".....personally I would not feel comfortable standing up there by myself with only an acoustic guitar when the piano or sax started playing its solo! smile it would seem totally weird to me!"

Not me, I haven't done the live thing in a while but if I was, I'd just say - play it Harry - and keep strumming my guitar while the sax solo played. I might even throw in - isn't he great - mmmm mmmm - or some other wise crack and flash a big smile to the audience. LOL!

"But the best way...I think...to head it all off at the pass is to tell the audience flat out that you have...yes...a Band In a Box who will be accompanying you.

And they're great guys...don't smoke, drink or do drugs...never arrive late or no-show...and don't need to take showers."

Exactly.