On Facebook, there was an ad for an accessory by D'addario. I clicked on it. "Ohhh - that would be handy!" The power of advertising.
"What is D'addario, Jim?" Thanks for asking. D'addario is a company that makes guitar stuff. Guitar strings, tuners, all kinds of accessories, pics, drum sticks, drum heads, winders for changing guitar strings, violin strings... lots of things.
This particular thing that caught my eye: a mic stand "stuff holder"...
Joan ordered one (at my request). It came in, and...
It holds all the little odds and ends that you like to have right at hand (like a capo, a tuner, pics, etc); even has a cup holder attachment and separate pic holders (above). For the right gig - a tip "jar"...
And if you are playing someplace that doesn't want you to utilize a tip jar, you can remove it (snaps off) or, my solution...
How did I go this long and not know something like this was a thing? I have seen other mic stand trays, but nothing this handy. You attach the base of this thing to the mic stand, and everything else snaps on/off. Pretty cool. They call it a mic stand accessory; I would call it a mic stand caddy.
Another thing that we searched out: good guitar cables. I have had 3 of the cheaper ones crap out on me in the last couple weeks. Turns out, these CableWorks instrument cables (Composer Series) are more than good - these are the nicest guitar cables I've seen. They feel good in your hand, nice rubber shielding, and they click in and out of the guitar and amp like... buttah. Very nice.
All guitar cables are not created equal. Joan said, "Pick out some good ones and you won't be replacing them all the time." We'll see how these hold up, but I am impressed.
Yeah, some would consider these "little things"... but they are accessories that will make the playing experience more pleasant. I tried them out in my music room today, and they'll get used on our next gig on Tuesday.
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