zitherman

Haha. We did support them at a gig a few years ago.We covered a boo hewerdine song called hummingbird.Turns out their banjo player produced an album for alison brown which featured that song.We come from a different angle eg,prefab sprout,peter gabriel,blackstreet etc.cheers

Cheers Phil.im slow with this adding links and phone technology but ill have a go.Till then a brief description of us is double bass,banjo 2x vox and a suitcase bass drum playing bluegrass,country and songs you might not expect given the instrumentation

Used our newly.aquired 2nd hand rcf 710s for the first time.Although the venue was small and the speakers werent pushed at all initial.impressions are they seem to suit vocals and accoustic instruments a bit better than the srm 450s we used to have.Time will tell when we put some bass and kick drum through them

Thanks Phil.ill reply after the gig.cheers

After following this topic and other pa related threads i finally pulled the trigger on a used pair of rcf 710s.Sounded great in my garage studio tonight.First full gig for my duo this friday so we shall see how they compare to the srm 450s we used to use in a previous band .Going to run the double bass through a gk combo with a small amount through the pa.dont know if they will handle the suitcase bassdrum though

I was fortunate enough to play in a band with the great Paul Thompson for a while.great player and a great bloke.

Thanks for your replies.The sub route was my most likely choice but was interested in peoples opinion on whether the art 910s are much more capable than the 310s.Ill start scouring ebay etc.cheers

After months of following the numerous pa threads and informative conversations with Phil Starr im about to buy a pa.i have chosen to buy rcf 10inch tops.My final question based on a budget of around 1000 pounds is would the 910 cabs be up to the job.We have double bass,bass drum,banjo and two vocals.Small to medium pubs are the venues.If a sub was needed id probably go the art310 route and pick up a used sub.cheers

Im still.following pa.threads.with interest as i have yet to decide.Both the rcf 910 and hd10 are contenders but i cant find much difference between them.even the prices are close.

Absolute steal at 400.great bit of kit

Given the love on here for art 310s how do they compare to srm450s if a sub was added.

I saw a texan accordian player called Ruben Moreno accompanied by l,il Jim from Derby in a local pub last night.Great foot tapping zydeco and cajun.

Hi Phil,i follow these pa threads with interest as we still havnt made up our mind on which way to go.we are still a few months from being fully gig ready so are in no rush.If anyone organizes a ne pa type bash im happy to bring my qu 16 along.

Got my fender jazz in 1976.still got it .Love it as,much as the day i bought it.Be passed on to my grandson eventually along with my other instruments

On upright bass its got to be Slick Joe Fick.long time player with the Don Kelley Band at Roberts Western World in Nashville.Some great videos on youtube.

I have had a qu 16 for a number of years.Very capable and versatile 8 seperate monitor mixes and records all 16 channels plus l and r out

Always time for hayseed dixie

Having had a look at bills comprehensive website which i found very interesting ,is it feasible to scale up his sla pro design to 4x10 plus tweeters and keep the advantages of the original design.the cabinetry isnt a problem for me but the correct dimensions and hence volume would require a new skill set for me.cheers

I recall having a pair of bins made by custom sound.they had 100w 15 inch fanes and were bombproof.near the end of their life some 30 years later they lived outside on a trailer covered by a tarp and still kept going.eventually the chipboard cabinet fell apart

This.may.sound a little.bizarre but the columns were to be the base to make them look like old american.gas pumps .we have double bass,banjo and a suitcase bass drum.we are a slightly off the wall duo but still want a clean powerful sound in the pubs we are intending to play.

Cheers,ill have a look

Thanks for your replies.I was hoping bill and phil would comment as they have far superior knowledge than me.Looks like converting existing columns is not feasible so ill look into constructing my own ,maybe along the lines of bills picture.More thought and study required.cheers.

Thanks for your reply phil.Its for a small themed band.Just really wondering if its possible to get acceptable sound quality and reasonable volume from them in todays world.I realise calcs would be desirable if upgrading to modern drivers and also possibly internal mods.cheers

Thamks.Bill,i.was.thinking about modding the top.aperture to take a proper.hf horn,leaving the.next.2 as mids and making the.bottom one bass albeit with some internal.mods.cheers

Given that the latest pa systems are line array,how similar are they to the 4x12 speaker columns of the 70s,80s.with this in mind could a 4x 12 column be updated to give good performance whilst keeping the look.Internal mods would be ok,cheers