Skoutarides, who also works monitors for Kings of Leon, has been a Sennheiser user for some time; be it the 2000 Series, the G2s or the G3s, he insists he has always achieved the best possible results when using Sennheiser systems.
"For me, Sennheiser is just worlds ahead of its competitors; you not only get sound quality, you get true value for money and absolute reliability," he says. "I used to use the G2s, which were great, but these G3s that I am using on the Paloma tour are even better: the stereo imaging; the RF; the gain structure; the sound board - they've all really improved; it's definitely one of the best Sennheiser systems out there right now."
Skoutarides is using 11 G3s in total, and provides individual in-ear monitor mixes for a string of dedicated vocalists and band members. Faith's microphone is a very 'blinged' gold Sennheiser SKM 5200-II with a 5235 capsule, which Skoutarides links to a Sennheiser 3732 receiver; the results, he says, are fantastic.
Additional microphones include e 904s for toms on the drum kit, an e 906 on guitar and wired e 935s for backing vocalists.
"I love the SKM 5200; it sounds excellent, and because we're also using the dynamic [5235] capsule, it doesn't use too much bandwidth, therefore it's far more stable than a condenser for this application," he explains. "As it's the only radio mic we're using (all backing vocalists are using wired Sennheiser dynamic mics), I've brought in the 3732 receiver, which is also excellent."
(Jim Evans)
