Chris Adam Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 Everyone starts out differently, but if you had a couple of hundred quid to make your first purchases - what would they be? Mine were: Headphonesa multitoola book on the disipline I want to get intoa cable testerand a box to put it all in with tape, torch, sharpies etc. your turns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ynot Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 Er, I think we did this some time ago (and not the recent thread)... Something on the lines of 'what's in your toolbox...?' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatfrog Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 I would have to pretty much agree with what you've said. I've found my Leatherman Kick invaluable over the last 4 years or so I've had it. It has saved me in so many different occasions both on a technical level and personally. LX Tape, Sharpie's and the like are also invaluable. I'm actually surprised at how much tape we use. Oh, And for anyone planning on starting up a small PA Hire Company. Public Liability Insurance is a must! ERR, Just realised this is in General Forum, not the next generation - So everyone should have PLI Anyways!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve h Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 Driving Lessons! - You can usually borrow kit on the job but if you cant get there you're stuffed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchiemasha Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 I still can't drive, I inherited a multitool and tool bag/box. My solderpro gass solder iron. Saved me a fortune. I love it.Pro headphones.9v battery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightsource Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 A copy of BS7909. Currently priced around the £180ish mark! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 A copy of BS7909. Currently priced around the £180ish mark! Oh what a fun life you lead..... ..I'll go for Beer, £200 is around 100 pints Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightsource Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 A copy of BS7909. Currently priced around the £180ish mark! Oh what a fun life you lead..... ..I'll go for Beer, £200 is around 100 pints EEEEEeeeeeerrrrrrrmmmmm.........holding glass of wine in left hand, while typing with the right (Well I'm not but you get the idea, that I'm not quite sober at the moment I bascally replied to spend some money that I wouldn't normally spend, Top of the pecking order for me at the moment is 32 / 64A 3PNE distros, and cable, more dimmers, more mics etc, etc....... My personal salary buys the alcohol Company money buys the consumables, repairs, new product.......etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james.sealey Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 From a noise boy point of view, a half decent drum mic set would be a good start I'd say. Cables/everything else could be 'loaned', stolen or borrowed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkPAman Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 A good pair of headphones Oh, I've spent it all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genus Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 Unless you're setting up your own hire/events company (which requires more than £200 worth of kit and insurance etc) then I see no reason to spend £200 on equipment. Tools, steelies, stationary (included sharpies and dyno labelling stuff). And it's always useful to have gaffa and lx in the kit, even if most venues supply them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Siddons Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 2 hours with a therapist to persuade me to get a proper job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbsy Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 My gear lust addiction tends to be the microphone variant and, given £200 burning a hole in the pocket, I've been known to invest in yet another mic I don't need. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceecrb1 Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 Oh I'd invariably find something really cool to take to jobs that everyone else doesnt bother to buy and therefore borrows from me..past purchases along these lines are:LeathermEn (if someone else is going to break it might as well get one with warranty!)Head torcheS (always petzl more of a loss when the buggers loose them)DI boxes (always go walkies)My HD25 headphones. (watched over by armed guards with shoot to kill instructions! hahah)RTA/Measurement kitVarious USB- audio convertors including one with direct phantom power..Cable testers.Audio cable convertors etc etc etc However right now I'd probably get me 200£ worth of those wee cheap em700 condensor mics on thomann for all the beach jobs I do where "normal" kit is too good to take... with kit & beach jobs - once sand gets in, it doesnt ever completely come out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rory Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 From a lighting perspective... A good quality Leatherman or other multi tool A Wing nut tool (saves destroying the wing nuts and my thumb!) 2 small to medium AJs A good quality book which comprehensively covers the first ten spots and the kit you work with. A mobile phone! It's very difficult to work and get work without one of these. My mate lost a weeks work because his phone was on the glitch, sad times. That roughly works out at £150, use the rest to go and see as many quality shows as you can in the sphere of production you want to work in! The more you see, the more ideas you can 'borrow' from other designers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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