In a previous post on what size amp you need for different gig sizes I mentioned a few technical details about amplifier loudness. In this post I’m going explain these to help you make informed decisions about amplifiers. Your amp is half of your instrument so it’s important to know it as well as you know your guitar.
If you want any kind of public success as a musician, you’re not going to do it on your own. You’re going to need other people. In order to meet and get to know these people you’re going to need to ‘network’. Networking is a horrible term, but this post will break it down and show that it’s not really as bad as it sounds.
Discussion of reasons it’s not ideal to plug a guitar direct to the PA and ways that you can do it using an amp emulator or digital modelling device.
If you don’t know the mantra on punctuality for musicians it is this: Early is on time, on time is late, and late is unacceptable. If you want to be taken seriously and if you ever want to be considered a professional, read this and you’ll understand why.
This post contains important information that every gigging musician should know. Read it now, before you spend too much money on a big amp and before you play gigs which sound terrible because you’re too loud.
