PA gear

[Frank Godiva]

I use a Bose S1Pro and the new Plus model with the wireless units for small acoustic gigs for mic and acoustics with pickups.

Here is a great comparison of the 2 units head to head

https://www.rtings.com/speaker/tools/co ... shold=0.10

For larger or electric gigs I use a Bose L1 Pro 16 or an 8 or both just for vocals. I still use the S1 units in the same fashion and just run the line out to the tower units as needed for coverage and throw. I have TS8 Bose mixer to add 10 more channels.

I find using 2 S1s and the Pro8 is the perfect stage monitor system for my bands. We still use it even when we get a sound engineer and true front of house. This way the band has a consistent stage sound that’s not to loud but clear and consistent.

What PA gear do you guys use? I’m especially interested in what you run the drums into. On the rare occasion I need to mic the kit; I use a Yamaha EAD into the Pro16; but mostly it’s just vocals with guys using separate amps like music man, fender, mesa boogie, and the like.

What are you guys using for your own PA?

[Frank Godiva]

Ok it’s been a year and I added a few things. A second S1 pro plus, four additional wireless transmitters, and the Bose Sub1. The sub has proven to be unnecessary for small gigs.

Each band member has their own S1 for vocals and instrument. This works well for the menu venues that put the band in a corner the size of a postage stamp. The extra transmitters can stay charged and ready in the S1 so when one dies, you just swap it out. That keeps the band on all battery power; clean and convenient

The bass player runs through the smallest Roland bass cube. I use a DBX Go Rack when needed to run to an extension speaker as needed. The extra S1 Pro can also be used as a wireless bridge. I play regularly in a ukulele orchestra and the band leader tends point his amps away from me. I use 2 XLR wireless transmitters to give me a monitor so the setup is good for him and for me without any compromises. Also great for playing with my blues band so I can get a wireless link from the board to use as a monitor. I recently got the Diadorrio infrared mic mute. This keeps the drums out of the PA when I’m not singing. It does require phantom power.

I really thought I would use the towers more, but they are just overkill for most of our little gigs. I think people also hear with their eyes often times. The S1s fit under the players chair out of site. The towers stick up and folks see that and think our little uke band is gonna blow em out. So the smalls get the majority of use.