The Funky Sandwich

Get There Early! Something that I have learnt over my years of gigging is that if something can go wrong, it will. A simple way to prevent any unforeseen mishaps from happening is having enough time before you have to start playing to do some pre-gig checks. Normally, a sound check would be a great way to iron out any wrinkles that may become apparent. The most common things that I look out for are: 1. Faulty cables, 2. Battery strength in pedals, microphones, active instruments, etc. 3. Speaker and microphone placement. Feedback prevention should be the ultimate priority before your gig starts. The last thing anyone wants to hear when they go out is screaming feedback. Kill the feedback before it kills your gig!

Being musicians and/or music lovers we have all, no doubt, experienced or (in some cases) taken part in 'The Argument'. It is an ordeal that has plagued guitar players since the first day that the instrument was recognised as a game changer in the music industry. A question that has the power to unite and, at the very same time, separate musicians in a way that is most profound... Who is the Best Guitar Player? It seems like such a simple question doesn't it? If that was your first response then I encourage you to organise an evening with two guitar players. One being a Benson-esque jazz guitarist, and the other a shredder in the local Van Halen tribute band. Good luck to you... I have never been a fan of this question. My opinion being that the guitar is the most personal instrument in the world, one that has covered every genre in music, and more importantly, an instrument that means something different to everyone that has ever heard one. I could never att...