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03-05-2010, 07:53 AM
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Hi, I am travelling with my band for 5 hours. In the van the only way I can place my rig is: The musicman in the hardcase, and above the hardcase, my 2 hartke cabs (I was thinking to put the cabs at the sides of the harcase). This would be ok????
I can damage the musicman??????? |
03-05-2010, 07:59 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Finland (Northern Europe) | | | Hi.
Instrument hardcases go on top of everything. Unless they're "indestructible" ATA-flightcases.
Something that's been my guideline for a few decades:
Bulky/heavy/square stuff front&bottom.
Small/light/fragile stuff back&top.
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03-05-2010, 08:03 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Long Island, NY | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Langueta  Hi, I am travelling with my band for 5 hours. In the van the only way I can place my rig is: The musicman in the hardcase, and above the hardcase, my 2 hartke cabs (I was thinking to put the cabs at the sides of the harcase). This would be ok????
I can damage the musicman??????? | That is a bad idea. Figure something else out.
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03-05-2010, 08:05 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Arlington,Texas | | | dont know ./..i used spector basses for years ...i threw the spector cases out ....and carried my spectors in musicman hardcase...imo the musicman hard case is poss the best hardcase out there ...i think you will be fine putting your cabs on top of it....what i would do ...is cut a thin piece of wood and place it on top of the case then your cabs...that way it distributes the weight even....if you can put the bass on top ..always go that route first ...but if you absolute have to ...i think you will be ok...
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03-05-2010, 08:06 AM
|  | Bababooey to y'all | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Central Florida | |  Nah, these guys are all wrong. I have been doing it this way for years, as a matter of fact, I normally load my basses in gig bags in first than throw not only my bass cabs but my PA 18 space rack with amps on top of them...never been a problem.
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03-05-2010, 08:07 AM
| | | | One of the band members told me he placed the stuff like this, and nothing happened.
I cant trust him? |
03-05-2010, 08:59 AM
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03-05-2010, 09:11 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Richmond VA | | | If you can stand on your case, jump up and down and nothing happens then you shall be fine!
I would never do that because not only do you have two heavy cabs on top of your bass but whenever the van hits a bump it puts more stress on the case/bass, just asking for trouble. There is always more options but the instruments should almost always be up top.
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03-05-2010, 09:22 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Cleveland, TN | | Instruments on top. I would never place anything as heavy as a cab on my bass no matter what case it was in. You are just asking to break something. Hit a nice bump in the road and let the cab bounce a bit on the case. 
Just avoid the possibility and put it somewhere else.
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03-05-2010, 09:28 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: Nashville | | | Why not just put the instruments on top??? |
03-05-2010, 09:29 AM
| | | | Figure out another packing. Or else take the bass out of the case and sit with it.
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03-05-2010, 09:33 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Cleveland, TN | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Langueta One of the band members told me he placed the stuff like this, and nothing happened. | Yet Quote:
Originally Posted by Langueta I cant trust him? | No. Especially if he plays guitar... 
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03-05-2010, 09:49 AM
|  | I'm gonna love and tolerate the **** out of you! | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Memphis/Knoxville TN | | | So it fits below but not above? I'm confused... |
03-05-2010, 11:25 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Central Illinois, USA | | | I wouldn't trust it to hold, that's just a disaster waiting to happen. Work out the logistics of loading the van to make the instruments the last thing in and first thing out.
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03-05-2010, 11:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Langueta Hi, I am travelling with my band for 5 hours. In the van the only way I can place my rig is: The musicman in the hardcase, and above the hardcase, my 2 hartke cabs (I was thinking to put the cabs at the sides of the harcase). This would be ok????
I can damage the musicman??????? | Why on earth would you do this? There must be a better way. Try strapping the guitar player to the roof -- that should free up enough space for your bass.
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03-05-2010, 11:33 AM
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03-05-2010, 11:38 AM
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Originally Posted by troy mcclure Nah, these guys are all wrong. I have been doing it this way for years, as a matter of fact, I normally load my basses in gig bags in first than throw not only my bass cabs but my PA 18 space rack with amps on top of them...never been a problem. | Are you joking??? or no.
the drummer has a musicman also putted the bass at the back of his car and above a cab as heavy as my hartke, and nothing happened. We are carrying to many things and perhaps I have to put the things this way in my car (its the only way the hardcase fits in the backseat of my car)....as many said I wouldn t do it if there where probabilities of damaging the bass.
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03-05-2010, 12:24 PM
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03-05-2010, 12:41 PM
| | | | The musicman in the hardcase, and above the hardcase a hartke cab (the 1x15 wich is lighter).Just another possibility |
03-05-2010, 12:47 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2009 Location: Clifton Springs, NY | | Quote:
Originally Posted by troy mcclure Nah, these guys are all wrong. I have been doing it this way for years, as a matter of fact, I normally load my basses in gig bags in first than throw not only my bass cabs but my PA 18 space rack with amps on top of them...never been a problem. | Troy and I are in a band together(both bass players) - this is how we've been doing it forever.
Another thing we used to do is bungee them to the roof of our van. Even with rain, most gig bags work out. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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