I play instrumental tunes (electric guitar) over backing tracks in restaurants and small bars.
Looks like I may pickup some patio gigs this summer.
90% of the tracks are .wav files created in BIAB.
Simple sparse arrangements. Mostly drums bass & perhaps a keyboard or guitar. Nothing Flashy
I play everything from dinner music jazz to Santana/Allman Bros. Stuff. Even a Zappa tune.

My current rig:
Guitar (Telecaster or PRS Custom 24) into Quilter Micro Pro Mach 12 HD (no pedals).
Tracks played on IPAD direct into Bose S1Pro.
I have an amp stand with extension to mount the S1Pro on top of Amp.
Top of the S1pro is maybe 4' off the ground. Guitar amp under that.
Software for playing tracks Is Anytune Pro. Great package. Good setlist, tempo mods, looping, etc
Blueboard bluetooth Midi Pedal to Ipad to control Start/Stop Track, Next/Previous track, EQ on/Off
Expression pedal into Blueboard to control Track Volume.

Its a pretty good rig. Nothing weighs more than 20lbs which is good for me at age 60.

The guitar amp has all the gas in the world but sometimes the band (tracks) gets muddy with the S1Pro when I crank it.
I use the Ipad direct box to S1Pro and do NOT use the S1Pro bluetooth. Some bad EQ issues with it.

Given the height of the rig I don't think my sound dispersion is all that great.

I'm thinking about changing the setup for the "box on a pole" approach.
Perhaps a single QSC 10.2 for both guitar and tracks.
I own a Tech21 Flyrig for the guitar processor. I like the tone. It will work.
I will also route the tracks through the same QSC.

I figure this would give me a little more headroom as well as allow me to elevate the rig higher on a speaker stand.
I'm a little concerned about running both guitar and tracks through a single QSC 10.2
I don't play "shake the house" gigs, but I hate clipping/distortion from a PA system.

Also, the QSC is a bit heavier at 32lbs but at least I won't be toting the Quilter or the S1Pro.
If I end up needing a monitor I figure I could use the S1Pro as a floor wedge.

I've also looked at the Bose L1 compact/Jbl Eon Pro, and the Larger Bose Line Arrays.
I don't much care for the low end and they are 1.5-2X the price of the QSC approach ($700)
I like the higher end Bose (L1 with B-2 sub) but that's about $3k with a mixer.
Also it adds another trip to the car and a lot more weight.

Anybody been down this road before?
Found a better mousetrap?

Thanks,

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