The Scarabs provide everything around the sound system: loudspeakers, microphones, cables and other accessories. We are used to quickly set up / dismantle the equipment prior and after the performance. All we need is a power outlet. And if this is not available, we have a solution for this, too (battery-powered amplifiers).

We pay particular attention to ensure that the sound is warm and pleasant. We usually play with one guitar, two vocals plus every now and then a blues harp, a bell ring (tambourine) and a hand rattle. With this small line-up, it is important to perform with a round, well-tuned sound. Depending on the location, we select from the following devices:

Rundklang

The circular loudspeakers sound as good as they look: ‘UFO-like’ they stand elegantly on light aluminium stilts, needing hardly any space and distribute a first-class sound throughout the room. The 360° sound emittance is ideal for large rooms and restaurant halls but also for rooms with difficult acoustics, where conventional pairs of loudspeakers are not optimal. Even at low volume, the sound is full and natural.

Bose L1 M II

This equipment is suitable for occasions with a semicircular audience and for medium-sized rooms whose ceilings are not particularly high (e.g. bars and aperitif rooms). 24 loudspeakers are placed on top of each other in a slender tower in such a way that they can cover a 160° angle evenly. The bass module carries the guitar and our voices to the audience in a warm sound.

K.M.E. loudspeakers

The workhorses that we bring out when we sing for a larger audience, e.g. at a company anniversary or an outdoor event. Despite their 150-watt power, the two speakers – they stand on wide-gauge, but safe tripods – can be enormously pleasing with their soft and deep sound.

Roland AC-33 acoustic amps

Musicians often play far too loudly and only notice this when all the guests have left. We always keep an eye on the volume button to make sure that the sound is nice but never too loud. If it's a smaller party, a more intimate setting or an occasion where you consciously focus on subdued volume, then these little speakers are just the thing. By the way, quite great: these acoustic amps also work with batteries, which has helped us a lot in a forest cabin without electricity or at a street festival.

Guitars

The Scarabs need a semi-acoustic guitar or acoustic guitars with pickups for their sound. Both treble and bass must sound clear and well balanced. We always have at least three guitars with us (so that there are no unwanted breaks in the case of string tears).

The red Guild guitar from the 70s brings the best for ballads like "Yesterday" or "Sound of Silence". For songs from our dance blocks like "I Can't Get No Satisfaction" or "Stand By Me", and of course for rousing country songs like "Take Me Home, Country Roads" or "Rose Garden", the Norman ST-68 Western guitar, is second to none with its full-bodied sound. The Taylor 814ce sounds great, too: its warmth and vibrance create a modern sound that is perfectly accompanying both an emotional "Say Something [I'm Giving Up On You]" as well as cool songs like "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" or "Fairytale Gone Bad".