Velvet Revolver's sound system consisted of a JBL VerTec 4889 system, designed for the theatre & arena venues, with 10 elements a side for the main hangs and four for the side-drops. This was run in conjunction with JBL VT 4880 subs.
Adlib supplied one of its Dolby Lake control racks at FOH, and Camco Vortex 6 amplification for the main system with Crown T-Tech 8000s for the subs. The FOH console was a Digidesign Venue and on monitors it was a Yamaha PM5D, both supplied by the band and run by their own engineers.
For monitors, Adlib supplied their MP3 low profile wedges plus three stacks of Nexo Alpha for side-fills. A pair of Yamaha M7CL desks were used for the support band, and the crew were Kenny Perrin and Hassane Es Siahi.
Motley Crue's PA was looked after by James Neale (FOH) and Richy Nicholson (monitors) and was also a JBL VerTec design, "VerTec really is ideal for achieving that big, loud rock 'n' roll raucousness," says Nicholson.VerTec was specified by the band's FOH engineer Tom Abraham. As with Velvet Revolver, they flew 10 a side in each venue along with six of Adlib's own 2x18" subs per side.Once again Dolby Lake processors handled all the crossovers and system EQ. Amplifiers for the VerTec were Camco Vortex 6, and Crown I-Tech 8000s for the subs.
The monitor system comprised a Midas XL3 desk and Adlib's AA152 monitors powered by Crown amps with dbx 480 processors for crossovers. They also supplied a rack of BSS 960 graphic EQs plus a standard mics and stands package.
(Jim Evans)
