The waiting is the hardest part.

[Jakedog]

Ol Tom was right.

Got a gig later. Got a speaker coming on the brown truck. It’s for the amp I’m gonna use at the gig.

So now the question becomes, if it gets here in time, do I install it, and go trial by fire? Or do I wait til tomorrow when I have a day off and do real testing?

I can’t decide. I know which one makes more sense, but I also like to live dangerously. I have (several times) bought used guitars, replaced the strings and dialed in the setup, and then taken them straight to gigs without ever plugging them in. So far, so good.

 

[Jakedog]

I also have mail ordered an amp, had it arrive as I was pulling out of driveway, stopped to toss it in my car, unboxed it at the gig and played it all night.

I also once had to replace a pair of PA mains in an emergency. I ran to GC, grabbed a pair of speakers, and we tore open the boxes right on stage, threw them up on stands, and were off to the races.

 

[badinfinities]

You got a solid track record. I say go for it!

 

[brookdalebill]

I don’t like “unknown” gear factors at gigs.
I take comfort in knowing, and counting on my gear.
I know my workhorse rigs intimately.

I’d install the speaker the following day, after the gig, and test it out.
I suppose, how bad could it be?
Dunno.
There’s the rub.
I’d err on the side of caution.

You may be a braver, and more intrepid soul.

 

[P-Nutz]

As a solid Midwesterner would say, “Umm, yeah … no!”

 

[Linderflomann]

Man, I hope delivery is a lot more reliable over there than here. Here they probably deliver about 30% of the time it says 'out for delivery'.

 

[ISmellSmoke]

Heck yes - install that sucka !!

 

[stxrus]

Personally, I would wait until tomorrow. I have come to learn that patience is not a virtue but a necessity. Especially here. After all Murphy was an optimist

 

[KokoTele]

If you swap speakers tonight, are you bringing a spare amp in case something ain't right?

I'm growing lazy in my old age, so luggin' extra stuff is less and less attractive.

 

[runstendt]

My take is that you owe it to your bandmates not to experiment with your gear at the gig. Then again, one of my pet peeves is when someone brings a new toy to a show that they haven’t learned how to use yet and winds up wasting my or the audience’s time. This is just a speaker, so I imagine that you’d be fine, but personally I would wait until tomorrow.

 

[Jakedog]

If you swap speakers tonight, are you bringing a spare amp in case something ain't right?

I'm growing lazy in my old age, so luggin' extra stuff is less and less attractive.

I almost always have my catalyst in the trunk as an emergency backup. It kinda just lives in there.

 

[Jakedog]

My take is that you owe it to your bandmates not to experiment with your gear at the gig. Then again, one of my pet peeves is when someone brings a new toy to a show that they haven’t learned how to use yet and winds up wasting my or the audience’s time. This is just a speaker, so I imagine that you’d be fine, but personally I would wait until tomorrow.

It shouldn’t be a big deal. I bought it specifically to quiet the amp down, which should go over great. The frequency curves between the stock speaker and the one going in are virtually identical.

 

[hotraman]

I say ... go for it!
You have a backup in the Catalyst too ( in case you don't like the tone.)

 

[posttoastie]

 

[Jakedog]

It’s here. And the gig doesn’t kick off til 9, so I was gonna swap it. But… just realized the speaker leads aren’t spade connectors. They’re actually soldered onto the speaker terminals. I’ll deal with that tomorrow. I ain’t getting into it right now.

 

[getbent]

 

[Colo Springs E]

Ol Tom was right.

Got a gig later. Got a speaker coming on the brown truck. It’s for the amp I’m gonna use at the gig.

So now the question becomes, if it gets here in time, do I install it, and go trial by fire? Or do I wait til tomorrow when I have a day off and do real testing?

I can’t decide. I know which one makes more sense, but I also like to live dangerously. I have (several times) bought used guitars, replaced the strings and dialed in the setup, and then taken them straight to gigs without ever plugging them in. So far, so good.

My advice…

GO FOR IT! Trust your gut jakedog!!

 

[Mr Ridesglide]

well it figured it out for itself! Again!

 

[Preacher]

I say...


Roll the dice big fella!!

 

[Geoff738]

Well?

Cheers,
Geoff