Acoustic Gig Tips

Get gig-ready with TG’s guide to creating the perfect onstage acoustic guitar set-up

- Chris Bird, Richard Blenkinsop

Whether you’re busking solo or you play in a band, making sure your acoustic rig is set up just right is key to delivering a great performance. There are countless potential pitfalls but we’re here to steer you in the right direction and ensure your gigs go to plan. We’re well into making our gig-lives easier here at TG Towers! Broadly, we’d say the following tips fall into the following categories: sonic improvements, tonal troubleshooting and set-up advice, essential gear purchases, and backups/preparation for those unforeseen gear failures. Read on as we help you get your acoustic rig gig-ready.

01 TRAVEL LIGHT WITH YOUR GUITAR

We could fill the mag with acoustic guitar recommendations, but if portability is a concern then a travel-size guitar is a must. These tend to be short-scale and smaller bodied, yet bigger and more 'grown up' than a 3/4-size guitar. Sheeran by Lowden's range includes the W and S series, both available at various prices, with and without pickups. Taylor's GS Mini and Martin's Little Martin ranges have been popular high-quality choices for a few years now. And Guild's M-240E Westerly Concert Electro is another great option that we've used ourselves here at TG.

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