Shawn wrote:

We got the gig the day before as a fill in for a band that cancelled.
They wanted us set up and soundchecked before 5pm which was impossible
considering some of the band member's schedules for that day.
We were told that since this was a short notice thing they would be
flexible on the times.

The whole band doesn't have to be there for sound check in those
circumstances. Two people can do it if they know what they're doing.


I got there at 430pm and the pa was already set up as were the drums,
the other guitar and the bass rig. All we were lacking was my guitar
rig and the keyboard rig.

That would have been the perfect time to set up your rig & soundcheck what
you had in place. Then worse case is you have to get keys up on the fly,
which is usually a piece of cake.


Having read all the posts in this thread I can think of several things
I should have done.

That's a good sign.


There were some things I knew I could do but I
got flustered and forgot.

Quick, write them down before you forget them again. Then you'll have a
checklist for next time.