Can't see shit on stage

[archlilim]

Hey doomers, need your help. Played my first show in four years tonight. It went facking great, but I couldn't see shit on stage and fucked up a LOT of riffs tbh. I have a degenerative eye condition that makes it hard to see in low light and I'm kinda a shitty guitar player anyway so I definitely need to look down from time to time to see wtf I'm doing with my fingers. Anyone have any fixes for some kinda unobtrusive light source I could bring on stage to light my neck up?

[conky]

Get two of these for the stage and aim them at the floor. They also have a handheld flashlight for 5 bucks that works great too. Just tape a piece of transparent colored plastic and you're in business.

EDIT: dunno why the link didn't show up.

http://www.tractorsupply.com/en/store/j ... _vc=-10005

http://www.tractorsupply.com/en/store/d ... _vc=-10005

[archlilim]

Was there meant to be a link?

[whiskey_face]

holy expensive suggestion
save up for an alembic with led fretmarkers and inlays

cheap suggestion
maybe a small xlip on light for your headstock aimed at uour hands?

[KaosCill8r]

I would just gaffa tape a small L.E.D torch to my headstock.

[ShaolinLambKiller]

set a fire in the middle of the stage and use that to light your riffs

[pelliott]

Headlamp

[archlilim]

set a fire in the middle of the stage and use that to light your riffs

[morange]

Wear night vision goggles. Looks like they come with a free microphone; you do any vocals?

[archlilim]

Get two of these for the stage and aim them at the floor. They also have a handheld flashlight for 5 bucks that works great too. Just tape a piece of transparent colored plastic and you're in business.

EDIT: dunno why the link didn't show up.

http://www.tractorsupply.com/en/store/j ... _vc=-10005

http://www.tractorsupply.com/en/store/d ... _vc=-10005

I like these. Thanks!

[archlilim]

Also found these: http://www.musiciansfriend.com/accessor ... -led-light

[Jäke]

I gots me one of those Fret Lightz things. The blue one. I found that clipping it to your strap (a few inches up from the strap button on the upper bout) versus on your strungs/headstock works best. It's pretty inexpensive, but also it somewhat chintzy. The light part seems to love to fall out of the holder, but nothing done tape can't remedy.

YMMV

[antennafarm]

Wear night vision goggles. Looks like they come with a free microphone; you do any vocals?

mic isn't included. it looks like the mouthpiece for a set of MSA headset. pretty nice closed ear-protection that has an amplifier that automatically flips off when there's a loud and sudden sound (say, a gun or explosion vs a loud truck running or whatnot). they plug directly into a communications device, which pipes the audio into the headset and then you have a push-to-talk to activate the mic.

[Chankgeez]

Wear night vision goggles. Looks like they come with a free microphone; you do any vocals?

mic isn't included. it looks like the mouthpiece for a set of MSA headset. pretty nice closed ear-protection that has an amplifier that automatically flips off when there's a loud and sudden sound (say, a gun or explosion vs a loud truck running or whatnot). they plug directly into a communications device, which pipes the audio into the headset and then you have a push-to-talk to activate the mic.

Yeah, but what happens when the audience busts out the flashbangs?

[archlilim]

Wear night vision goggles. Looks like they come with a free microphone; you do any vocals?

mic isn't included. it looks like the mouthpiece for a set of MSA headset. pretty nice closed ear-protection that has an amplifier that automatically flips off when there's a loud and sudden sound (say, a gun or explosion vs a loud truck running or whatnot). they plug directly into a communications device, which pipes the audio into the headset and then you have a push-to-talk to activate the mic.

Yeah, but what happens when the audience busts out the flashbangs?

LOLL