Switching guitars at a gig

[kane808]

That may be the dumbest question I ever ask, but I realize that I never had to switch guitars during a gig (never had to rely in a spare guitar, lucky me), but I am playing a gig soon where I will need to switch guitars (one song requires a tremolo which I only have on one guitar, but not my main one). How do I switch easily without making an awful sound when unplugging? Should I just turn my amp off and then on again? I would need otherwise to signal to the sound guy, but I don't know if he will be there at the mixing table the whole time. How do you guys do?

 

[stratamania]

Why not ask your sound guy or guitar technician?

 

[mayfly]

I use these special plugs on my cords that mute the signal when you unplug. The ones I use are Neutrik, but Switchcraft makes something similar.

Here's the ones that I use. The little chrome ring at the end is a switch that grounds the tip when you pull it out of there. Works like a charm.

 

[Scott]

An A-B box would work for this situation. You can have guitar 1 as A and guitar 2 as B. Or, have A going to the amp and B to nothing. Switch to B while swapping guitars.

 

[TBurst Std]

A/B box, or Nuetrix.

 

[ghostrider]

Tuner or volume pedal also works.

 

[TBurst Std]

Or if you’re in the modeling space, simply pull down your volume pedal. Did it last week did it again this week

 

[Mincer]

A tuner pedal does just that. And it can make sure your new guitar is in tune..which you'd want to check even if it was tuned before the gig.

 

[Rick]

I deal with it by not caring. Just have the sound guy, or someone turn down the volume before unplugging. Anyway it if it's fast enough you make it part of the show.

 

[Scab Pickens]

How do you guys do?

I do well, Spammy McSpamalot.

 

[Don O]

Boss tuner on the board, or tuner in the Tone Master Pro.

 

[supertruper1988]

If you dont have a tuner pedal, get one. Then just turn on the tuner and switch guitars. Check tune and play.

 

[BroccoliRob]

guys.... these are bots

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[Don O]

guys.... these are bots

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kane808
garry414
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green0460

come on

So Rob, serious question, who moderates here and/or allows new members beside Aaron? I moderate on a small guitar forum and own a small Corvette site. On the Corvette site the new user must use a valid email address and respond to an auto generated email link before they can post. Also, if they don’t post at least a “Hello” post with in a week I delete the account (there’s a sticky for new users to read). The auto email response request blocks about 99% of the bots.

 

[Rick]

I know they're bots, it's curious though .... I suppose they are testing something ...

 

[mayfly]

guys.... these are bots

new account
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topic not about warmoth
user never reappears

kane808
garry414
harvey936
horus66
green0460

come on

Well heck! That never occurred to me. Complete sentences, proper punctuation and guitar related content (although not W related) threw me off...

 

[BroccoliRob]

So Rob, serious question, who moderates here and/or allows new members beside Aaron? I moderate on a small guitar forum and own a small Corvette site. On the Corvette site the new user must use a valid email address and respond to an auto generated email link before they can post. Also, if they don’t post at least a “Hello” post with in a week I delete the account (there’s a sticky for new users to read). The auto email response request blocks about 99% of the bots.

idk, that's a question for @aarontunes

 

[Mincer]

I'd check their IP address if I had access to it.

 

[NedRyerson]

Or has the environment with the toxic guitar people gotten so bad they're coming over here now?