I only used the iPod as a player not a chord or sheet music reader. Of course it's too small for that. So now, yes, my new device rig needs all three, iPod, iPhone, as a backup and an iPad for the space to load lead sheets etc.
On the gig the other day, there was no music stand, just a table with the PA amp and mixer, which left little room for anything other than my beer, a Boss Delay and the iPod. I chose tunes I knew. Of course if I were a one man outfit it would be different.
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