Why does it seem that everyone skimps on the PA system for their band? The budget is small compared to the rest of the gear they haul around. Everyone likes to spend money on their own gear and dreaming over gear. examples:
-Sound dudes like to stay up to date on all the new sound boards, and digital stuff that makes our life really fun and we can make you sound like a chipmunk or swimming in a fishbowl in 2 seconds!
-Guitarists likes to keep up to date on the newest pieces of equipment or setup's of guitar players of days gone by.
-Drummers have their thing with accumulating as many things to wack and bludgeon to death around them with 2B's (Don't deny this! I know for a fact as I have a Yamaha power special 6 piece sitting in the basement at this moment)
-Base players.... ok you might be the exception. You really like to radiate your sound, and know how to play that one song from primus, or sublime... you know what I'm sayin'. You also have a killer punch that you've spent hours tweaking your rig for.
-Lead singers, well.... you like to scope out the chicks and stay on top of the latest eye candy... Sorry, I got nothing on you... :-D
So the point I'm trying to come across is your gear. How much have you spent on that guitar rig?
Lets do some math. I'll use the favorite Banjo Center for pricing (REMEMBER SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL STORES!)
Fender Telecaster: $999
Marshall JCM800 W/Half stack: $2,499
Lets add 200 bucks in there for your cables, tuner stomp box, and some other small thingies.
You've now spent $3,698 on your guitar rig.
Drummers, lets think about you.
Yamaha Stage Custom -Birch: $999
Zildjian Cymbal Pack: $694.95
Yamaha Drum Throne: $99
Lets throw in 200 bucks for those weather king heads or that EMAD head along with some rockin' 2B's or my personal favorite; ProMark MilleniumII's in the 5B size.
Drummers you're at $1,992.95
Bass players you're next!
Fender P Base: $1,099.99
Ampeg 4x10 with amp: $864.48
Lets throw in 200 bucks for random stuff like anyone else
Bassist you're at $2,164.47
Singers your next now.
Shure SM58 Microphone: $99
Singers you're cheap at $99 bucks (kind of a joke if you get it ;-D)
Lets add this 4 piece band up. We now have spent $7,954.42
So thats almost $8,000 in gear. Now I pose the question.
How much have you budgeted for your PA system? Do you really think that you will be able to get a PA system for less than $8,000 that will reproduce the sound that all of this great gear makes? Does that $2,000 PA system on sticks look like a good idea anymore? You know that one with two speakers with single 15's and a horn up on stands and an 8 channel board?
Food for thought. I'll elaborate on a cost effective system in another post.
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No keyboards in there, huh? From a sound guy, this figures.
Haha Matt, I wasn't even going to try... I don't keep up with whats newest... I could have put a PC88 in there... but keeping up with Triton's and Motif's are impossible in my tiny drummer mind :(
If we do say add a Korg Triton Pro, then yes it will be another $3000 plus another 300ish in accessories needed (ie stands, pedals, etc)
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