Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac has resumed his position behind the drumkit for a European tour with his band The Mick Fleetwood Blues Band. The band will visit select European and UK cities and has employed LD Systems pro audio gear for the live shows.

The tour is a celebration of the 40th anniversary of the original incarnation of the original Fleetwood Mac band, which was an all-male blues band. UK-based Ultrasonics Audio Services has supplied the gear for the tour. Ultrasonics director, Ian Thorpe, has decided to use two LD systems LD Sub 15s and an LD152 as the drum monitor system for Fleetwood himself; LDSP1800 amplifiers power the speakers.

Further LD systems gear will be used for the tour in the form of a LAX16D mixing console used as auxiliary returns for the support act at FOH. Ultrasonics chose to use the LD drum-fill system for Fleetwood’s tour after success with the speakers on Journey South’s 44-date UK tour.

The LD Sub 15 was designed with high power Kappa 15-inch drivers with an output power of 500 Watts. It delivers a maximum SPL of 129dB with a frequency range of 40Hz to 180Hz. Sub 15 was designed for use with the LDE122 loudspeaker, but can be used with other speaker configurations, passively or combined with an active crossover network.

Fleetwood’s drum monitor, the LD 152, is a continuation of the company’s LDE 122. It was designed as a multifunctional, high-quality loudspeaker cabinet and features Eminence Kappalite 3015 and PSD2002 drivers, with an RMS of 500 Watts, an SLP of 103dB and a frequency range of 45Hz to 18kHz. At a weight of 23kg, the loudspeaker can be used as a stage wedge or in conjunction with the patented Adam Hall SM707 adjustable angle speaker stand.

With over 30 years experience working in live sound production, Ultrasonics has recently invested over the last year to bolster its existing hire stock. As such, it added the LD 152 multifunctional loudspeaker to its road kit, which was used for on-stage monitoring for the UK tour of Oh Boy, It’s the Non-Stop Sixties Show. It also used LD102 active DI boxes on the tour.

LD Systems has been part of the Adam Hall Group for the past seven years. Its R&D facility is located in Neu-Anspach, Germany, where all the quality control and final development of its products are carried out before being sent off for manufacturing in selected Far East facilities.

LD has a range of active and passive PA speaker systems, offered in passive and active options in plastic and wooden housing. It offers eight-inch, 10-inch, 12-inch and 15-inch models that provide from 150 to 600 Watts of power. Additionally, up to 1,000 Watts is available for the active and
passive subwoofers.

All of LD systems loudspeaker cabinets are equipped with high-quality components and speakers from Eminence USA or with chassis and tweeters custom designed for LD loudspeakers.

In addition to its loudspeaker line, the company has also recently developed a range of wireless components, including the WS1000 wireless receiver and the MEI1000 in-ear monitoring system.

Continued growth of the company has led to the launch of a new line called ‘powered by Eminence’ in the United States with its partner Eminence speakers.
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