cookieman15061 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Playing music for the opening night of local shopping season this Friday. We'll be outside but the weather won't be to bad, 40ish. A heatwave compared to last time we played one of these. It dropped into the teens and snowed. Frozen fingers are not conducive to quality soloing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparquelito Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Oh man. My band has endured outdoor gigs this past year like you wouldn't believe! Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall. Big challenges for moisture control and for keeping guitars in tune when it's either hot and moist or cold and dry. You just have to keep soft cotton bandanas or terry-cloth towels handy, plenty of Finger-Eaze, and check your tuning more often than you think you should!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Playing music for the opening night of local shopping season this Friday. We'll be outside but the weather won't be to bad, 40ish. A heatwave compared to last time we played one of these. It dropped into the teens and snowed. Frozen fingers are not conducive to quality soloing. You must be a glutton for punishment, cookieman! Just hope the wind isn't blowing, as 40 degrees will feel like 20! The coldest outdoor gig I ever played was a damp 52 degrees, with near 100 percent humidity, and a 15-20 mph wind, from the North, blowing across our stage! It was the most miserable gig, I've ever played, "comfort" wise. CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karloff Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 One of the things I like about outdoor gigs you usually get to play louder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Playing music for the opening night of local shopping season this Friday. We'll be outside but the weather won't be to bad, 40ish. A heatwave compared to last time we played one of these. It dropped into the teens and snowed. Frozen fingers are not conducive to quality soloing. Was that last year when you were playing under that plastic tent? Hope this gig goes great. B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fromnabulax Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 I feel your pain cookieman. I've posted this picture before: Christmas Eve last year, western New York, below 30 in a barn. Oh MAN! I gig in all weather extremes, and when I do church work I do so with no pay. I'll be doing the barn again this year too, as well as strolling the streets with carolers bearing up against the Lake Erie winds. This is why I have indoor guitars as well as outdoor guitars. I tell ya' cookieman... I feel your pain. Now if I could just feel my fingers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Hope it goes well for you, good Luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 yikes, out side gigs in the winter,,.. in these parts (Central Massachusetts)... we just say no.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L5Larry Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 All the best for the outdoor gig this week, just look at it as an adventure. Just don't let the one whiny band member (every band has one) bring the rest of you down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notes_Norton Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 I hope you get neither rain, sleet nor snow. Fair weather with gentle breezes are better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookieman15061 Posted December 2, 2015 Author Share Posted December 2, 2015 Was that last year when you were playing under that plastic tent? Hope this gig goes great. B) Lol that was it temps dropped all day then winds and snow just as we were starting. Two songs in and no feeling in my fingers. At least I had an excuse for the flubs. Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookieman15061 Posted December 3, 2015 Author Share Posted December 3, 2015 Here are some pics from that frozen gig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdgm Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 I'm sure it will go well. You're doing some Xmas-type toons, right? Best wishes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookieman15061 Posted December 3, 2015 Author Share Posted December 3, 2015 I'm sure it will go well. You're doing some Xmas-type toons, right? Best wishes! Yeah, some we do the traditional arrangement and others we jazz up a bit so we can jam some but its all fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookieman15061 Posted December 5, 2015 Author Share Posted December 5, 2015 Well the weather stayed decent and the gig went well everyone was in a festive mood and my chilly finger flubs were hardly noticeable. Here's some pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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