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- Thread starter SweMan574
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BurningSkies
CRAZY BALDHEAD
- Feb 20, 2005
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- Endorsing artist: Dingwall Guitars
You want to be in a loud Motorhead cover band. Even if you're playing little places, pubs, bars the local rec hall, and your amps are carrying most of the sound in the room, as I see it, you'll need:
-A bass rig (Bass, Amp, Speakers). You want a LOUD bass rig, since you're trying to be Motorhead. I'd be looking at at least 810's, or 2, possibly 3 15's, etc.
-Your guitarist needs at least a half stack (4x12, plus amp head).
-A drummer with a decent kit.
-A PA: 1)mics x the number of singers. Mics for the drums, at least 2, if not more), 2) PA power amp with enough wattage to keep up with the guitar/bass amps, AND drive monitors for stage 3) speakers for the PA (2x15" with horns, probably stand mounted), and at least one or two monitors (probably 12's with horns in wedge form), 4) mixing board with enough inputs for your number of mics/lines and at least one send for monitors.
-A bass rig (Bass, Amp, Speakers). You want a LOUD bass rig, since you're trying to be Motorhead. I'd be looking at at least 810's, or 2, possibly 3 15's, etc.
-Your guitarist needs at least a half stack (4x12, plus amp head).
-A drummer with a decent kit.
-A PA: 1)mics x the number of singers. Mics for the drums, at least 2, if not more), 2) PA power amp with enough wattage to keep up with the guitar/bass amps, AND drive monitors for stage 3) speakers for the PA (2x15" with horns, probably stand mounted), and at least one or two monitors (probably 12's with horns in wedge form), 4) mixing board with enough inputs for your number of mics/lines and at least one send for monitors.
BurningSkies
CRAZY BALDHEAD
- Feb 20, 2005
- 27,956
- 20,350
- Disclosures
- Endorsing artist: Dingwall Guitars
You are correct. I believe some of the expectations may not be realistic.
In this case I'd see what I could find locally, both amps and PA and cobble whatever I could together.
Thanks! The line-up will be the same as Motörhead. 1 bass, 1 guitar, 1 drummer, 2 vocal mics
But what is my budget is
1000€
1500€
2000€
Edit: I just want to say a big Thank You to you guys searching up amps etc. for me. I really appreciate it on this 46 message long thread!
But what is my budget is
1000€
1500€
2000€
Edit: I just want to say a big Thank You to you guys searching up amps etc. for me. I really appreciate it on this 46 message long thread!
Your budget can only be decided by you. I based my previous posts on the best I (personally) thought you could do with 500 € from Thomann.
How much can you spend? As much as you want! The more you spend, the more options you get. You can go from the set up that I
The best way to start is to decide what your priorities are, and what money you have to buy them. From there you can start adding/replacing things as time goes by.
I started off doing Hip Hop, and I purchased a Samson 300W Powered Mixing Desk (a mixer with an amp inside), a shure SM58 and 2x Peavey 350W PA Speakers. Slowly, over many years, I purchased more things, adding more power and quality to the gear that I owned. I now own various PA systems, and also the bands I play with own PA systems.
When I started playing bass, I bought a cheap bass and a small 20w combo. My next purchase was a GK 200W 112 combo, and more basses. Since then, I have built myself a rig which uses a 1000W subwoofer and a PA cab, which is very loud, and I add more to it when I need to. My next aim is a Barefaced Cab and an ultralite PA amp. But that is just what I want, the next person will hate my setup, and would prefer an Ampeg 810 (for example).
If the band you are starting is serious, and you plan on taking it seriouly together, then I (personally) would focus on getting a Shure SM58, and the bass amp and cab that you want (Lemmy has a Marshall 415 which is about 2500€ just for the cab, but there are cheaper altenatives that will get you close).
Then, once you have the bass gear, the guitarist has the guitar gear, and the drummer the drums, sit down as a group and talk about buying a PA system between you. You can start off with a small PA (like the one I mentioned) and grow over time. You do not need a Motorhead setup until you are playing Motorhead size shows.
(This is just my opinion)
OK thanks! I will decide which budget I'll have when I got the money. Right now I have no money lmao. I just wanted to know which stuff I should save to.
But thank you very much! I've learned lots of things! (Didn't even know about PA systems before) I'll return here once I get the money. Thanks!
But thank you very much! I've learned lots of things! (Didn't even know about PA systems before) I'll return here once I get the money. Thanks!
Glad we helped. We will be here when you have more questions.
Meanwhile, try reading a lot of the threads here, or even searching for Motorhead or Lemmy, I am sure you will learn lots more interesting things.
You can't go on stage with that kind of stuff, it will sound horrible, just put some money together be patient and buy decent gear from big names like Ampeg, Mesa, GK and others in that league, you can go for budget gear for practicing but if you wanna go live you need to buy good gear. Good Luck
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You can start from here, anything bellow this will sound bad : : Invalid Link Removed
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