Blademan_98 Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Strings Battery Gaffer tape spare lead When I used to do sound I took a complete toolkit but I don't do that much anymore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4 candles Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 take nothing but a bass, an amp, a lead and a tuner! live life to the limit, the worry that your gear will fail will make you play every moment like its your last!!! Regards Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icastle Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 [quote name='TankJon' post='1175070' date='Mar 24 2011, 06:59 PM']Why on earth would anyone need IPA and all the network cable tools and tester for gigging? ...assuming of course its your gig tool kit and not for work [/quote] I only have one electronics type toolkit - I always know where my tools are then. Mind you, Line 6 and ENGL both use RJ45 plugs to connect footswitches to their amps so there is a tenuous association there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisnameistaken Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Oh I usually take a laptop too, not that I need one, but it might come in handy if any of my multi-FX freak out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goblin Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Little hard case containing: Tuner Mains Lead 2 Speaker Leads 1 Patch Lead (for tuner) 2 Instrument Leads Spare strings Electrical Screwdriver Fuses Wirecutters Roll of electrical tape Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goblin Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Little hard case containing: Tuner Mains Lead 2 Speaker Leads 1 Patch Lead (for tuner) 2 Instrument Leads Spare strings Electrical Screwdriver Fuses Wirecutters Roll of electrical tape Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 [quote name='TimR' post='1174990' date='Mar 24 2011, 05:53 PM']When you start out playing gigs you take hardly anything. The amount of stuff you take gradually increases as the gigs get more important and you get paranoid about; what if this happens, what if that happens. Then as the years go by you realise, if you have good gear, stuff just works like it should and you cut right back down to bare essentials.[/quote] Well I'm certainly not paranoid, I've been playing for 20+ years, and I have bloody good gear. Doesn't stop me from taking a pretty comprehensive toolkit with me (although like Mr. castle, all my tools are in one place so some of them are just along for the ride really ). And most of my band have been glad of it at one time or another... if I had a quid for every time I've heard [i]"Rich, have you got your allen keys/tiny screwdrivers/superglue/flux capacitor with you..?"[/i]. Especially guitarist John, on whose creaking old amp we performed major surgery during the support band's set at one major gig... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky72 Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 [quote name='Rich' post='1175611' date='Mar 25 2011, 09:21 AM']Well I'm certainly not paranoid, I've been playing for 20+ years, and I have bloody good gear. Doesn't stop me from taking a pretty comprehensive toolkit with me (although like Mr. castle, all my tools are in one place so some of them are just along for the ride really ). And most of my band have been glad of it at one time or another... if I had a quid for every time I've heard [i]"Rich, have you got your allen keys/tiny screwdrivers/superglue/flux capacitor with you..?"[/i]. Especially guitarist John, on whose creaking old amp we performed major surgery during the support band's set at one major gig... [/quote] I've found that too... the rest of the band mock me for turning up with my case of bits, then as soon as their crappy gear breaks down who do they turn to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lojo Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 [quote name='icastle' post='1174677' date='Mar 24 2011, 02:16 PM']Oh lordy, I'm gonna regret this... Allen keys (hex) Allen keys (torx) Soldering Iron Two gauges of solder Desolder tool (various) Tip cleaner HRC Fuses FB Fuses SB Fuses Wrist strap and isolation box DVM Clamp Meter Fluke Net analysis meter RJ45 tester Cable tester Screwdrivers (flat) Screwdrivers (torx) Screwdrivers (posi) Screwdrivers (phillips) Cutters (various) Pliers (various) Mole grips (various) Adjustable spanners (various) Small spanners Socket set Trimtools XLRs (M & F) Speakons (M & F) Jack plugs and sockets (6.25 & 3.5mm) Wire strippers (pistol grip and rotational) Scissors Steel rule Stanley knife Various craft knives Superglue WD40 Blutak Switch cleaner Isopropyl Alcohol Thread lock Solder paste Crimptool (standard terminals) Crimptool (RJ45) Crimptool (RJ11) Punch tool (Krone) Punch tool (110) Punch tool (433A) Assorted crimp assemblies 16A commandos (M & F) Mains plugs and trailing sockets. Files Batteries Torch Insulating tape Gaffa Tape Self amalgamating tape Masking tape Various lumps of cable Various pens Various nuts, bolts and washers Various electronic components It all fits in one tool box that needs both hands to lift.[/quote] Id love to see what the Ateam could make with that lot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icastle Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 [quote name='Rich' post='1175611' date='Mar 25 2011, 09:21 AM']Well I'm certainly not paranoid, I've been playing for 20+ years, and I have bloody good gear. Doesn't stop me from taking a pretty comprehensive toolkit with me (although like Mr. castle, all my tools are in one place so some of them are just along for the ride really ). And most of my band have been glad of it at one time or another... if I had a quid for every time I've heard [i]"Rich, have you got your allen keys/tiny screwdrivers/superglue/flux capacitor with you..?"[/i]. Especially guitarist John, on whose creaking old amp we performed major surgery during the support band's set at one major gig... [/quote] At a festival last year we fixed their totally dead beer chiller/pump for them when they were struggling to find an engineer to come out. We did it purely because we wanted it working (an outdoor festival without beer? ). When we got paid for the gig we got an unexpected £100 on top of our normal fee with 'Cheers Guys' written on a beer mat. Couldn't have done that with a swiss army knife and a roll of gaffa tape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icastle Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 [quote name='lojo' post='1175691' date='Mar 25 2011, 10:46 AM']Id love to see what the Ateam could make with that lot[/quote] A hell of a mess... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesparky Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 (edited) I have an old computer bag which always contains: Spares: Strings, battery instrument cable (jack to jack) speaker cable (jack & speakon) 13A - IEC Spare PSU for my multi FX Spare knobs, screws & castors Tools & bits: pliers, multitool, multimeter hex keys & allen keys screwdriver - 2 x flat, Philips #1, Philips #2 "bass multitool" which came free with a magazine subscription pretty much all audio cable adapters! DI box fuses (all kinds) towel soldering iron & associated gubbins pens & paper (set lists!) picks drum key XLR3 cable RCD 13A 4-way 13A extension (roll up type) book of blank sheet music If anything gets taken out, it gets replaced immediately so I know i've got a gig-get-out-of-jail bag all in one. Also, more importantly, in my Tool-rack, which i take on tour with me i have: Aria sinsonido bass Spare strings Korg pandora line 6 GX USB cable USB footswitch (so i can change pages on my laptop whilst reading music without having to take my hands off my bass) book of sheet music & pencil spare battery Folder of all (usable!) scales & arps & exercises - this is pretty full! and my latest touring purchase: Alesis Q49 Midi-USB controller, so i can practice my piano / general musicianship as well as my bass playing whilst I'm on tour/ All of which fits inside the Sinsonido case, which in turns fits into the door of my well and truly pimped touring tool rack and hooks up to the speaker system installed into it too. This is what happens when you have time on your hands during production rehearsals. Edited March 25, 2011 by bluesparky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimR Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 (edited) [quote name='Clarky72' post='1175644' date='Mar 25 2011, 09:46 AM']I've found that too... the rest of the band mock me for turning up with my case of bits, then as soon as their crappy gear breaks down who do they turn to?[/quote] They need to feel the pain before they'll buy decent gear. While they know you are able to fix their old gear nothing will change. Either that or service their amp [b]before[/b] you get to the gig. Trust me. My toolkit stays in the car, I don't take it backstage with me, I have enough things to worry about without having my professional work gear getting nicked. It has similar stuff in it to Ian's. I've never needed it for my own gear and the most work I've done at a gig has been rewiring 4 dodgy mains plugs on a keyboard players rig. I'm just not going to sit down and resolder jack plugs at a gig, fault find an amp or lend my socket set to the drummer to rebuild his kit. Edited March 25, 2011 by TimR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watchman Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Guitool thingy, spare strings, towel, fuses, torch, pen and paper, spare leads, spare tuner. All get used save for the spare strings... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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