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One man band help

yellowstar9 · 2014-05-04 18:41:32

Hi I am looking for help and advice on starting up a one man band in terms of equipment etc. I am on a fairly tight budget and just wondering what the best way to go about it would be. I be extremely grateful for any help and advice as I am looking to get started before the summer kicks in. I also play acoustic guitar and…

04-05-2014 6:41pm

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yellowstar9

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Hi I am looking for help and advice on starting up a one man band in terms of equipment etc. I am on a fairly tight budget and just wondering what the best way to go about it would be. I be extremely grateful for any help and advice as I am looking to get started before the summer kicks in. I also play acoustic guitar and have a pick up on my guitar.

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#2 06-05-2014 12:21pm

basshead

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Maybe something like the Yamaha Stagepass or Fender Passport.
Sorry, can't post links because I'm a new user (!?)
There's variations of both worth having a look at. One of those, an SM58 with a stand should do the trick.

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#3 06-05-2014 2:06pm

yellowstar9

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Thank you so much for your reply as I am completely clueless where to start. Would that be the average price for set up? as in between 700-1000

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#4 06-05-2014 2:14pm

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Hi OP, it would be worth doing a search on Boards, looks like there is some (more) good advice available. For example:
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=77760964
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=72842335

Let us know what you get in the end .

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#5 08-05-2014 10:57am

blastman

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Am I the only one who thought this after reading the original post? Really?

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