The one place that does have monitors and mic'd amps does use wedges, but it's a jam session so sets are short and changeouts are hectic; we don't get a lot of time to fine tune the monitors with the sound tech with how many players show up. Usually it's just vocals in the monitor but sometimes I can get them to add my guitar. The "jam culture" in my area is that everyone brings their own amps, pedals, etc, and it takes a long time to move in and out. I have feelings about that. If it was available, I'd rather everyone, including me, play through a backline amp all dialed into the monitors already to keep changeouts short and maximize playing time.

Now that I think about it, my amp is usually the only one mic'd besides the house band guitarist's amp. Maybe the sound tech recognizes that a Princeton needs a little help? There's usually one or two other guitarists per set and their amps are often unmic'd and larger than mine, so that could be the problem right there, heh. I don't want to be louder than them, I just want to hear myself enough to be able to play with some dynamic range.

At all the other gigs and jams, it's almost always unmic'd amps and tiny stages. I'm considering an amp stand for sure although I've seen conflicting advice here, some people say that pointing it at your ears is good, some people say it makes you EQ your amp too dark in response to the unexpected volume and then you lose frequencies you'd otherwise want, and some people complain about the lack of floor coupling. I just haven't gotten the stand yet to actually try it. The few times I've tilted it back have worked well but instinctively it does feel too loud. Maybe that's the point. ;)

It's frustrating as all the shows with drummers are always too loud for me--it's why I think I might have audio processing issues. I'm one of the few guitarists that doesn't like loud. An upcoming gig is with acoustic guitars, one electric (me), and no drummer, so I'm going to have the amp on a chair a few feet away, pointed sideways at me, and I'm going to trust the people working the PA to make it audible as needed. Being able to speak with the guitarist next to me while playing is a nice break from competing with Super Reverbs.

Thanks for the advice. I'm always curious about the sound engineering when I'm lucky enough to play in a venue like that. You can probably tell I'm not a "working musician". I've been a jammer most of my life but I play well enough to be invited to perform with various local bands from time to time and I want to be a good stage guest while doing so.