Davy

Really appreciate you getting back to me, that's been really useful!

Thanks for your reply! I'm thinking a long the same lines with regard to streamlining the band set up. I don't even bother with the lighting mixer and just have them set up on a slow colour change. That said, a band I was in years ago had a foot controller which was great for killing the lights at the end of each song and then bringing them back on afterwards. I'm not sure if it's possible to run one of these foot controllers without a mixer unit as well. Do you think a single 7Q5 on top of each speaker would provide enough light or would you recommend 4 as a minimum? You'll have to send me a link for the ones you bought as the ADJs were £75 on Amazon when I checked.

Morning all. Looking for some advice on stage lighting. We currently use 4 led stage lights mounted on lighting poles. The lighting poles that we use are ridiculously heavy for the lightweight nature of the LEDs so I'm looking for a fixing solution that will allow me to fix the lights to the top of the PA speakers as these are already on poles and this would also free up some floor space in smaller venues. Has anyone tried this before, I'd be interested to hear what solutions you've tried. Also we are looking to change our current LEDs, which are quite heavy for LEDs, and replace them with some slimmer/smaller units. Has anyone ever tried these before? ADJ Mega Tripar Profile Plus LED Par Can. Thanks.

Bought a Valeton Dapper fly rig off John recently. Great communications, good price and it arrived very quickly and well wrapped. Buy with confidence. Thanks John.

If I'm just going to use the EQ on my mixing desk then I'm wondering why bother with a preamp pedal and just use a good quality DI box...

I did have a Spectra drive for a short while. I couldn't get a tone I was happy with so moved it on but I probably should have presevered with it for a bit longer. I am leaning towards an MXR but I'll hang onto the Zoom B1 Four for the time being and try adjusting the EQ via the PA mixer and see how I get on with that.

I'm just using some of the presets. They sound great through a pair of headphones but when I'm using it through the band PA I want to be able to quickly adjust the EQ to suit the room that I'm playing in. So yes I could make my own presets at home but the EQ would need adjusting at each gig. This is why I'm leaning towards a preamp pedal with quick access to the EQ settings.

I've been using a Zoom B1 four as my main preamp direct into the mixing desk without backline but I'm finding that the EQ section is a bit limited without delving into sub menus. I've been thinking about going to a standard preamp pedal but wondered what everyone's views were on sweepable mids vs High/Low mid controls? I've shortlisted the following pedals and wondered if anyone has had any previous experience with them: TC Spectra drive. MXR M81 NUX Melvin Lee Davis