Members souldonor Posted January 15, 2012 Members Share Posted January 15, 2012 I love gear talk and I have used all types of rigs for solo gigs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members eyesore Posted January 15, 2012 Members Share Posted January 15, 2012 guitar ,mic and acoustic [ultrasound ]amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members heath_eld Posted January 16, 2012 Members Share Posted January 16, 2012 I voted small PA - although lately we've been busking with a little battery amp. Its cool for what it is but i'd never take it by choice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GmanJeff Posted January 16, 2012 Members Share Posted January 16, 2012 I said "acoustic amp" because there's no option for Fishman SoloAmp, which is what I use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sgt. Rock Posted January 16, 2012 Members Share Posted January 16, 2012 Roland AC60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jilaw50 Posted January 16, 2012 Members Share Posted January 16, 2012 It seems you equate solo with acoustic. I don't, and stopped carrying my acoustic guitar to gigs and use the Boss acoustic pedal on my board for the few "acoustic" songs I do in my gigs. My usual guitar is a Stat or Tele. Amp is a Fender Blues Deluxe 40W for smaller venues and more often my new Egnater Renegade 65W half-stack. The volume knobs do work! Guitar amps and vocals are mic'd thru a Peavey 1200W mixer/amp PA. Take a listen and let me know what you think: "Acoustic": electric: more electric: ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members amx13 Posted January 16, 2012 Members Share Posted January 16, 2012 I use both a Behringer combo amp (acoustic guitar and mic), and a small Fender PA, last saturday I played a straight acoustic set with no mic...and I have a Bose compact on the way...so where is the "all of the above" option? :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members leftyjay Posted January 16, 2012 Members Share Posted January 16, 2012 none of the above Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Terry Allan Hall Posted January 16, 2012 Members Share Posted January 16, 2012 Small solo gigs/busking - Guild Jf-4 (6 string), Taylor 355 (12-string), Shure SM-58 mic, Hohner harmonicas w/ Lee Oskar rack, Texas Toetapper II (foot percussion), Crate Limo50 mini PA Larger solo gigs/band gigs - Guild Jf-4 (6 string), Taylor 355 (12-string), Shure SM-58 mic. Hohner harmonicas w/ Lee Oskar rack, Texas Toetapper II (foot percussion), Carvin PA1200 powered mixer, Carvin LM12 cabs, whichever monitor is handy (I have several!), sometimes a couple of small subs (usually only if working w/ bass and percussion, rarely w/o). Last "absolutely unplugged" gig was about 20 years ago, due to a power shortage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jersey Jack Posted January 16, 2012 Members Share Posted January 16, 2012 I said "acoustic amp" because there's no option for Fishman SoloAmp, which is what I use. I'd call it a small PA. I use it as well, an excellent system for solo acts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BlueStrat Posted January 16, 2012 Members Share Posted January 16, 2012 small pa and an acoustic guitar and a mic. That's it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dparr Posted January 16, 2012 Members Share Posted January 16, 2012 Roland AC60 I use a "Roland AC60" for the small rooms and a "Acoustic Image Coda R III" combo for the big ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EightString Posted January 16, 2012 Members Share Posted January 16, 2012 Mic into TC Helicon Harmony-G XT into PAGuitar into TC Helicon Harmony-G XT into Alesis IO Dock/iPad/AmpKit+ into PA "PA" can mean anything from Roland AC-33 to Fender Acoustasonic Junior to full PA, depending on size of the gig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members buddymoore Posted January 16, 2012 Members Share Posted January 16, 2012 Guitar into Harmony-g into small mixer, Mic into harmony-g into mixer, Partners guitar into acoustic processer into mixer, partners mic into mixer - mixer into Bose L1 Compact. changed from traditional P.A. to Bose about a year ago - couldn't be happier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Guitarman63 Posted January 17, 2012 Members Share Posted January 17, 2012 This is the pedal board I use on my solo gig. I have a Mackie 808s mixer-amp head powering two Yamaha Club series 15/horn cabs on sticks. I also use this same board on my regular band jobs only without the loop pedal and switch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members souldonor Posted January 17, 2012 Author Members Share Posted January 17, 2012 You could have picked all of them one by one. Love the Bose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pinkfloydcramer61 Posted January 17, 2012 Members Share Posted January 17, 2012 I use a real acoustic piano, usually grand but sometimes studio upright, whatever's provided for me. It's up to me to make it sound good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fingerpicker Posted January 18, 2012 Members Share Posted January 18, 2012 Sm58 > Boss Vocal efx pedal > JammanCort Guitar > Zoom A2 > same Jamman Jamman out to Powered speakers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members souldonor Posted January 18, 2012 Author Members Share Posted January 18, 2012 I have used Mackie 808mPeavey 8 channel (don't remember model)Behrenger 8 channel (")SWR California Blonde w/ Blonde on Blonde extension cab,Marshall AC100Marshall AC50Genz Benz ShenendoahFender AcoustonicHouse PAstraight acoustic Now I use the Bose L1 Compact and I love it. I am working on my wife to get the full L1 system, but the L1 is more than enough for my situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cephus Posted January 19, 2012 Members Share Posted January 19, 2012 I have been doing some trials. i have a fishman platinum pre that I WANT to use because I paid too much for it a long time ago and it mostly sits in a drawer. But, the guitar seems to sound better straight. it is a yamaha LD that has a piezo and a contact pickup in it. I have always hated the piezo sound, so I am sort of addicted to the contact pickup. It only has 4 knobs, treble, bass, volume and mix. I read some bad reviews, but I get a pretty cool sound straight into the board. I had a small yamaha mixer and some 300 watt powered 12" speakers that I bought from a family member who is a DJ a long time ago. I am also trying out a digitech looper. This past weekend, I backed up a lady at church and I plugged that fishman in and it sounded like ass. I had everything about 50% and just wasn't able to get the crispness that I got from just a direct box into the house PA. granted, I haven't spent enough time messing with it at home, but it seems like another battery to change is too high a price if it doesn't sound alot better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chip Stewart Posted January 27, 2012 Members Share Posted January 27, 2012 I use way too much, but love the sound too much to give it up. My rig for a performance as a duo is: Peavey PV14 mixing boardKustom KPM4100 amp(2) Yamaha MSR100 speakers (monitors)(2) EV SX100+e speakers The mixing board and amp (in cases) each get strapped to the top of an EV speaker case and both Yamaha speakers are in one case, so it's not too many trips. With two people, a couple of trips gets everything in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fingerpicker Posted January 27, 2012 Members Share Posted January 27, 2012 Mines one trip with a cart. If it doesnt fit on the cart in one trip--I dont need it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Telecruiser Posted January 27, 2012 Members Share Posted January 27, 2012 2 JBL PRX 612mYamaha C124FX mixerSM58Martin 00016 w/K&K pu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gary Blanchard Posted January 27, 2012 Members Share Posted January 27, 2012 I have a Rogue rolling PA with 4 channels for smaller venues and the Peavey Escort for larger small venues, which is as large as it gets for me. I use vocal and instrument mics. One day I want to get the Fishman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Harmonycat Posted January 30, 2012 Members Share Posted January 30, 2012 I have quite alot of PA equipment and scale the PA according to the gig and I favour the smaller lightweight rigs. The smallest rig up to 125 ppl: (2) EV Force Monitors on stands, powered by a 250 watt per channel Yamaha PD2500 without subs.(1) Old Mackie mint condition DFX-6(1) 15" lightweight sub powered using an old Soundtech PS1300 on one channel and both tops on the other channel when using a sub.(1) DBX223XL Crossover The most often used mid sized scalable rig 150-300 ppl: (2-4) JBL MRX512ms on stands powered by a QSC-1804(1-2) 15" lightweight subs or Yorkville LS608 subs powered by Carver PM1400.(1) Old Mackie mint condition DFX-12 (1) DBX-223XL Crossover. I only use the large rig touring rig with a band in venues up to 1000 ppl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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