Regular Fretter
HEY.....why doesn't after this thread has just about died down and put all the "rookie no no's" into a nice little organized sticky and call it "The rookies survival guide to guitars and gigging"
Guitars: Epiphone Special 2 LP modded with a SD Pearly Gates and a SD Alnico 2 flat strat pro.300K pots.Tone pros Brass Stop tailpiece.Dunlop frets dressed to .031,LSR roller nut, Spezel custom stainless steel locking tuners. Satin finished neck.Fender MIM 50's strat modded with LSR roller nut, graph tech string tree,sperzel satin chrome locking tuners, graph tech saddles,300K push pull volume for "neck on pup" and 200K tone pots.PUPS:Neck seymore duncan QP single coil for strat. Middle: Seymour Duncan JB Jr with coil tap (so actually a 9 way tone selection). Bridge: Same as neck.Amps/Cabs.2 Epi Valve Jr's, Peavey Delta Blues 1x15. Randall RG200es,Guitar research 4x8 cab loaded W/celestion super 8's and rewired for two-2x8 operation.Marshall 4x12 slant lead cab,Johnson cab 1x12.
Regular Fretter
Another don't when gigging.....
DO NOT wait till after you play a show to settle on a price...don't let the owner, or person who is responsible for paying you say "lets see how it goes". Get your price in writing BEFORE you play.
Do not forget the names of the other artists your sharing the stage with on any given night.
Guitars: Epiphone Special 2 LP modded with a SD Pearly Gates and a SD Alnico 2 flat strat pro.300K pots.Tone pros Brass Stop tailpiece.Dunlop frets dressed to .031,LSR roller nut, Spezel custom stainless steel locking tuners. Satin finished neck.Fender MIM 50's strat modded with LSR roller nut, graph tech string tree,sperzel satin chrome locking tuners, graph tech saddles,300K push pull volume for "neck on pup" and 200K tone pots.PUPS:Neck seymore duncan QP single coil for strat. Middle: Seymour Duncan JB Jr with coil tap (so actually a 9 way tone selection). Bridge: Same as neck.Amps/Cabs.2 Epi Valve Jr's, Peavey Delta Blues 1x15. Randall RG200es,Guitar research 4x8 cab loaded W/celestion super 8's and rewired for two-2x8 operation.Marshall 4x12 slant lead cab,Johnson cab 1x12.
Luke Skyrawker
- Don't have sex with another band member's girlfriend or wife during the break. Bad karma.
- Keep your eye on your guitar(s) and take it/them with you when you leave the building. Don't make it anybody else's responsibility.
- Always get your own drinks from the bar. Never trust what someone else gives you.
- Always ask the drummer if he has his cymbals and sticks before you leave for the gig.
- Get the band vehicle maintained regularly by a reputable mechanic.
Please don't ask me how I know these things.
- Never let your sound and light guys have an open bar tab.
"No Tele For you." - The Tele Nazi
Ha! Tele-ish now inbound.
Regular Fretter
Don't pee on your guitars. It may work for dogs, but your wife won't like it (right Rocket?).
Guitars and other stringed instruments: Washburn D10S, Washburn EA52SWCE, Washburn Cumberland J28SDL, Washburn D46S12, D'Aquisto Centura, Rover RM-50B Mando
Amps and Cabs: Behringer AT108, Firefly Tube Amph, Blackheart Little Giant BH5H, Shiner's Custom Cab v.1.0
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