Editing Guster (section)

==Style==
Guster is often recognized for its choice of instruments during their earlier years: two members playing [[Guitar|acoustic guitars]] and one member playing various [[percussion instruments]]. Brian Rosenworcel, the band's percussionist (affectionately dubbed the Thunder God by fans), added to Guster's unique sound with a combination of [[Bongo drum|bongos]], [[cymbal]]s, and other drums, playing live shows using only his bare hands. While Miller played rhythm parts, Gardner would often play a bass line on his guitar. Guster's sound is recognized for its vocal harmonies, with both Miller and Gardner singing lead vocals on different songs; in songs such as "What You Wish For" and "Happier", the two members sing different lyrics simultaneously. While Guster's studio albums included more instrumental variety (e.g. [[violin]], [[bass guitar|bass]], [[drum kit]]), its live shows generally retained the same lineup until tours supporting its album ''Lost and Gone Forever,'' in which the band diversified by playing different instruments on some songs. At this time, Rosenworcel began introducing a more traditional drum kit into the stage and studio performances in an effort to move away from bare-hand percussion.

Guster's live shows have a style of their own. For encores, the band has sometimes featured drummer Brian Rosenworcel moving to the front microphone and singing humorous covers. These have ranged from [[Temple of the Dog]]'s "[[Hunger Strike (song)|Hunger Strike]]" to [[4 Non Blondes]]' "[[What's Up? (4 Non Blondes song)|What's Up?]]"<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/pVktuh-4oeQ Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20090307155319/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVktuh-4oeQ&feature=related Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVktuh-4oeQ&feature=channel_page|title=Guster - What's Up - 4 Non Blondes cover @ Loyola 4/29/07|work=YouTube|access-date=October 29, 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref> to the theme song from the TV show ''[[Cheers]]'' ("[[Where Everybody Knows Your Name]]").<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/MeTu_ytKTwA Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20151018054734/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeTu_ytKTwA Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeTu_ytKTwA|title=Guster - Cheers theme song|work=YouTube|access-date=October 29, 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Other examples include: "[[Under the Bridge]]" by the [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]], "[[Total Eclipse of the Heart]]" by [[Bonnie Tyler]], "[[In the Air Tonight]]" by [[Phil Collins]], and "[[Firework (song)|Firework]]" by [[Katy Perry]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gusterroadjournal.wordpress.com/2013/07/05/baby-im-a-firework/|title=Baby, I'm a Firework - Guster Road Journal|work=Guster Road Journal|date=July 5, 2013|access-date=October 29, 2014}}</ref> Other traditions at live shows have been developed over the years. For example, at the end of "Airport Song", people in the crowd throw [[Table tennis|ping-pong]] balls at the stage, in reference to the studio recording where the audio of a table tennis game can be heard in the background.

The band's humor is noted by many fans. For laughs, the three original members of Guster opened a number of their own shows as the Peace Soldiers, three [[Redneck (stereotype)|redneck]]-looking musicians. With the addition of Joe into the band, it has since opened for itself in costume as a jam band called Trippin' Balls. During a 2001 show (which was oddly enough opened by Joe Pisapia's band Joe, Marc's Brother) in [[Rochester, New York]], the band started their show with an empty stage. The music to ''[[The Price Is Right (U.S. game show)|The Price Is Right]]'' played over the sound system, and a voice called each of the band members down from where they had hid themselves in the audience. Upon hearing their name, each member played the part of an enthusiastic game show contestant all the way to the stage. During a show in 2002 when Guster played with [[John Mayer]] and [[John Butler Trio]] in [[Memphis, Tennessee]], the band danced around on stage with [[KFC]] buckets covering their heads while J.B.T. was playing their set. In 2019, during their third annual On the Ocean festival in [[Portland, Maine]], the band advertised a free afterparty "headlined by the legendary EDM group, PIPPI". During the afterparty, PIPPI was revealed to be the band dressed in matching jumpers with [[Pippi Longstocking]] style wigs.