What happens when you play in a band is that people try to make it loud enough to hear themselves.
A bass guitar is a very dynamic instrument, and often times, in my own personal experience, I notice that bass players turn up until they can hear their low E through everyone else. This is a bad idea because then the rest of their strings are so loud and ear piercing that it can kill ya.
It's the same with a lead guitar, you want to be able to break through so you can hear what you're playing during your solo, so now you're drowning out the rythm player who is know turning up so he can hear himself over your loud ass solo.
It's all about comprimising. When I rocked out with just me and the drummer, my old Peavey 5150 halfstack only need Volume 4 to be WAY louder than him. So it sounds like everyone is trying to break through each other.
What a compressor will do for you and the rest of your band is make your sound level.What I mean by level is that it will make the low strings and high strings the same volume. It's a must have I think for bands.
Have your band mates look into a compressor and keep rocking!!
Sometimes I hit notes only dogs can hear.
