How much gear do you take on a gig?

Todd Pertll · Post by **Todd Pertll** » 31 Jan 2002 7:12 am

My big problem is that I live in an apartment so I have to carry all my gear in one trip. So, I had 2' x 3/4" thick steel plate welded on to a 2 wheel dolly to carry my MSA U-12 and Nashville 400, and I carry my telecaster in a gig bag on my back. All pedals and chords fit in the gig bag, and storage part of my steel case. What I now need to figure out is how to get my resonator to the gig also.

Todd

Al Marcus · Post by **Al Marcus** » 31 Jan 2002 11:09 am

I used to haul around a Dual Fender Showman, and a Leslie large speaker system (this is the real organ Leslie).

A D12 MSA guitar, 10 pedals and 7 knee levers, a Conn strobo-tuner and a satchel full of parts,strings, etc, the usual.

Now in the last 16 years, usually A S10 Sho-Bud, 34 lbs, an old crate amp, 29 Lbs, foot pedal and the same old satchel....al

Bobby Lee · Post by **Bobby Lee** » 31 Jan 2002 3:15 pm

I take as little as I can get away with and still cover the gig. I never take more than one instrument. I take a combo amp or a rack and 2 speakers. For a big gig I'll take the rack and 4 speakers.

I used to use two combo amps a lot, but lately I use the rack system instead.

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Reggie Duncan · Post by **Reggie Duncan** » 31 Jan 2002 10:06 pm

'79 Emmons P/P, Profex II, Nash 400 and Pac-A Seat. Of course, picks, extra strings, cloth, allen wrenches and my BJS steel guitar bar.

Henning Antonsen · Post by **Henning Antonsen** » 1 Feb 2002 2:25 am

I play both steel and lead guitar, and I also sing harmony, so:

- Emmons LeGrande III
- Fender Telecaster B-bender
- Peavy Session 500 (for the steel)
- Peavy Classic 50 (for the guitar)
- Pac-A-Seat which holds my cords, stomp boxes, tuner, volume pedal, extra strings, picks, bars etc.
- 3 microphones and 3 microphone stands + 1 guitar stand

For smaller gigs I sometimes run both instruments through my Session 500 to save space.

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Emmons LeGrande III

Tony Prior · Post by **Tony Prior** » 1 Feb 2002 2:26 am

Sadly, Bills photo above looks all to familiar. As I am just returning to gigs, ( next week) I will be taking a Nashville 400, Mr Carter D10, a pac a seat with whatever will fit in it ( a lot as you know ) My Tele or Strat and the Fender Hot Rod Delux amp.

In stead of whats wrong with this picture I think it should be whats wrong with these people !

My only hope and prayer is that the group I am playing with doesn't require me to play some Bass as well...( 62 J Bass and Hartke system ) IF that happens I am clearly requesting that the name of the band be simply "Tony". And to think 6 months ago I could have done a gig with two hands, the Tele and the Delux !
Are we having fun yet ?

TP[This message was edited by Tony Prior on 01 February 2002 at 02:29 AM.]

Tim Harr · Post by **Tim Harr** » 1 Feb 2002 9:02 am

Emmons LL II D-10
Nashville 400 amp in road case
Pack a seat
Anvil Rack - Transtube Fex and Peavey Valvex rack mixer
Tuner
BJS Bar

Goodrich vol pedal - (Tele)
Fender Tele B bender - w/ '54 tele neck
Boss Compressor (Tele)
Guitar Stand

Roger Edgington · Post by **Roger Edgington** » 1 Feb 2002 9:32 am

I carry 5 pieces. D 10 Zumsteel,Stereo Steel amp with Digitech processor,and seat with all my cords,pedal,tuner,strings etc.Sometimes I also take a 10 string non pedal steel.
This is easy after carrying a D10 formica MSA and a Fender twin with a JBL for years.

Ray Montee (RIP) · Post by **Ray Montee (RIP)** » 1 Feb 2002 11:36 am

After many years of packing my quad Bigsby, 4 x 10 Fender amp., footpedal and Echolette up three flights of outdoor, steel plated,fire-escape stairs to the 3rd floor TV studio, I always dreamed that there had to be a better way.

In the mid-70's I reduced this to my dbl-10 Emmons, pack-seat, and Session400; later added a ProFexII w/stand and a 2nd Peavy amp.

Now the older I've gotten, I've reduced it down to a Peavy LA 400-12 inch and a sgl neck Rick Bakelite....along with a Yamaha drum stool so the guitar won't slip off my short, fat legs.

By the way Al, the CHAIR of YOURS...does look like a commercial type chair, but the real question is: WHAT ARE ALL OF THE FOLDED TOWELS FOR? Are you REALLY that short????

Davie Holland · Post by **Davie Holland** » 1 Feb 2002 5:37 pm

Just a MSA, Profex 1, Korg DTR1 tuner and a Vegas 400. If they want me to do anything else, let them bring it!!!

db · Post by db » 8 Feb 2002 9:33 pm

I take my PS-67 http://www.geocities.com/Nashville/6718/dbalde.html to the early rehersals and gigs until I get a feel for how serious they are about "Country" and then I bring the "Univeral" out.[This message was edited by db on 08 February 2002 at 09:41 PM.]

Dale Thomas · Post by **Dale Thomas** » 12 Feb 2002 8:06 pm

disregarding all the stuff I have to take as a band leader, I only take my D-10 Franklin, a Peavey 500 on wheels, a packaseat and my trumpet. I can wheel it all in in one trip. An equipment horse I am not.

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Robert Rogers · Post by **Robert Rogers** » 13 Feb 2002 12:08 am

Ok here it goes:my 1974 rosewood d-10 emmons push-pull,my pac-a-seat,my pro-fex II,my bjs bar,my buga blue thumb picks,my 71'national finger picks,my boss tone,my match bro,my e-bow,my sittar bar,my emmons volume pedal and my sunn head with speaker cabinet or my dads nashville 400.
Robert Rogers[This message was edited by Robert Rogers on 13 February 2002 at 12:12 AM.]