What to Bring, Part 2 - Playing with Others Series

Now for the mic. The mic is easy, it's what sounds best with the amp you're bringing, though one consideration could be helpful. If you're playing with a REALY loud band, and you commonly get drowned out, bring your cleaner mic. Distortion equals feedback... so your more distorted mic is more likely to feed back. Your more distorted mic will also tend to be more bassy and muted, which is not what you need to cut through and be heard.