Nightmares

Ted Solesky · From: Mineral Wells, Texas, USA

On Nov 22, I got hit while driving and the wreck pushed my whole trunk into my back windshield and the impact knocked me across the road into a concrete divider. My back and chest really took a beating.
Tonight, at the request of my ol band, I accepted the gig and forgot my seat which had my bar and picks. They got me 18 gage picks and bar that wouldn't sustain. The picks were like playing with chop-sticks and putting pressure on the bar made me go slightly sharp on my tuning. Never again. But it was a nightmare come true. You take your picks etc for granted until this happens. Has this ever happen to anyone else? Or am I the only dummy? It's sure a handicap.

David Nugent · From: Gum Spring, Va.

I make certain that I keep an extra bar and a set of picks in the center console of both cars and in the windshield bag on my motorcycle (as well as in my gig bag). That way, if asked to sit in by another player at a club, you find yourself in a situation where you want to try out a steel or amp at a music store, or you forget your main set at home you always have a backup handy.

Eric Philippsen · From: Central Florida USA

David's right.

I always carry an extra bar and set of picks in my car. You never know when you might drop in that little store and there sits a used Zum! Or, more likely, you get to the gig and forgot you left your bar and picks out of your gig bag or seat. Having an extra set has saved me several times.

Ted Solesky · From: Mineral Wells, Texas, USA

Thanks for the note. That would have solved my problem and it was a problem and degrading.

b0b · From: Cloverdale, CA, USA

That happened to me 3000 miles away from home! I had picks but no bar for a folksy duo gig with my sister. I used a glass pill bottle. The audience loved it.
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Tracy Sheehan · From: Fort Worth, Texas, USA

A band i once worked with hid my bar.I acted like nothing happened and used a beer bottle.Every one got a kick out of that.

Tommy Shown · From: Denham Springs, La.

I too, have forgotten my and bar before, but fortunately, when I got to reheasal, one of the persons in the group had dobro(that he does not play anymore) lent me his picks and bar. It was kind of aquward, but it got me through the night.

Frank Parish · From: Nashville,Tn. USA

I had a Hilton pedal with the chord that you could unplug a few years ago. I thought I'd clean out my seat that day and removed the chord that went to the pedal so I played that night without a volume pedal. On another occasion I was filling in for Ron Elliott and somehow had left my picks and bar home. I went through Rons seat and found some that got me through the night but that was a first for me.

Ted Solesky · From: Mineral Wells, Texas, USA

You all were lucky to get a substitute. I made up for it last night when I brought 'my' seat with all the bars and picks in it. I think the accident I had on Nov 22 has affected me mentally. I'll have to move more slower and make sure I'm doing the right thing until my body heals. I thought by now I wouldn't have so much pain but, I never been hit this hard before. Bob, I'd should have thought of the beer bottle even tho I'm too young to drink.? You can be sure, I will do an inventory before leaving for a gig in the future.

Nick Reed · From: Russellville, KY USA

Funny you should mention this. About 2 years ago I forgot my Bar & Picks one night and had to drive 23 miles back home pulling the band trailer to get them. I always carry extras, but earlier that day I was looking for something in my pack-a-seat and had removed my pick pouch plus the accessory bag, and layed it on top of a amp in my practice room. I failed to put the the stuff back in the storage compartment of my seat. Later, after getting set up at the gig, I went to tune my steel and noticed they weren't there. Mad

That night we ended up starting 15 minutes late at our gig. Now I thought I was the only one who could do such a stupid thing, so up till now I was too embarrassed to tell any of you about it. Oh well. . . .s#1+ happens don't it ha ha! Laughing

Gary Carriger · From: Victoria, Texas

I've carried spare finger and thumb picks for years under my guitar.....open them up slightly and loop them around one of rods underneath your guitar. They are always with you - unless you forget your axe.
Gary

Damir Besic · From: Nashville,TN.

I always remembered number 5, I have to have 5 things in my trunk before going to the gig while I was on the road.

1. guitar
2.amp
3.seat (with all the little stuff)
4.effect rack
5.bag with cords,wires,volume pedal,etc..

after coming to Nashville and buying a Promat I only have 3 things

1.guitar
2.amp
3.my seat with volume pedal,picks,strings etc...
so it makes it simple as 1,2,3

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Adam Przybyla · From: Chicago, IL

Gee, I'm glad I'm not the only one who's done this. Last September I bought an old Emmons Push/Pull, and after a week of playing it at home, I was totally jazzed to take it out on a gig. So I packed up the guitar and just left my spare picks, bar, and volume pedal at home, thinking that my others were in my seat at the band's rehearsal space. I met the band met at the space and we packed up all of the gear in the van and drove down to the gig, which was over an hour away. Of course, we got there and I opened my seat, only to realize that my picks, bar, and volume pedal were all in the case with my Sho-Bud back at the rehearsal space. I'm still not sure why I would've put them in there. Fortunately, the sound guy happened to have an Ernie Ball volume pedal and a thumbpick lying around, so I was able to borrow those, and the best substitute for a bar that I could find was a bottle of Tabasco Sauce. I suppose it worked well enough to get through the gig, but I hardly sounded my best. It certainly wasn't the way I wanted to debut my new Push/Pull. Someone managed to take a picture, and if you look closely at my left hand, you'll notice that that's not your typical tone bar.

By the way, I still keep that Tabasco bottle in my seat as a memento.

Bo Legg · Posted 3 Jan 2009 1:38 am

If you played those crap road jobs I had to in B F Egypt and Rock Springs Wyoming that the agent always managed to book for me, you would have left or lost about everything including the name of the agent at one time or another.
You can find something to replace a tone bar and you can play with no picks, but MY WORST NIGHTMARE WAS HAVING TO PLAY WITHOUT A VOLUME PEDAL FOR THE FIRST TIME.
However now it would make no difference. Most of the bands play so loud that all you need is an OFF and ON switch.

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