Last week I saw Eddie Walker do a gig at The Fishponds in Matlock.   of course he had pulled a devoted crowd - as he well deserves. But it was a barroom gig with no cover charge, and there were three very noisy twats at the back of the room, giving the room their wit and erudition at full volume. Loud enough to distract me, I don't know how it felt for Eddy.

I noticed Eddy didn't have a monitor. Instead his speakers were slightly behind his mike, and presumably he was using a very good quality unidirectional mike - which wasn't picking up the speaker sound. The main speakers were in fact acting as his monitor.

And I thought to meself - that's pretty neat. Cuts out carrying a monitor around, you don't get the wrong idea of what the volume or the reverb is from the monitor - which I sometimes have.

Any ideas, comments, thoughts on the matter. Things I ought to know before having a shot at this same system.....

all the best, al