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GMC Forum _ PRACTICE ROOM _ Played First Gig!
Posted by: Guitarist16 Dec 6 2008, 05:30 AM
Hey every one,
My band and I just played our first gig, and it went very well. We had three originals and one cover. The only problem was my cable died like 4 seconds in on one song, but i'm thankful it didn't keep it up. We were kind of out of place considering the other bands that played (mostly classic rock cover bands), but the crowd perceived us well and were entertained. So i was pretty proud. Just thought i'd let you know, and the advice helped a lot. In the end you just have to get up there and do it.
Posted by: coffeeman Dec 6 2008, 05:37 AM
Congratulations man , share some pics if you have.
Posted by: Guitarist16 Dec 6 2008, 05:39 AM
Yeah i got some footage so ill post a link tomorrow.
Posted by: Bogdan Radovic Dec 6 2008, 10:39 AM
I'm glad to hear your first gig went well!! Looking forward to pics/videos.
Posted by: enforcer Dec 6 2008, 11:08 AM
Congrats mate... Cable's are known to die from time to time 
Like mine died on stage yesterday night. It's important to keep backup cables near you... Actually it's important to have the backup for every accessory: strings, straps, cables, batteries, picks, even guitars... Just make a habbit of putting them in a unnoticeable place near you, and when times comes they'll be perfect life savers.
Cheers mate. Good luck for your future endeavours 
Posted by: audiopaal Dec 6 2008, 11:15 AM
That's awesome man
I'm playing a gig tonight, gonna be great
Posted by: Nemanja Filipovic Dec 6 2008, 12:10 PM
Congrats man,it is always hard to play your songs in group gigs where moust of the bands are cover.I suport that action every day,and hope you guys continue to wright your own stuff,it is the only way to make it in this line of work.
Posted by: OrganisedConfusion Dec 6 2008, 12:48 PM
Congrats mate. I don't think I've ever had a gig where something hasn't gone wrong. You just gotta deal with every eventuality. My pedal gave up on me last gig but luckily I have a back up of my favourite pedals for gigs I fixed the pedal when I had time obviously.
Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Dec 6 2008, 01:13 PM
Awesome mate! Congratulations! We're waiting for some photos! 
Posted by: Muris Varajic Dec 6 2008, 01:29 PM
Great to hear!!
With more gigs in future you'll get better results every time
and less technical problems.
Posted by: Jesse Dec 6 2008, 01:51 PM
Yay! You say your band was a bit out of place, what styles did you play? Lounge?
Posted by: FrankW Dec 6 2008, 02:37 PM
Good for you! The gigs get easier and smoother as time goes by. There will always be technical problems, but the fun of playing live cannot be beat.
Posted by: Muris Varajic Dec 6 2008, 02:45 PM
Good point!
As the matter of fact,here we have a joke about it.
Is says
"there are 2 things in human history that will probably never be 100% solved,
stage monitoring system and Middle East"
Posted by: tommyboy Dec 6 2008, 02:48 PM
Like mine died on stage yesterday night. It's important to keep backup cables near you... Actually it's important to have the backup for every accessory: strings, straps, cables, batteries, picks, even guitars... Just make a habbit of putting them in a unnoticeable place near you, and when times comes they'll be perfect life savers.Cheers mate. Good luck for your future endeavours
Yes, Very good advice. And If your a tube amp user. Always have a extra pair of power tubes and a couple of preamp tubes as well.
Well Done!! The first gig is always a memorable one.
Posted by: FrankW Dec 6 2008, 02:49 PM
As the matter of fact,here we have a joke about it.
Is says
"there are 2 things in human history that will probably never be 100% solved,
stage monitoring system and Middle East"
I agree, man. I am nervous about using any kind of tube amp without a backup. It's all worth it though.
Posted by: Pedja Simovic Dec 6 2008, 03:46 PM
Congratulations man , that is great news.
Keep up the good work and perhaps in future record and post it here on forums
Posted by: Ian Bushell Dec 6 2008, 04:40 PM
Congratulations!
Glad to hear it was a success, keep us posted on your band's progress:)
Posted by: audiopaal Dec 7 2008, 03:08 AM
As the matter of fact,here we have a joke about it.
Is says
"there are 2 things in human history that will probably never be 100% solved,
stage monitoring system and Middle East"
Hahaha
Posted by: Ramiro Delforte Dec 7 2008, 04:08 AM
Hey, congrats!
I'll be waiting for the pics
I agree with enforcer you must carry a backup for every piece of your set so you won't have any problems if something breaks.
Posted by: Jose Mena Dec 7 2008, 04:26 AM
That is awesome man, that is what is all about. Share pics if you have them, maybe have someone do some Video Recording next time
Cheers
Posted by: Guitarist16 Dec 7 2008, 05:01 AM
The whole set was actually recorded so right now we're fixing it up a little bit to put on our myspace. It was also video taped, but more for a learning experience, the video is really not that great of quality or even of a great angle so it probably won't be posted. Today i learned part of our set was on the news last night on a story about local music, so its all pretty exciting.
Posted by: Jose Mena Dec 7 2008, 05:10 AM
Cool man, let us know when it is ready
Posted by: Rob Wilson Dec 8 2008, 01:40 PM
Congratulations!
It must be great to play on stage and get a good response! Ive sometimes dreamt of playing on stage but I always suck and I wake up in a cold sweat 
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