Short Par 56 black cans

hey man i cannot find any of thr short barrel ones. when did u get these and how old are they? ur best bet would be to call adj and see if they still carry them. the number is on the home page it should be tool free. peace. jingles.

I got them back in August 98 but the last time I saw them for sale was in 2002. I posted here hoping someone had a few they'd like to get rid of.

I called ADJ and was told to buy the newer short chromes then paint them with high heat engine paint. I might have to do that though I'd rather they all looked the same.

hey man just a question but have u looked into any of the new led stuff adj or elation has put out??

Yeah but I deal with bands who consider a stage light show to be Pars. I use 56's because I can either go 300 or 500W bulbs depending on distance above/in front of stage. I'm considering some LED blinders in addition to some traditional ACL style crowd blinders.

oh ok. well i wis h u luck in ur quest to find these lights. peace. jingles.

I'm lucky. I work with "bands" who claim to have their own PA, typically 2 junky speakers on sticks, a sub or two and some failing amps. When I come it, they get world class treatment, top of the line gear and engineer.

As far as lights are concerned, what I have is what I have, and it tends to be better than anything they have.

I think it is the responsibility as sound and lighting providers to break the "accepted image" of what a light show is and move forward with YOUR business. Trust me, if the lights are an equivalent or replacement, it will be fine.

So, what I am saying is check out some of the LED stuff. I do hear you about the wattage for throw issue and the need for short cans. I know there are some lights that can throw a LONG tight beam as I saw some last year and it threw at least 100 feet and the pair stayed in a nice tight area. Forget what they were, but they were one one hell of a tall heavy duty lighting crank stand.

chris i like how u said "bands" lol

Well, I've worked with real A-list bands, so no question about the level of musicianship.

Recently, I've been working with "bands": a bunch of guys(and/or girls) pretty much doing a musical train wreck for the duration of the event, but proficient enough so the audience won't know. Most aren't a group that routinely works together.

My company has recently hired a "band", but this "band" is at least the same guys each time. I hope for consistency. At least they won't be torturing their victims, I mean audience, by mixing themselves anymore.

Their light show? 8 Par64's on a T-stand(without the T) on a 4-channel relay pack. Each relay pack is running a different program. They are high-tech: they have gels on 3 of them!

I've temporarily stopped programming my lights as I have TOO many ideas. Well, that and I don't want to do that at 2AM these days. I will trim down my gel color choices and go with basic colors by color mixing my Red, Green and Blues(with yellow). I'm really wanting money for those LED ParCans now!