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Skylar Neil Benefit Concert at the Corner Pocket in Milford, CT
5 bands. 4 are openers and the last is Red Hot which is a Motley Crue Tribute band that is supposed to be good.
We are one of the openers. The other 3 openers are all original acts and not from the area. 2 from MA and 1 from NJ. I have no idea why a band would want to travel 2-3 hours to do a 45 minute unpaid set in a pool hall/club in Milford, CT. Granted, Dokken, Ratt and others have played there but the place isn't all that at all!
My band Chase is the only cover band except for the headliner. We decided to do mainly 80's metal and rock songs. I figure that all the other bands are gonna be loud. Reason being: MA metal bands are usually hardcore, loud and fairly pissed off that they live in MA. NJ bands could go either way but one thing for sure is that they will be LOUD. Jim (Sambencuda) is bringing a Mesa Single Rectifier 1/2 stack. Our bass player is bringing his SWR head, a 4 x 10 cab and his 1 x 15 cab. I have the option of bringing my Boss GT-6 /Carvin T-100 rack system with a 2 x 12 or 4 x 12 cab wired in stereo or I can bring my Mesa Mark III diamond plate head and either of the 2 cabinets. I will also need to bring a wah, delay, tuner and a chorus pedal.
I feel that all the other bands including the headliner are going to have a raw in your face tone and that possibly the Mark III coupled with Jims Single Rectifier might be a better choice for me. The other things I am considering are the visual appeal of 2 diamond plate Mesa Boogie half stacks on stage and I don't want these MA and NJ hardcore bands getting the wrong impression when they see my GT-6 and rack system on stage (ie: it figures that this snobby Connecticut old ex-80's metal dude (me) would be playing a complex modeling rack system. My goal is to rip these NJ and MA punks and the club a new asshole. We got the gig because we have connections and because we are the only local cover band we need to make a statement both visually and sound wise.
The difference between my 2 rigs is simple. The Rack system has both convenience and versatility. My rack system is simple to set up, it sounds great and its super easy to use. It doesn't look as good as the Mark III but it is certainly a more polished professional record quality sound.
The Mark III shorthead is a beast. It's in your face, and produces a sound that you can really feel plus because it is diamond plate it looks REALLY cool. It isn't as versatile, some of our songs won't have the exact guitar sound that is on the record, and its not as easy to operate onstage but it gaurantees that my sound will be killer, in your face, raw and aggressive. Keep in mind that we are doing 80's metal and hard rock and only a 45 minute set.
With that said, which rig should I bring? I am going with your suggestions on this one because they both have their good points.
Skylar Neil Benefit Concert at the Corner Pocket in Milford, CT
5 bands. 4 are openers and the last is Red Hot which is a Motley Crue Tribute band that is supposed to be good.
We are one of the openers. The other 3 openers are all original acts and not from the area. 2 from MA and 1 from NJ. I have no idea why a band would want to travel 2-3 hours to do a 45 minute unpaid set in a pool hall/club in Milford, CT. Granted, Dokken, Ratt and others have played there but the place isn't all that at all!
My band Chase is the only cover band except for the headliner. We decided to do mainly 80's metal and rock songs. I figure that all the other bands are gonna be loud. Reason being: MA metal bands are usually hardcore, loud and fairly pissed off that they live in MA. NJ bands could go either way but one thing for sure is that they will be LOUD. Jim (Sambencuda) is bringing a Mesa Single Rectifier 1/2 stack. Our bass player is bringing his SWR head, a 4 x 10 cab and his 1 x 15 cab. I have the option of bringing my Boss GT-6 /Carvin T-100 rack system with a 2 x 12 or 4 x 12 cab wired in stereo or I can bring my Mesa Mark III diamond plate head and either of the 2 cabinets. I will also need to bring a wah, delay, tuner and a chorus pedal.
I feel that all the other bands including the headliner are going to have a raw in your face tone and that possibly the Mark III coupled with Jims Single Rectifier might be a better choice for me. The other things I am considering are the visual appeal of 2 diamond plate Mesa Boogie half stacks on stage and I don't want these MA and NJ hardcore bands getting the wrong impression when they see my GT-6 and rack system on stage (ie: it figures that this snobby Connecticut old ex-80's metal dude (me) would be playing a complex modeling rack system. My goal is to rip these NJ and MA punks and the club a new asshole. We got the gig because we have connections and because we are the only local cover band we need to make a statement both visually and sound wise.
The difference between my 2 rigs is simple. The Rack system has both convenience and versatility. My rack system is simple to set up, it sounds great and its super easy to use. It doesn't look as good as the Mark III but it is certainly a more polished professional record quality sound.
The Mark III shorthead is a beast. It's in your face, and produces a sound that you can really feel plus because it is diamond plate it looks REALLY cool. It isn't as versatile, some of our songs won't have the exact guitar sound that is on the record, and its not as easy to operate onstage but it gaurantees that my sound will be killer, in your face, raw and aggressive. Keep in mind that we are doing 80's metal and hard rock and only a 45 minute set.
With that said, which rig should I bring? I am going with your suggestions on this one because they both have their good points.
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