Members steve mac Posted December 24, 2018 Members Share Posted December 24, 2018 Whilst I am all about easy load-in and setup, I fancy adding a bit of light. Accordingly I have bought, as it's Christmas, soft white battery fairy lights, to wrap around my boom stand. I thought these would also look good during evening patio gigs in the summer.However my next idea is to place some sort of stage light on top of my speaker attached to the handle, but am not sure what fixing or bracket to use. Anyone done anything similar or have ideas for a bracket? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted December 24, 2018 Moderators Share Posted December 24, 2018 I have accumulated a few ThinPar64s, which have their own brackets, so they can be hung, or stand on the floor on the twin brackets. I like them because they are lightweight, work with my Stomplight, and can either be set to one color as a wash, or allowed to react to the music on their own, or controlled with a light board [or in my case the Stompy]. Depending on the handle on your speaker, a simple 'C'-clamp should work fine. https://www.guitarcenter.com/Venue/Thinpar64-10-mm-LED-Lightweight-Par-Light.gc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pat'sStrat Posted December 25, 2018 Members Share Posted December 25, 2018 I just bought a 10 watt LED stage light and mounted it to a mic stand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted December 25, 2018 Moderators Share Posted December 25, 2018 Hey Pat! Merry Xmas! Could you explain how you mounted it to your mic stand for Steve? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members steve mac Posted December 25, 2018 Author Members Share Posted December 25, 2018 Or better a photo, I am a bit frightened of being that close to the light and thereby being uncomfortable. But equally as my speaker is to the side and level with me, if I put the light on it, it would at best just light half of me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Shaster Posted December 27, 2018 Members Share Posted December 27, 2018 I used to mount garden floodlights to the tops of my wooden speaker stands by screwing the bases in - guess that wouldn't work with all these plastic cabs. Other than that, you can mount the par lights to your speaker stands but they might be too low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted December 31, 2018 Moderators Share Posted December 31, 2018 Steve, Newer LED lamps put out like Zero heat, but plenty of light...and many are sound activated or self sequencing. I got my Thinpars on sale for like $69.99. I've been using the StompLight for the past couple of years for solo and band work, and decided that more wash lighting was needed for the bands; one good wash works well for a solo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ScottyD Posted December 31, 2018 Members Share Posted December 31, 2018 Hey Daddymack-I too am exploring lighting options-I've seen the Stomp light at $300 for a single source-are you satisfied with one as a solo act? Does this pricey light put out enough light? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members steve mac Posted December 31, 2018 Author Members Share Posted December 31, 2018 Thanks for the info, I bought a small clamp today that I think will do the job of attaching a lamp on top of my speaker. But am still not sure if it's position will be so wrong as to be hopeless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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