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Soundchecks - how long do you spend ?

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  • JAYJOJAYJO Frets: 1526
    2 1  2   2 1 2     12    1    2      "can you hear me at the Baaack?"  Day tripper intro and a bit of stairway then good to go.
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  • If we're the headline band we'll be soundchecking first and thus getting the stage set up at the same time, so it usually takes a while to get the drum mics set up and balanced, sometimes half an hour. For the rest of us, it's mostly a case of explaining how we want the monitors to the sound guy and (on the odd occasion) negotiating stage volumes. Then half a song with all the elements (all the backing vocals and two solos), and we're done.

    If we're not headlining, then it's usually a quick line check and a verse...sometimes a chorus too.
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  • Mark1960Mark1960 Frets: 326
    Set instruments / Amps / PA  to usual settings, then 1 verse, 1 chorus and lead break for 2 x guitars and sax. Fine tweek. Takes about 10 minutes max.
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  • Depends where we're playing on the bill. If its headliner gig we'll have a full proper soundcheck with kick/snare and other parts of the drum kit first, bass, and both guitar levels equal, vocal mic checks (3 of them). Then backing track run off a Macbook checking the levels and stuff. Takes a bit of time after setting up everything. Support shows or others its normally a quick line check before we play.
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