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<blockquote data-quote="Kevin Unger" data-source="post: 39277" data-attributes="member: 1044">Re: Another one of those...I&#039;ve always been one of those &quot;Always there, Never seen&quot; kind of people. I&#039;ll add my .02 in some threads when I can, but I&#039;m usually just on here/other forums to soak up information and others experiences. (I also go by &quot;Monomer&quot; on some other forums...)-I&#039;m not outing the companies responsible for the undercutting. It may be helping them a little, but it&#039;s hurting all of us here locally.The main problem around here is: EVERYONE has a &quot;great&quot; PA, and will (usually) help promoters out just to play, get their name on a flier and gas money. I&#039;ve been guilty of that myself, more times then I&#039;d like to count. I&#039;ve learned my lesson and cut down on that, the other bottom-feeders can take it and burn out before they make a buck. Though it&#039;d be good for networking, it got me no-where. Theirs always someone willing to do it cheaper and times are rough in this city.The &quot;rig&quot; as it sits is getting toned down, and getting lighter. Switching from powerlights to IPR&#039;s and shallow racks. My back feels better with just me thinking about it. Lighter equals quicker setup/tear down, and less overall work. Not to mention I transport everything in a normal mini-van now. The Brostep rig was nice, but it required a larger van to get around. The club they resided at is closed now due to liquor license issues. It was great when the place was open, leave the subs/amps (they had tops) there, go in once a month and flick on the amp rack. do sound check, collect money. Loved it.&nbsp; -I&#039;d like to get a few cabs to rent out, but I have enough debt for myself currently. Need to take care of all that before my credit score takes a big hit.Charlie, you have a PM. I look forward to talking to you!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Kevin Unger, post: 39277, member: 1044"] Re: Another one of those... I've always been one of those "Always there, Never seen" kind of people. I'll add my .02 in some threads when I can, but I'm usually just on here/other forums to soak up information and others experiences. (I also go by "Monomer" on some other forums...) -I'm not outing the companies responsible for the undercutting. It may be helping them a little, but it's hurting all of us here locally. The main problem around here is:[B] EVERYONE[/B] has a "great" PA, and will (usually) help promoters out just to play, get their name on a flier and gas money. I've been guilty of that myself, more times then I'd like to count. I've learned my lesson and cut down on that, the other bottom-feeders can take it and burn out before they make a buck. Though it'd be good for networking, it got me no-where. Theirs always someone willing to do it cheaper and times are rough in this city. The "rig" as it sits is getting toned down, and getting lighter. Switching from powerlights to IPR's and shallow racks. My back feels better with just me thinking about it. Lighter equals quicker setup/tear down, and less overall work. Not to mention I transport everything in a normal mini-van now. The Brostep rig was nice, but it required a larger van to get around. The club they resided at is closed now due to liquor license issues. It was great when the place was open, leave the subs/amps (they had tops) there, go in once a month and flick on the amp rack. do sound check, collect money. Loved it. -I'd like to get a few cabs to rent out, but I have enough debt for myself currently. Need to take care of all that before my credit score takes a big hit. Charlie, you have a PM. I look forward to talking to you! [/QUOTE]

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