What is your gear transportation vehicle

[Chinguschild]

I am curious. Especially people who have large rigs or maybe even carry the band pa.

Being a car guy myself, what do you use to transport all of your gear? Compact car, How does it all fit? Huge truck, how much do you have to carry?

Would love to be filled in.


I myself have a 1977 F-250. I only use a full stack but depending on the band usually end up carrying the PA or sometimes other equipment. Luckily lately all I carry is my amp and basses.



PS: Lifted trucks and heavy equipment is indeed a back breaker

[mattq]

scion xb my friend. low deck, PLENTY of storage. i can fit my swr 6x10, yba200 in a road case, pt-jr in the hard case, my oversized gretsch hollowbody, my singer's little guitar, his furman powered pedal board, and his vox ac30 in a road case with plenty of room for me and him in the front. and a little extra room for random odds and ends

[bassninja7]

i have a 94 buick le saber custom......


i can fit:

my bass, both guitards, my half stack, guitards half stack and an all tube combo amp, our mixer, a 'sport-style' bag (all my cables and stuff, im like our "medic"...), two pedalboards, our 12" speaker(plus stand), a laptop for recording, four mic stands, and three people up front....

i can get everything except the drums and one band member

[realdeal]

I luv my Subaru WRX SportWagon-
It flies with the performance parameters of a Porsche, Beemer, etc at half the cost....
Put the rear seat down and I can easily carry two cabs (4x8 & 115) or my Boogie Buster with a Diesel 15- No problem.

BTW- I own a "mini-rig" (Neo-Pak and Wizzy 12) but also primarily use "full-size" rigs, like a T-E AH-500 & an Ampeg 3-PRO.
They weigh a whopping 25-30 lbs...

Funny, but the majority of my gigs are at street-level clubs and rooms; rarely have to haul gear up flights of stairs!!
So- by putting the "cumbersome" heads ON TOP of the speaker cabs, and rolling them in- What a concept- the WHEEL!

I don't seem to be burdened by weight, like many say they are...
Lucky Me!

[buzzbass]

2001 Ram 2500 Diesel 4x4. All I ever carry is my bass rig. Overkill ? Perhaps....

[Jsegbers]

Grand cherokee 4.7 l attached to a 10 by 6 trailer.

Cherokee fits all 4 of us with room for one extra.

Trailer hauls a full pa with subs, all equipment drums and what not. even the optional lighting rig

[TBird1958]

My '99 Subaru wagon, holds two GK 4x10s rack, pedals two basses, suitcase and me. It's a great car, love the AWD too!

[CatfishStudios]

1981 VW rabbit.... I can fit a few basses and a halfstack in there....I swear, just dont ask for a ride home.

[MatticusMania]

My Hyundai Sonata fits my Basses, Amp, Keyboard, PA Head, 2) 15s, 2) 12s, my pedalboard, mic & key stand, disco lights, my utility bags and a 12 pack.

[mrokern]

Heh heh...2004 Honda Civic here.

Avatar 212 and custom 1x15" on the back seat. Two basses in hard cases between back seat and the back side of the front seats.

LMII (in padded bag), Bass POD XT Live (also in padded bag), and goodie bag in front passenger seat / floor.

Trunk is taken up with my car's subs.

-Mark

[Saetia]

1997 Chevy C-20 V-8

It's a 7 passenger but has tons of room and is super comfy (I swear this was supposed to seat more but the seating arrangement was set up for 7).

We can load in my 6 space rack, Henry the 8x8, two basses, 4 guitars, Peavey 6505+, Peavey XXX, 5 piece drum kit in hard cases, two three space racks, all drum stands, hard cymbol case, two large 412 guitar cabs, all of our merch, A TV w/ PS II (or sometimes XBOX 360) backpacks full of spare cables, extension cords and power strips, a 12 channel mixer, power amp, 2 pa mains, 2 monitors a drum carpet as well as 6 (5 bands members and our road dude) people inside of the van. I'm really good at tetris! We use this set up when playing in state or within three hours drive but have gone as far as five hours like this.

On tour we use the same van but add a 6' x 10' trailer to house all of the gear, tents, grill, food, blankets, pillows and clothing. If we are touring with another band we sometimes throw their equipment in our trailer as well, or we'll do some sort of gear sharing. If it's us taking that brunt we ask for them to help out with gas a bit from their gaurantees. On tour we take 6 (five band members and one road dude).

Yep

-Benny

[paganjack]

i've got an 07 nissan versa. it's a little hatchback, and i have never had a problem fitting stuff in it. i can get both my cabs (GK 212 and 112) and my amp rack and effects all in the very back. i can fit my bass on top of that if i feel like it, and i still have the entire backseat and front seat for other stuff if i need to. i've gotten most of a drumkit in my car in addition to my rig!

hatchbacks are my favorite.

[bassteban]

06 Ram 1500 for PA loads; 07 Sienna for just the bass rig.

[badstonebass]

My band has a Ryder truck we use for gigs. It has all the PA, the drums, guitar amps. I usually only leave my cab in it though.

I can fit my Avatar 4x10, 6 space rack, 2 basses in cases, my accessories bag, and my wife in a Hyundai Accent.

[rzpooch]

I drive a 93 honda civic hatchback. I recently got a shuttle 6, which I put in the front seat. My bass/basses fit behind the front seat nice and snug. In the back I can fit a 15 cab, powered monitor, gig bag, mic and guitar stands, and wireless. Sometimes I will take my rack and either put it in the front seat, or stand it up in the back. I also have a 2x10 that fits even better than the 15. This weekend I'll be bringing a bank of lights as well...that should be fun...blahhh...lol

[Zooberwerx]

'92 Ford F-150 Flare Side pickup. Enough room to carry my bass stuff and two PA mains. Think I had more room in my Caravan with the seats removed.

Riis

[LP75]

I have my trusty 1986 Ford Econoline 150 full-length cargo van that I bought new in '86.
No problems with space. The biggest single item I have is a 1X18" cabinet which won't fit in most cars. If I don't need to use the full stack, I can use my small car for just about everything else. For rehearsals I use a Fender Rumble 100 combo which fits in the trunk of my little Cavalier coupe, bass case in the back seat, nice and easy.

The van comes in real handy when hauling other band member's gear, or stuffing as much as possible into as few vehicles as possible for more distant gigs.

[McHaven]

One of these:


Sorry I don't have a better photo.

Nothing like an old VW bus with no AC for transporting the band! We manage to fit my 410, GK head, Fender Bassman combo, Fender Blues Deluxe, Fender Hot Rod Deville (or something like that), and a 5 piece drum kit in here, and somehow still fit the 4 band members. Great fun.

[scottbass]

I owned Chrysler/Dodge minivans for 22 years. Take out the seats and you can fit an entire band, drums, keyboard, amps, PA AND lights in there.

Well, it finally got to be time to downsize. My new vehicle: a PT Cruiser. Take out the seats and I can fit the PA (two JBL 2x15's and a 10-space rack case), my amp rig (a 1x15, a 2x12, and a 4-space rack case), two basses and one 4-can light tree. Someone else has to bring the stage monitors!

[Valerus]

2002 Honda Passport, the equivalent to an Isuzu Rodeo.

It has enough space and it's not huge and annoying.