Musicians...is a 150watt PA System enough power if you only perform at small places?

Question

i'm in a band. I'm the guitarist and vocalist, i have a bassist and a drummer. thanks in advance...

Answer 1

It'll work for small to midsize clubs.

Answer 2

Depends on what "small" is and what type of music you're doing.

If you do more screaming or yelling, or are going to have that type of crowd, I would get something slightly higher so that you can turn up the volume if need be without your voice getting distorted. Basically a good estimate is that you should aim for it to be loud enough at 50% of its capability, meaning if 150 watts will get you a maximum volume at like 60Db (blind estimate on the actual numbers...), you should figure you can go 30Db before worrying about losing quality.

Also depends on what kind of cabinet you have for the speakers.

If you're doing music where its going to be more people are listening to you and not shouting over you the whole time, obviously you wouldn't need to be as loud.

Hope that helps!

Answer 3

MOST LIKELY NOT ......You really need 300- or 400- watts . GUITARS generally drown-out the vocalist(s), and so do the drums .

Answer 4

if the place is small, and vocals only,and place the cabinets up high. you might get by.