EBS_freak

I know, right? If you want such financial domination and frustration, a mistress must be infinitely cheaper* *...so I'm told.

I love rhetorical questions.

Hi @MrPring - what is it you are actually asking?

What is your setup - what have you got in terms of open mics in your existing setup? If you are purely silent stage it's all going to sound a bit dry. But if you are looking at putting some mics up to get the drum kit, it sounds like you've got analogue stuff on your stage...

I'm not disputing that - I'm commenting on him being a builder that is showcasing his building skills by dropping the neck on the floor twice in quick succession and then thinking it's a good idea to post that on Youtube. Strange if you aren't interested in the guy you are lurking in this thread... but there you go!

Standard practice in dropping instruments you are building? really?

...and why would you even post such a thing on youtube anyway...?

Are these things actually any good? Do they play/sound better than they look (appreciating beauty is in the eye of the beholder). Just had a quick skim through his videos on youtube... I'd be well chuffed if my custom build was being dropped multiple times, getting dented along the way.

You wont hear enough of the band. You should assume you wont hear anything unless you have the other band members in your mix. Here's what I would do with your setup (whilst keeping costs down) Plug your vocal mic into channel 1 on your Behringer 1204 mixer. Use a balanced jack to XLR cable to connect the aux output from your 1204 to your FoH mixer. (Set aux send at unity on the channel aux send and master aux send). As far as FoH is concerned, just consider your mic as being directly connected as usual. Plug your bass DI into channel 2 on your Behringer 1204 mixer. Buy a pair of cheap condenser mics (e.g. something like a Behringer C2), plug them into channels 3 and 4 on your mixer - and put them on stands L and R of the stage so you can pick up whats going on on stage. I'm not sure whats happening lead singer wise, but you may need to experiment with mic placement to pick up everything as you need (maybe even having your mic pointing towards a wedge if they are monitoring that way). Make sure you turn on phantom power on you your desk so the condensers work. Ensure all aux sends are down on all channels apart from the vocal mic channel. Plug your Xvive U4 into the L out on the desk. (Being mono is fine as long as all channels are panned centrally or all to the L) In order to set your mix, just ride the faders (remembering the master output needs to be up also). Doing it this way gives you some control of your feeds by enabling you to add in some EQ (cut lows) to taste. Have fun! What desk are you using for FoH? Or is the Behringer the FoH? If it is the FoH, disregard the above...

No.... it's a neck through. It's just the natural wood showing through

Really love the Hawaiin print! I nearly did a bass like that - but red and white - based on some boxershorts I have!

If any shop owners are reading this, I’ve got a powered Kemper rack and pedal up in the for sale section… it’s a steal too.