Your fantasy rig?

[Stephen Fortner]

My actual "full-on" concert rig today is the stuff of my fantasies of 10 years ago. The budget, and the extra hands, have to be there for me to bring in all this stuff, but when I do, it is wonderful to have all the options and authentic sounds at my fingertips.

 

Front: Maxed-out Kurz K2000 above Yamaha S-80.

Left: Roland VK-7, feeding Leslie 142 via Trek II pedal, atop a Rhodes Stage 73 which goes through an MXR Phase 90 then a TC Electronic chorus pedal.

Right: Roland JD-800 above Hohner Clavinet D6 thru Moogerfooger filter.

 

Setup: The Leslie is mic'ed with Audix D3's, two on top and one on bottom. These, along with the stereo Rhodes channels and the mono Clav, feed the mic-pre inputs of a Mackie 1402 VLZ Pro mixer. The synths feed the stereo line inputs. The main outs send a stereo mix to the front-of-house PA, and I monitor through the control-room outs, which drive a pair of Mackie SRM-450 speakers.

 

How would I idealize this? Replace the VK-7 with a Keyboard Specialties "Stealth" B3 chop, and instead of the S-80 ? K2000 pair, have a K2500AES sitting below a Waldorf Wave. Perhaps an Andromeda instead of the JD-800. No vintage analog gear... played on it plenty when it was current, and it was a PITA then too. Every time in the past 5 years I've brought in something like a Prophet or Minimoog because I was nostalgic for "that" sound, I wound up regretting it in the context of a live gig.

[steadyb]

Originally posted by Dave Bryce:

You'd want all of that onstage with you?

 

Remember, this thread is about live rigs, not synth collections...

 

dB

 

ok, just the B3 with Andy on top, facing audience, and a Steinway D, with a Jupiter-8 (different filters than the A6) on top facing in towards center stage, and a GX1 facing away from center stage (my back to the band). A U configuration, open to the back. Oh, and a K2600RS and E4 MIDIed to the Andromeda in case I need to use any samples.

 

 

steadyb

 

 

This message has been edited by steadyb on 07-11-2001 at 03:25 AM

[g05]

Originally posted by Dave Bryce:

You'd want all of that onstage with you?

 

Remember, this thread is about live rigs, not synth collections...

 

dB

 

whoops! i guess i got too excited with the thought of an ideal setup. i forgot about being on stage with all of that stuff. yeah it's TOO much. although it would be interesting to see what it would look like all setup on stage.

 

g.

[CHICK KOREA]

TESTING

[CHICK KOREA]

HEY 4 LIVE RIG I BEEN DROOLING OVER THIS IDEA

 

FIRST YOULL NEED I GOOD CONTROLLER WELL KEYBOARD DELL

KAWAI MP900 OR THE NEW ONE

 

WITH LAPTOP RUNING GIGASAMPLER 2 GIGA PIANO...

 

AND THE GIGA LIBRARY STUFF UHHH

 

 

AND THE ESTUDIO ELECTRONICS OMEGA 8 WITH ALL 4 FILTER ARP2600 AND 303 ETC

(( HEY IT HAS MORE FILTERS THAN ANDROMEDA))

 

THE ROLAND VP9000 4 CRAZY STUFF

 

I G4 500 MHZ 4 THE ENDELES PROGRAMS

WITH TC ACCELERATOR (( SOO YOU CAN RUN MANY PROGRAMS))

OO AND THE OASYS CARD ...

 

I 3D SIMMULATOR HEY I MEAN THE EXPENSIVE ONES THE ONES THAT

MAKE PEOPLE SAY UHHHH...!!!

 

THEN KURSWEILL 2600 HEY YOU CAN MAKE ANYSOUND ON THAT WITH THE V.A.S.T

 

I MM SORRY BUT THE YANAHA MOTIF 8 .. HEY THE EP AND THE BREATH CONTROLLER STUFF IS COOL AND 4 OLD TIMES THE DX7 CARD .. WITH THE VL

 

I VAST LIBRARY OF SAMPLES OF VINTAGE GEAR LESLEY AND STUFF THINGS

 

MMMMM UHHH MEN I GO LIKE HOMMER SIMPSON THINKING OF THAT ...

 

I EVEN MADE THE PRICE TAG 70,000 DOLLARS mmm im short about .....

mmm 69,995 dollares short ..mmm

[mwisniewski]

Uhh Chick, could you turn your amp down a little? Or do you play as loud as you type?

[Senator]

Gotta be careful here, only got 2 hands and we can all write model numbers.

SO, I've decided i'd be happy with the Live Electronic Orchestra (LEO) designed and assembled by Don Lewis. It's reviewed by Mark Vail in the Vintage Gear section, have a look.

 

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Ed

[zynth]

Here's mine:

 

Oberheim Xpander or Matrix-12 (does it really matter? I'd be happy with one, or the other, or both!!!)

Access Virus kb

Kurzweil K2000

Korg Prophecy

Yamaha CP-80

Roland Juno-106

Yamaha AN1x

Akai S5000

Yamaha O1V

G4 Powerbook Titainium

Stienway Grand (any one will do!)

Korg M1 (I have a soft-spot for this one, it was my first http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/smile.gif

 

OK, I'll wake up now.

[Witchman]

My concept of a "fantasy rig" hasn't changed much since i started in the 70's. But for the most part i'd forgo the nostalgia of the vintage equipment (i really don't want to have to deal with broken tape loops on a Mellotron). So i'd update to modern equipment, with the exception of the first piece on my list:

 

On my right:

Hammond C3 organ with Leslie. Only the real thing will do here.

Atop that, a Nord Lead III. That for the lead analog synth.

 

In front:

Roland XV88 with 60's-70's module, run through its own Leslie. That takes care of the Mellotron stuff (with weighted keyboard).

Atop that, a Kurzweil K2600. Just for the ribbon controller.

 

On my left:

Kawai MP9000 for piano

Atop that, a theremin.

 

Thanks for letting me fantasize,

- Jim

 

PS. I guess it'd be too much to ask for a Hammond L102 to rise up through a trap door in the stage. The sounds that thing would make when you slung it around and let the reverb spring crash were unreal. OK, i'm getting nostalgic here.

[Slowly]

My needs are simple Dave. Give me a souped up Pearl White B3 with twelve tweaked Leslies, and a Alesis SR-12 drum machine pumped thru a pair of those big self-amped Mackies.

[Fletch]

You people certainly have much higher aspirations than I do musically. I guess you probably play a much more varied style than I do also thus the need for so much equipment. I'd take:

 

A Grand (Yamaha, or Baldwin) with a Karma on the top of it running through a great sound system. Ok, I'm sure I could add a (fully loaded) K2600 in there somewhere but who couldn't.

 

I'd be all smiles.

 

Fletch

[Blues Disciple]

This is easy as I have not played live in tooo long a time...any rig is fantasy for me. Mine would be simple as I do mostly blues with a little standard rock thrown in. It would be:

 

B-3 with 122 Leslie

Ensoniq Electric Grand (or the updated version--great piano, electric piano, and clavinet sounds)

A synth that is easy operate with great horn and string section sounds (any suggeestions here?)

 

If I had more room, I'd ditch the Ensonique and replace it with:

 

A Rhodes 88

A Wurlitzer electric piano

A Steinway grand

A Clavinet

 

Just my two cents

 

BD

[dennis122761]

I currently have:

 

Yamaha S80

Korg Triton

Roland JV-90, w/vintage synth exp. card

Hammond XK-2

Korg MS2000

Korg O1W-FD

Alesis QSR, w/ vintage exp. synth card

Korg M1R

Korg M3R

Oberheim Matrix-1000

Roland D-50

Roland Juno-106

Roland JX-8P, w PG-800 programmer

Yamaha DX-21

Roland Juno Alpha-1

Korg DW-8000

Moog MultiMoog

Moog Sattelite

Arp Odyssey(?) I-cream colored

 

What would I like to have?:

 

Kurzweil K2600X

Moog MemoryMoog/plus

Arp 2600

Korg MS-20

 

 

Actually, I am having a hard time managing this rig, with all of the bags, stands, etc...Sometimes too much of a good thing is exactly that! Had to store most of the rig in the spare bedroom of my apartment(all 400 sq. ft), and I only road the newest of the 'boards now

 

Dennis

 

 

This message has been edited by dennis122761 on 07-28-2001 at 08:46 PM

[progfusion74]

I hope resurrecting this thread is as interesting for others as for me. I am very curious to see how everyone's dream rig has changed in 2+ years? That's when I was starting.

[Superbobus]

Hell yeah...

Steinway D concert grand

Hammond B3 w/Leslie (dunno the numbers, but a big one)

Rhodes 73 Mark I stage w?Fender twin reverb

Clavinet D6

Motif ES 7

Roland XV5080 (dunno the number either, but a rack module with great strings)

Waldorf (again numbers? the yellow rack module)

Or trade the rack modules for a PowerBook 17" w/Logic platinum, Ableton live, Reason 2.5 and some more softsyngh stuff.

 

And at least four roadies and somebody who'll teach me the numbers to the models.

[Synthguy]

I'm not much of a performer either, but this is what I would have if I had my way with a recording contract:

 

Kurzweil K2600 loaded with pedals and breath controller

Korg Karma with MOSS board, Vintage Archives and whatever else I feel like, and pedals

Roland XV-5080 module with Grand Piano board, Orchestral compilation, Ultimate Keys board and some odds and ends

Roland JD-990 module with Vintage Synth board

Roland VK-8 Hey, I have an admitted Roland bias

Yamaha FS1R rack

Nord Modular G2

Alesis Andromeda

Allen & Heath recording console into Bryston amps feeding EAW speakers

[coyote]

So this thread has returned, eh? Since my post in it two and a half years ago, my rig has changed a little.

 

Gone is the WK1500, replaced by a QS71. Props to the Casio, without which I wouldn't have found out that not only do I enjoy playing keys but I can actually do it well enough to play the music I want. The Nanopiano of course became redundant with the procurement of the QS71, so it's gone too. Added is the ExpMate with its ribbon controller, as well as the Behringeer foot controller.

 

The Fender Princeton Reverb II has proven to be a GREAT amp. No need for replacement. I've learned to program the synths I own and become a better player, so much of the stuff previously listed would no longer be neccessary. They're still in my fantasy rig perhaps, but..... I'm in my fantasy band playing my fantasy music on a rig that does just about everything I could want and does it well. So now my fantasy is simply to become a better, more versatile player - so I may maximize the great rig I already have.

 

It's been an interesting, wonderful journey so far

[yannis D]

Corg CX-3 - absolute amazing hammond sounds

Nord Electro 61 - hammond, rhodes and wurlie

Nord Lead 2 - my beloved VA synth

a small melodica - fro Dub reasons

Mackie mixer - never trust the sound person!

Quadraverb effects board - the same reason

Akai 3000 sampler - whenever i need it)

Shure 57 mic. with a lot of delay y y y y yyyyy

That's my ideal rig. Not the best in the world, but the olny one a can handle with minimum help from my band mates plus i can hand during the performance.

Sometimes it's better to be realistic and have the rig you're rehearsing with on stage, than be a dreamer and cut down your sound needs when it's time to play live.

Regards

Yannis

[RABid]

Small Rig:

Motif ES-88

Roland Fantom

Nord Modular Rack connected to the Fantom.

 

Large Rig:

Piano - Steinway

Organ - Hammond B3

EP - Rhodes 76

Pads - Matrix 12, Memory Moog, Nord Modular, Roland V-Synth

Lead - Rhodes Chroma, Moog Voyager, Access Virus

General use - Roland Fantom

2 Rhodies and 1 very good tech.

 

Robert

[Dave Horne]

I would just be happy with an 88 key midi controller that had the Yamaha piano sample from their GranTouch series. Everything else I already have and am quite content with.

[B]

Currently, I play a K2500XS (maxed), a Yamaha P80 and a XK 2. The Kurz and the Yamaha go to a Mackie 1202 and then to a single EON15 G2. The XK goes straight into a MS Pro-145.

 

I would love to upgrade the XK to an actual B3, add a Rhodes, a Honer D6, a Leslie 147 and a pair of EON's....aside from that, I'm pretty happy with my current gear. Gets me where I need to go!

 

B~

[Botch.]

My rig hasn't changed in two years: Kurz PC-88MX, Yamaha EX-5, Nord Lead 1. If I had the $$ and more confidence in the future of live music here where I live, I'd like to have: still the PC-88MX, Kurz 2661 loaded with sampling features, the Nord Lead 3, and a Nord Electro with physical drawbars (they don't make one yet).

[Bill Heins]

Hmmm.......fantasy rig eh? I'll take everything! Two of each now that you mention it

 

For now I'll settle for my K2500XS and Roland JV-1000

 

Darkon the Incandescent

[daBowsa]

with roadies and unlimited funds:

B3 + Leslie, Moog (or maybe Andromeda) on top

Rhodes 73, D6 on top

Crybaby + Line6 POD

 

without roadies and limited funds:

Voce V5 + Roland A-33 + KBR-3D, Ion on top

P120 or S90

 

I'd also take a VK-8 in place of the Voce setup.

 

 

[MortenJ]

ARP 2600

Alesis Andromeda

Alesis ION

Elka Synthex

Oberheim Obxa

MemoryMoog

MOOG 55

Moog Taurus

Roland System 700

Korg PS 3300

Roland Jupiter 8

Yamaha Motif ES 6

Yamaha CS 80

Roland JD 990

Fairlight CMI III

 

Simmons SDX and SDS 5

[mate stubb]

As long as we are fantasizing, I may as well get ridiculous:

 

1959 Hammond B-3 w/ 2 122 and 2 147 Leslies

Yamaha GX-1

Rhodes Chroma and Chroma Expander (already have this!)

Oberheim 8 Voice

E-MU Audity (the original, not the rompler)

The Close Encounters Arp 2500 (in the movie cab!)

The Synth of Doom (see url below)

Hohner Clavinet D-6

Hohner Pianet N

Wurlitzer 200

Steinway Model D

[Jeff Irok]

...has someone else setting it up, taking it down, and transporting it!

 

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[David R]

Rig 1 (small clubs, somewhat within means of obtaining):

Yamaha S90

Korg CX3 through Leslie

A dedicated analogue-type synth of some sort (it would probably come down to Moog Voyager vs. Andromeda)

 

Rig 2 (ultimate dream rig):

Steinway or Bosendorfer grand piano (for jazz, Yamaha for funk/rock)

Rhodes 88 w/ Mu-Tron, delay and wah

Hammond B3 through Leslie

Hohner D6 Clavinet w/ Mu-Tron and wah (on top of Hammond)

Whatever synths Jamie Shields (The New Deal) uses -- I believe Moog Source & Roland Juno-106. I'd only need one of them, placed on top of the Rhodes.

 

Basically my dream rig is very heavily based on John Medeski's rig. If it's good enough for him it's good enough for me.

 

David

[Joe Tee]

Seems like many of the boards are old favorites from the '70's and early '80's. No different for me...

 

I'd take my B3 and hot rodded 147

A nice Baldwin Grand

Moog Voyager

Rhodes Suitcase

Triton

[progfusion74]

Might as well add mine

 

Kurzweil K2600X

Alesis Andromeda

Laptop loaded with

• Kontakt loaded with SonicStation
   
  
• sfz+ for giga import
   
  
• z3ta+
   
  
• B4
   
  
• CS80V
   
  
• Atmosphere
   
  
• Reaktor
   
  

Nothing fancy but I wouldn't mind this rig at all

In reality swap out the Andy for a QS7 (which I already have)

Wouldn't mind a Motif ES8 in place of the Kurz, but I like the controller features on the Kurz better. In reality, I am hoping that Kurzweil updates the K2600X someday (something like the K2661 but 88-weighted).