clauster Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 As per the title really - if you play in a band, what do you do about lights? It's suddenly become an issue for my band that we dont have lights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOD2 Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 I suggest you have a read through these previous topics to see if they are relevant... [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?act=Search&CODE=show&searchid=95e048973ec998d9390794d382f20465&search_in=posts&result_type=topics&highlite=%2BLED+DMX"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?act=Search...lite=%2BLED+DMX[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clauster Posted October 20, 2008 Author Share Posted October 20, 2008 Oops sorry Bod! Forgot about searching :blush: Useful stuff in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bass_ferret Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 You could also look on the basschat wiki. We use LED PAR cans but they are a bit of a pain to set up and break down. Might look for a case to take the t-bar and the cans. I still think, with the benefit on hindsight, that the i-Color heads are probably still the best bet but you do get a bit hot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOD2 Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 [quote name='clauster' post='310409' date='Oct 20 2008, 01:31 PM']Oops sorry Bod! Forgot about searching :blush: Useful stuff in there.[/quote] No problem ... I knew there had been some posts before so you might as well get the benefit of them. It might be worth deciding how much you're prepared to spend on lights first, then asking what you can get for the money. LED lights are great, if for no other reason than they don't generate the same heat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budget bassist Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 (edited) In my previous band we used (now forgive me for my lack of teminology) these stands that had four lights on top each different colours and plugged them into a simple 1U controller and that was it. We sometimes had a laser set up too but that wasn't ours and we had no idea how it worked. To be honest though that was enough, nobody really complained about a lack of decent lights. Though i do have a big old vintage light controller that's probably about 25 or 30 years old that i used on one occasion that was very good. I have a load of old light boxes stockpiled somewhere as well but i never got the chance to use the, point is unless you want a light show better than the band you dont really need to spend a lot. Edited October 22, 2008 by budget bassist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarhead Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 Well, what my band tends to do for lighting, is find the light switch, and turn them on Sorry if it makes me seem like a knob, but i couldn't resist lol Zach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnylager Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 Enough strobes and smoke so we can get away with smoking on stage. Well, that's a lie - we move the ones that are supposed to shine on the pool table to shine on the singer - he hates it but we get him every time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adee Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 You will not do any better than these : I-Solutions I-Color 3 and even better if you have a band member prepared to use the foot controller you can get some great light shows. We've had loads of comments on how great the lights are. We use the i-Color 3 set, granted it will cost you about £400 for the full set including the box but the bulbs only cost £1.00 from the DIY shop cos they are std halogens ! [url="http://prolight.co.uk/item/isic02/"]PROLIGHT WEBSITE[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clauster Posted October 27, 2008 Author Share Posted October 27, 2008 Hmmm those Prolights look good, might even be within budget Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBunny Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 [quote name='Adee' post='315756' date='Oct 27 2008, 01:07 PM']You will not do any better than these : I-Solutions I-Color 3 and even better if you have a band member prepared to use the foot controller you can get some great light shows. We've had loads of comments on how great the lights are. We use the i-Color 3 set, granted it will cost you about £400 for the full set including the box but the bulbs only cost £1.00 from the DIY shop cos they are std halogens ! [url="http://prolight.co.uk/item/isic02/"]PROLIGHT WEBSITE[/url][/quote] Cheper alternative is the NJD Quartet or Spectre. Same idea but less expensive. We use them and the are ace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDaddy Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 (edited) I have a case which opens in 2, and has 4 lights in each half, a lead conects the halves, and a kettle lead plugs in the mains. Small and portable, but effective. The lights react to volume, rather than music (i've noticed) but they do the job, and stop you looking like you're gigging in someone's front room. They were £40 from the local disco equipment shop - but this was about 5 years ago. [url="http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=220152"]http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=220152[/url] this kind of thing, but they've gone up a bit in price. Edited October 27, 2008 by MacDaddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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