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Bassists using your equipment at gigs

#41
Only people I know and honestly even those people maybe two or three bass player friends that I know and trust. Infact on the next tour we're going to share cabs for both guitar players and bassists so we can keep down on weight in the trailer. Everyone brings their head or rack and drums. helps keep two 4x12 cabs and my 4x10and1x18 at home.
 
#42
Fuzzbassian said:
General rule of thumb for us is that other bands are welcome to our cabinets and drum kit.
We only ask them to bring their own guitars,heads,pedals,snare and cymbals.Basically this saves you moving and changing all the big heavy stuff,and also means if a band needs to,they can fit everything they need in one car.It's pretty important to get in touch first though and ask.you can't just rock up at a gig and expect to use this stuff.In the event that a band is without,that's their problem for not getting their **** together beforehand.
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This ^^.




If you're the headliner, what's the big deal with letting the bands before you use your cabinet? Saves space in the club, saves time changing over between sets. I've let other bands use my cabs, and have used others cabs.
 
#43
My band has played about 4 shows in the last 2 months that were multi band gigs, and only once was I told I had to bring my rig....I guess in my city we are just ok with things like that, our drummer never had to bring his kit to any of them, and it made everything so much easier, the audience did not have to sit through a half hour of tear down and set up, ever had any problems outside of not caring for the bass rig I was using, but it worked, I have no problem with a bass player using my gear, and it is all new....I dont think I would let anyone use my american standard bass, but my rig I have no problem with! I guess we are all a little different.
 
#44
If I'm in the opening band and the headlining band's bass player wants to use my stuff, that's a big "sorry but I have another show across town tonight that I need to get to." Sometimes that is actually true.

If I'm in the headliner and the opening band wants to use it, that's fine with me because it cuts down on changeover time.

Funny story though, I had an opening band ask if they could use my bass rig and I agreed. Then the bass player saw my Little Mark II on top of my Schroeder 1210 and he went to his car and got his own amp. Guess his ego wouldn't let him play through a micro rig.
 
#46
smcd said:
This ^^.




If you're the headliner, what's the big deal with letting the bands before you use your cabinet? Saves space in the club, saves time changing over between sets. I've let other bands use my cabs, and have used others cabs.
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When you have to shell out $120 a pop for new drivers you'll ask yourself if the gig was even worth it. No one's blowing my **** up except me.
 
#47
I have both used other peoples stuff in a bind and let other people use my gear. I understand how having things break 2 days before a show and 12 days before payday can screw an entire show up. Anyone wants to plug in to my rig, that's fine. I set the levels, though. I have never leant my bass out but most people who are cheap enough that they don't have a bass can't play 5 strings anyways.
 
#49
I've let players use my amp a few times (NEVER my bass) over the years and havent had a problem....until the last time. At the last minute the promoter of a small festival asked if the earlier band (and out of town act) could use it and I agreed.

After I set up the amp for the guy I turned to him on stage and politely asked if he had ever used an amp like mine and knew how to set it for his bass, meaning properly set the pre-amp gain. He blew me off by rolling his eyes and turned to talk to his drummer. I should have torn it down right there. As I sat in the crowd watching I could see the peak light constantly lighting. I fumed through the whole show and should have walked on stage and pulled the plug.

It's going to be a hard sell for me to let someone use my head again.
 
#50
i dont "lend" out my gear but i have been in the situation where we opened for a band or a band opened for us, and we have allowed or been allowed to use speaker cabs, and the drum kit, cymbols hi-hat and usually snares and amps and guitars are provided by the musicains, and arrangements are made ahead of time, usually if we are opening for a band or vice versa they have a fairly good idea who "we are" or yes the other way around..
 
#51
My general Rule of Thumb is that anyone can borrow just about any piece of equipment of mine...IF they have the money to immediately replace/repair it if they screw it up.

"Let me hold onto your credit cards and checkbook until after the gig, just in case I need to use 'em."
 
#56
There's also this to consider:

I'm not sure about you guys, but over the years I've developed what I like to consider "my sound". I'm not using massively expensive gear to accomplish this.

I use an Acoustic B200 combo amp. If I had to use an SVT, I wouldn't sound the same and would be distracted the whole time I was playing. It would effect my performance.

I'd much rather have to spend a few minutes setting up my own rig. Then I have the tone that I'm used to. Before even considering the concept of gear damage, this is what would make my decision.

That said, NOBODY plays my bass but me. If you don't own a bass, why the hell are you booking gigs in the first place? I don't care if it's at church, same deal. At church I'd be more inclined to loan my amp (if we used amps, we don't), but at a show, never.
 
#58
I as well never let anyone I do not know use any of my gear and sometimes even people I do know and trust I am hesitant to let them use it. I'm not trying to be a jerk, but there is just too much risk involved.
 

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