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Backup, budget guitar
Joined: May 24, 2023 Posts: 167 |
Posted on Oct 29 2024 02:45 AM
How many of you play gigs , both small and large , with a backup guitar in case of string breakage ? Or do you change the string on stage as fast as you can? Also, Do you play most gigs with your most prized axe , that plays like and costs almost a million bucks , or do you use your beaten up, but reliable budget guitar? I may be playing live for the first time ever and these topics keep popping up in my head…. Any input is appreciated |
Joined: Nov 05, 2023 Posts: 50 Brussels Area 
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Posted on Oct 29 2024 04:05 AM
I take exact the same with me as a back-up. Cheers, https://m.facebook.com/TheArousals |
Joined: Sep 02, 2022 Posts: 496 Central VA 
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Posted on Oct 29 2024 10:13 AM
I've always (when physically possible) taken more than one guitar to a gig. I mostly play Strats, so it's typically easy to have a backup that's more or less the same ... but that never mattered to me. I never hesitated to bring two completely different guitars to a gig. I've also never owned a guitar I wasn't willing to take to a gig. In critical situations though ... I've gotten by with one guitar. For a couple of shoestring-budget tours that required flying, I took just one guitar and changed the strings before every single show (yeah, even when we had two shows in one day). For gigs at a really small venue, I'd do a similar thing - decide which guitar I'm going to use, and put fresh strings on it that day. —-- Last edited: Oct 29, 2024 10:13:46 |
Joined: Mar 14, 2006 Posts: 2227 Kiev, Ukraine 
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Posted on Oct 29 2024 12:11 PM
Never took a back up guitar with me. I am not strumming so hard and my setup was always good (strings mostly break because of improper bridge or nuts setup). Surely my gigging history is not so huge but I have played a couple of hundred shows without single string broken. Waikiki Makaki surf-rock band from Ukraine https://linktr.ee/waikikimakaki Lost Diver https://lostdiver.bandcamp.com |
Joined: Feb 10, 2021 Posts: 228 New York
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Posted on Oct 29 2024 01:30 PM
I never bring a backup guitar. Just not practical for me in most cases, as I take cabs to most shows. I also never really break strings. If I did break a string, I'd probably be at the mercy of "Hey can I borrow one of the other bands guitars?". I've never had to do it, but I've seen other bands do it...and been the one to bring up my stage to another band. Also, I usually will take my favorite more expensive guitar to a gig...What's the point of owning it if you don't want to play it live in front of people when it matters the most? |
Joined: Feb 02, 2008 Posts: 4390 Not One-Sawn, but Two-Sawn . . . AZ.
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Posted on Oct 29 2024 01:39 PM
I think that I’ve broken two guitar strings since 1977, and I don’t have a light touch with my right hand. Keep your strings clean, keep your bridge and nut in good shape, and you’ll be fine. I always carry a set of replacement strings and a winder/cutting tool, to every gig. —The artist formerly known as: Synchro When Surf Guitar is outlawed only outlaws will play Surf Guitar. |
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