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What is your 'line check' song?

#21
Depends on my mood, and how many people are there.

Ususally, it's either of these 2:
"Chick Magnet" - MxPx
"Bomb Track" - Rage Against the Machine

Sometimes, I just do an E blues riff.

We usually do a sound check song to make sure everything is balanced. If we don't do one of our songs (usually the one that we need some last minute work on), we'll do "Nur Ein Wort" by the German group Wir Sind Helden.
 
#25
something very boring like just Low E alternating E at the 7th on A string playing 8ths and quarters.

we have a rule in my band not to "play a song" before we start. Because it spoils the effect of the first song. We are good enough to know how loud we need to be.

So then when we hit the first note of our first song it's a stunning effect.

That would be spoiled (and often is by many bands) by widdling around, playing well-known riffs that utimately go nowhere. Or by one-two-one-two-uh-uh mic checks. I say a silly little rhyme or something to make it more interesting. "one-two" drives me nuts.

showmanship I guess.
 
#30
F-Clef-Jef said:
I play chromatically, slowly up from the low E (on my 4 string) trying to find any frequencies that "pop" or "ring" and let the sound guy tweak and EQ away... then play something simple along with drums to get a balance.

that's what the sound check is for.
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Never quite understood why guys felt they had to wank tunes during sound check. Screw around after the FOH has you dialed in...sure I've done that with whatever strikes me at the moment, but more to loosen the fingers up than to blow anyone away with my bad dad licks.

I also play octaves up the neck, very deliberately as whole notes. This gives your FOH time to hear what on the neck is going to be a bitch to cope with in the space.

I've seen a similar topic several times on this forum and I just don't get the need. Kind of like premature ejaculation, why blow your bad self before you even get to pick up your date. Kind of like the old bull and young bull talkin' bout running down the hill to see if you cab catch a couple cows to nail...and the old bull says...let's walk down instead and nail em all.

Each to his own, and if showing people what you got before giving them a reason to want to see what you got, then go for it. I can lay down some serious whack sh*t, but it will be in the context of the show.

Just never got why guys felt that was important.
 
#31
BritPicker said:
something very boring like just Low E alternating E at the 7th on A string playing 8ths and quarters.

we have a rule in my band not to "play a song" before we start. Because it spoils the effect of the first song. We are good enough to know how loud we need to be.

So then when we hit the first note of our first song it's a stunning effect.

That would be spoiled (and often is by many bands) by widdling around, playing well-known riffs that utimately go nowhere. Or by one-two-one-two-uh-uh mic checks. I say a silly little rhyme or something to make it more interesting. "one-two" drives me nuts.

showmanship I guess.
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But you're falling a tad short on the mic check, try singing something you have to sing during the show or something you are strong and familiar with. When I mix I don't need to hear you say anything. I do need to hear what the power and tone of your singing voice is. I need to set a gain level that is strong and not clipping. You do sing louder as most out there would, than you say "check 1-2-3" don't ya? I've already done enough 1-2-3's ahead of you to see where resonant tone issues will be. SING IT! Don't talk it. Unless of course that is how you sing....talking I mean.
 

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