Diary Entry May 30th 2026 – What it took to Get on Stage. #independentmusic #singersongwriter

Diary Entry May 30th 2026 – What it took to get on the stage. A look at the planning and prep and actual heavy lifting involved to play a festival stage. Setting up my guitar sound 'Acoustic', 'Electric' and 'Bass' from just one guitar. Takamine Cooltube II Piezo with an additional LR Baggs M8. Using an ABY pedal. Restringing an acoustic guitar. Micing a Farmer Foot Drum. Boundary Microphone for picking up percussive sounds (Behringer BA 19A Condenser Boundary Microphone for Instrument Applications). Essential gig storage and transport options. Consumable cost (guitar strings and batteries). Setting up on stage and the concluding strip down and reload in the van. 0:00 This week 0:25 Wild Festivals 0:54 12 pedal Farmer Foot Drum 1:12 Boundary Microphone 1:43 Custom Guitar Pedal Board 1:54 Tablet 2:00 IKEA bar stool used with the foot drum 2:13 Takamine Guitar 2:28 Using the ABY pedal 2:58 Organisation and storage 4:04 Consumable cost (guitar strings and batteries) 4:50 Cable count 5:43 Restringing a guitar 7:29 Loading the van 8:10 Heading to the Festival 8:21 Stage setup 9:58 Stage strip down and reloading the van 11:02 Final message