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August 2005
Posts: 17
Location: Knoxville, TN | I'd like to know what y'all have in your guitar tool box.
Here is my list:
Nutdrivers
Needle files
5-piece Husky mini plier set
Allen wrenches
String winder
Graphite
Small cable ties
Screwdrivers
Electrical tape
Assorted junk |
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September 2006
Posts: 54
Location: Taiwan | Got most of this together for my first attempt at setting up my new strat. It was a very enjoyable experience.
Automotive Feeler Gauge
Screw Driver (Changeable Bits)
Wire Cutters
Assorted Allen Wrenches
String Winder
SS Ruler - Inches/cm
Capo
Guitar Strings
Assorted Dunlop 65 Products
Cloths
3 in 1 Light Machine Oil
Chapstick
Trewax |
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Joined:
February 2004
Posts: 548
Location: Up North | Not much different here.
wire cutter
leatherman multi-tool
ovation truss rod wrench
crazy glue
guitar strings
flexible led flashlight
soft cloth
capo
glass slide |
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Joined:
November 2005
Posts: 1126
Location: Omaha, NE | I don't have a separate tool box, but I do lug some stuff around in my gig bag. I found a very nifty Planet Waves string winder with integrated wire cutter. Needle nose plyers. Couple of sets of strings.
In addition to the regular gig stuff: Assorted cables, couple of mics, power strip, straps, harmonicas and holder, flashlight, floor tuner, etc, etc, etc. |
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Joined:
April 2006
Posts: 972
Location: PDX | needle nose pliers
wire cutters
string winder
nail clippers
emory boards
ovation bridge shims and a couple of bridge end pins
truss rod "wrenches"
screw drivers
assorted picks
capos
metranome
digital tuner |
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Joined:
June 2004
Posts: 375
Location: Rocky River, Ohio | wire cutters
string winder
dunlop 65 products
luthiers choice conditioner
0000 steel wool
microfiber cloth
9v battery
allen wrench
shims
all in a Seagrams Crown Royal pouch.
Ernie |
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Joined:
July 2002
Posts: 1900
| Cutter, winder, shims, allen wrenches, hex driver, assorted truss-rod wrenches, conditioner, 1624 parts, picks, cloth, old kaman strings, cable ties,...
(and a partridge in a pear tree...) |
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Joined:
December 2004
Posts: 370
Location: Isle of Man, UK | Dead simple.
One set of spare strings (acoustic, 12, electric) multi tool with hex wrenches and screwdrivers, string winder (integrated cutter), duster, capos (6, 12, plus non-radius'ed for nylon), brass slide, and £20 (about $40) emergency cash.
All from memory. I've impressed myself.
JB |
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Joined:
December 2004
Posts: 4394
Location: East Tennessee | What no Duct Tape!!!!! 
I usually carry several capos, extra instrument cable, 9V battery, screwdriver and small pliers.
No I don't carry duct tape either.  |
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Joined:
March 2002
Posts: 14842
Location: NJ | In GigBag (one of those pseudo Fender “tweed”-coloured, $29.95 Musician’sFriend specials) :
Two Levy’s leather straps (w/Straplox)
FakeBook
Leatherman
Flashlight
Dunlop65 & a cloth
Telescoping magnet/dental mirror
D’Add EJ17’s & EJ38’s (2sets ea.)
2 hand towels
toothbrush
Spare t-shirt
Business cards, stickers, calendars
A Plano transparent hinge-top lure box* (with adjustable dividers) containing:
Caahpos (Kyser6, Shubb12, G7, & a coupla’ G-Bands)
PlanetWaves winder (w/cutter)
D’Add .008, .012, .023, .026, .030 .035 (2 ea. – strings I break most often)
Nail clippers
Eyedrops
Another small flashlight
Reading glasses (for I’m wearing my contact lenses)
A veritable PLETHORA of picks, picks, & more picks.
Batteries(9V for gits, AA for flashlight(s), AAA for A/Bswitch)
Spare fuses for P.A.
Harmonicas
EggShaker
(*the above box is fitted with Velcro strips along the bottom to affix to my P.A. head)
In Road Case (Anvil):
Pedal Board (BossA/Bswitch, BossTU2tuner, BossCompressor, BossBluesDriver
A.R.T. Acoustic effects pedal, PlanetWaves PowerStrip)
3 6’ guitar cables
2 10’ guitar cables
2 10’ XLR cables
1 25’ XLR cable
In 48” Cordura duffel bag (“Natalie”) :
2 Speaker stands (w/poles)
1 Hercules DoubleGuitar stand (w/Mic Boom “grafted” on top)
1 Ultimate “Genesis” guitar stand (for when a guest guitar comes along)
1 keyboard stand (for P.A. head)
2 20’ Speaker cables
1 50’ Speaker cable
1 8’ grey rubber safety cable trough (cut into 2 4’ pieces) to run cables in front of doorways
2 rolls duct tape (1 black, 1 safety yellow)
1 Orthopedic Truss. |
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Joined:
September 2006
Posts: 347
Location: Reno, NV | String Winder
Miniture Wire Cutters
6" Ruler - 64ths scale
Feeler Guages
Allen Keys for Truss Rod and Strat Saddles.
Fresh set of Strings
Assorted Picks
Polishing Cloth
Dunlop 65 Cleaner/Polish |
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Joined:
April 2006
Posts: 1017
Location: Budd Lake, NJ | Tool box??
Mine is all organized in a canvas attache case:
Extra cords for guitar and mike
Batteries AAA, 9-volt
Strings
Extension cord
Breaker bar
adapter plug
String winder
Small wirecutter
Needlenose plier
Pens, picks, black clamp-style paper clips
--Karen |
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May 2003
Posts: 4389
Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | I don't wanna look, it's like a woman's (guitarist's) handbag. But as long as you look from outside, I'm very fashionable. |
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Joined:
August 2006
Posts: 2804
Location: ranson,wva | assorted tools
shims and saddles
2 sets of strings for each guitar
pint of johnny walker
extra batt's
butchers wax
0000 steel wool
lemon oil
slft flannel rags
meguires goldclass
about 150 assorted pics
a few slides
few straps |
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Joined:
September 2003
Posts: 9301
Location: south east Michigan | Whatever BrianT carries around with him. |
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Joined:
December 2004
Posts: 370
Location: Isle of Man, UK | Originally posted by cliff:
toothbrush
Spare t-shirt Well doesn't Cliff bank on getting lucky?! ;)
GGG Duct Tape lives in my lead bag... wouldn't gig without it. It's been used for everything from taping setlists onto speakers to mending a snare drum head with 10 songs to go.
JB |
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Joined:
August 2005
Posts: 3736
Location: Sunshine State, Australia | Electrician stuff, woodworking stuff, plumbing stuff and stuff. |
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Joined:
February 2007
Posts: 29
Location: Wheeling, WV | well what constitutes a toolbox, as bill clinton would say. the toolbox in my van contains pretty much all of the above, including tripplet voltmeter, soldering iron, etc.......but that van may end up in a totally different town than i wake up in. so....since my main axe travels with me, and stays in the same room with me, it contains the essentials that every guitar player should have, condoms, KY jelly, and a few picks just in case you want to strum her a few tunes before you high-tail it outta there the next morning.....anyway, this thread is semi hypothetical, but for the most part..true,, Let me hear your responses, guys, folks, etc.................JP |
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Joined:
May 2005
Posts: 486
Location: North Carolina | I've found that if you carry a well stocked tool box, keep it a secret. People start seeing you as the source for strings, batteries, connectors, etc. It's amazing how many musicians show up at gigs without any backup for anything, and are totally lost when something breaks. |
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Whats in your tool box?