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i do vocals in a band right now, but we have no mics or amps for the singing. I need to get a mic and amp that are going to last a while because I am very limited on money. All we'll be doing is practicing in a garage and playing small clubs and auditoriums. I sing in a relatively clean voice with some (but very little) screaming. I have about $150 to spend on a mic, and about $200-$250 to spend on an amp right now. A I said, this stuff has to be pretty durable because I am very limited on money. If anyone has any suggestions on what I should get, please tell me, I am open to anything.

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for 150 i would say and sm58 for live purposes but that would only leave you with 300 for and amp which you could use to buy a keyboard amp and that would be fine for practices but for clubs you might want a pa. there is a nady pa system with two mics but neither the mics or the pa is very nice about 600 will get you into the yamaha range which are pretty good for the price. a good idea might be get a 30 dollar gls es 58 (sm58 clone ) off ebay and look for a decent pa on ebay for about 400. but if it was just for practice i would say something like http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Keyboards/Midi/Amps/Accessories?sku=480037
 
the mic and amp will be used for both practice and shows. I just need something affordable that will last. if anybody could point me to something sort of specific, or a place to get something at the prices that i can afford it would be appreciated, thanks
 
Can't point you in the right direction amp-wise, however I can offer that if you go to eBay and search for a GLS ES-58, you can put more money towards the amp. The ES-58 is very solidly built, durable, sounds great, and has an on-off switch for $30. I have three of them and everyone in my band prefers them over the SM-58's we have.
 
I bought a Peavey system about 6 years ago for about £360 that had a mixer/amp and speakers. It was called an 'MP400' system (probably because it had the MP400 amp with it), it's has plenty behind it (it's 80watts per side) and I've used it for small discos and vocals for my band (for both practices and smaller venues).
I've never had a problem with it. It came with a Mic as well to get you started, the amp has a spring reverb effect for if you need it and 4 mic/line inputs with phantom power if necesary.
I've always used Peavey stuff (I have this small system and a larger one for other larger venues) and have been perfectly happy with it.

I can't see many US sites on Google that still stock it, but it appears to still be available on some UK sites. Might be a good eBay buy if you can find one.

On doing a quick Google search there appears to be a few sites offering PA packages of various sizes, it might be an idea to look into these.
 
so does anybody know if the alesis amp I mentioned before would do the trick for what I'm trying to do?
 
SacredDespair said:
so does anybody know if the alesis amp I mentioned before would do the trick for what I'm trying to do?
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I'd be tempted to go for a proper PA for shows though. Maybe something to think about for the future. My main concern is being heard over the rest of the band. Normally, I would have the 2 speakers on tripods either side of the stage so that I get a good dispersion, in this case there would be one speaker possibly on the floor which could create issues.

See if you could hire one and try it out or something?
What does anyone else think?
 
It is gonna be one dimensional and it will produce volumes of suckage!
You don't have a chance of getting anything even passable at this price point.
The mic Phil suggested is a great value and a nice mic but you need two speakers and a powered mixer at the very least to produce a vocal that won't sound like crap
 
http://www.zzounds.com/a--2676837/item--SAMEXPRESS
its got a b stock for only 400 plus you can read the reviews people wrote (im still ganna tell you its probably not a good idea to gig with a keyboard amp instead of a pa, my band had to do it a couple of times with the blue and black roland amps with about a 12 inch speaker, not sure which one specificly.... but yeah try and get a pa)
o and it comes with everything you need plus a mic... i would buy some cheap speakers stands if you diceded on that one though
 
although not a definitive guide to go by but merely something to keep in mind; lets say you run your mic through a keyboard amp (which should be fine for garage jamming), if you ever need to play at a venue when this will not be sufficient, chances are the venue would have an in house pa you could use.......but tbh i wouldn't rely on that, just something you may keep in mind because it sounds like you don't have the money for a great pa, and you can't change that fact....
 
so about how many watts am i looking for in a PA to do the job I need it to? (practices and smaller venues)
 
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