What's a Nashville Bus Gig Like? 

The fact that you're willing to pitch in and do whatever needs to be done says a lot for your worth ethic!

I was luck enough to ride on the bus with the Allman Brothers Band for 10 days back in the mid-1980's out of Nashville. A dear friend of mine, Billy Ray Reynolds was good friends with Dicky and Greg and invited me along. There were 3 big shows, the last one was The Ohio River Festival. This was during the Enlightened Rouges Tour with Bonnie Bramlett singing back up, Dave Goldflies on Bass and dangerous Dan Toler on guitar with Dicky. In fact, we were on Elvis's old bus named TCB and had a blowout somewhere in Ohio! This was an experience I will never forget...

Idea: Talk about the economics of touring like that. What is the bus costing to rent? What was the cost of fuel? The business side of "show business" is usually more interesting than the "show" side. There's another channel, I think it's called "Tank the Tech", he talked about this, must have been last year (specifically about tour bus costs), it was pretty interesting. An interview with your tour manager would be cool, what are the biggest challenges of touring in 2024? How has touring changed since they first started tour managing? Etc.

08:47 Glad you're liking those two pedals, Tim!

Great video Tim. Always fun to watch!

Last tour bus I was on was dime and Vinnie's on Dec 7th 2004. I sure do miss following bands! This brings back memories

The music sounds better each week. I can't wait to see you all live. The whole band sounds great. The bass player is stepping it up . I am watching a band full of really good musicians who like to jam for the audience. As you know there are endless possibilities with music. There is a lifetime worth of having fun and jamming the way you guys play.

Always great, my man!!! I always loved busses and the nice stage!!! I guess I'm living a little vicariously through you!!! Thank you!!!

Can’t spell Tim without TM! Keep crushing dude. Love the production style you’re going after.

Thanks for showing us the tour bus & concert footage…enjoying the “ Tim Aven” videography as you say. A tour bus is definitely a great bonding experience for bands, but I can see that after a long tour, you need your space.

This is gonna be the best tour bus this town has ever seen.

Thanks for another gig video! These are so fun to watch!

That was really great. So much fun to follow you to those events and get a glimpse backstage. Great stuff.

Bruh..you’re a hero haulin’ that shit onto the bus! Props!!! 🇨🇦

You are just making memories and reminding me of mine...on the big bus outta Nash! I was so hoping you were going to be at Kroger in Herm, but I didn't recognize the hedges. lol. :) Enjoy every moment because waaaaay down the line, you'll be looking back at your career like me! The best news is that your gen's have these magical video cameras in your pocket to document everything and store it on YT! You are killin' it! Most of all HAVE FUN!!!! Whooo hoooo! Bus surfin' USA! (We had a no poop rule)

Great video. Something that is really cool is that you’re showing folks, especially the younger guys, that you can play and sound great without having to buy Custom Shop guitars. I love you’re playing the SE and showing how good it is. So many guys I talk to think they have to have a $3-4K guitar to sound good and advance in the business. I have a lot of guitars but I use my MIM Fenders and my Inspired By Gibson Les Paul and Firebird most of the time. Keep these videos coming for us local musicians just playing the weekend gigs. I wish you continued success and happy trails!

Guitar, Golf, and Gigging. It doesn’t get much better.

I was totally thinking, "Wonder what light he is using." Looks great.

It sounds like your friend did an excellent job filling in.

Great video. Some sick drumming going on there too.

Dude, I just watched this video. Loved the bus tour, walking up on stage, watching the band playing down in the crowd. I liked your swinging back and forth to Tripp on drums. I was digging your guitar solo, to bad it got cut off by Gopro. Great video, Tim 🤘🏻

Such a cool vlog. Looked like a fun gig! Thanks for bringing us along.

This is pretty cool of you to take the time to film this while your working. Nice job.

you are showing a good angle to see how you like your guitar's action

Original I'm not far from Port Huron. Closer to Detroit however. Been to Port Huron many times and crossed the bridge into Canada to go to London Ontario when I played in a band.Now I live in Huntsville Alabama, for decades. Love your videos. All of them!

Video and audio is awesome.did the bus thing for years. We owned our own but. Can be fun now and then.

Interesting video!

ya, this is way better than a "busk" gig

Great bus !!... what fun

I wish I would have known that you were going to be in Port Huron,Mi. I live 10 miles south of Port Huron in St. Clair,Mi. I would have come out and seen ya jam. Great video as always.

Did I hear some Eric Church Springsteen? Thanks Tim for all you do for us!!

Sounds and looks great!!

Very cool vid sounds great too !!

I’m watching this on my Apple Watch at the gym working out. Keep it Volgging

as always, another killer video! that amp was kickin too, need to get a second one out there haha

I, too, sleep in the bottom rear passenger bunk lol. I play bass and TM for Wyatt Flores. If we share a festival bill sometime soon I'll try to come say hey!

That really looks like a good trip!

Strumbrellas, Canadian rock band from Ontario... real good

Enjoy your videos!! I got a Belle, my first Wampler and I live 10 miles from Brian, I also have one of the original Full-Drive 2’s, they do sound good together

Great video as always

I love Suhr!!!! Not even a guitar player and I want to own that cab... Ian Thornley reps them well also!!!!!

I really enjoyed this video Thank you Tim. I hear so many negative stories about GoPro and have had bad luck myself. I hope you find a solution your happy with

Hey Tim, good stuff as always. problem with the GoPro is that the batteries run out very quickly. That's probably what's happening. You should be able to connect an external battery to it (larger capacity) that can run for a few hours. That way you can set it and forget it. Don't give up on the GoPro just yet ;)

Welcome back!

No #2 on the bus. 😁

Fascinating once again; really enjoy the logistical rundown and the little bit of show footage. Curious about set lists; does it vary much or is it pretty consistent?

Did you guys try to write new material while on the bus? Thx for letting us tag along!!!!

light is great

Thanks for the tour of the bus. I am totally fascinated by tour buses. Question: do you/the band bring a backup amp...just in case of a failure?

Leland Sklar films all his venues too.Check him if you haven't already. Thanx for the tour.

shitting in porta potties is the part of playing festivals not enough musicians are talking about lol

So, is that tour natural hair or a perm? I just have to know! It looks so good!

Cool stuff..that's a really wide lens ya got there. Is that like a 14mm? Might wanna tighten up on that...I'm still enjoying your content bro...Happy trails.

I cannot believe you still use a Fulldrive. Great pedal ,but it takes up too much space. Go with a Moxie, or any Lovepedal COT.

How can my band get festival gigs like this?

I thought it said "busk" gig lol .i guess you are beyond that though lol

Do you/the band make money on a gig like this? The expenses and overhead seems pretty high for a 2-3 hour show..

Do you ever see really good bands and wonder why they aren't BIG and famous..... Do you know the secret formula to become big and famous

How much was the Bus rental?

26:25 - what song is this?

Who is the snorer?

Do I send my address for the guitar I won? ; ) yes the lighting is definitely better looking.