Playing out/practice - what amp/PA do people like?

syncretist · 2023-10-10T18:28:04.622Z

Hi there everyone!

So thanks to helpful answers to an earlier question, band practice is going well We are hoping to start playing out in the spring.

However my friend and I are finding that my little Roland Cube Street Stereo (which worked fine for me to practice piano) is not a fan of our club-style kick drums at any significant volume, and gets the overload circuit triggered.

So it seems like I need to step up the amp situation. Can anyone share what types of amps/PA they find work well with Electron gear?

We’re doing mildly noisy improv…I’m using a Digitakt and a Korg LittleBits synth I have mounted to a piece of wood while my friend plays along on a few SK-1 keyboards run through a stack of guitar pedals and a Volca Beats. I think I’m looking for something more clean than with its own “character”.

Thoughts?

-Robert

ccr · 2023-10-10T18:33:13.340Z

Wow, that’s a perfect rabbit hole! FWIW, I play percussion in several acoustic bands (4 to 7 musicians) and play moderate volume technoish music live with 2 RCF Evox J8, which I find nicely priced for what they deliver. But choice and opinions really are infinite in this area…

Sternenlicht · 2023-10-10T19:49:27.375Z

I have a rcf 702, which ia enough for 100 to 150 people, bass is very clean and goes down to 42 hz, tops are yamaha 400 (8 inch)bt, also very hifi for a pa, 600 (12 inch) would also work. Having a good bass, is just a lot of fun. 20kg is also very portable.

Amp is active/internal on the 702, tops have a power mixer, which has 8 in and bluetooth.

GovernorSilver · 2023-10-10T20:58:07.335Z

I’ve used an Electro Voice ZXA-1 for some gigs with the Octatrack. Other gigs there already a PA so I just used the PA that was already there.