On Tue, 2005-07-05 at 16:14 -0400, Brett McCoy wrote:
  It depends on the music and the venue.  If possible,
using amplifiers
 for the guitar and bass is more ideal -- the musicians will have more
 control over their sound and not have to rely on the sound person, and
 this is a good thing. 
Not if you are the sound guy.  One of the more common annoyances was
guitarists with Marshall stack(s) who have more power than the entire PA
and won't turn down so that people can hear the rest of the band...
Lee