Stageworthy Strategies, Pt. 3

couple of columns about the post-pandemic return to performance, we’ve focused on guitars, preamps and direct boxes. Now it’s time to address the application of dynamics, specifically compression and overdrive. Compression is one of the most useful but also misunderstood forms of processing in the acoustic-electric universe. Some players think overdrive is only for electric guitars, but that perspective misses the bigger picture. Once an acoustic guitar gets plugged in, it essentially becomes