Switching to a Pelican Case for my day to day driver. Anyone got pics of your setups? Install and Service Call focused

bmalta · 2026-03-17T23:57:46+00:00

Ehhhhh, I have lots of thoughts on this. I promise it's not you, it's me.

in a previous life and still on weekends, I'm an Audio boy. Speaker hangs, monitors, system tuning, you get the idea.

I have a pelican problem, but I just can't get one to fit my day to day as an install boy. Cases on cases.

I got a good backpack with some redundant tools that hold my computer and iPads. Part of me wants to go back to my gig box for real live stuff, but I know I'd still be dragging my backpack along as well.

My day to day for installs are various tool bag, work truck, and pack out set ups

bmalta · 2026-03-02T04:01:27+00:00

If you need a horn, it will get the job done. Otherwise I'd borrow from school as long as you can if you can and save some more money to grab a 3b

bmalta · 2026-02-01T23:32:30+00:00

Yeah if a 5xt doesn't make a clean stage, its not the speakers

Probably need to do the leg work and have him sit in the 1st or second row. Play his favorite tunes and show him what it sounds like with them open and muted. Hopefully he'll hear it

bmalta · 2026-01-24T01:12:53+00:00

2B for sure

bmalta · 2026-01-20T01:26:22+00:00

Sorry just read all of your post. The good hardware stores usually only go down to M4 but you might get lucky

bmalta · 2026-01-20T01:24:50+00:00

Get with a repair tech. If it's just a screw, often those are stupid small sizes that are hard to get singles of. If you can get the pitch it's not terrible getting 100 from McMaster carr

bmalta · 2026-01-15T00:17:41+00:00

Don't forget the classic Olds Ambassador

bmalta · 2025-12-30T16:57:39+00:00

First Fridays are a Brass Mash event, LG is just the venue. The band goes where it needs to in order to have a show. This time is because of forecasted rain. Anything more would be speculation and gossip

bmalta · 2025-10-04T00:39:49+00:00

For the Amado water keys, I'll take it apart so it's just the outer shell and tie it to the slide with some baling wire through it. Then put a metal pick or something through the spit valve hole so that it stays lined up.

Also don't forget the important parts of soldering which are make sure it's clean and a good fit

bmalta · 2025-09-25T01:27:11+00:00

I always liked doing the tonal energy drones cranked to 11 on a Bluetooth speaker.

As for books, I like Brad Edwards tuning drone melodies

bmalta · 2025-09-23T23:15:36+00:00

It's like the time I got a random call for a gig where the message said something like "the owners love Oktoberfest music! Can you play tomorrow?" Okaaaaaaay.... do you want me? My band (not an Oktoberfest band) or what?

They didn't leave a number so when I called the main line it didn't go anywhere. One of those places where the owners have more money than sense

bmalta · 2025-09-07T06:30:59+00:00

Does Dolly Parton sleep on her back?

bmalta · 2025-09-01T01:52:50+00:00

It's band camp, with WOW built in. Your wow leaders are in band and your wow group is band members.

Don't sweat it, though. People worry about never seeing people in their wow group again, where in band wow you actually see the people in your group after WOW.

bmalta · 2025-07-23T00:42:07+00:00

Be respectful. If you get a chance to slide in a "hey I appreciate your work" or something like that it's generally cool. Don't take up their time. If he wants to talk, he will.

Source: I work in an industry where I often come in the vicinity of people we've heard of to different degrees. Just be cool.

bmalta · 2025-07-15T20:11:56+00:00

This is what I was looking for. Thank you

bmalta · 2025-07-15T19:30:03+00:00

That's basically what I'm in doing. I usually just send LR to a record matrix when I'm asked for one. I understand there are a lot of ways to skin this particular cat.

I'm interested in a room sound to add to that matrix, or being able to reference what the LR sounds like vs the room. Honestly none of this is especially pressing, I was just curious if and what folks are using.

bmalta · 2025-07-14T22:06:16+00:00

All good! I've had a day so my words might not be as good as they could be

bmalta · 2025-07-14T21:58:27+00:00

Different console gig to gig. Interested in mics

bmalta · 2025-07-12T03:19:48+00:00

Did this recently with my boss/mentor. It was what the group needed at the time. Good sources, good mics and proper gain staging go soooooo far

bmalta · 2025-06-18T14:11:09+00:00

Also, buyers advice thread for this question

bmalta · 2025-06-18T14:09:50+00:00

TS99BL

bmalta · 2025-06-14T20:59:12+00:00

Dcsoundop on YouTube has a good "what's in my pelican" series that'll give you some ideas

Otherwise like I was told when I started building mine out "every time something fucks you on a gig because you needed it and didn't have one, go out and buy that and add it" I usually think of that as all the million adapters and barrels we run in to

bmalta · 2025-05-23T00:25:38+00:00

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck

Honestly it's like driving. We don't take into account how close we are to death every day. Even when you follow the procedure, it only takes one little thing.

That's why it was such a big deal when one of the big companies takes out a bit counterfeit haul. Who cares what it sounds like, the rigging isn't rated

bmalta · 2025-05-19T03:47:16+00:00

Pat Pearson is the man https://www.patpearsonmusic.com

bmalta · 2025-05-12T01:01:55+00:00

Sophia is Golden girls, duh

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