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I generally bring 2 guitars, but that's because I keep one in an alternate tuning Double drop D or DADGAD.
The crowd is there to hear you play, not watch you tune.
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I generally take two guitars but that's mainly because one is in standard/drop d and the other in for open d style tunings.
I have had a string break on me once and I was glad I had another guitar with me that I could pick up and use rather than having to change the string mid gig! |
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I always take a spare guitar, and will continue to do so. I have used it 3 or 4 times in over a 1000 gigs over the last 4 years or so..........2 or 3 times when I have broken a string near the start of a set, and prefer to do a 30 second guitar change, rather than change the string.
Last week I had set up for a gig, plugged my tuner in and tuned the guitar, then a few minutes later, went to plug in to start the set, and couldn't insert the lead into my guitar (Baggs Element pickup). I used the spare for the whole gig, and had to repair the guitar the following day. One of the tabs inside the pre-amp had somehow bent, and was stopping the lead from being fully inserted. I would have been screwed if I didn't have a spare, as I was over an hour from home. |
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Solo acoustic the last 20 years, no "spare", and with 13's tuned down 1/2 step I don't break strings, no spare needed.........
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I only ever brought one guitar, but I carried a trusty old Fishman Rare Earth pickup in my gig bag as an emergency backup. About the only time I ever had to use it was to combat feedback in certain rooms when using a SBT-equipped guitar. Also had one occasion where my Fishman onboard system was having some noise issues which turned out to be caused from a bad input jack. The Rare Earth was a quick fix for both of those situations, just mounted it in the sound hole and continued on.
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If push came to shove, I could certainly make do with only one acoustic, but I usually bring one guitar that I keep in standard tuning and a second one that I have in DADGAD.
One reason is simply to avoid having to go through the change of tuning in front of the audience and another is that the guitar I keep in DADGAD sounds better in that tuning than my other guitars.
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Spare guitar or bass depending. I've never actually needed it. I've been in a few bands and have seen a few local bands have issues with their only guitar or bass. ****ed if you do. ****ed if you don't.
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No, never, if a string pops which is very rare, its a 7 minute delay.
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Do you take a backup guitar?
One guitar. I change strings and check batteries before gigs. I use 13s and I don't break strings. I'm lucky in that I've never broken a string on stage in almost 30 years.
Where is some wood to knock on?! Ah, phew! The only exception is when I am playing longer sets and I will bring a 12 string for the John Denver stuff. But, no one can listen to a 12 string all night long. I suspect the audience would try and break 6 of the strings before the night was out. :-) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
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I play solo gigs, so yes I always have a backup of everything or a contingency plan.
My main gig guitar is a 2013 Gibson J35, and the backup is a J15 that I make sure is tuned and tested during my sound check, then it goes back in the case and to the back of the stage in case it's needed. Both are plugged in to a A/B switch then into my pedal board. So swapping guitars is quick and easy as doing the swap and hitting the switch. I always go by the thought that "if something can go wrong it will" and it's best to be prepared than to have to scramble or leave any doubt in the venue's management mind that you're unprepared.
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I rarely bring a backup guitar. I only have one gigging guitar with an active pickup so there really isn't anything to tear up other than breaking a string and I'm pretty darn fast at changing those. It's also extremely rare that I break a string during a gig.
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Depends on the gig; I always keep a backup bag on hand, though - cables, strings, picks, capos, tuners, DI boxes, etc. - because crap happens...
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Oh yeah, I have an "oh crap" bag that rides around in my truck all the time that has spare cables, mics, direct boxes, amp power cords, etc, etc. It has saved my shows numerous times and has saved shows for a bunch of my friends too over the years.
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Depends on the gig but usually yes.
Week after next i have one of my favorite outdoor gigs coming up and it will just be me and Blind Mississippi Morris at he Square in Collierville Tn.. I'll have acoustic, electric, resonator and two more acoustics in open E and open G. Easy load in, real safe, family event and great sound people....can't wait. The sound of a single acoustic bouncing of the buildings and trains surronding that square is just fantastic.
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