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I see surf bands play all the time with no pa or monitors.
It's just drums, and guitars and bass. The key is mix. Everyone has
to be able to hear themselves, and others, compared to the Volume of
the drums. Too often I will see shows with PA where the sound is god
awful. Just way too much Bass and Bass drum. If you do play a gig
with PA, make sure the mix the crowd hears is what you want the band
to sound like. And make sure the monitors are playing what you need
to hear. Many people don't realize some mixing boards can send certian
instruments to different monitors. For example if you play guitar,
you could ask for just drums and sax in you monitor, and get the
Bass and Rhythm from their amps they use.
Jeff(bigtikidude)
--- In , "Gavin Ehringer"
<gavinehringer@e...> wrote:
> I found this thread very interesting, particularly since my band is
> coming together and I assumed we'd need the full powered
> mixer, backline and monitors. I was heartened by Dave
> Wronski's input and will be eager to try our stage setup in the
> way he prescribed. I like the idea of a simplified system...after
> all, the early surf bands had nothing but their amps in the
> backline and maybe a microphone and p.a. to announce the
> songs.
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> Question: can you get an acceptable volume and balance with
> just the instruments and amps (i.e. an 85 watt Fender or two,
> 100 watt bass amp, and drums?) For an average club, how
> much power do you need for a power mixer and speakers? Can
> a band do away with a sound man?
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> Very curious.
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> Gavin
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