Members Dejavoodoo Posted September 25, 2007 Members Share Posted September 25, 2007 Gigging Keyboardists Law #1:Compared to the load-in weight of your rig, the load-out weight will increase proportionately with respect to the number of keyboards and amps you bring, the size of the car used for transport, length of the gig, distance to and from the gig, and whether you had to sing. First Corollary to Gigging Keyboardists Law #1:As the load-out weight increases, the frequency and intensity of GAS increases. Please add to the body of knowledge ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pharmboyjoe Posted September 25, 2007 Members Share Posted September 25, 2007 Gigging Keyboardist Law #2The intanglement of cables is inversely proportionate to the amount of time you have to set up/tear down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kevin T Posted September 27, 2007 Members Share Posted September 27, 2007 The number of guitarist With amps over 15W onstage is directly inverse to your chance in hell of being heard on anything but max vloume leads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ElectricPuppy Posted September 27, 2007 Members Share Posted September 27, 2007 Gigging Keyboardist Law #4The reliability of your gear is inversely proportional to the importance of the event. Corollary to Law #1: The willingness of other band members to help move your gear is inversely proportional to the number of strings on their instrument. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dejavoodoo Posted September 27, 2007 Author Members Share Posted September 27, 2007 Corollary to Law #1: The willingness of other band members to help move your gear is inversely proportional to the number of strings on their instrument. Too true! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rainbird Posted September 27, 2007 Members Share Posted September 27, 2007 Gigging Keyboardist Law #5 The visibility of your setlist and/or buttons, LEDs and LCDsgoverning patch changes is inversely proportional to the amountof lighting in the dark corners of the stage into which the GiggingKeyboardist is shoehorned. (for outdoor summer version of above law, see also: "sun in eyes,""low-contrast LCDs" and "low-contrast lighted buttons"...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ElectricPuppy Posted September 27, 2007 Members Share Posted September 27, 2007 Been there. Done that. Gigging Keyboardist Law the Fifth: The number of available power outlets availble is given by the formula x = y - 1 where x is the number of available outlets and y is the number of power strips you remembered to bring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jchas Posted September 27, 2007 Members Share Posted September 27, 2007 #6 A walk-on guitarists solo set in motion tends to stay in motion. #7 T=CB2 (Tinnitus = Cymbals X Beers in-drummer Squared). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jercat Posted September 28, 2007 Members Share Posted September 28, 2007 Gigging Keyboardist Addendum Sec: 3A Amount of beer spilled on rig directly proportionate to cost of said keyboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TowJam Posted September 28, 2007 Members Share Posted September 28, 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jez Posted September 28, 2007 Members Share Posted September 28, 2007 Oh yes they do, sir. Oh yes they do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TowJam Posted September 28, 2007 Members Share Posted September 28, 2007 Oh yes they do, sir. Oh yes they do Well, damn. Just damn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pogo97 Posted September 28, 2007 Members Share Posted September 28, 2007 Revision: The odds of encountering a chick who wants to lay you increases in direct proportion to the amount of time you need to spend on breakdown to the point where she will decide that you're really not that interested and leave with the sound guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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