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We are considering going to in-ear monitors for the praise band at church. Today we have a mix of various wedges and hot spots. They work well at the expense of higher stage volume. Recently we have been testing two Shure PSM200 in-ear systems. They work really well, but at $600 each or $290...

I have had very good experiences with Carvin amps and speakers. Any have experience with their M68 vocal mic? Ed

For those who have some experience with live music in church, do any have data on typical sound pressure levels during upbeat music? What would be a typical db reading during an upbeat vigorous song? Ed

If someone takes a guitar to a shop for new strings, action adjustment, truss rod adjustment, and intonation, what might be a typical cost for a Les Paul guitar? Ed

We need to purchase a keyboard for use in a church youth area. Do not need a high end unit, but something with reasonable piano, organ, and other basic sounds. All else (PA, monitors, electonic drums, etc) is already handled. Keyboard would likely come through monitors. Suggestions? Ed

We need to purchase a set of Electronic Drums for our church youth area. They will be used for services there with guitars, vocalists, etc. Because of space limitations, acoustic drums have already been eliminated as an option. We have an existing high end Roland V-Drums set now used for the...

A friend took a Gibson Les Paul into a local shop for setup. When it came back the tunematic bridge appears to be odd placed. The tunematic has 6 screws used to adjust intonation. They are pointing towards the neck, which would make any adjustment difficult. Each of the 6 saddles has a...

We need to purchase an addiitonal wireless headworn mic for church. Audio-Technia 2000 series is one option and Shure PGX the other. Opinions??? Ed

This is a second comparison between Variax 500 and a Gibson Les Paul Custom. http://www.mtnsys.com/variax/LpVax500Comparison.htm Overdrive sounds from a POD XTL were used for both. Web page has more details. Ed

We are considering a Crown PCC-160 for use on two Lecturns at church. Any others have experience with this mic in a similar use fashion? Ed

To help settle a local discussion, what would others here consider a definition for a professional musician (like bass, guitar, keyboard, singer, drummer, etc). What other categories of musicians would also be normally recognized that would be one or more notches below that of a professional? Ed

Any here have experience with the Crate KXB50 Keyboard Amp? Ed

A friend of mine bought a Taylor T5. Looked and felt great. Did not have time to connect to an amp. What are the experiences and opinions on the T5? Ed

We have two Mackie 1400i power amps at church. One quit tonight and we have a service tomorrow with 300 people. The power light does not come on when connected. The fuze inside looks blown and one of the 4 large capacitors in the center also looks funny (compared to the other three). Any...

Any here have experience with the Driverack PA unit from dBx? Ed

Have a friend who drives a truck during the week. He wants to record song ideas while on the road. He need something that is low in cost, small and reasonable in capability to record song ideas while driving. Any ideas? Ed

I need two accoustic guitars for beginner adults for use in a small church. Price range is about $150 each. Any good recommendations? Ed

Have a current wireless headset mic being used at church. Current model, a Samson Stage 55, is a VHF unit. We are getting interference to a level that makes it hard to use. Moving transmitter and receiver around and being close has little difference. Other Samson units, of the same style, on...

I have a Samson wireless headset mic that we use for vocals. It is used both at church and as part of a local band. When we use it with the band, and play various places, all goes well. When we use it at church, we are getting some of what sounds like drop outs. In each case, the receiver...

We are currently in the market to change our PA gear. Am interested in the thoughts of others towards this goal We have two existing systems today. One, which we currently use, is a loaner system from a local music store. It contests of two high power Peavey amps, crossovers and rack mounted...