UK - Since the end of last year, heavy metal band Saxon have been relying on Electro-Voice microphones. The band's last tour - together with Motörhead - demonstrated that Saxon still has a loyal following throughout the world. On this tour and beyond, front man Biff Byford is relying exclusively on REV wireless and the new PL Series microphones from Electro-Voice.

"The REV wireless system really gives you a lot of freedom and the guitars don't knock the microphone out of your mouth when you trip over the leads," says Byford. "I can actually walk around, which is good especially at big festivals. As headliner we have quite a big stage where we go on ramps and other things, so it's good for that. The REV wireless system with the N/D767 capsule has been really great. We've had no faults at all."

Torben Ibs, the FOH engineer on the Saxon tour comments: "I'm very impressed with the enormous gain before feedback of the PL80a. It's easy to handle monitors and it's easy for me to handle it up front. It's got good background noise rejection. And because the background level is very high - we've got around six to eight Marshall cabs, which are full on - it was always hard for me to get the guitars out of the vocal mics. I'm very happy with the PL mics, and the monitor guy is too. They cut through the mix."

(Jim Evans)


Latest Issue. . .

Save
Cookies user preferences
We use cookies to ensure you to get the best experience on our website. If you decline the use of cookies, this website may not function as expected.
Accept all
Decline all
Analytics
Tools used to analyze the data to measure the effectiveness of a website and to understand how it works.
Google Analytics
Accept
Decline
Advertisement
If you accept, the ads on the page will be adapted to your preferences.
Google Ad
Accept
Decline