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Location: Upper Left USA | Here's a tangent from W2's post!
What is in your Gig Bag?
Official Ovation Promo bag from the Early 03 LX Launch.
2 each 20'1/4" cables
1 each Instrument cable
2 sets of D'Addario Jazz electric strings
1 set of Adamas 1818 from the Music123 blowout
cappos - 1 Kaizer 12, 1 Schubb 12 and a Kaizer Cut Cappo.
Multi-tool, string winder, multi-head screwdriver, velcro kit, pad of Duct Tape.
6" scale
ear plugs
15-25 pink medium picks
broken bag that held 15-25 medium picks
2-5 pens marked Adventure of Faith Church
Morley 2-1 box
Danelectro "Milk Shake" Chorus box
Handkerchief
Bag-o-band-aids
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Location: Avondale, AZ | Multi-tool, string winder, multi-head screwdriver, velcro kit, pad of Duct Tape.
This is a experienced musician's bag. |
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Location: closely held secret | 3 XLR cables (pin grounded, of course)
3 1/4" instrument cables
2 sets Adamas 1818 strings
DI box + adapter (in case battery runs out and no phantom)
2 batteries (dead)
1 battery (state unknown at this time - will find out when I need it)
Audio-Technica dynamic mic
Needle-nose pliers/wire-cutters
1 roll electrical tape (black)
3 pens from various software VARS
Chapstick
Small stack of unfiled lead sheets
Digitech RPX-400 effects pedal
I keep my Multi-tool, multi-head screwdriver with me at all times. If I put it in my gig bag I have to go hunt for it when I need it. Inconvienient when at work ("Hey, I need my Leatherman for this. Gonna run home and get it out of my gig bag - back in 2 hours...").
Uh, Michael? What's the difference between your 2 each 20' 1/4" cables and your 1 each Instrument cable?
...and do you use the chorus with your 12's? I always felt 12's kinda provided thier own. |
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Location: Tampa, FL | 1 strap
1 set 1818 Adamas strings
1 string winder
1 pair small needle nose
various flat, finger and thumb picks
This week's music
1 Chocolate Almond Fudge Cliff Bar
1 metronome
2 pens |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | No gig bag. No gigs. |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | Old Camera Bag
Guitar tools in front pocket
winder, screwdrivers, pliers, soldering iron, etc.
Strings in both side pockets
Inside:
2 guitar cords
collapsing guitar stand
tuner
3 harmonicas & holder
kazoo
various small rythme things; eggs, etc.
Current music practise sheets (rehearsing across
town with upright bass)
hmmm, probably more lost in the bottom.
(Duct Tape! Good Idea! thx) |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Mine's sort of gym bag with a lot of comparments.
Link to bag. I got a discontinued version on ebay for 30. It\'s really nice.
1 Guitar Cord
1 Tuner Korg
2 sets electric strings
4 sets acoustic strings
1 rhythym egg
1 String winder
1 metal ruler
1 chamois cloth
1 set headphones
Old Daddario lables saving up for a stool
1 practice book (notes on songs I'm working on)
Dunlop 65
Small bottle mineral oil.
Electic guitar tool kit, screwdrivers, pliers and wrenches.
Bag of picks.
1 Stubb Capo (Noir)
1 Metronome
2 Extra 9 volt batteries
Banjo finger picks I don't use.
Ear plugs.
Some other stuff that'll have to check when I get home. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | "What's the difference between your 2 each 20' 1/4" cables and your 1 each Instrument cable?
...and do you use the chorus with your 12's? I always felt 12's kinda provided thier own."
I meant an XLR, mic cable.
The chorus was used to soften the Papoose Peizo problem which has been cured by enlisting the Acoustasonic Jr DSP.
On some songs a little change of tone can be nice. Not a lot, just a touch.
Let me also add:
small black tie wraps
Alaska pics (no longer used)
2 thumb picks
more lint |
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Location: cincinnati, ohio | Compartment inside guitar case:
1 Dunlop Trigger Capo
2 3rd Hand adjustable partial capos (for "open tuned" effects)
1 glass slide (Coricidan bottle style)
1 Yellow and Black Flame strap which goes well with a blonde finish Ovation and the black and white rosette
12 38mm Dunlop extra-light nylon picks
12 46mm Dunlop light nylon picks
2 Cut-off yellow Fred Kelly thumbicks with velcro strips mounted on the bottom. One is for mounting 38mm Dunlop picks (with velcro installed) and the other is for mounting 46mm Dunlop picks
12 Fred Kelly thumbpicks (intact)
1 green Dunlop string winder
Clear plastic toothpick jar with assorted Fender picks I never use (this is in case a fellow picker needs help)
1 Black rubber beetle in a clear plastic ring box, a "lucky charm" given to me 15 years ago by my son (who was then 5 years old). He got it out of a gumball machine and said, "Here, Dad. This is your lucky beetle. As long as you have this, you'll always play good." I've carried it ever since (I think it was a 5 year old's homage to John, Paul, George and Ringo).
1 Tuning fork in "A"
GIG BAG (a Swiss Army bag with numerous pockets; small and compact, but carries a boatload of stuff)
1 harmonica rack (usually with a G harp in it)
7 assorted harmonicas (G, A, C (2 of these), D, AND E)
1 Zoom acoustic guitar processor/tuner
1 Zoom MRT3B drum machine
Clamp-on music stand lamp
6 replacement bulbs for above lamp
Power supply for Zoom boxes
2 15' 1/4" guitar cords (Monster Cable)
2 15' XLR mic cords
2 15' 1/4" (Hi Z) mic cords
Guitar Tool kit (needle nose, diagonal cutters, small Phillips and small slot head screwdrivers,1/4" socket driver, hex wrenches, string winder)
6 9 volt batteries
8 AA batteries
1 extra guitar strap
1 Shure SM 58 mic
1 Audio Technika ball mic
1 Nady Ball mic
1 Tascam ball mic
Big white looseleaf binder with lead sheets in protective sleeves; these are alphabetized by song title (There are about 150 songs in there, which don't count the other hundred or so I know by heart) For use with conventional music stand
150 loose lead sheets printed landscape style to go on slick little 9 X 12 music stand that clamps onto your mic stand. Much cooler than a big old clunky music stand.
6 sets of D'addario light gauge phosphor bronze strings
Extra G strings |
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Location: Parrish, FL | What Mark said. |
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Location: North Carolina | Some other practical items:
Flashlight
Small fan
Crazy Glue
3 prong to 2 prong adaptor
Small towel |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | All that crap just to play guitar?? |
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Location: closely held secret | No. All that crap to make sure nothing goes uncorrectably wrong while you're playing guitar in front of hundreds of people... |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I haven't played guitar in front of a total of hundreds of people. Let's see, the first time was when I got drunk in a bar in 72. Then there was our wedding in 77, sister in law's wedding a couple years later. Then half dozen lately. OK maybe hundreds total. |
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Location: Omaha, NE | I carry extra strings, extra picks, extra batteries.
Cord. Capo. Tuner. Metronome. Strap. Stand. Pen.
Jeff |
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Location: North Carolina | A magic marker is also handy for altering your set list or autographing your CDs. |
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Location: Avondale, AZ | Wow not only are you playing gigs and have CD's, people want your autograph. :eek: :eek: :D |
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Location: North Carolina | Originally posted by OldLiverJones:
[QB] Wow not only are you playing gigs and have CD's, people want your autograph.
No, just kidding. However, I did play with a band that was marketing a CD at gigs (recorded before I joined), and people did want it autographed. When I told them I wasn't on it, they didn't care, citing that I might be famous one day. So I shrugged and signed. |
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Location: San Bernardino, California | Lint. |
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Location: Midland, MI | WTH is a gig bag? |
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Location: Upper Left USA | It's a Man-purse for Musician's! |
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | Now how does one remember to bring the guitar along :) |
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Location: cincinnati, ohio | Actually, we had a guy show up without his guitar last week. He brought his gig bag, all his gear, and his guitar case-- which was empty! We were like, "Uhhh, didn't you notice the difference in the weight?" He thought somebody STOLE it, but a call to his wife confirmed that it was sitting on a guitar stand in the living room. |
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Location: closely held secret | ... I've done that too... |
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Location: Avondale, AZ | Me too. However I had two other cases with me that both had the guitars. |
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Location: Chehalis, Washington | I've never brought the case without the guitar, but has anyone else had kids that liked to unlatch case latches and not tell you... :eek:
Gig Bag - old Eddie Bauer backpack (emphasis on OLD).
2 1/4" instrument cables
Kyser quick-change capo
Kyser cut capo
2 sets D'Addario EXP light strings
Korg tuner
3 9v Duracell batteries
Vague coffee smell from old accident
3" D-ring music binder
2" music binder/current music list
About 30 sheets of unfiled disorganized chord charts from previous weeks' music lists
Sring-Eze spray
5 chili pepper guitar pics
36 assorted cheap guitar pics from eBay
6" long 1/4" connector cable
AWICS button (Any Way I Can Serve)
Old church bulletins
2 pens
1 mechanical pencil
1 adjustable eraser
(on occasion) Digitech RP-80
CD-RW disk with powerpoint files
CD wallet w/20 CD's of demo music
Fender collapsible electric guitar stand
Leatherman micro multi tool
Small wire/cable cutters
1 mostly empty roll of duct tape
Crumbs from something...
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by edensharvest:
...did I miss anything? Let me guess, you either suffer from OCD or you used to be an Eagle Scout. Dave
PS - Exactly how BIG are these damn gig bags you guys are talking about? Jesus, it's like freaking Kate Winslett boarding the Titatic ... |
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Location: closely held secret | Mine's just one of those shoulder bags you get free from conferences. |
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Location: Chehalis, Washington | Originally posted by Standingovation:
Let me guess, you either suffer from OCD or you used to be an Eagle Scout.
Actually, neither, though my wife thinks I have an OGD (Obsesive Guitar Disorder...)
As for bags, mine is just an old backpack - I just have a lot of stuff in it. When you are leading a band that performs on a weekly basis, you find needs for a ton of stuff. If I had an on-site storage with some sort of organizer, I wouldn't carry as much stuff, but then, that's why they call it a "Gig Bag." |
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | Well, I`ve got an archtop with buzz feiten intonation and it`s original case ,purchased a Korg D T 7 tuner , which of course is 1/3 inch too long to fit in the compartment case..so went back toting my tuning F#¤% instead :( |
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Location: cincinnati, ohio | Originally posted by Standingovation:
PS - Exactly how BIG are these damn gig bags you guys are talking about? Jesus, it's like freaking Kate Winslett boarding the Titatic ...
Mine's just about the size of a backpack-- it's a Swiss Army bag with a shoulder strap and lots of compartments, and you can get a LOT of stuff in it. Ever seen one of those gag movies where somebody throws a suitcase on the bed in a hotel room, then starts pulling out clothes, a set of golf clubs, a kitchen sink, an extension ladder, etc., etc.? It's kinda like that..... |
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Arrrgh! What's in your Gig Bag?