Silenced Fred Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 Ok, so my friends and I are starting a band, we are writing our own stuff, and we have at least 5 songs that are almost done with. It's me on guitar and vocals, my friend on guitar and my other friend on drums. No bass, but I'm ordering a Blue Box to drop down for some cool low riffage. When we start playing shows, what will we need? Amps, guitars, and drums are all gotten. Besides for dates, and finishing the songs, what should I do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duane v Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 Invest in PA stuff...... mics, cables, stands and a PA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXE® Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 PA equipment for sure. You don't have to go big at all to sound good. Something with enough oomph to cover the drums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichCI Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 What those guys said. You don't have to get anything big, just enough to cover vocals and the drums a bit (and you probably won't need to mic the drums that often depending on where you're playing, just enough to add some ambient effects to them). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenced Fred Posted May 29, 2010 Author Share Posted May 29, 2010 I was thinking about a PA, what would I need to get (It would be smaller shows, maybe some outdoor stuff, but nothing huge) Brand recommendations, wattage, would be helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmiJAMM Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 Talent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duane v Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 Talent. Talent is overrated....... Charisma is all you need[biggrin] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXE® Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 You can pick up some nice used PA equipment fairly reasonably priced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 I was thinking about a PA' date=' what would I need to get (It would be smaller shows, maybe some outdoor stuff, but nothing huge) Brand recommendations, wattage, would be helpful.[/quote'] Not sure what your "budget" is, but.... Peavey, Yamaha, and Mackie all have decent self-contained mixer/amps, and "Pole" Speaker systems, with monitors. Behringer, is probably the least expensive, and is decent...until it breaks...then you just toss it, and buy a new one. With the Peavey, Yamaha, and Mackie stuff, it's worth fixing, in the unlikey event that it does go down. As to wattage? Well...we use a 1200 watt amp/mixer (8 channel), and it handles everything from bars, to outdoor...just fine! Better to have more headroom (unused power available), than to always work at the top end. Keeps things cleaner, sound wise, too. Check out MF, AMS, Sweetwater (Recommended), for pricing. CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mick Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 brass balls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXE® Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 CLANK! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flight959 Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 Loaded parents! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenced Fred Posted May 29, 2010 Author Share Posted May 29, 2010 I have never really been a fan of peavey stuff, but I'll check it out. I wouldn't be doing too large of shows, but I wanna start playing. It should be fun. I will look at stuff in the 1000 watt range so I have plenty of headroom. Sounds good. nyone hear stuff about fender pa? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mick Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 Really look for a bass player it will fill out the sound so much. Even though they're not really musicians they are a necessary evil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duane v Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 Really look for a bass player it will fill out the sound so much. Even though they're not really musicians they are a necessary evil. I play bass and I'm a musician[confused] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZenKen Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 By far, the best musician I ever played with played bass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mick Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 I kid I kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duane v Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 I kid I kid. My feelings were hurt there for a second Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmiJAMM Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 I play bass and I'm a musician[confused] Keep tellin' urself that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZenKen Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 I knew you were. I remember when the Beatles hit, everybody I knew took up guitar. When we started bands we used this formula: The best guitar player played lead The 2nd best guitar player played rhythm The 3rd best guitar player played bass The 4th best guitar player...... he was the singer Oh yeah, the guy who had drums was the drummer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mick Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 but really find a bassist you'll be glad you did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeVeeWee Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 attitude... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookieman15061 Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 Play to the audience and have fun and they will have fun with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duane v Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 Keep tellin' urself that. LOL!!! I'll challenge thee to a guitar duel any day of the week...... well not next week' date=' but at some point when I get a little more practicing under my belt... BTW I've already scared AXE[biggrin'] ...LOL!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChanMan Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 Patience. Showmanship... playing out is about entertaining. and +1 on the bass player and PA. I'd consider both to be essential to playing out. Good luck, have FUN! If you're not having fun, they won't be either.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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