[Rick Lee]

When I've done soundchecks, I always enjoyed having another guitar player sit in while I walked around the venue and talked to the sound guy. It sounds so different when you're not standing a few ft. in front of the amp. And I often sat on the drum kit for soundcheck while our drummer checked out the sound in front. I've been told so many times that I'm incredibly loud when I could barely hear myself on stage. I never try to overtake the others, but it is hard to play well when you can't hear yourself. And God forbid you're using various pedals and channels and can't hear when you've hit the wrong one, but everyone else can.