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“production crew do not want clutter, they don't want inconsistencies, things that can move, things they have to carry. So they're being told explicitly do not bring a real tube valve amplifier.”

Rob Chapman, at 3:08 of “The BRUTAL Truth About Digital Modellers” on Rob Chapman’s channel.

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2:54 But that's exactly what you do not want live, and in fact recently some higher guns have been
3:00 telling me that on large production shows they are literally being forbidden to bring full amps
3:08 speakers on stage. Production crew do not want clutter, they don't want inconsistencies, things
3:15 that can move, things they have to carry. So they're being told explicitly do not bring a real
3:21 tube valve amplifier.
3:24 As much as I hate being told what to do as an artist, I really do, I kind of see their point of view. I think we all can, because if you can imagine touring for, I don't know, two, three months, arenas,
3:35 and you have to pack up, put on a truck, a couple of 4x12s, a bunch of mics, a couple of amps, and take them off, and you've got to do that consistently every time and hope they don't break. It's