Marvin Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 (edited) The guitarist in the band I'm in is considering getting one of these. It'll just be for vocal, maybe some acoustic guitar and he's got a synth module that he controls via a foot pedal that he uses occasionally. The bass drum won't be going through it, neither will I The band itself is a standard covers band - drum, bass, 2 guitars and vocals. We don't play loud. Venues around my way are small with the odd medium sized place. Just wondered if anyone uses one, or has used one and what they thought. Cheers [url="http://www.yamahaproaudio.com/global/en/products/pasystems/stagepas_400i600i/"]http://www.yamahaproaudio.com/global/en/products/pasystems/stagepas_400i600i/[/url] Edited June 17, 2014 by Marvin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonzodog Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 I used one as a solo singer and wasnt that impressed with sound. Very small speakers so sound was not very broad and nowhere near as loud as i was expecting. And like i say that was just as a vocal pa without any instruments going through it. Sold mine and now band i am in use EV zlx 12s. Same price and much better sound although you will need to buy a mixer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted June 17, 2014 Author Share Posted June 17, 2014 Thanks. I must be honest I'm very uncertain that it'll be up to the job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBus Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 (edited) I looked at the stagepas range for a band I used to be in. I was advised that they were not that great for band use. The power rating that is advertised is nowhere near what they put out. We eventually went with QTX individual powered speakers. They have their own amp in each speaker. They are rated at 150W and put out every bit of that. It turned out to be a good choice. Edited June 17, 2014 by BassBus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barkin Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 (edited) Personally, I'd go for something like a Yamaha EMX powered mixer (or the Mackie in the FS section) and a couple of passive speakers to fit the budget. Edited June 17, 2014 by barkin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Admiral Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 I've got the 300 watt version, and it's fine for an acoustic act, and fantastically well designed, but - I would, even with the 600w version, expect it to struggle in a rock band situation even just for vocals. As above, I would think something more obviously rock & roll would be more appropriate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted June 20, 2014 Author Share Posted June 20, 2014 Cheers all We've dissuaded our guitarist on buying these, we're now onto something very different Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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