Gig Vlog - Does Anyone Even Need Real Amps Anymore? Modelers Modelers Modelers!

In this video I document a little bit of my time on the road with Toast in Arizona. Thanks Xvive for sponsoring this vid. They did not pay me to make this video but the product in the video were given to me to use in exchange. Thanks for watching guys. What are your thoughts on modelers vs amps. Do you think me using a real amp onstage vs a modeler would make a difference in a band like Toast?
0:00 Intro
0:12 Xvive Products
4:03 Travel To Arizona
4:20 Milano Music in Mesa
5:01 5150 Amp and a Epi SG
7:05 Back stage tour (how the sausage is made)
12:11 Rig Rundown HX Stomp etc...
16:22 Sound Check
18:24 The Ritual
18:43 Show Time Baby Ima Want You
19:38 Been To Long On The Road
23:06 It Dont Matter To Me intro
25:12 It Don't Matter To Me
27:59 Guitar Man
32:52 Let Your Love Go
37:13 Everything I Own
39:25 If
41:56 Fancy Dancer
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[@PJCobi]

You guys sound fantastic, Rich! No one in the audience would ever know you weren’t using a real amp.

[@davidclark7973]

Great sounding band. The guitar tone is almost all in the fingers. Rich has that covered 👍🏻

[@mikedr1549]

Thanks Rich - these are fun! The lead singer is really something special - great voice. Your success is well deserved - great job!

[@jimmyz2098]

Sounded awesome, Rich. Great show. A lot of fun to see and hear this. I bet it was a lot of fun being up there, with the light son and everything! Wish I was good enough to pull it off! As for the title of the vid.... I LOVE modelers. That's all I use these days. Simple. Light. And they have come a long way, to sound more real now, and less "processed," I think. You sounded great, here!

[@2dazetake]

Your a full fleg celebrity now Rich, beautiful venue enjoy your success, super happy for you brother,if the band hopes to get more popular they better start thinking about growing their hair out, your the only one on stage that looks rock and roll, and your the best dressed too.😊👍

[@robertpurdy4452]

It sounded great here through my JBL monitors and I know it sounded even better in person. Your ending to "Guitar Man" brought me to happy tears. It's great to see you thrive up there with the rest of Toast.

[@Jaxisagod5]

Awesome Rich. Great playing. Love the gig vlogs!

[@danstringer7610]

Great show! I truly enjoyed this performance!!

[@iananslow494]

Maybe not , but what’s better than watching those tubes glow ❤

[@glennbzt]

Wow…things are a bit different from when I played 70’s 80’s ..2 altec Lansing voice of theater cabs,crewin Vega monitors ..Ampeg vt..22……😂..heavy bulky stuff put stuff in my convertible to gigs…you sound fantastic enjoy ..🎸😊great bread covers ..we did badfinger Beatles bread 4 guys cud sing ..hard to find that…Bread/Toast great parody 😂

[@MesaGuitarGuy]

Rich! What a great show, you were all dialed in! That RK Tele is the real deal, huh? Well done, Toast

[@bflo5210]

Man i made the switch last August from a mesa boogie fillmore 50w with a 2x12 cabinet to my helix....it took me a while to find "my tone" but now i honestly don't miss my amp....and seriously I'm 47yrs old love my tube amps & analog pedals & pa system, but im sold on my helix...setup is quick no heavy amp to haul & in reality being a local cover band i could never really turn up the volume on my amp to get to the sweet spot without making everyones ears bleed.... i was on the fence for a while, but I'm glad i took the plunge

[@jasonbritton9343]

Fantastic sir! 🤘🤘🤘

[@paulya1269]

Was worth listening to 25 mins of Bread tunes to get to this: 40:59 😂 All kidding aside, love the gig vlogs and band sounded great!

[@bluessumlin...7067]

Outstanding Performance!🙂

[@tlb2732]

I love the sound of a good amp. But there are a few things I love more. One is being able to enjoy a gig without back pain. The other is not being rushed during setup for a show. I had a back injury 12 years ago that required me to make many changes going forward to avoid aggravating the injury. Therefore, I carry a powerful, yet very compact sound system and lighting rig for my band. And I now go ampless. No, it's not exactly as good as the sound of my favorite amp, but it is better than many I've used and is very close. My ampless rig is not based on modeling. I tried several modeling approaches but hated them all. I use a Pedaltrain board filled with 12 effects pedals, a Radial Bigshot EFX switch pedal, and a Radial JDX Direct Drive. The Direct Drive is the key to my overall sound. It is a quality D.I. box with onboard amp simulation derived from solid state circuitry, not from modeling technology or impulse response. My tone is always clear, warm, rich, and noise free. I wish I had made the move to ampless years ago. Since I mix from stage, I don't use IEM's. I use a Shure wireless system for mobility to walk out into the audience periodically as a reference to fine tune FOH. And I use a Yamaha DBR-10 powered wedge. The other 2 musicians in the band use IEM's and control their monitor mixes via tablet. My daughter monitors and adjusts our individual volumes through each song using a tablet for FOH. I also enjoy the benefit of more room to move on stage. Thanks for the great video!

[@rp89d28]

The real question is - does anyone want to use real amps - I sure do.

[@jeffflint9086]

Enjoyed the video (performance). Guitar sounds good and can never tell in a mix whether played through an amp or straight to desk. A good tight band.

[@andrewb8914]

In the pocket…. 19:01 really sweet

[@Realroyrogers]

Rut Roe you now have a schedule, sounds great!

[@johnhardin2030]

Purdy guud stuff right dare!!!!! Good show. The gear worked good for that show.

[@daviddunkin7454]

Wow! Y’all sound great Rich!

[@RichBischoff]

Thsnks!

[@EasyHeat]

Man you guys sound great! No amp?! Dayum! I gotta look into those Xvive IEMs. I've heard they are the best bang for the buck right now. Fantastic VLOG my doggins! Cheers!

[@RichBischoff]

Thanks!

[@stevelankford7087]

You guys sound great!! See you in Alabama maybe 😎!

[@astrolabe88]

31:40 very good solo

[@thepracticingguitarist]

New subscriber: I love Bread, guitars, and gear, so just happened to come around to your channel. Going to see you guys in South Bend on April 30.

[@RichBischoff]

Cool come say hi after the show.

[@user-wv1ef2my2t]

Good evening, very nice video and very good concert, I like it. Greetings Pavel CZ.👍👍👍

[@PooNinja]

Such a great time to be a guitarist.

[@larrydavis3573]

Sounded great to me! If I had been in the audience, I'm sure I would not have cared if you ran through an amp or not. The mix sounded right on and the guitar sounded great in that mix! Peace!!

[@GraemeCampbellMusic]

Thats a great looking venue. I couldn't get it from the vid, but do you run your pedals straight into the HX Stomp or are they in the effects loop?

[@RichBischoff]

Straight in.

[@jimiaxe]

Guitar tone is fantastic Rich.. I was an amp purist for a long time and I've owned lots of amps like Fender, Ampeg, Traynor, Marshall, HIWATT, Vox, Mesa, Orange, Blackstar, Friedman.. I still have a few of my favorites out of those but on a gig with not having a crew and playing small clubs and bars/restaurants my Line 6 Pod Go gets the most use,, The convenience of having a selection of different amp models and effects in one unit that is easy to transport and takes little space is usually the deciding factor. I can also control the volume much more easily. I had to use plexi screens in front of my amps when I used them which entailed a lot more set up time as well.. Do I still prefer amps? Well yes but the Line 6 modeling technology has gotten so close to the real amp feel and tone that for the ears of the general public they can't usually discern any sonic difference.

[@RichBischoff]

Agree

[@MiguelDeLaMarta]

Great sound, although visually the guitar and bass cabs are missed, the stage looks a bit empty.

[@pablotope3070]

Rich- get the blackstar ht100 up there amigo!!

[@markhamblin8194]

Sounds great Rich! Love that Kotzen Tele! I prefer amps but then I'm an old fart and my guitars and gear seldom leave my practice room LOL When nobody's home I pull out my looper and pretend I'm in a band. It gets a little loud but the neighbors haven't complained yet😂😂😂

[@RichBischoff]

I hear you. I prefer amps, but in this band, it's just the way it's done.

[@markhamblin8194]

@RichBischoff however your doing it still sounds great! I've never really listened to a lot of Bread but I recognized every song. Good stuff!!!

[@Mark761966]

Is that an off-board mix during the performance segments? Sounds good

[@RichBischoff]

Yes it is.

[@EasyHeat]

Hey Rich?! What would you recommend for an affordable powered speaker solution for my Fractal FM3? I’m possibly thinking a Katana 50 1x12/100 2x12?! Not currently gigging, but want to start jamming with some friends. My other choice would be the Blackstar Debut 50? Thanks in advance! ✌️🤟🖖

[@RichBischoff]

Yeah get the Katana 50 for sure

[@EasyHeat]

@@RichBischoff Thanks!

[@EasyHeat]

@@RichBischoff BTW, thanks again! After some digging? The Katanas are Class A/B powered, while most of the competition (Line6 Catalyst/Blackstar Debut 50) are all Class D. From what I gather? That doesn't really make a big deal in terms of a PA or FRFR, but can make some difference in terms of strictly a guitar amp/powered cab? The Orange Pedal Baby is also Class A/B I assume for similar reasons! Anyway, Thanks again! Love the channel my dude!

[@lucasmuller3471]

Does your iem mix is in mono or stereo?

[@RichBischoff]

Stereo and so are the mains.

[@twowaymuir]

Your guitar seems just a tiny tad too loud in the bands mix, but that ok since I love guitars and well you are the Guitar Man after all Rich. ;-)

[@riders.oregon4474]

I say do what you want if they let you. On bass I use a DI with IEM’s . No amp.

[@LRHutch]

Tube amps are number one. I have modelers but I will stick with my tube amps.

[@jdfolbre]

I don't understand the tribute band thing.... I don't mind cover bands or retro acts but why the limit of only playing one set of material. Seems kind of limiting? Except for Zepperella, those ladies are smokin!

[@PondoSinatra680]

Limiting? The seating capacity was limiting, the show sold out. I guess it just boils down to different strokes for different folks.

[@jdfolbre]

@@PondoSinatra680 like I said I'd like to see Zepparella.... we'd all like to be a kid again I guess.

[@Mark761966]

Do you have a guitar tech yet? #notvolunteering

[@RichBischoff]

🤣nope

[@vintagetone22]

With all this techology its great .but we lost the purity of the guitar sound.now all the guitarists sound the same.😭😔😔😔😭😭only the greats kept their tone .clapton .malmsteen .beck.bb king.satriani.vai.johnson.sayce.gary moore.zepplin,bonamassa.lynch.etc.