guitarded2
New member
I really need some help on this one.
I'm playing a gig this weekend and we are the opening act so we aren't getting but half the pay as everyone else and they asked me to do sound for them which involves setting up for each band and letting them use my equipment. I've got a pretty decent set up (2-18" subwoofers two 21" folded horn subwoofers Yorkville mains/monitors JBL mains triggers for the drums going into an module tons of mics for drums guitars and vocals- sm57s beta52 sm58s beta57s beta58s...[I'm big on shure if you can't tell] and a mackie mixer) I said yes but for a hundred bucks. They said we will pay you what the other bands are making (probably about a hundred bucks) I said no. And they are offended. Every band plays a 30 minute set. Am I being unreasonable? We are the only band with decent equipment and it is a fairly large venue I'll probably only bring the 18" subs so I don't look like that much of an ass but honestly with an expecation of over 500 people in a large gym type place I think the folded horns would help.
What do you guys think on the whole subject of borrowing equipment?
I'm playing a gig this weekend and we are the opening act so we aren't getting but half the pay as everyone else and they asked me to do sound for them which involves setting up for each band and letting them use my equipment. I've got a pretty decent set up (2-18" subwoofers two 21" folded horn subwoofers Yorkville mains/monitors JBL mains triggers for the drums going into an module tons of mics for drums guitars and vocals- sm57s beta52 sm58s beta57s beta58s...[I'm big on shure if you can't tell] and a mackie mixer) I said yes but for a hundred bucks. They said we will pay you what the other bands are making (probably about a hundred bucks) I said no. And they are offended. Every band plays a 30 minute set. Am I being unreasonable? We are the only band with decent equipment and it is a fairly large venue I'll probably only bring the 18" subs so I don't look like that much of an ass but honestly with an expecation of over 500 people in a large gym type place I think the folded horns would help.
What do you guys think on the whole subject of borrowing equipment?