Calling All Harley Owners:
Mackie does rallies now, and you might just want us at your next event…
As a first time sponsor of the Old Snohomish Bike Show* this year (Sunday, May 21st ’06), we provided the PA and monitor systems for two music stages as well as the PA for a trophy announcement stage, and the event went off without a hitch!
First off, considering the fact that it was a bike rally, it should be mentioned that this affair brought a record-breaking 22,000+ attendees into Snohomish throughout the day, and several streets were simply layered in Harleys, customs, and other bikes of all kinds. This made for plenty of eye candy for us 12+ Mackoids as well as a great environment to put our stuff to the test!
As for the bands, Jude Bowerman was the main act on the A Stage. We ran Jude’s sound through the soon-to-be-released Onyx 32.4 mid-sized console with a full TAPCO J-2500-powered Mackie Precission Passive Tetrad system consisting of two S410 subs and one S408 top box per side. Monitors were SRM450s with an additional SWA1501 for the drummer. These guys rocked several streets worth of crowd with their full-on blues-explosion sound and Mackie-provided reinforcement.
Meanwhile, the B Stage rig was an Onyx 1640 sending out to Active mains, two SWA1801s and one SA1232z per side. The passive monitor system was also TAPCO-powered, feeding four C300zs plus an extra S218s for the drummer. Bridge and Cavernous Groove filled out the entire afternoon from noon to four on the B Stage. Both bands were definitely well received by the ever-shifting mob of bikers and show-goers alike.
For the trophy stage, we simply set up a good ol’ reliable 1202 VLZ Pro running through a couple of SA1521zs on heavy duty tripods. There was enough headroom in the system for the speakers, elevated as they were, to be clearly heard throughout the event locale.
As a final note, this 10th annual event was presented by ABATE Washington, Sky Valley Chapter and Quick Throttle Magazine. Sound crew was courtesy of True Tone Audio (thanks for making our systems sound great, guys!). And thanks to everyone else for helping out and/or being a part of the event!
…Especially the Twisted Chopper guy who, in exchange for a Mackie t-shirt, gave me an unlimited supply of energy drinks to make it through the day.
-Matt Redmon, Product Specialist
*Photos courtesy of Ryan Smith
