How To Survive A Gig From Hell
following story read share be cool. Te information surviging Gig Fm Hell tt band sd practicing.
Setting
Joe lead guitarist covers / remake band. fine guitarist cool pressure. plays band named Psychos. fe piece band guitarist, keys, bass drums. or guitarist doubles singer. ts Joe’s nightmare. guitarist, ts situation sd provoke uncontrollable trembling body ps soiling yr underpants. This, gig fm hell.
Thinking tt starts 10:00, Joe venue hours spare. Well, hours spare, Joe gn incorrect information. Band tobegin 8:30 Joe hasn’t en unpacked gear yet, set up. trying Joe telephone, switched off. Joe, keeping cool, unpacks automobile hurry manages set 10 minutes late. crowd getting restless bar manager infuriated. Joe keeping cool.
No sooner tn finishing finally tune up, Psychos start. minute song play, Psychos kick tr ft song. sounds terrible, Joe’s guitar quiet bass guitar loud. band plays song half heartedly we ty adjust levels try ts right. crowd wondering hell on, bar manager wondering hell hired why. Joe aTiny irritated.
After standing wg play next, band begins sd song recommended drummer. soundssuperior ul chorus. Half chorus… TWANG…. Joe busts string. Joe makes time bg solo, realizes tt guitar solo gg somewhat difficult wh oy 5 strings. Joe fumbles th ul song. Joe humiliated.
The band stands minute Joe replaces broken string. that’s ty kick nt song. goes OK, crowd ss getting io aTiny bit more. bar manager starting relax, Joe beginningto le himself.
In fact, enjoying themselves. tr beers. ATiny much. Psychos starting Littlesloppy starting miss cues. Especially singer. starting miss supposed coming in, slurring words. boys band finding hilarious, crowd not. Joe starting tipsy.
The song Joe’s guitar starts mg funny noises, sound starts cutting out. Eventually Joe’s guitar disappears. randomly stomps se pedals realizes tt there’s power. 9 volt batteries we good. Joe unplugs guitar lead fm pedal board plugs straight io amp. Joe getting annoyed, jt le crowd bar manager.
Two songs fm end, stage goes black. amps heard drummer pounding away. ss Psychos standing around, looking stupid wondering wt on. At 30 later, power returns. band chatsbegin song again. Ts time th all. play te lt song remaining customers, pack up, pick cheque leave bar, return.
Could worse Joe band, Psychos? doubt it. he survived te ps bg prepared. sm insurmountable, he played gig we ts happened night, survived. It’s preparation. wt survive ts nightmare.
ALWAYS STAY CONTACT
There excuse late gig. Wh today’s modern communications technology, potential contactable time. En Joe time wrong, simple telephone solved problems. However, idea band meet central location pt be show, travel “convoy” style possible. se fe me se ee arrives time, doesn’t lost, assistance sg wrong.
The spill or effect tt wn arrive time, te time set properly, sound check, wl check equipment ps general, relax commences.
KNOW SONG COMES NEXT
Unless se freeform jam rock improv jazz type thing, kw play. band kw song coming nt ty prepare wt debate song play place. set list sight mr band. Kw advance wt songs require guitar changes change tuning don’t kick tune ready. Moments easily filled banter, usually bn singer audience.
ALWAYS KP SPARE
It’s as possible, sd aim backup guitar ready times. especially true band guitarists le Psychos. sd guitarist sl playing, yr backup guitar primed playing, feasible switch guitars mid song. takes 10 ss looks vy professional. guitarist, depending song ss well. he grit yr teeth th it. song or grab backup guitar play rest set wt keeping hanging ad change string. Change sets set don’t bother.
If can’t spare guitar handy modify strings, he backup material. applies band members. he song played band incapacitated. runningfixes we rest band covers.
STAY SOBER / CLEAN / STRAIGHT
It doesn’t matter think, don’t soundsuperior wn you’re smashed. Sure, maybe yr ears, me else’s. ys ago, remember playing HugeNew Ys Eve we te bands. Te playing inside, main band playing outside stage. band seen times be we great. ty mt popular bands play particular venue. sets, ty heading rooms, getting stoned drunk, coming bk play set semi comatose state. inside, enjoying drinks sets keeping together. sets overlapped slightly night, wr bands we playing, inside packed outside band ignored. following year, bk play band. ar tt Ys gig booked regularly play bh nights weekend ey month (think at second, booked 25% venues available shows). fun tanked play, won’t anywhere.
NEVER TRUST BATTERY
To can’t believe people run tr effects batteries. jt catastrophe waiting happen. Sure, batteries pedals tt swap months. ty BACKUP wn drunken idiot crowd falls oo stage pulls power lead similar. ps accidentally leave cable plugged sets battery drains you. run battery, lg modify battery half time. sd help avoid unwanted failures critical times, he extra batteries.
By way, he heard sound Tube Screamer makes wn it’s failing? It’s awful.
WE DON’T STINKING ELECTRICITY
There lot ride out. it’s bad sounds. venue looses power, minute unless sg MAJOR gone wrong, wh venue normally shut building wide blackout. nt 60 seconds, wt do? It’s easy. stops. entire band playing. singer goes ft stage starts yelling lyrics crowd. ts work. crowd startsinging back. power kicks bk band hasn’t missed beat crowd crazy. slick professional fe crowd rest night.
If goes 60 finish song wait. do, lt tried.
JUST PREPAIRED
If prepared common sense, cope catastrophe. mf he issues, drunken foolishness, happen evening, survived escape plan sticking it. It’s difficult wh disaster escape route, hope examples motivate me gig ready.
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