BrokenFusion":1e03qrkg said:
How do you pick which rig you gig with? Do you switch it up and stick with one setup? I have a bunch of cool amps plus an AX8 and can't seem to settle on one setup.
Personally, I play several different genres of music, and depending on what the gig is (Style, logistics: big stage, small stage, outdoor festival, Studio gig, Radio/TV gig, band lineup, my role as guitarist rhythm/lead, one, two or more guitarists on stage) determines the appropriate gear to select. If, using a large setup-- the $ the gig pays determines how elaborate I choose to be.
To me, gear are tools, and I tend to think of them in 2 categories: 'On their own', & 'combined w/ other gear'. The 2nd category ('combined w/ other gear'), is an overall comprehensive approach, which usually dictates.
Some gigs are acoustic gigs, some smaller blues gigs/club gigs (simpler/smaller gear selected/preferred). The Big rig is always my preferred rig, as far as variety of tone(s), and ease of use, but it's big, heavy, expensive, and not all gigs require such a potential for such variety.
Having multiple rigs also serves well, if there are 2 or more gigs requiring some travel and placing limitations of time to travel & setup, because when one gig is finished, the other gear is already at the 2nd gig, so I can just get in my car or on a plane and just take a minimal amount of gear.