Yeah, you pretty well have all the dope here. On our normal gigs we us the 16 channel Mackie Board, JBL's, Crown amps, blah, blah, blah. But when I am doing a solo, or we are in a light setup, we just grab a couple of our big monitor speakers, the 8 channel Soundtech and the mic's and go. Works great and easy to haul.

And let me add a second, third, fourth and fifth to the mic piece. Get the best you can afford, and pay attention to spec's. I use a Peavey PVM 880, but this is a bit pricey. It is a "hot" mic. But the Shure SM 58 for your vocals and the SM57 for your instrumentals should be considered as a must. They are workhorses and damn durable.

I have used the Fender 250 watt system and found it to be very capable, and easy to pack and set up. Not bad systems and they seem to be a value for the price.

Mick