Lead Singing Equip

[Ricky222]

I've always used the club/bar's PA/mics for the last 7 months performing in a cover band. I want to have some decent equipment in case I do make it into a touring band. I have no knowledge of music equipment besides plugging the mic into the amp. Would I need a pre-amp for live performances? I mainly sing but would be doing some screaming. Any help is much appreciated, to my knowledge I need a PA,mic,pre-amp?, cable, and stand. Do the touring venues that most bands play at supply some of the items?

[ClydeMcAllister]

You won't really have to worry about a PA for a gig, any venue worth playing has one already, but you may want to get a small one for practice.

No preamp either. Singers have it good when it comes to gear. A good mic and you're pretty much set. You may even want to look into getting a wireless.

[Ricky222]

Any recommendations on a great mic for shows then? Wireless would be great since it'd minimize clutter on stage but at the cost of showmanship since you wouldn't have no mic swinging? I know I always get into it more when I see that stuff going on.

[patrickhowell]

Yeah, any venue that you play at should have all of that stuff covered. You should get a decent PA for practice and you could get a good mic for shows. If you're doing anything like throwing the mic around, you should bring your own cable.

If you want, you could try in-ear monitors but most sound guys at smaller venues won't want to take the time to hook them up.

[Ricky222]

Suggestions on which microphone to purchase then? I'd like for it to last quite some time and sound like the combination of Fergie and Jesus.

[ClydeMcAllister]

Your best bet would be a Shure SM58.It's widely considered the industry standard, and should last over 9000 years. If you want to go the wireless route, there's a wireless version of the SM58, or I'd reccomend a Sennheiser wireless. It's what my singer has used for about 2 years now and it's pretty rugged, no problems so far.

[Jim Morgan]

Your best bet would be a Shure SM58.It's widely considered the industry standard, and should last over 9000 years. If you want to go the wireless route, there's a wireless version of the SM58, or I'd reccomend a Sennheiser wireless. It's what my singer has used for about 2 years now and it's pretty rugged, no problems so far.

I'd definitely go with the SM58 as well. I've had mine since 03, and it works great.

[remoteCONTROL]

I got an Audix om-6 from mike herrera. you can get them on ebay for around $200 i think. not only is it crystal clear and built like a tank, every sound guy that's worked with it has been impressed. you can also get them from sweetwater.com with no tax and free shipping if you want it straight from a company. if its not the exact mic you want tho, you can't return them because of health safety issues. another great mic that i was going to use instead is the shure beta 58. jason vena from acceptance turned me onto it. i liked the flat front end of the screen because i sing with my eyes closed most of the time and its usually super dark on stage and it gave me reference as to where to put my mouth instead of singing to the side of the mic.

[thecretinisback]

the beta 58 is not flat, thats the beta 87a

[thelion]

depending on the style of music you play like if you are screaming you wont need anything more than a sm58. i'm more of a tenor voice and i've gone through a few mics although if i had the money i would buy an audix om6. anyway, check out the sennheiser 835

good luck

[remoteCONTROL]

the beta 58 is not flat, thats the beta 87a

oh yea. it was the 87a, not the condenser. good lookin out