Who else has a reserve telecaster when gigging

Baard · June 12th, 2003, 02:52 AM

and never use it. I have always had a spare tele on stage when gigging, but I never use the thing. I just changed strings after one years of not playing my spare tele. My current no 1 sounds so right, but the old one is also great. I must play it more......

Baard

Broadslab · June 12th, 2003, 05:21 AM

I always have a reserve something on stage. Either a Tele,a TelePlus,an LP,or an Odessey. I had the " nightmare experience from hell" of breaking a string on stage in front of aprox. three thousand people without an extra string when I was only seventeen years old. Played the rest of the set with only five strings. I ALWAYS have an extra guitar and amp!

The Snowman · June 12th, 2003, 05:41 AM

don't know why...I never needed it but I feel guilty having sooo many guitars that when I gig, I always take 2....sometimes I even play the backup just to play it..but I've never really needed it on stage....but I never take a bavckup amp.....I really trust all my amps to death...years ago, I was gigging and a tube blew and I was in deep s++t...sooo luckilly I had a Korg PX with me and I just put it thru the pa and saved the gig....to this date, I still carry that little practice thinggy on all my gigs...just in case.....sure beats carrying an extra amp....

Jim Sams · June 12th, 2003, 05:45 AM

Back when I gigged regularly, I always had at least one extra guitar. In fact at during one set at a gig, I broke a string on the main guitar, broke a string on the backup and had to play the rest of the set with a LP Jr with really high action normally used for slide.
I always had an extra amp also. Old tube amps can fail, and will do so at the worst moment.

Butch Snyder · June 12th, 2003, 08:32 AM

Well, yes I have a reserve Tele; but it's just which ever Tele I happen to not be playing ona particular tune. I have two Teles; a Nashville B-Bender model (I'd really like to get a hold of the designer who made it poplar) and a 69RI Thinline in Surf Green. I use both Teles all the time.

gtrjones · June 12th, 2003, 09:01 AM

I always carry a backup guitar. Lately it has been another tele, but not always. I have played nothing but my #1 onstage, but use the backup guitar for rehearsals, just to keep it down to fighting weight. (everybody needs a good workout now and then). I was looking around last weekend realizing how many GREAT guitars I have, that would each be great gigging machines in their own right...

Anonymous · June 12th, 2003, 11:36 AM

I carry one just to have something for a picker who may show up. That way I don't get my favorite one fingered, it's like someone driving your car it just don't feel right for awhile when you get it back.

And just a little bit of good feeling of having a spare......

Norm' :?

John E · June 12th, 2003, 01:29 PM

I always bring a backup... and it's usually my pine tele... I am however swapping the neck currently, so until that's done my backup has been *Gasp* an LP copy.

Zorba · June 12th, 2003, 02:31 PM

I take two guitars to all gigs, and decide which one I'm going to play when I set up.

I also have a set of strings that are easily accessable on stage. If I break a string at the begining of a song or between solos I have a little schtick that I do. I quickly change the string on stage - in 35 to 40 seconds - while the rest of the band is performing, I then tune the string, and launch into the next solo again. Sometimes the crowd cheers when I get my guitar back in working order.

I also either tune on the fly, or when I mangle the strings I'll wait for a verse and tune the whole guitar.

teleman_71 · June 12th, 2003, 03:35 PM

do I carry a spare. I have a nashville tele as my backup. but the only on stage problem I have ever had was with my acoustic. which I dont carry a spare for. but of course thats how it goes.

Cam · June 12th, 2003, 03:43 PM

52 Ri and Tele deluxe....

Adam Waldron · June 12th, 2003, 07:24 PM

Two guitars.

A Tele and a Strat.

Cheers,

Adam

Emmitt O. · June 12th, 2003, 08:14 PM

Gang:
I usually take a semi hollow jazzer and a tele. That way, no matter what the room or environment, something will sound good. I've had a few gigs where one guitar or the other just didn't sound right, so I'd switch.

It means an extra trip in from the "van", but taking an extra guitar gives great piece of mind. Make sure it's in tune before the gig too. Just in case you break a string or something.

Take care.
Emmitt

Silverface · June 12th, 2003, 09:03 PM

I usually have two Teles - the Nashville West and the TV Jones. Sometimes I only take one along, in which case I normally have the Trussart Steel DeVille in reserve...or a Strat.

I learned a long time ago to always have a backup. And more importantly, a backup amp!

June 12th, 2003, 02:52 AM	#1 (permalink)
Baard Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 668	Who else has a reserve telecaster when gigging and never use it. I have always had a spare tele on stage when gigging, but I never use the thing. I just changed strings after one years of not playing my spare tele. My current no 1 sounds so right, but the old one is also great. I must play it more...... Baard

June 12th, 2003, 05:41 AM	#3 (permalink)
The Snowman Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Philly Pa Posts: 763	always.... don't know why...I never needed it but I feel guilty having sooo many guitars that when I gig, I always take 2....sometimes I even play the backup just to play it..but I've never really needed it on stage....but I never take a bavckup amp.....I really trust all my amps to death...years ago, I was gigging and a tube blew and I was in deep s++t...sooo luckilly I had a Korg PX with me and I just put it thru the pa and saved the gig....to this date, I still carry that little practice thinggy on all my gigs...just in case.....sure beats carrying an extra amp.... __________________ it ain't nuttin but the bluez....

June 12th, 2003, 05:45 AM	#4 (permalink)
Jim Sams Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 277	extra stuff Back when I gigged regularly, I always had at least one extra guitar. In fact at during one set at a gig, I broke a string on the main guitar, broke a string on the backup and had to play the rest of the set with a LP Jr with really high action normally used for slide. I always had an extra amp also. Old tube amps can fail, and will do so at the worst moment.

June 12th, 2003, 08:32 AM	#5 (permalink)
Butch Snyder Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Lebanon, OH Posts: 624	Well, yes I have a reserve Tele; but it's just which ever Tele I happen to not be playing ona particular tune. I have two Teles; a Nashville B-Bender model (I'd really like to get a hold of the designer who made it poplar) and a 69RI Thinline in Surf Green. I use both Teles all the time. __________________ Cheers, Butch Snyder

June 12th, 2003, 09:01 AM	#6 (permalink)
gtrjones Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Austin, TX y'all Posts: 804	I always carry a backup guitar. Lately it has been another tele, but not always. I have played nothing but my #1 onstage, but use the backup guitar for rehearsals, just to keep it down to fighting weight. (everybody needs a good workout now and then). I was looking around last weekend realizing how many GREAT guitars I have, that would each be great gigging machines in their own right... __________________ www.myspace.com/treystapletonband We Love ya, Gaff! www.helpgaff.com

June 12th, 2003, 05:21 AM	#2 (permalink)
Broadslab TDPRI Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Carolina Posts: 42	I always have a reserve something on stage. Either a Tele,a TelePlus,an LP,or an Odessey. I had the " nightmare experience from hell" of breaking a string on stage in front of aprox. three thousand people without an extra string when I was only seventeen years old. Played the rest of the set with only five strings. I ALWAYS have an extra guitar and amp!

June 12th, 2003, 11:36 AM	#7 (permalink)
Anonymous Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 0	I carry one just to have something for a picker who may show up. That way I don't get my favorite one fingered, it's like someone driving your car it just don't feel right for awhile when you get it back. And just a little bit of good feeling of having a spare...... Norm' :?

June 12th, 2003, 01:29 PM	#8 (permalink)
John E Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,396	I do, I do! I always bring a backup... and it's usually my pine tele... I am however swapping the neck currently, so until that's done my backup has been Gasp an LP copy.

June 12th, 2003, 02:31 PM	#9 (permalink)
Zorba Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 178	I take two guitars to all gigs, and decide which one I'm going to play when I set up. I also have a set of strings that are easily accessable on stage. If I break a string at the begining of a song or between solos I have a little schtick that I do. I quickly change the string on stage - in 35 to 40 seconds - while the rest of the band is performing, I then tune the string, and launch into the next solo again. Sometimes the crowd cheers when I get my guitar back in working order. I also either tune on the fly, or when I mangle the strings I'll wait for a verse and tune the whole guitar. __________________ Rose's Runn The Tumbleweeds The Drunken Deacons

June 12th, 2003, 03:35 PM	#10 (permalink)
teleman_71 TDPRI Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: denver,CO Posts: 28	always... do I carry a spare. I have a nashville tele as my backup. but the only on stage problem I have ever had was with my acoustic. which I dont carry a spare for. but of course thats how it goes.

June 12th, 2003, 03:43 PM	#11 (permalink)
Cam Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Alberta Canada Posts: 877 6 Photos	most recently the following: 52 Ri and Tele deluxe.... __________________ Relic Schmelic! Play the darn thing! Wipe it down after and put it in it's case!

June 12th, 2003, 07:24 PM	#12 (permalink)
Adam Waldron Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Adelaide, Australia Posts: 607	Two guitars. A Tele and a Strat. Cheers, Adam

June 12th, 2003, 08:14 PM	#13 (permalink)
Emmitt O. Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Mid-Michigan Posts: 272	I always take a spare....always. Gang: I usually take a semi hollow jazzer and a tele. That way, no matter what the room or environment, something will sound good. I've had a few gigs where one guitar or the other just didn't sound right, so I'd switch. It means an extra trip in from the "van", but taking an extra guitar gives great piece of mind. Make sure it's in tune before the gig too. Just in case you break a string or something. Take care. Emmitt __________________ Leo Got It Right.

June 12th, 2003, 09:03 PM	#14 (permalink)
Silverface Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hermosa Beach CA Age: 56 Posts: 1,865	I usually have two Teles - the Nashville West and the TV Jones. Sometimes I only take one along, in which case I normally have the Trussart Steel DeVille in reserve...or a Strat. I learned a long time ago to always have a backup. And more importantly, a backup amp! __________________ “No Chops – Great Tone” ©