Jerry007

Now that my live rig is complete (for now), I figured it was time to post: WHO: I'm 37, and like almost everybody else here, I'm an IT guy by day. I've been a lead singer in serious and not-so-serious bands since I was 16 - everything from pop, grunge, classic rock, progressive rock. I started out playing keyboards, but switched to guitar about 10 years ago. I've been interested in song-writing/recording since I was a teen. My first "real" pieces of gear were a Shure 58 and a Tascam 4-track. I finally built a decent personal recording studio around a Roland VS DAW some years ago, but soon after became more interested in performing live. Currently, I'm in a 4-piece "rock" band (guitar, bass, drums, keyboards), and we do everything from the Beatles to Blink182 at local bars/clubs. We write/record/perform some of our own stuff, and it's good fun (the $$ we get doesn't totally suck, but I won't be quitting my day job). I'm thrilled to have had the good fortune of finding and joining this forum when I decided it was time to buy my own PA. WHAT: FOH Speakers: (2) JBL 512M powered speakers (2) JBL 518S powered subwoofers FOH Mixer/Rack: Allen & Heath MixWiz 16:3 Misc. EQs, compressors, outboard gear - nothing fancy 16/4 100' Snake 10 space mixer rack MONITORS: (2) Cheap 12" wedges from Loudspeakersplus (1) generic 15" drum monitor (1) Crown CE2000 MICS: Shure 58s Shure Beta 58s Shure 57s And a bunch of other misc. mics, condensers, etc OTHER: Mics stands, drum mic clips, extension cords, power strips, cables, power cables, more cables, spare cables, old cables, recording gear, software, plug-ins, computers, laptops, studio monitors, headphones, crates, boxes, (full of cables, mostly), (5) guitars, (3) amps, (3) cats, (3) dogs, (1) horse (2) kids, (1) wife - I saved the best for last (in case she ever reads this )... WHY (what I think of it): The system sounds great, though not thunderously loud. The ease-of-use with the JBL speakers using the on-board crossovers is pretty fantastic as well. For what we do (clubs of up to 150 mostly), this just might be the perfect system. The MixWiz is perfectly fine, no frills, and no problems. The monitor system is not great, but enough to get the job done. I'll continue to tweak the system and acquire more gear, since it seems to be the nature of these things... What I still need: 1) Stage lighting 2) A nice trunk for storing cables 3) Decent kick drum mic 4) Bigger gigs so I have an excuse to buy more stuff 5) A FT sound engineer to help setup and run the system, (so I can relax and drink beers )