Cars for transporting Basses.

[NancyJohnson]

I've got one of the new Honda CRVs. With the back seats up, I've been able to get all my kit, the (ex) drummers kit, a Marshall head, plus aforementioned drummer and me driving. The bass actually rides across the car width. I think with a bit more jiggery, we could have got even more in. To be honest, I nearly went for a Nissan Qashqai - it was huge in the back.

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[escholl]

I'd be another to vote for the volvo 240's....had one growing up, don't think there was every anything we couldn't fit in it or on it, or both.


I keep telling my bandmates that I'm going to get one when I can afford a car, they think I'm crazy but that's fine, they can move their own gear then

[bumnote]

Volvo v70

I can get in 2 hz bass bins, acoustic 2 x15 cab, acoustic amp. pa 12 unit rack 2 power amps, lead bags tool bag, 2 basses, clothes and mic stand

Only drawback is 30 mpg on a run

I bought it a few years ago, my 3rd volvo, when petrol was cheaper, toyed with buying a diesel, wish I had now.

Its ultra reliable and probably will go for another 5 or 10 years, but is worth little in the current climate

Great Car

[cheddatom]

[quote name='OldGit' post='342813' date='Dec 2 2008, 11:17 AM']Just to add that my Hiscox shaped case fits sideways in my Passat Estate's boot, but on top of the suspension tower protruberances.
It's still under the cover though.[/quote]

What year is your passat OG?

[Wil]

I've got a motorbike. I can fit a bass, a trout and a perch in my backpack.

[2wheeler]

Go for a modest estate car. We have an Astra estate and it is absolutely brilliant.

[Stylon Pilson]

[quote name='Wil' post='343122' date='Dec 2 2008, 03:54 PM']I've got a motorbike. I can fit a bass, a trout and a perch in my backpack.[/quote]

I've got a mountain bike. I can fit my Aria Sinsonido on my back.

S.P.

[Lfalex v1.1]

It's not how big your car is, It's how well you can pack it!

Hiscox cases will stand upright (almost) wedged against the floor and roof lining of most cars behind the driver's seat. Unless you're 6'8".
Otherwise, nearly all cases I've encountered (for 34" Scale basses) will lay across the car on the floor behind the front seats.
Most 2u or similar cased heads can sit in the front footwell or the rear one.
Cab/s go in the boot or on the rear seat as dictated by other gear.

Current records for car jamming;

Me & Drummer. Full 6 piece kit & hardware. 1bass. Head and 1x15. In a Punto Mk1 3 door. Seats down, of course.
Me, Singer, Guitarist. 2 guitars & 1x12 Marshall combo. Korg X5 Keyboard & Stand. 1 Bass. Head and 2x10 + 1x15. Bag of pedals. Food. Clothes. In an Escort Mk4 1.3. God, did it s-c-r-a-p-e over the speed bumps.

I find that the added weight really upsets the braking and handling though. I suspect that I may have overloaded the vehicles on occasion!

[tauzero]

[quote name='Wil' post='343122' date='Dec 2 2008, 03:54 PM']I've got a motorbike. I can fit a bass, a trout and a perch in my backpack.[/quote]
I have fitted a Westone Quantum, a GK 200MB, a bag of leads and effects pedals, and a sleeping bag on the back of the Tigger.

[Wil]

I carried a Warwick on my back once while riding a GS125 to a mates house years ago. Nearly took off!

[thepurpleblob]

I had an old E34 5-series BMW (1989-1995) and hard cases fitted in the boot no problem. I now have the newer 5-series (not the latest, the one before) and they don't fit at all - which is annoying.

My wife has one of those little Honda Jazz things. I can get my whole rig in that: 2x10, 4x10, head, box of stuff, two basses and still room for 4 people. It's actually a crazy good car even if the street-cred is a little lacking :-)

Edited December 3, 2008 by thepurpleblob

[Danbass7]

[quote name='MoJoKe' post='310003' date='Oct 19 2008, 06:42 PM']Sorry guys, forget the hedgehog jokes, there is only 1 car for the jobbing musician, particularly if you also have to transport drummer, PA, you name it....

It can only be a Volvo estate... 240, 740, 850, V70... Very little difference in capacity, my flightcases go [b]across[/b] the back, and with the seats down about the same floorspace as a transit van! Well maybe not quite, but I have transported Amp, 410, 115 cab, AND the two top speakers and stands from our PA, and the Guitarist with his gear too.... Not forgetting mic stands, cable trunk and my three basses...

My V70 does 40MPG on diesel, so not as juicy as you would have thought either... Oh and its a proper car, not an MPV or converted van, so comfortable too!! You can pick up an old one reasonably cheaply, safe in the knowledge the diesel engine is good for 200,000 miles

Nuff said!![/quote]

+1

Shed on wheels

Old Xantia's are pretty decent too.

I love the old school hydraulics, bonfire levels of heating and sofa style seats, perfect for winter gigging