coffeshop gig

[roger24]

http://www.get-it-all.net/store/product_info.php/cPath/32_48/products_id/738?osCsid=378f012ced4c3

okay guys, in a few weeks im going to be having a coffeshop gig, and the above is the only amp i have^

first, do you think its going to be loud enuff for a fairly decent sized coffeshop?

and second, for vocals, what do i do, or what kind of amp ahould i use? does a reguler guitar amp work for vocals, just plug the mic into the guitar amp input and your ready to go?

should i use a differant amp for vocals and acoustic guitar? thanks

keep in mind its going to be me, and another guy with acoustics, then im going to be singing. thanks agean guys :)

ps- i dont have that much money to spend, so im not going to get a pa system or anything.

[scott powell]

the am p will be plenty,but roger you have GOT to have something for vocals. you cant sing into a guitar amp, it WILL sound terrible.
this is the cheapest thing i could find,and would be perfect for a coffe shop. maybe scope out the local craigs list and see what you can find

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Phonic-Powerpod-620SEM710-PA-System?sku=636502

[Screw]

check out some local music shops. you might be able to rent a small PA sys and a couple of mics for a night on the cheap. that might be your best bet. about half of the music shops around here rent equipment, and it's really cheap to do. then you cound forget the amp, mic the vocals, and the acoustic guitars, and you'd be stylin, and proper!!

the PA sys scott showed you is a great starting point, though. Again, check local stores for good used equipment.

best of luck to ya

[John Burr]

I have used my acoustic amp for guitar and vocals at a coffee shop. it works pretty good actually. Acoustic amps generally have a vocal channel in them and are really a mini PA. Makes sense as you generally sing with the acoustic guitar. If you are playing with a guy who has an acoustic and an amp for it maybe his acoustic amp will handle it.

I have a small PA now too that i use at my son's youth group and it has an input for the acoustic guitar in it so I don't really need both. If the room wasn't really loud I wouldn't mind doing with an acoustic amp but a regular guitar amp sounds awful with vocals, really awful.

That's a cool PA that Scott found but for about $200 you can get a decent powered speaker with some basic inputs that will sound OK for now and let you add a mixer later, other speakers too. Even all alone this thing will be loud enough and workable as an acoustic and vocal amp.

Behringer B212A 450 Watt Powered Amp with mic and instrument input, $199 (http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Behringer-EUROLIVE-B212A-Active-2Way-Loudspeaker?sku=600735)

Believe it or not this is a great way to start, it is scalable and even if you get rich and famous you can use it as a stage monitor later.

Good Luck Bro, can't wait to hear all about the gig Bro...

BSR

[roger24]

thanks a ton guys. im going to check some local music stores tommorow and see what they charge to rent a small PA, because i realy dont have much money right now. i will find out, and let you guys know what i plan on doing. thanks agean for the help. :)

[roger24]

with what scott suggested, i would plug my guitar and microphones into the inputs, and the guitar and vocals would come out of the same set of speekers correct?

[tomac62]

keyboard amp

[Cizzie]

With coffee shop do you mean like... dutch coffee shop? or a shop where you drink coffee?

Cause if it's a dutch coffee shop you don't need to worry about your gear :p, they'll probably think it is mind-blasting awesome with the crappiest gear ;)!