Live Setups

[Whyte Ice]

I haven't played live before but I plan onto in the very near future.

I was wondering what kind of equipment/setup I need to be able to play live? Like power amps, speakers, P.a. system, mics, monitors?

What kind of stuff do you bring with you when you play live?

 

[bizarre]

my set up is : sansAmp to Behringer noisegate to Tc G-Force to Meesa Boogie 2:90
this works great for club gigs, on bigger gigs I'm going through the pa system, using sm 57's
bizz

 

[vox]

That's a wide open question. What sort of places will you be playing - Coffee houses or stadiums? What is the composition of your band - one man and sequencers or symphony orchestra?
What style of music - big band swing or rave techno?

 

[Whyte Ice]

Its a four piece band consisting of 2 guitarists (one will sing too), Bass, and a drummer.

We plan on playing club gigs, nothing huge like stadiums.

The style of music we play is alternative/rock.

 

[foo]

You will need a P.A. system for vocals (and maybe to mic up some instruments). I would suggest not less than 300 watts for a room that can hold 100 people.
Check out the Carvin website if you're thinking about buying - they're stuff is really good value for money - but if you're just starting out and don't have a lot of gigs, you may want to rent (but that can get real expensive).
For the guitar players they will each need an electric guitar (or a miced or pickupped (is that a real word?) acoustic guitar and a guitar amplifier. The minimum wattage for a 'rock' gig for each amplifier would be thirty-five or so. Depending on the types of sound you want to produce, you may want to include some Effects pedals - most common FX are distortion, echo, chorus/flange and wah wah.
It's really difficult to offer any really specific advise without knowing a little more about your band and your sonic goals.

foo