The only gigs I do now days is with some friends who don't really need me to play most of the time. So it is just for fun.

I have several amps I own. Fender Deluxe Reverb most of the time (for guitar). Two or three pedals. Mesa Nomad on occasion. In general the Fender Deluxe Reverb is loud enough and I can always mic it through the PA with a SM57. In ear monitors at loud gigs, nothing at a hotel gig.

Every now and then I drag out the Roland keyboard. Roland KC 150 keyboard amp. Play it through the PA if I get lazy...lol

If I were to play by myself, which I don't any longer, Small PA, lap top, interface, Shure Bata 87 vocal mic, guitar amp.

So...you may ask why drag all this stuff around? Quality of sound. Old school thinking...lol Also the fact that the guys are young and unload and load my stuff...lol One of the benefits of being a really old guy...lol

Only a few outdoor gigs require playing very loud...I really dislike being subjected to a Fender Twin cranked up on 14...lol I always ware some sort of ear protection.

I have both Guitar Rig 5 and 6 on my lap top that can run through the PA. I play through it at home all the time through a headset. Wife is not amused when I crank up the Super Reverb on 10, even in the day time...lol Long live Albert Collins!!

Billy

EDIT: with all this pandemic crap, I am not sure if I will ever play another live gig.

Last edited by Planobilly; 04/22/21 06:27 PM.
“Amazing! I’ll be working with Jaco Pastorius, Charlie Parker, Art Tatum, and Buddy Rich, and you’re telling me it’s not that great of a gig?
“Well…” Saint Peter, hesitated, “God’s got this girlfriend who thinks she can sing…”