Travel Guitar
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Samson G Track USB Condenser Microphone
$232.49 The Samson G Track has so many features packed-in, you will wonder how your studio ever operated without one!Samson's G-Track is the world's first USB condenser microphone with a built-in audio interface, allowing simultaneous input of vocals along with guitars, bass, or keyboard while also providing monitoring through an on board headphone output. And the G-Track allows you to switch the interfac... |
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Acoustic Guitar Mug
$9.99 * Custom coffee mugs are dishwasher-safe and microwave-safe. Colors are permanently baked into the mug''s surface.* If you have new ideas or need help selecting text for your custom coffee mugs please contact us.* Size: 11 oz. capacity ceramic coffee mug. The "SHOPZEUS.COM" label is just a watermark in the picture.... |
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Art Poster, Spain: Guitar and Oranges - 18.75 x 27.5
$19.95 FREE SHIPPING on this item when you purchase 2 or more Art Posters from ClassicPix.com. This high quality, durable Art Poster measures 18.75" x 27.50" and arrives ready to frame. Posters are printed on heavy-stock, semi-matte paper producing the best possible combination of color vibrancy and durability. All posters from ClassicPix.com are made on demand one-at-a-time, just for you -- not mass-pro... |
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Benise: The Spanish Guitar
$12.95 Benise s new show will combine the cultures of the world with video, new songs, and an ever changing set. THE SPANISH GUITAR is an epic tale that will transport the audience to such exotic places as a Paris café, an Arabian desert, a Venetian Masquerade ball, and Old Havana. Benise s new show will feature his guitar as protagonist, as it becomes the keeper of the stories of glory and tragedy thro... |
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Have Guitar Will Travel
$5.99 2009 release, the fifth solo album from the co-founding member, principal co-songwriter, electrifying lead guitarist and co-producer of Aerosmith. Have Guitar, Will Travel is a 10 song collection that contains the legendary guitarist's trademark Rock and Blues ferocity. From the opening bars of the blazing first track and single 'We've Got A Long Way To Go', which showcases the voice of a young Ge... |
A guitar player needs tips that center around your first gig or two because you need to open up avenues of communication that you are not used to using. You communicate with your audience through your guitar playing but you also need to communicate with the management of the bar or venue you are playing at by being on time and ready and willing to play.
If you have a band, here is the first tip: there is never any excuse for being late for a gig. The world is full of clever means of communication so there is no one who is totally out of reach. If you are experiencing a delay, let the other members of your band and the management waiting for you at the gig know what is happening.
Even if you all have your own means of transport the band should travel to the gig together. You don’t need to own a bus but you could each take your own cars and travel together and park near each other. It may seem silly but it’s part of being professional. If you are all at the gig together, you can be ready to start sound checks and equipment checks.
You need to have your list of songs written out so that the band doesn’t have to engage in meaningful conversation to work out what number you’re playing next. You don’t have to memorize the list of songs but the list needs to be somewhere that everybody can see it.
As a guitarist, you probably are aware of the need to have an instrument available to play on occasions when you are being paid to play it. Imagine the consternation you will feel if your guitar turns out to be suffering from a malady during your finest solo. If it can go wrong, it will, so if at all possible, keep a spare guitar handy.
The backup guitar needs to be ready to play so you don’t add insult to injury by having to spend endless moments getting it out of the case and tuning it up. If you have to make the changeover while a song is going on it will look very cool if it is seamless.
If the bass guitarist needs to change a string do you have a song to do that doesn’t need a bass? Think about it. The same with the lead guitar and the rhythm guitar and, of course, the tambourine might have a bell malfunction. If string changing songs are included in the rehearsals, then when a string does break, your readiness will impress the audience and venue management.
Batteries – can’t live without ‘em, shouldn’t run the effects off ‘em. The battery is meant to back up the mains power so do not rely on it to run your effects pedal. Last but not least, it’s not cool to be stoned at a gig. Well, maybe it is but it’s more professional not to be.
