| Did you do a long warm up before the sound check?
Here's my theory:
You have what I call finicky chops. Since you are an amatuer, your chops are not conditioned to play "on call". So you get them warmed up and ready for the sound check and then you rest for 4 hours. When you come back they are stiff and no-responsive. AND it takes longer to get them loose again.
Think of a baseball pitcher who has just pitched 7 innings and is doing well. Then his team bats and scores 10 runs and he sits on the bench for 45 minutes. That pitcher is often pulled at that point.
My suggestion:
Do the sound check cold and hardly play. Take a break and do your normal warm up for the gig.
Heck whenever I do a soundcheck, I play pp so the soundman will turn my mic up!
HTH
Eb |