What You'll Need to Gig

Running through the live setup for a look at some stuff you might need to get a live acoustic rig up and on the road!

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A little about me:

Sean Daniel is a man. A man of simple needs and desires. And the one desire, no, the one NEED, that stands above all is to spread the challenges, joy and intellectual stimulus of music to people of Earth and beyond.
Born on the mean streets of upper middle class suburban Chicago, Sean learned the ways of the world through the dizzying heights of success to the lonesome depths of failure and emerged with the promise of a better tomorrow reflecting in his eyes and fiery passion in his belly.
He plays and teaches guitar on his YouTube channel where he regularly releases original music and projects to the adulation of legions of fans, who often compare him to Chris Pratt and one time Ryan Reynolds. He’s currently in the market for a nice leather jacket.

[miamistomp]

plus - some talent, thick skin and a girlfriend with a real job

[jamesstackhouse]

How can you thumbs down this guy. He seems pretty smart and took his time to make this helpful video for beginners who need help... Plus he seems like a nice guy.

[rowdythecat]

I think you forgot the Ninja Vanish smoke bomb in case something goes wrong. Essential.

[LilithNobody]

Been gigging for about 7 or 8 years. Wish I would have seen this when I was starting. Great video man!

[bolt]

Old guy here. Back in the early sixties we knew about minimal equipment. One of the bands I was in, we plugged in the mic, guitar and bass into a two channel fender bassman amp. It worked good enough to play gigs with.

[jeffrey]

Another great lesson! You come up with ideas no one thinks of but addresses real world needs. Thank you to you sir!

[GuitarGoddess]

Yes!! Call out Apple on their BS adapters.

[rolandjgutierrez]

Do a video of you going to your gig and actually setting up. And then the rest of the video we can watch you play a set or two.

[larjsy]

A useful and nicely done run-through for your topic. Thank you! :-) I did solo work with a rhythm unit decades ago, then retired to take up a more stable family-man life. Now I'm retired from the more traditional workforce and daydream about doing some small local solo gigs.

[radsy]

Hey that’s my mixer. I love that thing. Also I have a theory that you can tell if someone is a guitarist or vocalist in their soul by which one they plug into channel 1.

[MrNkuruber]

Man Sean thanks alot, i've been busking for the last six months and someone gave me a gig to play for 140 people in 6 weeks, i never done such a thing before had no clue of what i need, but now i got an idea.In the end it felt like you were really talking to me soul directly :'), like today i was sitting in an irish pub where the pub band was playing live, then one of the players kept saying that anyone who wants to join them after a couple of songs, should do .So only after one and a half beer did i decide to go and ask if could jam with them, man it was the best experience i had in days. Much Respek and Love :D

[markdecater]

Wow....great video, this really helps demystify the requirements for a basic, but great sounding stage setup.

[Michiganvideoswithmyfriends.]

My bands called PARASITE (were a Grunge Band)but we haven’t played any shows yet but we’re gonna start in the garage so all we need is Drums, bass, guitar, guitar pedal, mic stand, mic, mic amp, bass amp, guitar amp, bass cable, 2 guitar cables and maybe some doubles and a extension cord also I’m 13 at the moment so we don’t have all that fancy gear

[GeeDeeBird]

"I'm so happy I splurged on getting a decent boom stand, because it makes all the difference." Dude what DIDN'T your splurge on? Everything in your gig rig is top end! I can see why you're "in the market for a nice leather jacket."

[bradfordsoland]

Great practical info for new gigging musicians. Thanks Sean!

[tomspallone]

My 2 cents; as you say, be prepared. Be self contained.
Nothing more annoying than someone showing up asking for an extension cord, or an extra cable or battery.
Or making excuses to the audience, “Sorry, I forgot my tuner. I have to tune by ear.”
Be redundant.
Don’t rely on anyone.

Of course, the old joke applies when defining a musician:

“Someone who packs $5, 000 worth of equipment into a $500 car and drives 100 miles to make $50.”

[terryreep]

A foot switch to turn the reverb off when you’re talking.
Sounds very unprofessional to leave it on.

[sergeantcrow]

I recommend bringing a Honda Generator to place on stage for power

[kodybryantmusic]

only critique! The towers only work for small rooms if you want a quality listening experience for everyone. They don't throw far enough for larger size rooms. I use a powered Electrvoice EKX 15p and it sounds killer. A little more of a chore to setup and use, but worth it for consistent sound regardless of the sizer and shape of venue

[Marys-Channel]

Good 👍 info. Good timing. I'm being asked to gig and have no clue what I need. Simple is best for me. Thanks for making it easy.😎