by Joe Beier | Apr 30, 2020 | Audio Production, Guitar, Music
Three years ago to the day I went straight from an evening gig to a Delta airplane at MSP airport that flew directly to Europe. And it wasn’t for another gig. It was for a lovely woman I met on Instagram a couple months earlier with whom I had been texting, Skyping,...
by Joe Beier | Apr 29, 2020 | Guitar, Guitar Equipment, Knowledge, Mixing, Monitoring, Performance, Tools
Great monitor mixes are critical for a live performer in order to play and deliver his or her best performance. Having performed thousands of different gigs, I can say that when the monitoring situation is less than ideal, it has been very hard to deliver my best...
by Joe Beier | Mar 15, 2018 | Amp Simulation, Guitar, Guitar Equipment, Mixing, Recording Equipment
I love playing through one of my guitar amps cranked up loud so it is nice, fat, and punchy. There are not many things that make a guitarist feel better (besides sinking a 60-yard pitch shot for eagle on the golf course if you’re a golf nut like I am). However, at...