Re: any tips for first gig?

"Guncho" <cgunter@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On May 7, 10:07 am, Pt <pea...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On May 7, 1:45 am, "Tony Done" <tonyd...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:





"Guncho" <cgun...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message

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On May 6, 4:45 pm, Stefan <sbe...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hello,

I have my first gig coming up on Thurday. It's the 10 year
anniversary
concert of my music school, where I take classes. After quite a
lot
moving people around I got joined up with some guys half my age to
play a single song, The Jack by AC/DC. This is a bit of a
disapointment, as I was scheduled to do play two more songs:
Aquarius
form the musical Hair (with an awsome singer BTW) and a Guns 'n
roses
style version of Knockin on Heaven's Door (and I spent hours
practiusing the solo), but due to people droping out, only The Jack
is
left. Better than nothing, it's a great song.
I will be playing rythm plus an improvised solo during the end (the
main solo is played by the other guitarist). The thing I am most
worried about is the rythm part: keeping time. It's a technically
easy
number, where the rythm can kill you.
Rehearsals have gone well and people have learnt their parts. There
were some minor clitches with people learning from very different
live
versions of the song, etc, but nothing major.

So I am basically just posting to share on my excitement and ask
for
any last minute tips. It's the first time I play with a band. One
thing I am unsure about is the guitar I will play. I have an SG
copy
and a Telecaster. The SG is obviously more AC/DC, but I just feel
more
comfortable on the Tele. The band says SG, but I am leaning towards
the Tele.

And just for the very unlikely case anyone from Valencia, Spain is
reading: Thursday night, 23:30, Black Note Club, entrance is free.

Stefan

Don't drink too much.

:)

Chris

<g> That sounds like the voice of experience speaking.

I normally drink a bit when I'm gigging, but don't get falling over
drunk. I
like to think it is just enough to keep me relaxed. There was one
occasion,
however, when we played a 40th birthday in the freezing cold, and I
was
close to falling-over drunk, trying to keep the circulation going in
my
fingers. I apparently wowed the audience - the "big guy" playing
electric
slide, but I'm actually the smallest, oldest and most decrepit looking
member of the band. I know that popular wisdom says you shouldn't
drink and
play, but I've never found that from personal experience. It used to
be the
same at darts matches - I could certainly play better after half a
dozen
pints of Guinness.

Tony D- Hide quoted text -

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You get paid to gig so it is a job.
You should not drink on the job....period!

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Once again PT, the world is full of musicians who have don't play in
cover bands.

You should get out more.

Chris

What in the world does this have to do with anything?


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