Originally Posted By: mrgeeze
I'm a guitar player. Jazz/Blues/Rock Instrumentals.
I practice and perform using arrangements (backing tracks) I create in Band in a Box.

I pretty much use the first approach mentioned by Kent.
I use a real guitar plugged into a real guitar amp(Quilter)
Basically my performing rig.
I use BIAB (PC) audio out (Digital out to Mixer to JBL 305's) from the PC to work out the arrangement I like.

You can easily loop and change tempo inside biab but I have found an easier approach for rehearsing, at least for me.
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Hope my post is relevant


Hi Mr Geeze - sorry for delay - I replied yesterday but forum software ate it.
Thank you for very helpful post. I think I see now that there is no escaping of external amp. Amp plugins are fine for adding processing for recorded clean track but I honestly never encountered one where latency was not killing the whole deal. Standalone BIAS FX is probably my fav amp modeling software but I constantly strugle with "mushy/spongy" feel that even slight latency delay. And I rather not have it as part of my practice routine.

I have couple good Evans amps (head and a combo). I think that they are somewhere in AI Clarus SLR range as far as quality goes. Originally Evans started making them for pedal steel player and you can still find older combos with 15" speaker. They are loud 150W very clean with very precise EQ. I use combo for my own gigs - I am amateur jazz guitarist - play gigs with couple of friends - mostly for fun - retirement places etc. When I go to jam session I typically bring Blues Jr since people are usually confused by EQ on Evans and cannot dial good tone. Combo has XLR out so I can use it for practice with main speaker muted. Nice part is that you still have a speaker ready - so if you get tired of headphones it is there.

I hooked it last night - Evans and BIAB to ZoomU44 and I think that will be my practice rig for now.

For recording I hope I can figure out what causes issues with WAV export from BIAB. But if I use BIAB for gig - I think that I might try running it on laptop and trying the Conductor app to control it - so we are not strictly confined to pre-recorded backup. I used to play with full band - drums, bass, piano, sax/clarinet, alto (samotimes) and me on guitar. But drummer decided to pursue more rock oriented projects and pianist (excellent classically trained fellow and math genius) decided to move to different uni for grad school. So basically it is me, bass and sax. So for now BIAB will be part of our jam. Much easier to coordinate rehearsal for 3 people than 5 too ;-)