I haven't gigged with keyboards in a long while (guitar has been taking up my time) and haven't had a keyboard for most of that time. I was recently asked to get back to it, and merrily went out looking for keyboards. I found a very nice Korg Kronos 73-key, used (warn me now, it's getting paid for on Thursday or Friday), with a case.
I think I've got the gigging amplification setup worked out; I'll just use my fEARful F115s with the Carvin HD1500 1500W power amp. These are ostensibly bass cabs (those bits plus a couple of different preamps make up my bass rig), but they're full range, wide dispersion and very capable. From there, running into the FOH system is the most likely scheme. I'm not sure what kind of speakers I'll use at home, however -- I was looking at a pair of Rokit 8's (powered nearfield monitors) for that. Again, warn me now, but it's going to be a couple of weeks before I pick those up.
I'm undecided on the keyboard stand. There *will* be a second keyboard at some point and there will be a need for a mike boom at some point, so I was looking at the AX-48 from Ultimate Support Stands. Mostly, I liked the look of it. I understand there was, a few years ago, an AX-90 version that seems to have had a larger price tag, a larger center column, more weight and a quad-legged bass rather than three. But it seems to have disappeared, and I'd love to know why (too expensive? Unstable?). There are, of course, all the various "X" style stands from dirt cheap to slightly pricey.
I'll be paying standing at most gigs, but seated at home/studio/practice, so it needs to be seriously adjustable, and I definitely want to be able to set the height of the second keyboard (angle isn't so important; I doubt I'll tilt it). I'm not going to be banging on it, so I don't need B3 solidarity, but I also don't want it flipping over because an idiot guitarist found the one loose board in the stage at the local legion hall...
I think I've got the gigging amplification setup worked out; I'll just use my fEARful F115s with the Carvin HD1500 1500W power amp. These are ostensibly bass cabs (those bits plus a couple of different preamps make up my bass rig), but they're full range, wide dispersion and very capable. From there, running into the FOH system is the most likely scheme. I'm not sure what kind of speakers I'll use at home, however -- I was looking at a pair of Rokit 8's (powered nearfield monitors) for that. Again, warn me now, but it's going to be a couple of weeks before I pick those up.
I'm undecided on the keyboard stand. There *will* be a second keyboard at some point and there will be a need for a mike boom at some point, so I was looking at the AX-48 from Ultimate Support Stands. Mostly, I liked the look of it. I understand there was, a few years ago, an AX-90 version that seems to have had a larger price tag, a larger center column, more weight and a quad-legged bass rather than three. But it seems to have disappeared, and I'd love to know why (too expensive? Unstable?). There are, of course, all the various "X" style stands from dirt cheap to slightly pricey.
I'll be paying standing at most gigs, but seated at home/studio/practice, so it needs to be seriously adjustable, and I definitely want to be able to set the height of the second keyboard (angle isn't so important; I doubt I'll tilt it). I'm not going to be banging on it, so I don't need B3 solidarity, but I also don't want it flipping over because an idiot guitarist found the one loose board in the stage at the local legion hall...
I'd suggest sticking with name brands like QuickLok or Onstage.
