In yr gigbag?

buddhuu · Apr 28, 2009

I'm shamelessly ripping off this thread idea from another forum. Also, I don't know if it's been done before, so I could easily be pissing people off on two counts... but WTF?

What do you carry to gigs in your bag/rucksack/whatever?

I don't just mean the odds and ends you cram into your uke case, but the stuff in the bag where you put all the other things.

In my gig bag:

vocal mic
condenser instrument mic
XLR cables
jack cables
jack/XLR adaptors
acoustic pre-amp
music stand
song book
amp mains cable
batteries
electrical, masking and gaffer tape
screwdrivers
pliers
patch leads
business cards
pens
flash light
pocket knife
nail clipper
tin whistles
harmonicas
bodhran sticks

In uke case:

uke
jack lead
tuner
strings
cloth
headache pills
pen
more business cards

Ukulele JJ · Apr 28, 2009

For my keyboard gigs:

Power strip
Extension cord
Various power cords
Various audio cables
Real Books ("legal" versions, vol. 1-3)
Plastic clips (like you use for potato chip bags--for clipping down music in windy conditions)
Damper pedal
Ipod loaded with jazzy music to pipe in between sets
Cliff bar (in case I don't get fed on the gig)
3-prong adapter thingies
pens/pencils
Business cards
Aspirin

My uke bag just has a uke and a tuner in it.

JJ

dominicfoundthemooon · Apr 28, 2009

wow.. you guys keep a TON of stuff in your gig bags!

-chord
-string winder
-pickup (in uke bag)
-humidity (the the from of used pill bottles and sponges in bags)
-left over change from busking

i need to start keeping extra strings.. i am bad about that!!

AcousticMonster · Apr 28, 2009

1. Uke
2. Song Book
3. 25ft cable
4. Tuner
5. Strings
6. Dust cloth
7. Spare Battery for pickup
8. Picks
9. Gig/Music Stand Light
10. Prophylactics
11. Naked pictures of Bea Arther
12. Contract with Devil
13. Humidifier

deach · Apr 28, 2009

acousticmonster said:
....11. Naked pictures of bea arther
...

rip .

ritzer012 · Apr 28, 2009

AcousticMonster said:
11. Naked pictures of Bea Arther

aww...rest in peace dorothy

AcousticMonster · Apr 28, 2009

deach said:
rip .

ritzer012 said:
aww...rest in peace dorothy

Ugh...I just read the news on this.

My bad.

*removes pictures from case*

cpatch · Apr 28, 2009

buddhu said:
I'm shamelessly ripping off this thread idea from another forum. Also, I don't know if it's been done before, so I could easily be pissing people off on two counts... but WTF?

What do you carry to gigs in your bag/rucksack/whatever?

I don't just mean the odds and ends you cram into your uke case, but the stuff in the bag where you put all the other things.

In my gig bag:

vocal mic
condenser instrument mic
XLR cables
jack cables
jack/XLR adaptors
acoustic pre-amp
music stand
song book
amp mains cable
batteries
electrical, masking and gaffer tape
screwdrivers
pliers
patch leads
business cards
pens
flash light
pocket knife
nail clipper
tin whistles
harmonicas
bodhran sticks

In uke case:

uke
jack lead
tuner
strings
cloth
headache pills
pen
more business cards

Here's a photo buddhu took of his assistants on the way to a gig:

deach · Apr 28, 2009

cpatch said:
Here's a photo buddhu took of his assistants on the way to a gig:

buddhuu · Apr 28, 2009

deach said:

. :rotfl:

hoosierhiver · Apr 28, 2009

I always carry a small screwdriver in case the friction pegs loosen up and won't hold tension.

Captain Google · Apr 28, 2009

I don't keep much in my cases.

In my bari case:
Uke w/strap attached
Wallet w/Takoyaki bling

In my tenor case:
Uke w/Tomo bling
Learnin' book that I only read once
Hal Leonard Chord Finder

My tuner is usually somewhere on my person.

beeejums · Apr 28, 2009

Usually...
-Uke
-Tuner
-Strap (for my tenor, anyway)
-Notebook / Paper of some sort / Pen
-Folded up tabs / chords for whatever I'm learning at the time
-Barack Obama campaign button that I hide from my father (staunch libertarian)
-10 ft. cable (with my electric ukes

Usually that stuff is just strewn around the house... but when I actually go on a trip or somewhere like that with the uke, all that stuff will end up in the bag.

salukulady · Apr 28, 2009

I use a 15 passenger van. My Carvin 15's won't fit in my gig bag.

haole · Apr 28, 2009

Whenever I brought my guitar out, I used to just stuff all my electronic goodies in the back of my amp. Two long cables, two short ones, pedals, and a little folding stand.

Nowadays, I can stick all my uke crap inside my Flea Bag. I wrap my change of clothes around the uke for extra padding and so anything sharp or heavy doesn't scuff up the pineapple pattern.

NukeDOC · Apr 28, 2009

2 tuners
tuning key winder
three instrument cords
one mic cord
crybaby wah
digitech rp150
lr baggs para acoustic DI
gerber multi-tool
silver sharpie
alcohol pads
pen
string cleaner
microphone
chorus pedal
xlr to 1/4" jack converter
9v batteries

Link · Apr 28, 2009

I just do open mics right now so I don't need much.

Uke
Chord sheets for the songs I'm doing in case I forget the lyrics
Tuner

1014 · Apr 28, 2009

to work: i simply bring the `ukulele, tuner, soft cloth, humidifier, my "current" chords folder and a steno pad for notes and such.

extended trips: along with the above, hal leonard chord book, fret stamp, metronome, ipod shuffle filled with songs i have in my chords folder, herb ohta, jr and daniel ho book, small tools set.

no electronics yet.

AcousticMonster · Apr 28, 2009

So, no one here takes tip jars along?

josuegroundhog · Apr 28, 2009

AcousticMonster said:
So, no one here takes tip jars along?

I was noticing that too man. I used to have one that said "Your generous donations directly benefit strippers in the greater Roanoke area."

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