-=> Quoting Greg Cobb to T Owen <=-
 -> Claire Bros. uses Carver amps that have been rebuilt to be reliable;
 -> the stock Carver amps are awful.
 GC> I had often wondered why the negative comments about Carver then
 GC> seeing Claire and them at the same venues. :) 
Yeah, Claire has the right idea; keep the weight down, but still
retain decent performance, which is a good compromise.
 GC> Heh!  BTW, we're using the EAW cabinets at Sam's Town. (Casino)  We
 GC> have six bottoms and have 8 tops flown.  I believe the place seats
 GC> about 2000 people or so.  Any comments on those? 
 
I personally don't like EAW cabinets very much, because I find them 
to be a bit harsh in the mid-high regions, but they are very powerful
as far as SPLs are concerned; the 2 inch HF drivers will rip your
head off if you aren't careful!  My problem with EAW is not EAW
cabinets themselves, but rather that I am used to the sound of Meyer,
which kinda ruins me for anything else, but then not many folks can
justify the expense of Meyer gear. 
 
 GC> We finally got them to stop renting the lighting system and shell out
 GC> some money for their own.  It's just too bad you can't buy the
 GC> Vari-Lite systems. :) We used the VL-5 and VL-6 for the Mandrell show.
 GC> They brought 24 total! Needless to say, to show was great.  
 
Oh, YES! Those Vari-Lites are wonderful! I am also fond of Morpheus. 
I did a show recently where the lighting company had something like
60 cans and 8 Intellabeams, with 2 smoke machines and extensive
computer control; very nice, considering the cost, and the size of
the venue. The lighting system made my sound system look puny!
 GC> I was assigned to one of the spots and by the end of each show I was
 GC> about ready to drop it on the LD's head.  He was calling queues and
 GC> not following up on them and screwing up on fades, etc.
I know how *that* is; most frustrating! That's similar to the 
situation at the above-mentioned show; the lighting was great, but
the guy running it was new to the system, and blew his whole wad
during the first song, in an effort to get used to the gear. It was
still a pretty show, but he didn't have anything new and special
for the hotter points in the performance. We are doing the same deal
on October 31st, and hopefully he will have learned his lesson from 
the previous show. Take care.
... If it's professional.............it ain't Peavey!
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