thebrig

What is the better option, powered mixer/passive speakers, or the other way round?

Thanks for all the comments so far, it looks like we need to do some serious research before making a decision

[quote name='itsmedunc' timestamp='1509127729' post='3396907'] I'd go secondhand active cabs. The JBL G1's and G2's 15" can go for as little as £100 now. G1 are 175w but go really loud. G2 400w and loud loud again. I saw a band recently with a pair of G1's in a large pub. The vocals were deafening. They had a bit of kick going through too. All depends what is going through them as well though. There's quite a few threads on here about good value budget PA cabs too... [/quote]Mainly vocals and maybe the kick drum

We are a five piece band playing a mix of AC/DC, ZZ Top, Thin Lizzy, The Who etc.. We have been using an old second-hand system which the vocalist purchased cheaply, and quite frankly, it is rubbish!!! So we have decided to look for a better PA, we play pubs and social clubs so it would need to reasonably powered, but we could do with something that isn't too bulky because some of the pubs we play are tight for space. We are looking at spending about £500/£600 which might not seem much, but we only gig once a month on average, and although we do get paid, it's not a great amount. Should we go second-hand or new? None of us have much knowledge of PA systems, so any advice and recommendations would be very welcome. Thanks in advance.

[quote name='Drax' timestamp='1504715557' post='3366859'] Great quote from the man himself > 'The bass player is like the king in chess. He doesn't move much, but when he does he changes everything' [/quote]So true, I remembered seeing them on the Old Grey Whistle Test many moons ago when I was just a sprog, and their music went a little bit over my head at the time (probably due to the fact that I used to watch it after coming home from the pub, but then I came across "Little Star Of Bethlehem" on YouTube a couple of year's ago and I was hooked on there music, yes, the bass line is quite repetitive, but when it changes it certainly does change everything! [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--0kT_v13xs"]https://www.youtube....h?v=--0kT_v13xs[/url]

In my home town of Bridgnorth there are no buses after 6pm and none at all on Sundays, so a car is essential for me.

[quote name='Gottastopbuyinggear' timestamp='1504352715' post='3364305'] We've bought PLI through AMPband at a cost of about £80 for the year. My reasoning is that if a drunken punter knocks over a PA speaker on themself or someone else then I don't want to risk being in a situation where someone's coming after me personally for compensation. It works out at a few quid each between the six of us so it seems like a no brainier to me. [/quote]I totally agree, and I actually suggested that apart from the five members of our band, we include our partners as band members/roadies etc, because they often help with carrying things in and out, then the band policy would cover any accidental injuries/damage should they happen. To cover up to ten people with AMPband, it's just £79 per year, and split five ways, that's just £15.80 each per year for £10m Public Liability Insurance Cover and £250,000 Legal Cover.

[color=#282828][font=Helvetica] I suggested getting PLI cover for our band, but one of our members is against it because he says we are "[i]acknowledging and creating a legal entity that has legal obligations[/i]".[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=Helvetica] I'm not sure what he means by this, but is it something to be taken into consideration?[/font][/color]