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Be Ready For The Gig W/ Corey Congilio

October 3, 2026 · 1 h 13 min

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Today we're joined by friend of the show @coreycongilio A fantastic guitar player and educator with countless gigs under his belt, we dive into to preparing for early days of gigging. The guys walk through some of things you have to do before and during a gig to help be ready, battle nerves, and being a good hang.

Learn more about Corey's Lessons Here https://workingclassguitar.com/

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Timestamps
00:00:00 Intro
00:07:30 Mythos Enclosures
00:08:38 Thanks so much Patrons!
00:12:35 Hot Take
00:16:34 Heritage headstock or Gibson headstock?
00:23:13 Main Topic
00:25:00 The best place to start as a gigging musician
00:27:35 Being prepared
00:30:00 Understanding your gear
00:31:30 Having a pedalboard professionally built
00:33:50 Cable routing
00:35:00 Can you get by with less?
00:37:10 Listen back to your performances
00:42:15 About your attitude
00:45:30 Have fun!
00:47:03 Smile through every mistake
00:48:45 John Osborne mistake
00:50:30 Battling nerves
00:57:28 Rig Dip
01:10:55 Thanks again Patrons!
01:11:05 Big thanks to Corey Congilio!

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