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Tell us about yourstyle of music and gigs and we'll design a custom spec PA system just for you at a special package price

We're now offering a whopping 7% discount on our usual shop prices on all What PA? Designer Packages! (O&E excepted). Tell a friend.

Simply answer the following questions and PA Designer will come up with a custom spec PA system that's ideal for you, and offer you an additional discount on top of our usual shop prices. There's no obligation to buy, just contact us if you're interested (quoting the package reference number supplied) as your custom package will not be available in the shop.

Tell us a bit about your band and where you play

What type of music do you play?

How many people are in your band?
(Please just enter the primary instruments. You can tell us later what you need to put through the PA)

Electric Guitar:
Drums & percussion:
Vocalists:
Bass:
Acoustic Guitar:
Keyboards:
Brass:
Other:

How many people do you normally play to?

How full is the venue when you play?

How loud do you play for your style of music?

Tell us what you want to put through the PA System

How many backing vocalists do you have?

Will you put a keyboard through the PA?

Will you put a bass guitar through the PA?

How many electric guitars will you put through the PA?

How many acoustic guitars will you put through the PA?

Will you want to mike up the drums and percussionists?

Will you put a CD/MP3 player through the PA?

Which type of configuration would you prefer?

Separate amplifier
Passive mixer, passive speakers & power amp
Great for the more professional bands with portability and expansion in mind

Powered mixer
Powered mixer (containing amp) & passive speakers
Easy set up, speakers are lighter weight

Powered speakers
Passive mixer and powered speakers (containing amp)
A versatile system with expansion in mind, but the speakers are heavier

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