Preventing cab theft at practice space.

[Chef]

"NV610"
"Practice space"

Really?
Man you guys must practice uber loud.

I'd buy the avatar/crate/acoustic cheap cab of your choice, and get the 610 out of there.

[lowfreq33]

Why are you guys renting a space in a building that's known for break-ins? The thieves have the place well scoped out, or worse yet own the place. Get your gear out of there if it means anything to you.

[Nomadskills]

They make motorcycle cables to wrap around poles and stuff that could work. Sometimes even a little protection will cause just enough time for them to pass on it.

You may end up being able to buy a practice cab with the insurance money you'd spend so I'd prolly buy a cheap cab and put the nav at someones house if you can't get it to fit in yours.

[beans-on-toast]

I don't think that there is a practical way of preventing this kind of theft. The police will help you file a theft report. A better lock or door isn't going to stop them. Neither is an alarm. If they want to break in, they are going to do it.

Taking your equipment home is the only solution. Turn the cab on its side, put a cover over it, and use it as a table.

[ddnidd1]

Originally Posted by beans-on-toast

I don't think that there is a practical way of preventing this kind of theft. The police will help you file a theft report. A better lock or door isn't going to stop them. Neither is an alarm. If they want to break in, they are going to do it.

Taking your equipment home is the only solution. Turn the cab on its side, put a cover over it, and use it as a table.

Exactly. I worked in the Electronic Security (Alarm) System industry for many years dealing with everything from Mom and Pop installs to Very High End property protection. It's almost impossible to stop someone from breaking in and stealing items.

You can make it more difficult for them (locks, etc.) and/or minimize their uninterrupted time on the premises (alarms), but you normally can't totally stop them.

For example: You can run a chain through the cabinet handles and chain it to a something substantial, and the thieves can either break out a Philips head screwdriver to remove the handles or just use the chain to yank the handles out of the cabinet.

If they can can get something that's in great condition or just something that's half trashed that they can get a few dollars for - that may be all they're after.

They won't all be bass players looking for a nice rig.

[wmheilma]

Keep your beloved cab at home and put a nice big heavy old junker cab there for practice!!!

[JimmyM]

I once played at a practice spot that got broken into. Learned my lesson bigtime after that. Lost a powered PA head and a 70's Fender Twin in that one. Never did I leave as much as a mic cable at that place again.

[creis2]

Originally Posted by Chef

"NV610"
"Practice space"

Really?
Man you guys must practice uber loud.

I'd buy the avatar/crate/acoustic cheap cab of your choice, and get the 610 out of there.

This is what I'm thinking. The problem (not a problem when I see gas prices) in NYC is that I don't own a car. We rent a van when we do gigs.

I'm just going to buy some cheap 410 and leave it there.

[IntrepidCellist]

Originally Posted by creis2

Unfortunately, Cambridge is my old location (need to update). I live in NYC now. If I had a bigger apartment, I would keep the berg here and buy some clunker for the practice space. But I don't even have room for myself in this nyc apartment.

I guess it's a gamble.

Astoria Soundworks in Astoria, Queens or Ultra Sound in the mid-30s in Manhattan all have gear you can use along with rooms. Show up with your bass and/or a pedalboard and go at it. My band practices at the Soundworks once per week on Sundays; costs each member $10 and we don't have to haul gear or worry about our stuff getting stolen.

For most places in NYC, an NV610 is overkill anyway. I get by with a Thunderchild 1x12; anything that that won't cover will have PA support.

[ntenny]

I suppose you could leave a sign on it saying something like "Hot Wires - Do Not Touch". (I'm thinking here of the old shared-housing trick of protecting your milk by labelling it "Milk Experiment" so nobody else drinks it.) It might not work, and then again it might lead a thief to pick some other object to take instead.

But I think I agree with everyone else---store it someplace safer and use a junker cab for practice.

-NT

[Kmonk]

The best thing to do is buy an inexpensive combo amp or find a rehearsal room where amps are provided. My band is currently rehearsing at location where we have a room with a P.A. drums, keys, amps, Marshall Stacks, Fender Combos and SVT heads and 810 cabs. We pay $20 per hour which is well worth it since we do not have to lug gear.

I never leave my gear anywhere.