Been running Iems for years now and overall I'm happy since my ears don't ring anymore! However, I wish I could get my guitar to sound in my ears like it does FOH, which sounds great. I know upgrading my buds would help (I use sure scl5s) but are there any other steps I could take to warm the tone up?
Currently I'm using a Kemper live direct to FOH and the tone is really good. It's not what I'm hearing in my ears though. What sounds warm out front or even on my MAudio home monitors, sounds very different and sterile in my ears. Are there any eq'ing tips I could try? In my ears, no matter what amp I've used over the years, sounds like a low level line 6 amp tone...you know that razor blade sound! I'm the type of player that definitely plays a lot better when I like what I hear.
The system I'm using is a shure psm200. Not the greatest but it's all I have. I usually only take one channel from the sound guy and have him give me what I need but I want to try running the Kemper into the 2nd channel so I can control my own guitar volume. I tried it at home and same problem....sterile..complete opposite of what comes through my monitors. The Kemper does have separate outputs with separate eqs though.
Any tips are appreciated!