The ramblings of a confused Old Man. Ideas please.

[Excalibur]

Yes, it's the eternal question-Lighting. Sound is a piece of cake, Ij ust dip into the Excalibur Pick'n'Mix PA repository, and take out something suitable. :D

Lighting, well just when you think you've got it sorted, you have a change of heart. Here's a thought which has been running through my mind for a while.

I love symetry, and I also wish to streamline the standard rig a bit. I have a Stairville Powerbar, which I dearly love, and most gigs, with a small laser each end, that's what goes on the overhead.
If I have time, and want to go for the big effect, I can add two or four Geni barrels.

Now if I got a second powerbar, they'd fit almost exactly on the uprights of a 4ft Ultimax ( with adaptors ) and I could fasten lasers onto the top of the bars, due to Thomann putting threaded holes on the top.

Is this a silly idea? Would I then have a mobile tanning booth, capable of turning most of my audience into Oompa Loompas?

I absolutely love the idea of a Wizard at each side of one powerbar, but sadly cost prohibits that idea. :( :(

Thoughts as always appreciated folks. Thanks in advance.

[NKR]

Buy a couple of second hand EFX 500's. They do the job nicely. My pair cost less than £500 with flight cases. I have retired all other lighting on standard DJ jobs and use just them.

[chrisj]

Pete, look out for a couple of Geni Warlocks, Wizard copies. I picked a couple up off ebay for £180 delivered. They may be white but are great lights. I have one each end of the disco surround, finished today so that it will narrow to 0.75m from normal 1.5m, that the starcloth is on. I am always after saving money and the disco surround with starcloth cost me less than £100 not including the 7 hrs to build it.

[Excalibur]

Thanks Chris and Neil, good ideas from both of you. The reason I'm leaning towards two bars is that I have a regular customer who holds functions in various venues not always designed for the purpose ( schools, sports centres, village halls ). My Powerbar is ideal for providing lighting of the correct intensity to illuminate them discreetly when under DMX control, and also it is easier and quicker to mount the bar on an upright, rather than hang it from the overhead. That way, I'd have the option to easily mount a laser or two above it.

Two Wizard type effects on their own isn't an option, it would have to have a Powerbar in the middle.

As I sit here, my options seem to be two simple ones. Two bars on uprights plus lasers fixed over them, or Powerbar plus two Wizards on an overhead. Unless you can come up with a better one.