My band addicted to big-ass PA

Re: My band addicted to big-ass PA

On Apr 22, 5:21 am, Nigel Goodwin <Ni...@cfarmerltd.co.uk> wrote:
> In message
> <eac16ccd-5ded-48f3-b4b9-c90f73ae7...@q27g2000prf.googlegroups,com >,
> coreybenson <coreyben...@gmail,com > writes
>
> >2ndly, you're right. This is too much PA for most clubs...
>
> Really 'too much' can't apply, as you only need to turn it up as loud as
> you require - so it 'should' be no louder than a smaller PA.
>
> The only problem really is the actual size of it, and the excessive
> transportation problems.
>
> Really with a big PA rig you should design it as 'modular', so for big
> gigs you can take the lot, but for smaller gigs you only take a smaller
> part of it.
> --
> Nigel Goodwin
> C.Farmer Ltd.
> Matlock

While logically I agree with your statement, human nature tends to
excess. If you HAVE too much PA, you want to USE too much PA. My
experience with people who have too big a PA is that they tend to do
exactly what John's guy does... They run EVERYTHING into it, all of
the time, and it's a disastrous mess.

Of course, I would never do that!

:-)

Corey
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Re: My band addicted to big-ass PA

In message
<0a6257ec-163f-4d1b-af1b-feb1b0da97a1@m73g2000hsh.googlegroups,com >,
coreybenson <coreybenson@gmail,com > writes
>While logically I agree with your statement, human nature tends to
>excess. If you HAVE too much PA, you want to USE too much PA. My
>experience with people who have too big a PA is that they tend to do
>exactly what John's guy does... They run EVERYTHING into it, all of
>the time, and it's a disastrous mess.

That's 'guitarist' mentality! :-)
--
Nigel Goodwin
C.Farmer Ltd.
Matlock

Re: My band addicted to big-ass PA

>> While logically I agree with your statement, human nature tends to
>> excess. If you HAVE too much PA, you want to USE too much PA. My
>> experience with people who have too big a PA is that they tend to do
>> exactly what John's guy does... They run EVERYTHING into it, all of
>> the time, and it's a disastrous mess.
>
> That's 'guitarist' mentality! :-)

That's also why 164% of all live band performances exceed the sane level
of volume by over 314%. You can look it up. When your eyeballs stop
vibrating from the excessive volume, that is.

Re: My band addicted to big-ass PA


"John Bigboote" <Bigboote.YPS@gmail,com > wrote in message
news:d44cc14e-25a0-43b2-af49-fe070a3bf5da@a5g2000prg.googlegroups,com ...
> My two guitarists had invested pretty heavily in PA before I joined
> the band. Two 18" subs, two 15" mains, three floor monitors (plus in-
> ears for one guitarist and the drummer), three power amps (one for
> each set), 12-channel mixer, compressor, signal processor, line
> conditioners. Going to a gig means filling up two minivans, an SUV and
> a pickup truck (I'm counting drums here).
>

My band is addicted to booze, dope, or whores.
Either way, no one is around at the end of the night to load a big PA into
the van.

Jay S