One of my favorite guitar players is Stevie Ray Vaughan. I have learned, and stolen, a ton from him over the years. In the process, I’ve seen a lot of footage of his shows. I could listen to SRV for hours, and every time I’d learn something new.
When a performer is as good as Stevie was, you’d expect to see great people working with them. Today, I’m going to show you the most amazing roadie/musician moment I’ve ever seen.
A roadie/guitar tech has many jobs, but the most critical is to make sure that the musician’s guitar works, and is in tune…
Everytime… Without fail.
The clip below is shining example of how important it is to have a good guitar tech.
When a performer is as good as Stevie was, you’d expect to see great people working with them. Today, I’m going to show you the most amazing roadie/musician moment I’ve ever seen.
A roadie/guitar tech has many jobs, but the most critical is to make sure that the musician’s guitar works, and is in tune…
Everytime… Without fail.
The clip below is shining example of how important it is to have a good guitar tech.
Stevie is playing the solo to “Look at Little Sister”, but just as the solo starts, he breaks a string. Behind the scenes, the guitar tech has grabbed the replacement guitar and is preparing for the exchange. What happens next is a ballet of motions that leads to the most efficient guitar swap I have ever seen. The guitar is unplugged, and the strap removed. The guitar is passed to the tech and the new guitar is passed to Stevie. The new guitar is plugged in, and Stevie, not missing a beat, continues the song while the guitar tech puts the strap on the new guitar.
My question to you is this… Was the guitar swap practiced, or is that just how good you get when you play a million shows and break a thousand strings?
My question to you is this… Was the guitar swap practiced, or is that just how good you get when you play a million shows and break a thousand strings?
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