Aliwobble

I've done 100s of "set up and go" pub gigs. The sort where a proper PA tuning is just not possible. My key tips would be: 1. Shiny room = lots of treble reflections. Think glass or polished wood. Trim some highs out. 2. Floor <-> ceiling reflections typically create a room node around 160-180Hz, (unless the ceiling is higher). Putting an eq dip in here somewhere usually cleans up the sound a lot. 3. Can't hear the vocal? Put a towel over the snare drum.

My band gigged with Cerwin Vega CVA28 tops (they are an active 2x8) for a decade with a single 18" sub underneath. Plenty loud enough for pub gigs and marquee weddings. I'm doing sound for other bands now, using the same setup, and my musicians love them and the audience is happy.

My taste in vocal mics appears to slightly non- standard. Sennheiser e945 for lead vocal to cut through. EV PL80 for a vocalist who needs their voice warmed up. Audiotechnica AE4100 which is similar in flavour to SM58 but better in every way.

Sunday afternoon, garden bar. Happy times.

Friday night's gig. Time to give the 004 a run

The latest iteration of my gigging board. Now with integrated wireless. It really is too nice for playing local pubs. The stagebug tucks in at the rear of the board for emergencies if my amp dies.

Another vote for the pork loin. It ended my search for a good filth pedal.

Just a little old-school board i put together using spare parts...

Phat...

The latest addition to my main board. The daschund adds a bit of low-down character and helps to initiate conversations with women.

My fabulous Grooveline...

The Model T is about 15 years old and was made in Korea. Has the Seymour Duncan passive pickups. I mostly use the front pickup and add just a little back pickup to taste. The coat is genuine 1980s fashion which I picked up 2nd hand recently. Perfect for the genre:)

Love my model t.

When I sold it I was trying to build a board that would run happily off a Volto so it did work for that. Now that I'm plugging the Zuma into the wall with a stacking plug it would be fine. Amazing sounding pedal though.

Funnily enough, the exact unit that I sold about 8 years ago has just come up second hand locally here in nz. It is the older style with the mains power wired in which was one of the reasons I sold it in the first place.