Members pogo97 Posted February 8, 2018 Members Share Posted February 8, 2018 It takes me about 45 minutes to 1) pack up and organise my gear, 2) load into the van 3) get to the gig -- it's very close, 4) load into the gig and 5) set up.I have a very simple setup: piano, piano stand, bench, powered speaker, mic, mic stand, books etc It's about the same coming back. That makes my three-hour gig take 4.5 hours. Is this typical? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jimbo_Keys Posted February 9, 2018 Members Share Posted February 9, 2018 Tear down, get to the gig, and set up, all in 45 minutes sounds pretty impressive to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pogo97 Posted February 9, 2018 Author Members Share Posted February 9, 2018 It's the least stuff I can carry to achieve what I want. The venue is very close (I'd walk, but … piano) and the stage area is right by the door. This doesn't include schmoozing time, so it's really an hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members steve mac Posted February 9, 2018 Members Share Posted February 9, 2018 I use my gear to rehearse /practice at home so like you I have to tear down and put stuff in cases (15 mins), average to venue about ten to fifteen mins, set up about ten mins. Guitar, pedalboard, mike, speaker, stands and cables. Oh and lately a stool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Notes_Norton Posted February 9, 2018 Members Share Posted February 9, 2018 It takes us an hour to set up, we allow an hour and a half just in case a cable fails or other trouble occurs. It takes us about 45 minutes to tear down if we aren't visiting with audience members. Sometimes I think of all the work and wonder if I should leave something home. Sax? No it's my #1. Wind synth? No it allows me to sound like so many other instruments. Guitar? It's my newest instrument, a lot of fun, and if you can't practice on stage, where CAN you practice Flute? Well it's so small I may as well bring it too. Sometimes I wish I brought the bass or the keyboard. Notes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted February 9, 2018 Moderators Share Posted February 9, 2018 depending on location [and thereby what PA rig], my solo setup is phased also by time of day and indoor/outdoor.So a typical indoor/daytime/small area:load up: about 5 minutes [2 acoustics, the FishStick, 1 mic stand, mic bag, stool[includes guitar stand], and pedal case.Setup: about 20 minutes includes tuning 2 guitars, setting levels.Tear down: about ten minutes, and two trips to the Rogue or the RX-8 Typical soiree in a larger room: Load up: about fifteen minutes: PA [ 2 powered Alto 10s, 2 stands, 16ch mixer{overkill but I sold the 4ch to finance the 16}, PA cable tote, 2 mic stands, monitor tote, StompLight rig, 2 acoustics [or one acoustic, one hollowbody], mic bag, stool and pedal caseSetup: minimum 35 minutes, typical 40 minutesTeardown: about 20 minutes .Load out: depending on parking situation, 7 trips to the Rogue, sometimes 8.. Outdoors daytime/evening: load up essentially the same as a larger room, [daytime: no StompLight]Setup typically 45 minutes, usually due to AC power access issues and lack of level surfaces...[beaches worse...generator issues, etc.] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members skmarshall Posted February 9, 2018 Members Share Posted February 9, 2018 It's a duo night tonight, so 15 mins to load the car, almost an hour drive to the Steakloft, half hour setup (piano and guitar, small PA) barring a technical problem - 3 or maybe 4 hours playing, depending on how many diners turn into drinkers, half hour pack-n-schmooze (I pack, she schmoozes) then home. Yow! 4 to midnight. But I get to hear her sing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pogo97 Posted February 10, 2018 Author Members Share Posted February 10, 2018 I didn't add in the Winter Tax, which adds at least ten minutes each way to put on warm clothes and felt packs, bring indoor shoes. Then brush off the car and shovel if needed. Loading in sometimes involves crossing snowbanks and you can't really put anything down because that gets snow on them. Then there's getting stuck in the un-cleared parking space at the gig. [ATTACH=JSON]{"data-align":"none","data-size":"full","title":"IMG_1682.JPG","data-attachmentid":32161845}[/ATTACH] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members steve mac Posted February 10, 2018 Members Share Posted February 10, 2018 I forgot, sometimes the palm trees in our garden have shed a leaf and I need to step around it 😅 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pogo97 Posted February 10, 2018 Author Members Share Posted February 10, 2018 We, on the other hand, don't have those nuisancy palms. Or poisonous snakes for that matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pat'sStrat Posted February 11, 2018 Members Share Posted February 11, 2018 Most of my gigs require one speaker on a pole, a powered mixer, my cord bag, a mic stand and two guitars. Most of my gigs take 15 minutes to get to, and about 10-15 minutes to set up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members skmarshall Posted February 11, 2018 Members Share Posted February 11, 2018 Moving equipment can't be a barrel of fun with your injured hand... I hope you're healing up well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Voltan Posted February 12, 2018 Members Share Posted February 12, 2018 if its a flute gig, 12 flutes, amp, mics, etc, about 15 minutes. , one trip from the trailer and still one free hand... if its a festival gong gig, it can take two people almost 6 hours from opening the trailer to sitting down to play... depending upon which rig we are running... i allow about an hour for setting up drum circles... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Notes_Norton Posted February 12, 2018 Members Share Posted February 12, 2018 As far as I'm concerned, frozen water belongs in only two places, your drink or the upper section of your refrigerator (or the lower section if you have one of those irregular ones). And be careful not to stand under coconut trees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Notes_Norton Posted February 12, 2018 Members Share Posted February 12, 2018 As far as I'm concerned, frozen water belongs in only two places, your drink or the upper section of your refrigerator (or the lower section if you have one of those irregular ones). And be careful not to stand under coconut trees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pogo97 Posted February 13, 2018 Author Members Share Posted February 13, 2018 Yet Florida has a hockey team. Wishful thinking, I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pogo97 Posted February 13, 2018 Author Members Share Posted February 13, 2018 if its a flute gig' date=' 12 flutes, amp, mics, etc, about 15 minutes. , one trip from the trailer and still one free hand...[/quote'] How many hands you got? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Voltan Posted February 13, 2018 Members Share Posted February 13, 2018 plus the shruti box... still one hand free... only two hands,,pogo... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GtrGeorge! Posted March 23, 2018 Members Share Posted March 23, 2018 I am very focused on this aspect of gigging.i think 45 is typical, tear down and set up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bob Dey Posted March 23, 2018 Members Share Posted March 23, 2018 I allow a half hour to get my equipment rolled into the venue and get it set up. It can be done in 15 minutes but I allow extra time in case of possible technical problems. The exception is places with long logistics - parking lots, long hallways etc. When I DJ events set up time allotted is 2 hours, 1 hour to tear down. A lot more equipment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members senorblues Posted March 23, 2018 Members Share Posted March 23, 2018 Tear down/pack: 20drive time: 45 setup: 20 play: two - three hours same in reverse . . . so roughly 5 - 6 hours total. And I can't hardly get a gig, because I'm too old, dated repertoire, play funny chords, "from away", etc. And I'm comfortably retired, so why go to so much trouble just to hear a couple people to tell me how much they like what I'm doing? This is ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted March 23, 2018 Moderators Share Posted March 23, 2018 'funny chords'? Are people laughing at your chord choices?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members senorblues Posted March 23, 2018 Members Share Posted March 23, 2018 Funny as in too much dissonance. . . . new thread, maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Voltan Posted March 25, 2018 Members Share Posted March 25, 2018 just two... im a freak about efficiency of movement and ergonomics... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Notes_Norton Posted March 28, 2018 Members Share Posted March 28, 2018 If you aren't having fun while performing, there is no sense in doing it. They call it PLAYing music for a reason. The work is schlepping gear, learning new songs, being the band salesman, and so on, but the hours on stage with your instrument(s) in your hand and/or your face on the mic should be pure bliss. If not, the associated work isn't worth it. That's my story and I'm sticking to it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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