[File:Kemper Profiler Stage.jpg|link=https://www.kemper-amps.com/stage|400px|right|Kemper Profiler Stage]]
[[File:KemperProfilingAmpWhite800x500.jpg|link=http://www.kemper-amps.com/|350px |Kemper Profiling Amp]]
 
I got the Kemper Profiler Stage (right) for outdoor battery-powered gigs. See [[Portable Power Stations]] for more details.
 
===== Old School =====
====== ST Mighty Rack======
Before the Kemper Profiling Amp I used to say, "When I want the absolute drop dead best electric sound I can muster I use this."  Now I use the Kemper. It's lighter.
 
[[File:STMightyRack.png|link=ST Mighty Rack|600px|ST Mighty Rack]]
 
For more details please see: [[ST Mighty Rack]]
 
====== Carvin Quad-X Amp ======
For four straight ahead channels and all tube sound I sometimes use the Carvin Quad-X Amp. Despite the name, it is a preamp - all tubes. ( 12AX7s) and it came with a gigantic foot switch.
 
[[File:92 quadxamp-small.jpg|link=Carvin Quad-X Amp|600px]]
 
 
For more details please see: [[Carvin Quad-X Amp]]
 
====== Mesa/Boogie V-Twin ======
For traveling light (and backup almost always) I used to carry the Mesa/Boogie V-Twin.
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[[File:Mesa Boogie V-Twin mini.gif|link=Mesa/Boogie V-Twin|270px|Mesa/Boogie V-Twin]]
 
For more details please see: [http://www.mesaboogie.com/Product_Info/Out_of%20_Production/V-Twin/v-twin.html Mesa Boogie V-Twin]
 
===== Virtual Guitar - Roland VG-99, VG-88 & VG-8 =====
When I want a huge palette of sounds that extends beyond traditional guitar then I use [http://www.roland.com/products/en/VG-99/ Roland VG-99],
 
[[Image:Vg-99top.jpg|400px|Roland VG-99]] <html><img src="http://toonz.ca/guitars/images/semis/pr002.jpg" style="float:right;height=200px"></html>
 
and occasionally the older VG-88 or VG-8.
 
[[Image:Gibson80p33.jpg|300px|right|Gibson ES Artist]]
[[Image:Roland VG-88.jpg|400px|Roland VG-88 Version 2]]<br />[http://www.roland.com/products/en/VG-88_Version_2/ Details]
 
 
I have a Roland GK2 pickup mounted on my [[Gibson ES Artist]] (blasphemy?). I run that to the VG-88 and then to the T1® with using one of the following Presets:
 
* Utility Flat
* Prerecorded Music / Low Volume
* Prerecorded Music / High Volume
 
If you are familiar with the GK2/3 pickups you know that you can also run the electric guitar sound direct to the VG-88. I run that to a separate T1® Channel and use one of these Presets:
* Electric Guitars / Miked Amp w/SM57
* Electric Guitars / Miked Amp w/e609
* Electric Guitars / General Direct
 
I don't feel as though I have fully explored the VG-88 so the VG-99 is on the back burner for now.
 
In case you are wondering, I normally run mono. Stereo sounds great but for me, there is not enough benefit to warrant bringing two L1®s to run stereo.
 
==== Acoustic Guitar ====
[[Image:Larrivee150.png|thumb|right|Larrivée C10-bz]][[File:C10Morgan.jpg|300px|Larrivée C10 BZ and Morgan Concert Cutaway]]
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[[Larrivée Guitars|Larrivée]] with [http://www.lrbaggs.com/html/products/systems_imix.shtml L.R. Baggs iMix no-cut] pickup system. I just had this installed because I wanted to start playing this instrument at live gigs.
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** Category: L.R. Baggs / Preset: iMix
 
==== Microphone ====
===== Condenser Microphone =====
[[Image:Kms105Thumb.jpg|100px|right]] Neumann KMS 105
*Category: Vocal Mics
*Preset: Neumann KMS 105
*Model I / Classic
** #12 KMS 105
 
===== Dynamic Microphones =====
====== Sennheiser MD 441 ======
[[File:Sennheiser MD 441 vertical.jpg|50px|right|link=Sennheiser MD 441]]
[[Sennheiser MD 441]]
*Category: Vocal Mics
*Preset: Flat, Vocal zEQ OR<br>Sennheiser MD 431-II
 
====== Sennheiser MD 445 ======
[[File:Sennheiser MD 445.jpg|50px|right|link=Sennheiser MD 445]]
*Category: Vocal Mics
*Preset: Flat, Vocal zEQ OR<br>Sennheiser e 855 OR<br>Sennheiser MD 431-II
 
 
===== Headworn Microphone =====
Crown CM311a [[Image:Cm311a-2.gif|right]]
*Category: Vocal Mics
*Preset: Headworn Mics
*Model I / Classic
** #02 Headworn Microphones
 
==== Vocal Processor / Guitar Effects ====
For gigs in really tight places I have been using the [http://www.tc-helicon.com/products/voicelive-play-gtx TC-Helicon VoiceLive Play GTX] since mid-2012. {{#img: image=Voicelive-play-gtx_top.jpg |page=TC-Helicon VoiceLive Play GTX to Compact| width=150px |title=TC-Helicon VoiceLive Play GTX }}. This unit was replaced by the TC-Helicon VoiceLive 3.
 
In January 2014 the
[http://www.tc-helicon.com/products/voicelive-3 TC-Helicon VoiceLive 3] was released and I've been experimenting with that. {{#img: image=Tch-voicelive-3-floor.jpg |page=TC-Helicon_VoiceLive_3_to_Compact| width=300px |title=TC-Helicon VoiceLive 3}}
 
 
The big appeal for me was the guitar amp emulations, looper, and ''adaptive tone'' features. I haven't used the harmony features. The small form-factor was a big part of the decision to use these.
 
Update: I found that I wasn't the vocal features. I got the Kemper Profiling Amp and these were so much better than the TC-Helicon guitar amp emulations, so I stopped using the latter. And finally, I had planned to use the looper as a practice tool, and for capturing song ideas. In the end it was simpler to capture the ideas directly to the computer using the T1® USB interface and some recording software. The VoiceLive&nbsp;3 has left the building.
 
== Doing Sound ==
Doing Sound - or "Being the Sound Guy" was never on my list of things to accomplish.
 
If someone were to ask me how to use the L1®s to provide sound reinforcement for live musicians I would insist that s/he watch three video presentations before doing anything else.
 
* [[The L1® Approach and the History Of Amplification]]
* [[Clifford Henricksen Introduces the L1®]]
* [[Cliff Goodwin|Playing better with the L1® System - Cliff Goodwin]]
 
Then I would offer these gig reports of four of the shows where I supported several acts crossing a stage using multiple L1®s at the back of the stage.
 
* [[Gig Report / 8 Live Acts 7 Hours]]
* [http://bose.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/6806048934/m/237109823 Lots of acts: Lots of L1®s]
* [http://bose.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/6806048934/m/686106993 Butting Heads over the Sound - Taking One for the Team]
* [http://shadowtoonz.wordpress.com/2006/03/27/but-i-never-wanted-to-be-the-sound-guy/ But I Never Wanted To Be the Sound Guy]
 
And some notes about working with performers.
[[Introducing Performers to the Bose System]]
 
== History ==
=== First Post on the Message Board ===
Just in case the site gets reorganized and we lose it here is [http://bose.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/4806048934/m/279101525?r=370107355#370107355 my first post on the message board].
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:I was there on Thursday (had the flu and very nearly didn't go).
 
:Ended up sitting about 5 feet in front of Tony Sarno (I was in the front row). I was blown away without being blown away. If you ever get a chance to sit that close to a band running PASs you that bizarre statement will make sense.
 
:Had a great chat with Tony and Wolf after the show.
 
:Friday morning as soon as L&M (the store that sponsored the show) opened, I picked up my PAS. (one bass module)
 
:Since I'm under the weather, I took the rest of the day to get to know the unit. Good times.
 
:Get my first chance to try it out live tonight.
 
:Many many thanks to all the people at Bose who made the investment to travel to Canada.
 
:I was somewhat taken aback that Bose would make so large an investment (you sent what - 10 people including the band?)
 
:Tony, if you happen to see this, I'll send you the information about the McIntyre amp later today.
 
:Wolfe, if you happen to see this, I'm the guy with the Musicman EVH and the PRSs.
 
:I'll post more about how I intend to use it and some questions in the other forums.
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