Updated Rig Setup

I've had a Shure PSM200 personal in-ear monitor system for a while and it works well for protecting my hearing and hearing myself better. The only downside was trying to find a way to have a feel for the room sound as well. I've experimented with using one earphone or an ambient mic hooked up to my guitar strap, but when you start sweating the earphone tends to slip out, and it becomes distracting when you're in the middle of playing a song.

In my constant process of trying new things, I decided to forgo the in-ear monitor for a little while and try an elevated and tiltback combo stand. My rig ended up looking like this:

I can certainly hear myself fairly well, although it can actually get a bit too loud since we rely on our amps to help fill the room along with some mixing going through the PA. I was able to figure out that my four-unit rack fits vertically under the amp, and the floor dolly allows me to easily wheel it around to gain access to the cables and knobs in the back. The yellow studio monitor in the picture is just for me to practice along with music.

This is pretty different than what I had before where the amp sat on its side flat on the floor with the rack case sitting on top, but I couldn't hear myself very well in that configuration even though it's an easy setup, hence the attempt with in-ears.

I couldn't use this tiltback setup with a head and 2x12 cab, but with the Egnater combo it seems to be working fairly well so far. We'll see if I run into any trouble down the road during more live situations.