What to Bring, Part 3 - Playing with Others Series

Now for the amp. The rule-of-thumb is to bring an amp that's loud enough to hear yourself on the bandstand without monitors. I'm not saying loud enough for the audience to hear you... that's the PA system's job. If you don't have a large enough amp, then you can rely on monitor's, though this is not always the safest bet (you're at the mercy of the sound engineer to balance the monitors and control feedback).