We got back on stage for our second set...

[Chickenwheels]

...and our female singer and keyboard player had turned the guitar amp around to face the curtain at the back of the stage.
Earlier, when he arrived at the gig, our guitarist had been asked by security at the casino to check his guitar into the cloak room before he could enter. This is the second time this has happened to him.
I gave him a hug after the gig.

 

[Ironbar]

I read that three times and I still don't get it.

 

[growlypants]

Australia...

 

[electracoyote]

Nope, no comprende.

Can we get an American English translation?

 

[alack]

Ummmmmmm............Fire the drummer?

 

[two fingers]

I read that three times and I still don't get it.

Nope, no comprende.

Can we get an American English translation?

Guitar player had to deal with a lot during the gig. First, security hassled him about his guitar. Then, during the set break, keys player stepped over the line and turned his guitar amp around without asking him. OP gave him a hug at the end of the gig to make him feel better.

 

[Stevorebob]

Here in the States, this is done all of the time. And there are many variations on the theme — fast epoxy on the volume and gain controls is a favorite.

 

[btmpancake]

when he arrived at the gig, our guitarist had been asked by security at the casino to check his guitar into the cloak room before he could enter

Uhh...Exactly what is a cloak room? Can I assume it's some sort of holding room of sorts?

 

[LBS-bass]

Uhh...Exactly what is a cloak room? Can I assume it's some sort of holding room of sorts?

A coat room. A place where you can hang your coat and leave your umbrella, etc.

 

[Flamingo21]

Guitar player had to deal with a lot during the gig. First, security hassled him about his guitar. Then, during the set break, keys player stepped over the line and turned his guitar amp around without asking him. OP gave him a hug at the end of the gig to make him feel better.

Thanks.

 

[btmpancake]

A coat room. A place where you can hang your coat and leave your umbrella, etc.

Really? And not worry about theft? Thanks for the reply LBS-bass.

 

[LBS-bass]

Really? And not worry about theft? Thanks for the reply LBS-bass.

Often they're manned. You check your coat with the attendant who gives you a receipt that you provide when you're ready to pick your coat up at the end of your meal or event or whatever it is.

 

[btmpancake]

Often they're manned. You check your coat with the attendant who gives you a receipt that you provide when you're ready to pick your coat up at the end of your meal or event or whatever it is.

Oh, okay. You can tell by my replies I've never played any upscaled or high profile gigs unless this is a regular routine for some places..thanks much again.

 

[Coolhandjjl]

Often they're manned. You check your coat with the attendant who gives you a receipt that you provide when you're ready to pick your coat up at the end of your meal or event or whatever it is.

So he played the gig with this little receipt rather than his guitar?

Or was the coatroom attendant in cahoots with the singer and keys player in a practical joke?

Or was the coatroom attendant just a douche?

 

[Rabidhamster]

Turning the amp around is to make the stage volume lower without turning down a tube amp. No big deal unless you've used your amp as a monitor half the gig and now don't have one.

I guess the security guys don't know live bands play there? What was the hassle? "Check that" no, I'm with the band dummy "okay sorry"?

 

[Coolhandjjl]

...and our female singer and keyboard player had turned the guitar amp around to face the curtain at the back of the stage...

The amp was so heavy it took both the singer and the keys player to move it, or is the singer and keys player the same person?

Was it as a joke or is he always too loud?

 

[Sixgunn]

Uhh...Exactly what is a cloak room? Can I assume it's some sort of holding room of sorts?

Wow! You don't get out much!!

 

[btmpancake]

Wow! You don't get out much!!

So true! The only holding room I've seen...nevermind.

 

[gln1955]

Oh, okay. You can tell by my replies I've never played any upscaled or high profile gigs unless this is a regular routine for some places..thanks much again.

It makes sense for a casino or anywhere else people wouldn't want to drag their coats along with them all night. Another added feature is you get to tip the attendant when you pick your coat up.

 

[two fingers]

Turning the amp around is to make the stage volume lower without turning down a tube amp. No big deal unless you've used your amp as a monitor half the gig and now don't have one.

It's a big freaking deal when a member of my band grabs my amp and turns it around without asking me. I'm not gonna touch your gear without asking you. You had better not touch mine without asking me.

It IS a "big deal".