Hi seppe the bognerguy,

Thanks for using The Sketcher!

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Quoting seppe the bognerguy from The Sketcher

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hi, the band is a Top 40's cover band. Playing tunes as Barry manilow to Godsmack.

mainly play i little bars/nightclubs holding about 175 (+/- 50) people. audience can vary from 5 people to 150 people.

room sizes averaging 40x60 guessing not necessarly amplifiing to the entire area. mainly what would seem to be a dance floor for the band and possible beyond. so roughly 20 x 20 area.

i don't neccessarily need to mic the guitar but do so i don't have to be real loud.

thanx
Giuseppe
www.backlashband.com
sep@srproduction.com

Hi Giuseppe,

I won't be able to spend any quality time in front of the computer until about 8 hours from now.

I'll have to get back to you then.

Thanks.

Hi Giuseppe,

Thank you for telling us about your band and where you play. I also went to your (very interesting) web site. Lots of fun photos!

Since you called yourself 'theBognerGuy' I guessed that you would not be interested in replacing your amp with some kind of pedal. So instead, I stuck with the idea of running low volume from the amp, and putting a microphone on it. I did this for both Guitarists. The plan here is to run the amps at relatively low volumes (just enough to get the tone), mic them and aim them off stage.

Here's the picture.


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Codes:
Orange numbers are Systems and Inputs using those Systems.
Blue ringed numbers are Channels on the Systems.

The System shown for the Bass Guitar as two B1 Bass Modules and an optional A1 PackLite ™ Extended Bass Packages (A1 + two B1 Bass Modules). This gives you a total of four B1 Bass Modules for the Bassist

I have the same set-up for System for the Drummer

We have already discussed the Guitarists on Systems and , micing their amps.

This set-up can be very loud, or extremely 'tasteful' at lower volumes (suited to putting on a great show in a smaller room with lots of dynamics). This is very similar to the way my band runs (although we use floor pedals instead of 'real' Guitar amps).

In order to run lower stage volumes, we have moved the Drum Kit out to the side. The Drummer can hear everything, but we don't have to try to hear each other 'over' the Drums.

Here are a couple of ways you could approach that.
Drums on the right side


Drums on the left side


How does this look to you Guiseppe?

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we have moved the Drum Kit out to the side

Hi Guiseppe,
As a drummer, I can vouch for this setup.
Drummer will be able to hear the far side of the stage.
And his crash cymbal will be out of your ear.
It allows for audience visibility of drummer as well.
I usually setup a bit sideways so they can see how it's done.