Ronnie & the Rockits are a 5 piece band.
We play mostly Classic Rock and a bit of Blues.

Performing in small clubs, weddings & private parties for audiences of 25-300 since 2004.


We are new owners of 2 Model 1's each with one B1 (for now) and have just played 2 shows with them.


Geographic location: Central Kansas

Notes about Ronnie & the Rockits!
We are a 5 piece, electric classic rock band with a drummer, bass, 2 guitarists, 1 keyboardist/guitarist. Covering great classic groups like Journey, Foreinger, The Eagles, The Cars, Stevie Ray Vauhgan...etc

Bose L1® equipment
We are currently using 2 L1 Model 1 systems with B1 Bass Modules.

Comments about the L1® System
Our first practice with the L1's was the night before the first gig with them. At the practice we had a great time and set up was a breeze and the sound, expcially the vocals was fabulous. The next night at the gig we were sqeezed into a really small room. Thankfully we had the Bose system because our old big PA would have never fit Even though our mics were really close to the L1's...didn't have feedback issues. We did lower the volume some, but that was also neccessary because of the extremely small size of the room. We were very happy with the sound and so were the club owners. The people working the bar were pleased that the people could hear to order drinks and talk and have a good time. Must have been good...they hired us back!

Web Site: Ronnie & the Rockits! on Facebook http://ronnieandtherockets.tripod.com

The Players
Ron Bailey - Drums/Vocals
Dwayne Detter - Bass Guitar/Vocals
Gene Warner - Guitar/Vocals
Woody Woodrow - Guitar/Vocals
Curtis Johnson - Keys/Guitar/Vocals



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Congrats! The L1 is a joy to work with. The sound is excellent and setup/teardown becomes a breeze. I would recommend the T1 and four B1s with a full band. Four B1s makes the drums sound great and the bass FAT! I will have to come see one of your shows as I'm also in western Kansas. I also sent you a pm. Again Congrats on the great purchase.

Thanks! yeah..we are already planning on 2 more B1's. Would we need a T1 for each L1 or would one work for both I wonder.....

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Originally posted by frantz:
...Would we need a T1 for each L1 or would one work for both ...

I presume you are currently using a mixer -- with the number of inputs you seem to have (as defined above) you would need 3 T1's to replace the mixer. In any case, no matter how many you end up with, you'd also need the external power supply for the T1 (separate item to order).

However, if you are not yet taking advantage of the Presets built into the Model I (channels 1 & 2), then that would be a place to start -- without any T1. (The Model I Presets were in existence before the T1 was made; in some ways the T1 is an "extraction" of the Model I Presets into an external little super-mixer.)

For more discussion on various alternatives, here are a couple of references:

Band Setups is a place find out about the easy-to-use Sketcher tool and to get a "stage layout" of your band, so all the details of mics and instruments and connections can be illustrated.

There is also a discussion here about separating vocals and instruments with a mixer. This is a church group, but it may be a helpful example for y'all, too.

One T1 and two L1s would be a total of 12 (five on the T1 and seven remaining on the L1s) inputs. Two T1 and two L1 would be a total of sixteen (five on each T1 three reamining on each L1). Three T1 and two L1 would be a total of 20 (five on each T1 plus three on one L1 and two on the other). Right?

I would say that they could get by with one T1 if they plan their inputs and assign the outputs correctly. May need an external fx processor if you want to split the vocals up btw the L1s and you want reverb on all the voices. Two T1s would probably be flexible enough.

Thanks for the info! We have a while to think on the T1's...gotta get some more gigs We are taking advantage of inputs 1 & 2 with tone match on each L1 (vocal mics) and our drummer is using a small mixer to subix his drum mics and I use a small mixer to submix keys & 2 guitar mics. So far its working quite well. The hardest thing is set up in such small rooms. Does anyone know a good way of setting up when all you have is a corner of a room? When the drummer is in the corner we can't get the L1's far enough behind him for sufficient monitoring for him....but we've got by so far.

Frantz

One of the most important things that you need to remember throughout this entire process is that PRS CE-24s absolutely rock! (Nice Signature).

Seriously though - sounds like you guys have things pretty well in hand for the time being. One T1 would suit you fine - two would be all that you'd ever need - IMO.

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Originally posted by frantz:
The hardest thing is set up in such small rooms. Does anyone know a good way of setting up when all you have is a corner of a room? When the drummer is in the corner we can't get the L1's far enough behind him for sufficient monitoring for him....but we've got by so far.

We deal with the corner issue quite a bit with our 4 piece rock band (two L1 M1 and 8 B1). You have to be creative with the space available. Putting the drummer in the corner is not always the best solution. There are some pictures on my band FB page that may give you some ideas on how we put things up on the various small corner platforms that we frequent.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/...0041913629?sk=photos

Thanks! I saw the pics where you put the L1's close together. Did that work well for you? I guess in that small of a stage..you're gonna hear it!....oh and yeah..PRS CE 24's rock

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Originally posted by frantz:
Thanks! I saw the pics where you put the L1's close together. Did that work well for you? I guess in that small of a stage..you're gonna hear it!....oh and yeah..PRS CE 24's rock

I've never had a problem with the L1's close together on any sized stage.