Fat Tony's beatbox tutorials - Equipment guide

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FatTonyBBX
August 15, 2009

A short equipment guide. Unscripted this time, and it shows. Not too happy with this vid to be honest, was a spur of the moment thing and it reflects in how badly planned it was. There's still some good info here though, especially if you are just starting. All explained in simple terms too, although I will be doing a more advanced vid later.

The stuff I mention...

Behringer XM8500 - £20, check eBay for cheap deals
Roland Street Cube - £180, a little pricy but I love it.
XLR-XLR cable - £5
XLR-Jack cable - £5

Especially if you're just starting out you're probably best off with a little guitar amp. Ask in your local music store for something that'd be suitable - like I say, more often than not they'll let you plug in and try it before you commit to buying. Unless they're douchebags, in which case you shouldn't be giving them your money anyway.

The Shure SM58 I mention is used worldwide for performances and is by far the most popular microphone for singers and the like, and can be picked up for around £80. The XM8500 is practically identical. Mine looks a little scuffed... it has, after all, been to various parts of the world with me. They are very durable.

The Roland Street Cube is just beautiful. It's a very sexy amp with a nice design, and the bright firetruck red amp is very eyecatching. There are a bunch of effects for the instrumental input, and the mic input has the usual delay and reverb effects. You can set the EQ too, which is fun. 6 AA batteries sounds like a lot but with rechargeables being cheap these days it's not that bad. The batteries in it now have given me at least 5 hours of use. It has AC power for when you use it at home, too. I'll do an indepth video review at some point.

The cables are cheap and should always be cheap. There is no way you should pay more than £5 or £10 for cables, depending of course on the length. Ignore anybody who tells you to buy a certain brand - they all do the same job, and as long as you aren't overly rough with them you'll have nothing to worry about.

That wraps up the videos for this week. Next week will be the hollow clop and the bongo, then who knows? You'll have to subscribe and see.

Updated on a tentative weekly schedule (I say tentative because let's face it, stuff goes wrong - I get ill, or my camera explodes, or my laptop transforms and leaves me) this series will teach you the ins and outs of beatboxing, as well as some ups and downs and even a few lefts and rights.

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If you have any questions you'd like answered, please feel free to email me: Fat_Tony@HUMANBEATBOX.COM

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-FT

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lovethebeatbox (1 week ago) Show Hide

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the size of that amp is perfect...i have a guitar amp (RG40R) with a really cheap mic, instead of getting rid of it do you think a decent mic would make alot of difference?

another very helpfull video. thanks!

Inonly25 (2 weeks ago) Show Hide

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did you already make the video? i can't find it lol

FatTonyBBX (2 weeks ago) Show Hide

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Nah I haven't yet. I will soon - got a few things "queued" up to be recorded.

-FT

thenameisjulio (1 month ago) Show Hide

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can u plz send me a link to fin d cable for mic into a guitar amp

McGuireInK (1 month ago) Show Hide

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Bass player by any chance?

FatTonyBBX (1 month ago) Show Hide

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Search "XLR-1/4 inch jack cable"

-FT

martinadrianramos (1 month ago) Show Hide

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what if i live in a different country?, i will have trouble buying the equipment!. Any ideas?

FatTonyBBX (1 month ago) Show Hide

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You shouldn't have too much trouble shipping it around. Obviously you'll have to check the prices, but that goes without saying.

-FT

Shaeem87 (2 months ago) Show Hide

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How do i connect my microphone to my laptop?

lim1819 (2 months ago) Show Hide

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I just brought myself a XM8500 today !!
Its pretty nice and very comfortable for holding it...
thank you !

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