Display MoreYes, I had a lead player that was using IEM's. The issue was that he had an IEM mix where his guitar was up in the mix without his boost for leads. As a result, he wouldn't raise his volume enough (he only liked using his guitar volume pot for volume) on the leads because it sounded too loud to HIS ear mix.
The other issue was that (as well all are well aware here) some tube amps don't get too much louder when you raise the volume going into them, they just distort more..... which doesn't really accomplish the desire of getting the lead above the mix.
When I do a lead, generally a bunch of things happen (if I even stay on the same rig). 1) The output volume goes up ~3-4db. 2) The gain gets a bit higher. 3) The eq gets changed for the lead (which also usually adds some volume to some frequencies as well).
If you are in a band that uses wedges, it is likely that the stage volume is high. The best cure for the people using wedges is that, at the mixer, you send more of your guitar to their wedge mix so they can hear you. This is assuming that the wedges are being run off an aux that you can do this with and not just the main L/R.
If the stage is filled with a loud guitar and base amp and the acoustic drums are also loud, then not having your own amp on stage to be loud on stage is always going to be a problem for others on stage to hear you. The real answer is for all of them to TURN DOWN, not for you to turn up
So much great advice here...to add...
1) Controlling your solo sound just from you guitar volume pot tends to be most effective is a single guitar band. In a dual guitar band it doesn't raise the volume enough and increased gain often equates to slightly less cut ( cleaner sounds cut more).
2) For solos I also change the eq as well, hence morph of separate slot is beneficial in my mind..
3) Just joined a band and did one of our first gigs. The volume on stage was so low...and they thought it was loud....but it was a joy because you can hear everything. It also shows up mistakes more though...IEM's have the same effect and differences are emphasized...