Soon, I will be taking a small step back from my income duo (running sound for bar bands, and performing solo acoustic gigs). I'm ready to get back into a full, original band, focusing solely on vocals (Breaking Benjamin, Chevelle, etc). I have a decent Pa setup we will be using. Having someone run sound for us is still up in the air, so that needs to be taken into consideration as well. What I'm looking to achieve is a rig I can not only use with my rig, but take with me (in rack case) to venues when they are using theirs. What do you suggest for me? Multi effects, delay (tap delay?), eq, compressor, pre amp, etc?
My FOH PA Rig:
-Yamaha MG166cx Mixer
-(2) Yamaha SW118 Subs
-(2) Yamaha BR15 Mains
-(2) Crown XLS 802d Amps
-DOD SR835 Crossover
-dbx 266xl Compressor
I've got a couple options for my vocal mics, I have some SM58's, Beta 58a, and Sennheiser e945. I've read some things such as Tap Delay (pedal or rack), DBX 286a, TC M350 or Lexicon MX200, and some other things. I also plan to soon add a dbx DriveRack PA to my system.
Any suggestions or tips are appreciated