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Gigging the good stuff?

#81
If I own it, I gig it: more or less the point ;)

As someone else noted: my basses are first in and last out during loads.
Basses go back in their bags on breaks.
I don't load out til I'm paid and ready to leave; no car full of gear sitting there.

I also have my stuff insured. This costs "about a gig or two of income per year," which seems well worth it, to me.
 
#82
Gig it always, don't let others play it, keep it in your sight. Cherish it, baby it, she's yours!
For the most part common sense is not so common. People loose gear because of they're own actions. "loaded up all my gear, went back in the bar, came out and it was all gone, my car was broken into"<- yeah no sh#t - people are dumb and will steal other people stuff, it happens have enough common sense to NOT let that happen to you.
 
#89
georgestrings said:
Just out of curiosity, do you gig, or own any basses worth over $1k???


- georgestrings
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You asked me before if I gigged at all or if I even played in a band. The answer was yes, 20 years and counting.

I don't own a +$1K bass yet. Got my eye on a Gibson T-bird. When I get it I will be using it wherever and whenever. All the time. I look after my stuff. If I'm dishing out $$ for something nice I'm using it!
 
#93
karl_em_all said:
You asked me before if I gigged at all or if I even played in a band. The answer was yes, 20 years and counting.

I don't own a +$1K bass yet. Got my eye on a Gibson T-bird. When I get it I will be using it wherever and whenever. All the time. I look after my stuff. If I'm dishing out $$ for something nice I'm using it!
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OK, don't you think it a bit presumptuous to tell others what you think they should do with something, when you haven't ever owned anything like that yourself???

As an example - I happen to own a Gibson T-bird, like you're wanting... There are some places I play where the stage is so cramped, I don't feel comfortable playing it there, so I bring something else... Maybe after you've ponied up the cash for one, you might see this differently, also - maybe not...


- georgestrings
 
#95
georgestrings said:
OK, don't you think it a bit presumptuous to tell others what you think they should do with something, when you haven't ever owned anything like that yourself???

As an example - I happen to own a Gibson T-bird, like you're wanting... There are some places I play where the stage is so cramped, I don't feel comfortable playing it there, so I bring something else... Maybe after you've ponied up the cash for one, you might see this differently, also - maybe not...


- georgestrings
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What I posted before is exactly what I meant. If you have something nice, use it and enjoy it. Lighten up man.

Oh and thanks for explaining the rules of posting comments on an open discussion thread.
 
#97
All my basses are in roughly the same price range ($1500), and I have no qualms taking them out. The most expensive, a Gibson Zebrabird, stays in, not due to its price, but largely due to the fact that I don't feel as comfortable on it as on my others. My other two, both Fender AVRIs, have seen a LOT of action. My #1 is the Precision, and I usually tote it about in an old US-issue seabag. It's not to say I don't care for my instruments, I do, but I also know they're going to get knicked up and accumulate wear and tear, and I think it's rather silly to buy an instrument you're not going to take to a gig because you're afraid it might get damaged.
 
#98
I think there is more to worry about than getting ripped off-- like whacking your headstock accidently on the cymbals. Or hitting a low ceiling with the headstock. A sign coming down from killer bass vibration and hitting you in the head (it happened). Some drunk girl dancing in front of you with a glass of beer and then she spills it on your bass. Same drunk girl knocks into the mic stand when you're singing and it gives you a fat lip. A roadie comes up 2 seconds after the last song of the gig to wind up chords and then trips over your bass on the stand and it hits the drums on its way to the floor. Should I go on?
 
#99
karl_em_all said:
What I posted before is exactly what I meant. If you have something nice, use it and enjoy it. Lighten up man.

Oh and thanks for explaining the rules of posting comments on an open discussion thread.
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So, you've never bothered to spend your money on an expensive instrument, despite having played out for 20 years - yet, felt the need to tell others to "play it out if you've got it"...

That about sums it up, right???


- georgestrings
 
#100
TGLbass said:
I think there is more to worry about than getting ripped off-- like whacking your headstock accidently on the cymbals. Or hitting a low ceiling with the headstock. A sign coming down from killer bass vibration and hitting you in the head (it happened). Some drunk girl dancing in front of you with a glass of beer and then she spills it on your bass. Same drunk girl knocks into the mic stand when you're singing and it gives you a fat lip. A roadie comes up 2 seconds after the last song of the gig to wind up chords and then trips over your bass on the stand and it hits the drums on its way to the floor. Should I go on?
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That's spoken like someone who's been there, done that... The truth is, some gigs are safer for gear than others - and it isn't uncommon for pros to use their "cheaper stuff" when the situation warrants it...


- georgestrings
 

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