DOPPLER’S GEAR GARAGE
#BETTERINSTEREO WITH POWERCAB | Doug Doppler
In addition to serving at church for the I’ve been an advocate of modeling technology leader to feel as supported sonically as I want
past decade, I’ve also had some amazing for well over a decade and was using a Line them to feel musically.
opportunities that include touring the world in 6 POD the first Sunday I played at Church.
support on an album that I released on Steve That said, the way I use modeling gear reflects SPEAKER TO ME
Vai’s label, being one of the session players decades of playing through the actual gear Over the years, I’ve played at big churches and
on Guitar Hero, and teaching and playing at behind the most popular models out there. Yes, small churches alike and there is nothing like
Joe Satriani’s, Steve Vai’s, and John Petrucci’s I’m a gear fanatic, collector and all that, but my having an actual guitar speaker moving some
guitar camps. I’ve also been hired to shoot real passion is as a teacher, sharing that which air. While you want most of the sound coming
demo videos for brands including Gretsch, I’ve learned with those interested in listening. from the P.A., I’m actually of the belief that some
Orange, Universal Audio, and Line 6. God has If that’s you, I am thrilled to be on this journey guitar in the room actually makes for a mix that
blessed me with some incredible opportunities, together, so let’s dig in. sounds and feels better, giving the vocals (the
so first and foremost, all credit goes to most important thing) a little bit more focus in
the Creator! WHY STEREO? the mains.
Virtually every one of my favorite guitar players
A huge part of my musical journey rests in the plays in stereo. Standing between two cabinets POWERCAB
teachings of my musical mentor Joe Satriani. in the middle of the stereo field is one of the most Getting back to this round trip we make from
Since I was a teenager (many decades ago) blissful experiences one’s body and ears can practice > rehearsal > service, if we can’t
he has poured his knowledge, insights and experience. It’s one of those things that once hear how our guitar actually sounds, we can’t
wisdom into me over and over again. When I you do it, it is really hard to go back. It is also hear how our guitar actually sounds! The best
first started studying with Joe in the late 70s’ how the vast majority of records present guitar, thing about Powercab in addition to solving
(I know), Joe was using a Boss CE-1 Chorus cloaking the vocals in the process. Replicating this huge problem, it does so in a way that it
Ensemble in stereo through a pair of Marshalls. I this in a live setting is key to my approach in brings the amp-in-room experience back to life
of course immediately marched out and bought supporting worship leaders, whose vocals (and in a way that only Line 6 can. Where all other
a CE-1 and have been playing in stereo for the acoustic guitars) tend to be mixed dead center. products on the market present the sound of
vast majority of decades that have passed. The ‘stereo cloud’ is a perfect bed for a worship a mic’d guitar cabinet, Powercab is a guitar
cabinet that features virtual speaker models
GIVEAWAY
that sound like the actual speaker loaded in
that actual cabinet. I’ve been using a pair of
power cabs for over a year now, and loving it.
Watch the companion video for this article to
decide for yourself if Powercab makes things
#BetterInStereo!
The Powercab 112 and Powercab 112 Plus active guitar speaker systems deliver
authentic “amp-in- the-room” look, sound, and feel when paired with any amp
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modeler. Use Flat Mode to reproduce the sound of your modeler’s presets with the
punch of a real guitar speaker, or bypass your modeler’s speaker cabinet emula-
tion and use Speaker Modeling to swap in models of any of six classic and boutique
speakers. The Powercab 112 Plus includes a 2-inch LCD, 128 user preset locations,
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