What's your soundcheck song?

[Bazmono]

Who else out there has a certain song they play everytime they're soundchecking at a gig?

Lately I've been playing "Journey to the end of East Bay" by Rancid, followed by "Execution Commentary" by Muse when I'm checking my distortion levels. Anybody else care to share?

[chris griffiths]

living for the city

[Elrend]

A waltz in C-major, always.

[johnboy65]

money. covers my spectrum pretty well

[pasta4lnch]

I usually play in small/medium restaurants and bars/clubs that usually have lots of people in there before I get there so my sound check is usually a thump on one of my strings to make sure I got sound and tweak as I go on what ever the first tune of the night is

[Frohman]

In my one band it's "Scumbag Blues" by Them Crooked Vultures. Good for testing both my clean and fuzz-sound. It's a song where if there are any weaknesses, will come forward pretty clearly.

In my other band it's a song called "Spontaneous Selfcombustion" for checking my distortion- and synth-pedals and another one called "Element Boogie" for checking my Wah-pedal and slap-sound. Both are originals.

[vstring3]

Sir Duke by Stevie Wonder

[A Strohman]

My band plays a metaled up version of Beds Are Burning and if we actually have time for a soundcheck, we usually end up doing the chorus of that song. Otherwise, we aproximate and tweak on the fly.

[lowend range]

"Quartered in the Woods" by Necroabortion.

People think we just got really pumped up and started thrashing, but we only do about 40 seconds.

[spaz21387]

the king of the hill theme song everyone seems to laugh when i do my sound check... im hoping its because of my sound check song choice.

[Bassdirty]

Depends...usually suttin from the third set....or songs we dont play much anymore...like Love removal Machine,...or Tie your mother down..

It really varies.

[pinz]

Originally Posted by johnboy65

money. covers my spectrum pretty well

Same here

[bigchad64]

Another One Bites the Dust

[nostatic]

In one of the bands, usually "Caves of Altamira."

Last night in another band, we did a bit of "Cold Duck Time" on the fly.

In another band, more likely "Autumn Leaves" or "Summertime."

Next week in another band/gig it'll probably be "Sara Smile" or maybe "Brandy."

[JimB52]

Whole Lotta Love or an original song.

[((KamiKaZe))]

crazy "KamiKaZe" arpegios with some chords

[lenorules1950]

"Found Out About You"- Gin Blossoms

[SantiagoGT15]

yyz - Rush
Chello suite 1. - Bach
Run - Casiopea

well that's just about it, I usualy only play bits but enough to get THE sound

[Skluurg]

I like to play Forest Fire by the Dead Kennedys.

[nattydreads]

very intersting topic ahaha

for metal we would usually jam colt 45 - afro man(heavy as tits of course)
and my acoustic rig we usually just jive on originals