[Dixielandjazz] Light weight sound gear!

[John McClernan]

Hi Randy,
We use one of the Fender Passport portable sound systems and it works  
great for the vocals, the banjo, the piano and the horns. We use a  
separate Peavy mini bass amp for the tuba, so as to prolong the life  
of the Fender speakers. The speakers themselves are quite light in  
weight, so we are able to use lightweight speaker stands with them.  
Here's a link:

http://www.fender.com/products/search.php?partno=0692001003

Shop around and you will find better than MSRP on these. Ours  
included a decent Fender omni-directional mic.
Cheers,
John


On Jul 5, 2006, at 7:19 PM, Randy Fendrick wrote:

> For years I have been using a Pevy sound system for my 7 piece  
> band.  It has worked well but, as I get older this system is  
> getting heavier to set up.  I am not really interested in hiring a  
> roady to handle the sound gear as this really takes from the  
> musicians pockets, but am looking for a lighter, more efficient  
> system.  I have seen and heard the Bose system with our band, and  
> like the results...