5/9/2023 0 Comments Drum backlineWhat brand drum kit do you prefer? What color?.What kind of speaker cabinet do you prefer?.Go back through the remaining positions to make sure their needs are covered. The guitar/bass that you are hiring is going to be used as a backup, should the first instrument have a failure mid set. *It’s worth noting that on a fly date, often times a guitar player or bass player is going to be flying with their primary instrument as part of the fly pack. Lots of issues can be mitigated if you simply communicate in advance with the person who is actually using the gear. IMPORTANT! If any kind of gear substitution is going to be made, it’s important that this be communicated not only to yourself, but more importantly to the player. They can simply let you know, “Hey, we don’t have #1, but we do have #2.” This also helps to reduce stress on the road when there are a billion things happening at once. If you have options two and three, you can go to those in a pinch, without having to have a dialogue with the backline company. You need to be prepared for those situations. Perhaps a piece of gear was discontinued, what you need has been rented out already, they never carried it to begin with, etc. Why you ask? Because often times the vendor will not have what you need. It’s important to go back and get a second and third preference for the guitars and amplifiers. You can have the backline company deliver a set-up guitar to the player’s preference, or augment some of the features.
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