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Sean Daniel weird how you youtubers are uploading almost the same thing lol. Its like you all agreed on it or somewhere in an alternate universe someone has altered their past lol
PLUS, we have tons of back up everything. Crucial on the road . Extra Strings, extra cables, Power conditioner ( Furman ) , Food for after the gig, Water, warm clothing, tools of any kind, extra playback music in the pauses, flashlights, etc
That was an amazing insight into your gigging world. Thankyou so much for sharing...It's unfortunate that when I do find someone on this cyber-world that I would absolutely love to hear perform live...they live half a world away. Much love from Canada. Keep on blessing the world with your music.
Great video and we got a mini performance to boot! It's nice to see what a performer doing local small gigs should take with them. That's the part I love about it, the local and small part and how to keep the amount of gear manageable. Thank you Mary!
Hi Mary, this video is super amazing for me as I'm trying to build a new identity as a solo guitarist/songwriter and to be self-sufficient after years of band gigging. You're wonderful as always, cheers and keep it up!
Nice realistic overview of what actual working musicians use. No huge pedal boards or monster amps. Good solid state equipment that is reliable and rugged and just gets the job done. Nice video.
Greetings from Crete!!! I do the same job for the summer for 5-6 days a week. I've come to a point that I wanted to have a fast setup. So I got a rack and put all the cables inside and they are connected all the time at the mixer so I only have to plug them in the microphones and pedals and speakers. Also I got a digital mixer which I can control by a tablet in front of me. All of these saved me time. I setup and I pack in about 15 minutes.
Mary thank you as always for great videos and taking the time to share with other musicians who are out there gigging. I hoped this has blessed many others as it had blessed me. Thx smiles
Really great to see all that laid out. Looper for. Self sound check is brilliant! When I was playing more pubs, I would split a two hour (or more) show into half hour sets and split it with another act (or two). This kept the audience interested and the musicians fresh. This also means we could take turns running sound for each other. You take a but if a hit in earnings, but pubs like it when you bring a party, and it's easier to land longer gigs.
One thing I learned the hard way back when I was in a gigging band.... backups, backups, backups. Cables, cords, power sources, strings, amp tubes (valves), and anything else that can fail at the worst possible time. Loopers are one of the most innovative and useful items for guitar that's been developed since I started playing almost 50 years ago. Great rundown of your live rig and gear, Mary. Thanks!
Hi Mary! I'm not a professional musician or guitar player, more a classical choir singer. I just wanted to confess that I got used to look at least at the opening of nearly all of your videos... ...just to see and hear you say "chewsday tawks"! Great 😊👍🏼, love it! Just keep them coming. You're making the world a better and more soothing place. Your English and your voice are just marvellous. Thanks from Finland!
Thanks for this! I always thought people should have their own monitor, makes so much sense. I hardly ever see people use them on their solo gigs where I'm at.
Great video! I'll be retiring in a few years and am looking forward to entertaining with my acoustic. Not only did you give a nice rundown of what is needed but you entertained as well. You are obviously very talented and I wish you success in all your future endeavors.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge- so many musos are keen to keep this info close to their chest. Loved your version of cry me a river too! Awesome on both Vox & guitar 😍🤟
Spot on Mary!!!!! I do basically the same thing, I'll digitech jamman stereo, the big blue pedal, but I also use Boss Rc 20( 2001)& rc20xl,as well as Roland powered speakers that run on batteries, some times no power, last more than the 4-5 hrs gigs! Rock on girl!!!!
This is a great video and very useful to see everything listed out with clear explanations for the reasoning behind each piece of gear. Nice playing, singing to boot! My hats off to you for the 4 hour gig, I don't think I could ever learn enough songs to play that long!
Thankyou. I just bought a mic with stand and amp. I thought that was all I needed for a very small boutique coffee shop!! Hope I don't need to get too much more. I have always just played guitar for friends. Branching out! Very helpful vid!
Thank you Mary for this super helpful video!! I've just got my self the Rolan Cube Street Ex ,It is awesome for small venues ,or Busking I can't recommend highly enough!
I noticed that Mary Spender is getting as many views per video, if not more than Emma Blackery. I find that amazing because Emma Blackery has 1.4 million subscribers. Well done Mary 👍
I just love to hear you sing. What I also love is positive energy you project, it is so refreshing. Keep it up. Hopefully we get to see you on this side of the pond in 2018.
Killing it as always Mary! My solo set up is very similar sans the pedals, it makes me cry when I go out on tour with my other band that I play drums in because it's so much stuff to load and unload hahaha
In the US, you might need a U-Ground adapter for your Power Bar if you're playing an older venue, had to start a gig late once because I had only a Two Conductor AC Socket and a Three Conductor Power Bar, someone did a store run while I set up.
That Stagepas is such a reliable bit of kit for the cash. I bought one new about four or five years ago and it was well worth the investment. Thats the great thing about PA for musicians, if you've got access to gigs then PA pays for itself within a couple of months or so.
I just bought Faux Americana on Itunes and in my opinion, there is only one reason you aren't signed to a recording contract and touring the world right now. The damned recording industry drove itself right into the ground and kept its foot on the pedal until it was buried. Back in the day, someone would have signed you quickly! First new music I've bought in ages. Seriously. I mainly listen to the Stones and Zeppelin. lol Perhaps it's time for a new Album or EP? I'd buy it. :)
Hey Spiritbro77, you should definitely go to maryspender.bigcartel.com and check out the CDs Mary has for sale. As well as being absurdly great value, you get a lovely handwritten note! Screw you iTunes, cant do that can ya??
A great way to stop drunk people from crashing into you and your gear is to run an led rope light on the floor in front of the area you want to play. It's amazing how well it works as a boundary line, even the most pissed punters respect its power!
Psychedelic Electric Juice Anything to save my teeth getting knocked out by a falling mic! They’d have to release a footswitchable tazer though, don’t want to stop playing to take aim and fire!
my thought would be NEVER use a mobile phone (or any transmitting device) anywhere near an amplifier because of the transmission sounds it will surely get caught and amplified finding their way to your speakers.
Great video! Thanks for the insight of your setup. I've seen you on TH-cam with Phil and others but never heard you play. You are awesome! I wish you much success.
Hi Mary Enjoyed your video: you’ve got a beautiful voice, it sounds very tight and clear. Good looping too. My tip for new gear: Seagull guitars offer great value for money, as well as the yamaha A3 (China) and A5 (Japan) For backing tracks I now work with Roland mc101: so deep… Thankxx GerBard
wow!... that sounded really good!... just discovered u on andertons tv when u shopped for an amp with capt Lee...I must say, your very talented!.... congrats
Another great vid, thanks Mary! I wish I had seen this video before I started gigging, might have saved me some time and money. Although buying gear is fun, right? The Roland Cube is also handy for busking (aka "paid rehearsals!) although I prefer to use in-ear monitors for much better volume control and saving my ears (I have the SE215's, not the 425's that Mary uses, as I don't work for Shure and I'm not as good a musician as Mary is, hence less budget!). Oh, and whilst more expensive, if you can afford a wifi mixer (I use and love the Soundcraft Ui12) then you can save settings (mix, volume, effects, even backing tracks) for venues and re-use them when you play there again and get your friend/lover/groupie/bar manager (or 16yo son in my case) to roam the venue with an iPad/tablet and adjust the sound whilst hearing precisely what the audience is hearing. Love your work Mary, thanks again.
One important way to stay self-sufficient at a gig is to bring your own beverage or whatever you require to keep you going (preferably water). I've known musicians who immediately go to the bar, open a tab and have drinks delivered throughout the evening. Then there's a bill at the end and this muddles the payment transaction.
Wow, very nice video. Alot of useful information. The only thing that surprised me was that you didn't have any redundancy in any of your equipment, in case of a problem. I one time got a phone call from a guitar player because he was setting up at a gig and he accidentally dropped his guitar amp. He normally brings two amps, two guitars, etc. but thought he would be ok. The amp was acting up initially during sound check. I almost drove him my bigger amp to help him out. He got it working and it luckily worked all night without incident. Just a thought. Thanks for your video.
Well done! I do some amateur performing and have a much less professional (and expensive) set-up for a variety of reasons. I really thought you explained what you use and why quite well. I would have liked to hear about your lighting and what you chose for that. Thank you!
This stuff is basically the stuff im learning at college. I mean WOW. but she explains the home equipment needed for a usual studio. glad she made a studio tour video. now that ive marked down every equipment on my phone its time to get a job and save up for the stuff i need and enjoy life like never bfore.
Hurray...! A songbook...! I'm rubbish at rembering lyrics too and always have my songbook on a stand in front of me - very low and flat so as not to look too obvious, but there none the less. In my world, no songbook - no gig! :0) Great video Mary - ta very much!
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We did gig gear guides on the same day. WHOA!
Sean Daniel you don't have aesthetic lights tho
Sean Daniel weird how you youtubers are uploading almost the same thing lol. Its like you all agreed on it or somewhere in an alternate universe someone has altered their past lol
I illuminate the stage with the radiance of my personality.
💜 I got my first gigs 💜
Yay! Well done Filippa! You'll be amazing
FilippaQ good on ya!
That's awesome, congrats!
Thank you :D
Wicked
The use of using the bass notes to double on the vocal melody was so cleannnnn
Are we not gonna talk about the cover of Cry Me A River cause I thought it was amazing
PLUS, we have tons of back up everything. Crucial on the road . Extra Strings, extra cables, Power conditioner ( Furman ) , Food for after the gig, Water, warm clothing, tools of any kind, extra playback music in the pauses, flashlights, etc
That was an amazing insight into your gigging world. Thankyou so much for sharing...It's unfortunate that when I do find someone on this cyber-world that I would absolutely love to hear perform live...they live half a world away. Much love from Canada. Keep on blessing the world with your music.
Great video and we got a mini performance to boot! It's nice to see what a performer doing local small gigs should take with them. That's the part I love about it, the local and small part and how to keep the amount of gear manageable. Thank you Mary!
Hi Mary, this video is super amazing for me as I'm trying to build a new identity as a solo guitarist/songwriter and to be self-sufficient after years of band gigging. You're wonderful as always, cheers and keep it up!
Passion. That is exactly what this video was about. ALWAYS leave it all on the field Mary. I'm a fan... Cheers!
Nice realistic overview of what actual working musicians use. No huge pedal boards or monster amps. Good solid state equipment that is reliable and rugged and just gets the job done. Nice video.
Greetings from Crete!!! I do the same job for the summer for 5-6 days a week. I've come to a point that I wanted to have a fast setup. So I got a rack and put all the cables inside and they are connected all the time at the mixer so I only have to plug them in the microphones and pedals and speakers. Also I got a digital mixer which I can control by a tablet in front of me. All of these saved me time. I setup and I pack in about 15 minutes.
Also I got a led tube and I mark the stage. So drunk people stay back from the led.
Mary thank you as always for great videos and taking the time to share with other musicians who are out there gigging. I hoped this has blessed many others as it had blessed me. Thx smiles
Really great to see all that laid out. Looper for. Self sound check is brilliant!
When I was playing more pubs, I would split a two hour (or more) show into half hour sets and split it with another act (or two). This kept the audience interested and the musicians fresh. This also means we could take turns running sound for each other. You take a but if a hit in earnings, but pubs like it when you bring a party, and it's easier to land longer gigs.
One thing I learned the hard way back when I was in a gigging band.... backups, backups, backups. Cables, cords, power sources, strings, amp tubes (valves), and anything else that can fail at the worst possible time. Loopers are one of the most innovative and useful items for guitar that's been developed since I started playing almost 50 years ago. Great rundown of your live rig and gear, Mary. Thanks!
I really like your guitar solo technique and style.
Hi Mary!
I'm not a professional musician or guitar player, more a classical choir singer.
I just wanted to confess that I got used to look at least at the opening of nearly all of your videos...
...just to see and hear you say "chewsday tawks"!
Great 😊👍🏼, love it!
Just keep them coming.
You're making the world a better and more soothing place.
Your English and your voice are just marvellous.
Thanks from Finland!
Thanks for this! I always thought people should have their own monitor, makes so much sense. I hardly ever see people use them on their solo gigs where I'm at.
You make it look so easy which proves what a talent you are... very nice!
Great video! I'll be retiring in a few years and am looking forward to entertaining with my acoustic. Not only did you give a nice rundown of what is needed but you entertained as well. You are obviously very talented and I wish you success in all your future endeavors.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge- so many musos are keen to keep this info close to their chest. Loved your version of cry me a river too! Awesome on both Vox & guitar 😍🤟
Mary Spender, you’re a gem.
Much respect. 1st time I noticed the bicycle tattoo and bicycle on your guitar. I'm an even bigger fan now. Thanks for making Tuesday's tolerable.
Thank you for this very helpful video 😊
this video is very well explained, organized and informative. Even of 2 years ago or so it contained a lot of great tips and insight.
Great style beautiful presentation and voice thank you for sharing . Love your accent God bless
been watching your videos for a couple of weeks and I just wanted to say thank you for your useful tips. keep up the good work
True musician, you even explained working a PA in time to the music!
I like how you have a drone an smartphone to photograph your gear.. thats next level greek!
Spot on Mary!!!!! I do basically the same thing, I'll digitech jamman stereo, the big blue pedal, but I also use Boss Rc 20( 2001)& rc20xl,as well as Roland powered speakers that run on batteries, some times no power, last more than the 4-5 hrs gigs! Rock on girl!!!!
Mary, Rob Chapman gave you a shout out in his Danelectro pedal review yesterday - check it out!
HAHA!
'Big Spender' is actually also the name of my Tone Prints for TC!
And it's the same colour as your Vigier! It's DESTINY!
That was exactly what I was singing in my head as I typed it ;) lol
This is a great video and very useful to see everything listed out with clear explanations for the reasoning behind each piece of gear. Nice playing, singing to boot! My hats off to you for the 4 hour gig, I don't think I could ever learn enough songs to play that long!
Thankyou. I just bought a mic with stand and amp. I thought that was all I needed for a very small boutique coffee shop!! Hope I don't need to get too much more. I have always just played guitar for friends. Branching out! Very helpful vid!
Thank you Mary for this super helpful video!!
I've just got my self the Rolan Cube Street Ex ,It is awesome for small venues ,or Busking
I can't recommend highly enough!
I second this, it's a fantastic amp for both.
I noticed that Mary Spender is getting as many views per video, if not more than Emma Blackery. I find that amazing because Emma Blackery has 1.4 million subscribers. Well done Mary 👍
I just love to hear you sing. What I also love is positive energy you project, it is so refreshing. Keep it up. Hopefully we get to see you on this side of the pond in 2018.
Killing it as always Mary! My solo set up is very similar sans the pedals, it makes me cry when I go out on tour with my other band that I play drums in because it's so much stuff to load and unload hahaha
you have a beautiful voice
In the US, you might need a U-Ground adapter for your Power Bar if you're playing an older venue, had to start a gig late once because I had only a Two Conductor AC Socket and a Three Conductor Power Bar, someone did a store run while I set up.
Holy cow! such a good content. Practical in 2021.
i almost cried @ 8:15 when you stopped playing :D , thanks for the video :D
>Bizzare instagram-y layout
Please look up "knolling". It's actually got a super interesting history, but it's also super handy
Just picked up the DD500 which has an excellent looper on it.
Great talk Mary, happy to see we use the same loop station 👏🏼,
May get to see you in Manchester, transport required. Enjoy the tour. 🕊
That Stagepas is such a reliable bit of kit for the cash. I bought one new about four or five years ago and it was well worth the investment.
Thats the great thing about PA for musicians, if you've got access to gigs then PA pays for itself within a couple of months or so.
I just bought Faux Americana on Itunes and in my opinion, there is only one reason you aren't signed to a recording contract and touring the world right now. The damned recording industry drove itself right into the ground and kept its foot on the pedal until it was buried. Back in the day, someone would have signed you quickly! First new music I've bought in ages. Seriously. I mainly listen to the Stones and Zeppelin. lol Perhaps it's time for a new Album or EP? I'd buy it. :)
Hey Spiritbro77, you should definitely go to maryspender.bigcartel.com and check out the CDs Mary has for sale. As well as being absurdly great value, you get a lovely handwritten note! Screw you iTunes, cant do that can ya??
Pete Carpenter thanks! That link was just what I was looking for. Bought two CDs to add to my iTunes Faux Americana!
Great video Mary, thanks for all the detail of the setup, great performance of your skills too..... very nice
A great way to stop drunk people from crashing into you and your gear is to run an led rope light on the floor in front of the area you want to play. It's amazing how well it works as a boundary line, even the most pissed punters respect its power!
yellow caution tape is nice too. lots of it.
kodiak wild good idea!
The Penny Drops just take a tazer and when you think their gonna smash your shit you just aim the tazer gun at them and WHAM! LOL
Grant Ferstat Ha! Were you in the Blues Brothers playing rawhide by any chance?!
Psychedelic Electric Juice Anything to save my teeth getting knocked out by a falling mic! They’d have to release a footswitchable tazer though, don’t want to stop playing to take aim and fire!
So much stuff! Super helpful vid, really opened my eyes to the world of gigging.
That sounded great Mary..Good luck on your tour.
very nice, I run a Bose system and love it. Keep on making music and living life.
Great show yet again.
Love you your videos. You make it look so easy, when its not. You have incredible talent.
Excellent advice and performance.
You rock Mary, nice playing and vocals.
And dont forget a flashlight :D it can be really hard to see anything on stage when you have to do anything to your rig without one
Just use your iPhone man. Flashlight built in and you are gonna have on you anyway.
it's still a flashlight. also, some phones dont have one built in. And some people dont like the distraction of having a phone on them while playing.
And sometimes you need to set up the light hands free and that's difficult with a phone. I also put a small pair of wire cutters in my case.
Randall Marks exactly!
my thought would be NEVER use a mobile phone (or any transmitting device) anywhere near an amplifier because of the transmission sounds it will surely get caught and amplified finding their way to your speakers.
You are awesome Mary
BEST CHANNEL; OUT THERE
Great video! Thanks for the insight of your setup. I've seen you on TH-cam with Phil and others but never heard you play. You are awesome! I wish you much success.
Very efficient , Mary! I wish you a great carreer!
Thanks for sharing Mary.
Great video. Just starting all this myself, very early stages yet . Thanks for sharing the info 😊
Great video, most help yet I've found online.....
Great video! Your content is really helpful for a starting solo gigging musician. Thanks a lot.
Hi Mary
Enjoyed your video: you’ve got a beautiful voice, it sounds very tight and clear. Good looping too.
My tip for new gear: Seagull guitars offer great value for money, as well as the yamaha A3 (China) and A5 (Japan)
For backing tracks I now work with Roland mc101: so deep…
Thankxx
GerBard
Choosday Choosday Choosday Choosday Tawks!
Amazing video for a new artist, thanks for sharing your great knowledge with others. Bless you .
Great vid. Your voice is amazing !!
wow!... that sounded really good!... just discovered u on andertons tv when u shopped for an amp with capt Lee...I must say, your very talented!.... congrats
Great information!
Lovely voice!
Another great vid, thanks Mary! I wish I had seen this video before I started gigging, might have saved me some time and money. Although buying gear is fun, right? The Roland Cube is also handy for busking (aka "paid rehearsals!) although I prefer to use in-ear monitors for much better volume control and saving my ears (I have the SE215's, not the 425's that Mary uses, as I don't work for Shure and I'm not as good a musician as Mary is, hence less budget!). Oh, and whilst more expensive, if you can afford a wifi mixer (I use and love the Soundcraft Ui12) then you can save settings (mix, volume, effects, even backing tracks) for venues and re-use them when you play there again and get your friend/lover/groupie/bar manager (or 16yo son in my case) to roam the venue with an iPad/tablet and adjust the sound whilst hearing precisely what the audience is hearing. Love your work Mary, thanks again.
I just randomly found your channel. Excellent information and outstanding talent. You’ve got a new subscriber.
You really sound so good singing..Great informative video.
sounds great Mary ! Thanks.
Great clip Mary. Loved it!
Thanx. Gonna gig in lockdown.
Hi Mary, hey that was really great way to explain the gear plus you made it very ez for me to understand 👍thanks for the video
This is so helpful Mary!! Thanks so much for this very specific info.
Another bit of essential gear everyone forgets - a $10 outlet tester. Plugging into an ungrounded power outlet can make for a not so fun gig.
great stuff... thanks very useful
One important way to stay self-sufficient at a gig is to bring your own beverage or whatever you require to keep you going (preferably water). I've known musicians who immediately go to the bar, open a tab and have drinks delivered throughout the evening. Then there's a bill at the end and this muddles the payment transaction.
Wow, very nice video. Alot of useful information. The only thing that surprised me was that you didn't have any redundancy in any of your equipment, in case of a problem. I one time got a phone call from a guitar player because he was setting up at a gig and he accidentally dropped his guitar amp. He normally brings two amps, two guitars, etc. but thought he would be ok. The amp was acting up initially during sound check. I almost drove him my bigger amp to help him out. He got it working and it luckily worked all night without incident. Just a thought. Thanks for your video.
Great Video Mary... Awesome and inspiring
Excellent video. Excellent advice.
Great video and you are a very talented musician!
Another great video Mary!
Tips for solo gigging lead guitar and vocals to backing tracks. Please
Great Job!!!
Love my chewsday talks! Mary come to NEW England ;-) One can only hope lol. Keep up all the great inspiring work. Cheers from the States!
Well done! I do some amateur performing and have a much less professional (and expensive) set-up for a variety of reasons. I really thought you explained what you use and why quite well. I would have liked to hear about your lighting and what you chose for that. Thank you!
Great video...and list..
This stuff is basically the stuff im learning at college. I mean WOW. but she explains the home equipment needed for a usual studio. glad she made a studio tour video. now that ive marked down every equipment on my phone its time to get a job and save up for the stuff i need and enjoy life like never bfore.
Hey. How did it went?
@@MinorScalesMajorFuckups went great. Got myself a nice studio setup and I'm feelin like a pro. 😎✌️
@@sivlee8909 cool!
That was a great instructional, thank you. I like the idea of using the Street Cube as a monitor. It's a wedge, who woulda thunk?
Very inspiring and usefull video! Thank you Mary!
You are really really great😊
Hurray...! A songbook...! I'm rubbish at rembering lyrics too and always have my songbook on a stand in front of me - very low and flat so as not to look too obvious, but there none the less. In my world, no songbook - no gig! :0) Great video Mary - ta very much!
Thank you.
Great video!
Love your videos ....keep up the great work.