How many Basses Does Everbody bring to a gig?

[Goretopsy]

Two to a gig always one with a B string (s either the 5 or 6 lately both) and somtimes a 4, I switch when my guitar players switch from 6 to 7's just so I can fee cool too. Otherwise I just have two incase one breaks but I always end up playing both
(the two I usually use are a Fender Jazz V and Alvarez 6 with bart's)
and for practice I have 5 but just cuz we practice at my house so they are all there, if we werent here I'd only bring one.

 

[Jontom]

A Warwick Corvette Standard(Main) and a P-bass(Backup). Whats weird is that the Fender works w/my wireless system, and the Warwick does not. (Shure said it had something to do with RF in the electronics cavity). Sounds like a new thread...

 

[tummage]

I usually only bring my Tobias 5 string to a gig, unless the gig calls for a fretless.

I usually have a keyboard player, so in the rare event I break a string or something, He just plays "Beth" or something solo piano-Also good for those emergrency bathroom breaks.

Besides all my basses are jealous of each other, on special occasions I"ll bring one of my mistresses.
They seem to appreciate it.

 

[boogiebass]

I always have a Dano Longhorn Pro behind the seat but it hardly ever comes out. Strictly disaster coverage. I used to lug more than one instrument to gigs, nowadays, I just bring one. Since I switched to extended range basses (mostly 6's these days), I don't find the need for more than one on a gig.

 

[cassanova]

Two for gigs, A MIA Fender Jazz DLX 5 and an MIM Dlx Active Jazz 5. Oddly enough the MIA is now the back up bass to my MIM

 

[allan grossman]

One for rehearsals, two for gigs.

I haven't broken a string in a long time - but it is reassuring for me to have a second bass tuned up and ready to go if I need one.

 

[ColonelZulu]

1 Fretted
1 Fretless

Usually only bring one or the other to rehearsal.

 

[Dave Siff]

I only bring one. I've never broken a string, and I've never had any need to change basses during the set for a different tuning or whatever. But, I recently got a double gig bag, so I might start bringing two.. my new Curbow and the Reverend.
This reminds me of the only bass mishap I've ever had at a gig. It was in 1994, five minutes before we were supposed to start. I was tuning my Music Man Sterling and the strap came off and I dropped it. The headstock hit the edge of one of the drummer's cymbals and it sheared the G-string tuning key clean off! Knocked the string out of tune, and the other bass player on the bill was a lefty. Lucky for me, the club was five minutes from my apartment, so I raced home and got another bass! You'd think that would have taught me to bring a backup bass to gigs, but noooooooo..

 

[Thumper]

I always take 3 5'ers, 2 fretless and one fretted. I usually play all five, the Sukop is seeing about 60% usage because it is so light.

 

[bgavin]

MIM P and MIM J fretless.

 

[fivestarharbor]

One in standard E and one in drop D. MIM Active Jazz for E tuning and MIM P-Bass for drop D.

 

[Bassin']

I bring two five strings to gigs-- one fretted, one fretless.

I only bring one or the other to practice. Most of the time I bring the fretless to practice since I need more work on that than the fretted.

 

[Every1TookMyName]

I just bring my PRS with me, although I have two.

I suppose once I get another bass I like, I might bring two (the other is just a little Peavey)

 

[VIHBASS]

i always just bring one
depends on what the gig is ,i either bring a fretted or my fretless,both jazz basses

 

[Gard]

Two: Zon Sonus Special Fretless 5, NS Design CR5M EUB....

....we don't need no stinkin' frets!






I have thought about getting a good fretted 5 to drag as an emergency backup. Possibly a Lakland Skyline 55-02

 

[embellisher]

I only take 1 to church.

But for the other gigs, I always bring 2. It is great to have a backup, although I usually wind up playing the backup on at least one set.

 

[tyson]

1 for practice, 2 for gigs

A)custom p-type-bass: prictice and gigs
B)MIA Fender Jazz: gig backup

does anyone bring thier acoustic bass guitar too?

 

[Jonesy4fnk]

for Naked Jungle (tribal drums and bass): 3 basses
- Zon Legacy 6
- Clevinger Deluxe 5 string elec. upright
- Carvin LB76 with Roland Midi pickup.

for Fast Eddie (prog. hard rock): 2 basses
- Zon
- Carvin LB76 fretless


I abuse my strings so breaking them isn't so rare.

 

[BassGreaser]

I usually bring two my FBB 5er for rock more edgy stuff and my alembic 4 dtring for reggae/ old school stuff

 

[seamus]

If we're doing a cover set with a lot of non-standard tunings, the number has been as high as 4. (5-string, Standard 4, Eb, drop D) This is to help facilitate quick switches so we don't break the set up too much. Otherwise, my preference is to bring only two, and even then, I'm hoping to use only one on stage.