Cheap Electric Guitar- A perfect Backup Option

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Cheap Electric Guitar A perfect Backup Option

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• Getting cheap electric guitars is not really such
  a bad thing. A few years ago, my little brother
  used to play in a pretty decent local band. Of
  course, I went to see him quite a few times and
  being the aggressive guitarist that he was, he
  was forever breaking strings and dropping picks.
  When you get more money you will be able to buy
  more equipment and employ 'roadies' however for
  the vast majority of musicians breaking guitar
  strings and dropping picks is pretty commonplace
  in a live music setting.
• So, on the basis that I have witnessed, on
  numerous occasions, my brother gets out of these
  situations, maybe the following will be of some
  use, I hope so

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• The first thing I recall was that the whole band,
  no matter if members changed they still acted as
  a team. They were well rehearsed and as such
  could recognise when something was not sounding
  right with one of the parts. This I would say was
  the most important element, what follows are the
  ways to get out of the hole.
• If you drop a pick, and there are no spares
  immediately to hand, then you need to be able to
  do without. Play with your fingers. I believe
  that wonder blues guitarist Jeff Beck dropped his
  pick, used his fingers and then never returned to
  using one. This could be a myth, but it is not
  beyond the realms of possibility.
• You will be able to improvise for a while, but a
  whole stage set will probably demand all six
  strings on your guitar. Therefore you are going
  to need to carry spares for everything. Spare
  strings, picks and even cables should always be
  carried. This is where the cheap electric guitars
  come into the picture, because you are likely to
  be using your new guitar, so take them and make
  sure that they are properly tuned up!

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• If you need to spend a little time off the stage
  getting things together, then my brother's band
  used to make sure that they could all play
  something with any one of the other members
  missing, even the drummer. That way they could
  keep the audience interested as there is nothing
  worse than silence and everyone heading to the
  bar.
• Most people will tend to snap their thinnest
  string so the advice here is to go up from a 9
  gauge to a 10. Just that slight extra is a little
  sturdier. If you are a hard 'strummer,' there are
  other techniques that produce the same impact.

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• In terms of the strings you should really be
  looking at the type of picks you do use. If you
  use a metal pick that has no flexibility and you
  have a strong picking technique, then the picks
  act like a carving knife on the strings which
  will cause more breakages as would burrs in the
  saddle.
• In summary, when you are a member of a band you
  are part of a team. That team only functions when
  all the parts become one coherent sound. You can
  improvise for certain short periods, but if you
  own unreliability starts to become an issue,
  chances are you will be packing up your cheap
  electric guitars and looking for some new
  band-mates.
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