TOP 10 GIGGING MUSICIAN ESSENTIALS | Tips & Tools for Returning to The Stage

LIVE MUSIC IS BACK! After a long and hardened road through the past year and change, we are finally starting to see the return of live music! Being it’s been a minute since playing live, I’ve whipped up this handy list of 10 absolute ESSENTIALS that every gigging guitarist and bassist should have handy at a show. Regardless if you’re a pro or just getting into the live music world, there is sure to be something on this list to help you during the heat of battle on stage!
Products/Companies Recommended in Video
Mono Gig Bags | monocreators.com/
Mogami Cables | www.mogamicable.com/
Boss Tuner | www.boss.info/us/
Music Nomad | www.musicnomadcare.com/
iFixit | www.ifixit.com/
Weller Soldering Iron | www.weller-tools.com/
On Stage Light | on-stage.com/
Manfrotto Tripod | www.manfrotto.com/
GorillaPod | joby.com/
Milwaukee Fold Up Truck | www.milwaukeetool.com/
Gear Used to Shoot/Edit
Sony A7iii
Sony 20mm f/1.8 G
Tamron 28-75 f/2.8
DJI Ronin SC
Atomos Shinobi
Rode VideoMic NTG
Final Cut Pro X
Logic Pro X
Line 6 Helix and Helix Software
FabFilter Plugins
Neural DSP Plugins
XLN Audio Plugins
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[@EvanKolesar]

What secret item was the most helpful to you on this list?? Is there anything that I missed that you bring with you to every sub how gig?

[@mrdumbass3064]

My old gig bag was a old Star Wars suitcase

[@dominiczicc7161]

If you play an acoustic/electric, it's a good idea to have an extra 9volt battery as well

[@TheBoxBand]

Great video. Just subscribed you. Gonna dig your video archive 😉

[@ErnestJoshua98]

That's great u guys having live shows already, while here in my place, we are still in lockdown ! huhuhu ! great video and keep it up dude !

[@EvanKolesar]

Hopefully your numbers trend down so you can get some shows going safely! And thank you so much!

[@lightninginmyhands4878]

Doubling up on gear is a good one but then what do you recommend to organize and haul? Duffel bags?

[@Davejkn]

not much use for gigging musicians who don't play guitar - eg drummers, sax players, trumpeters etc

[@4578a]

Vaccinated?