The main P.A. system: 1 * Crown Macro-Tech 5000VZ power amp (FOH Mid-Hi's) 1 * Crown Macro-Tech 3600VZ power amp (FOH Mid-Hi's) 1 * Crown Macro-Tech 5000VZ power amp (FOH - Subs) 1 * Nexo NX241-TD digital crossover/controller 1 * Samson crossover (subs) 4 * Nexo Alphae-F speakers (FOH) 2 * Turbosound Subs 2 * Peavey CS1000 power amp (Voc Mons.) 1 * Peavey CS1000 power amp (Brass Mons.) 4 * Peavey DTH wedge monitors (vocal) 2 * Concert Sound Wedge monitors (brass section)....Mike swears they are "Nexo"...but we know better! 1 * 32-channel Allen & Heath GL3300 mixing desk 2 * dbx iEQ-31 31-band Graphic Eq, c/w auto-feedback suppression (FOH L&R, Voc mons, Brass mons). 2 * Peavey Q-431FX 31-band Graphic Eq (manual feedback detection) 1 * Peavey Kosmos (Rattle your planet!) low-frequency energy and stereo image enhancement system 4 * Behringer Composer PRO-XL MDX2600 Expander/Gate/Compressor/Peak Limiter 1 * TC Electronics M-ONE XL Reverb/Effects 1 * Assorted multi-core and stage boxes. Ooooh, Nexo Alphae-F you say.......tell me more?:- 3-Way Speaker , Woofer 1x18" , 1400 Watt, MF 10" Driver , 700 Watt, HF 3" Titanium 300 Watt, 75°x30° dispersion, SPL 142dB.

Mike's Bass 'stack': Warwick Pro-Tube 1X 1000watt head Warwick Terminator 1000watt bass cab Ernie Ball 1970 Musicman Stingray 4-string bass guitar Korg DTR-2000 rack tuner (c/w "Knight Rider" lighting effect gizmo) Warwick Streamer Stage 1 Thru-Neck (old) bass guitar - retired

Ken's Keyboards: Hammond B3 chop.......come on!, it don't get any better! Clavia Nord Electro 2-73. Roland keyboard amp combo. (arguably the world's best emulation of Hammond B-3/Leslie, Clavinet, Rhodes, Grand Piano, Wurlitzer) Kurzweil Micro-Piano Midi module (for those additional sounds) ......and not forgetting Ken's "spare" (sic!) Hammond C3 (flight cased), Leslie Model 760, Leslie Model 147

Jim's Lead Guitar: Gibson Epiphone (colour is Heritage Cherry Sunburst) Fender Strat (USA model) - retired. Marshall Valvestate 2000 AVT100 100watt combo.........um yeah, we know!.....this really is a Soul band! Cry-Baby Wah-Wah Assorted pedals

Spiney's Rythmn Guitar: Fender Squire Telecaster (colour is black) Fender Strat (colour is Hank Marvin red!) - retired Fender Amp.

Simon's Drums: Pearl Masters MRX 6 ply maple in platinum mist 22x18 bass drum and 10,12,14 quick sizes toms.14x5.5 4 ply masters MMX snare drum. Pearl B1000 hardware.Tama Iron cobra hi hat stand,Dw 5000 bass drum pedal. Zildjian Steve Gadd K custom session hi hats,20" K dark thin crash,20"Istanbul Mel Lewis ride with rivets,20" Istanbul Traditional ride. Note: 8 channels on the desk used to mic up the entire kit, Sennheiser 605 clip on tom mics, Audio technica bass drum and overheads, SM57 on snare.

Vocals / Microphones: SM58's for vocals are the industry standard mic's of choice. The Brass section all blow through Audio Technica ATM35 clip-on mics. We also have various stock of SM57, SM58, and Beyer-dynamic mics for general mic'ing up.

......somebody mention 'Disco'?: We carry our own professional standalone Dual CD player and mixer to provide full Disco support during the breaks.

......and what illuminates the stage!: The Lighting System consists of: 1 * NJD Merlin 256 DMX Controller (custom made in-situ flight case) 1 * MAD Scan DMX Controller (flight cased) 16 * PAR 56 on two T-bar stands Various * PAR 56/64 floor floods 4 * Mad Scan's 1 * GOBO FX 1 * Strobe 4 * Acme light splashes 4 * A1 reflector units 2 * Abstract twisters 3 * Dimmer packs, 14 channels @ 10A each (19" rack mounted) 1 * NJD IF32 analogue converter (19" rack mounted) 1 * Assorted power drive stands, goal post truss, Socapex cabling and drop boxes.

Equipment upgrade - late 2005 Pushing the envelope further once again for this local Aberdeen band, a couple of Turbosound Subs were installed as part of the kit and thus making for a truly mind-blowing and "as good as it gets" audio experience. We can report the bottom end is enjoying a very healthy and 'full' life. We also took the opportunity to raise the Nexo cabs giving the overall system much better coverage in bigger halls. Equipment upgrade - late 2004 Once again, open wallet surgery was performed on a certain Mr. Rowe and only the best was aquired. An Allen & Heath GL3300 32ch Mixing desk and a pile of goodies to help fill the also new "tall boy" rack case. This soundman is one happy pup! Equipment upgrade - June 2004 Hammond B3 Chop! Inside and out. Quite simply, the "dogs bollocks!" as It's got the C3 sound in all it's glory, but can be manhandled by 2 roadies with ease. Equipment upgrade - November 2003 4 * Behringer Composer PRO-XL MDX2600 Expander/Gate/Compressor/Peak Limiter 1 * TC Electronics M-ONE XL Reverb/Effects Equipment upgrade! - August 2002 Front of House amp rack - 2off Crown Macro-Tech 5000VZ (1 spare), 3600VZ and Nexo Crossover/controller. Nexo Alpha EF FOH - the best! Vocal & Brass section monitors amp rack. ....... a new truck! (tail lift since replaced - bigger!) Prior to August 2002: Midway through a 4 hour equipment setup regime. Left side of front of house. Note the PA stack and power amps racks. The naked mixing desk waiting to get dressed in it's punter friendly black drape! The equipment is all setup and the cases are packed away. It's just the steak pie's to devour then we're ready to put on the show. This gig was at Xmas, held in a large marquee with 8" of snow outside! Desk area detail Dual CD, Graphic EQ, Crossover, Digital Reverb & Kosmos For the 'auto' buffs, this lot is carted around in a 7.5 ton Iveco box wagon with tail lift.