| Grand Piano: |
tuned on day of performance |
| Drum Kit: |
standard jazz type kit, preferably Gretsch or Ludwig brand drums: small bass drum (20") (Please note mic stand for floor tom must be freestanding, NOT clip-on, as I use the full circumference of this drum's rim in performance.) all coated skins (prefer white Ambassadors) hi hat stand ride cymbal } |
| Bass Amp: |
Preferably Gallien Krueger 400RB or 800RB, otherwise Laney RB9, Trace Elliott, Ampeg, SWR (but NOT SM-900 or SM-1500), Euphonic. |
| Bass Speaker: |
4x10", preferably Hartke, otherwise Ampeg, SWR, Trace Elliot, Mark Bass, Bergantino, Hughes & Kettner, EV, JBL, Peavey, Laney, NOT Gallien Krueger. |
| Contrabass: | (Required for ALL performances outside Australia and North America): 3/4 to full size 4-string acoustic contrabass in good working order, with extendable tail-pin of sufficient length as to allow instrument to be played standing up by 182 cm (6 foot) tall player. Jazz strings (prefer gut on G and D) and setup, not classical. With or without transducer. Prefer "D" neck. I will bring my own bow. Any questions, please contact Lloyd Swanton at llobster@thenecks.com in plenty of time. |
| Stage Plot: |  Click here to download a PDF of The Necks' stage setup. |
