Let's talk about weight

[fdeck]

Absolutely, and better milage, and lower insurance, and lower weight fees, etc.

I'm reminded that when gas prices were really high, there was an article in the paper about indie rock bands being forced off the road by transportation costs. Now, the lightweight stuff was still more expensive at that point, but I'm not sure that's the case any more. Even if my band was on a vanity tour and operating at a loss, I'd rather put the money into a decent hotel room, than pour it into the tank of an Econoline with full size cargo trailer.

For my use, the lightweight "fad" turned into a sort of vicious circle. Once I knew that I could downsize my gear, then I could also downsize my car, and even my house, if I wanted to. Last night I crammed my upright bass, amp, two music stands, guitar, guitar amp, and guitarist, into my Scion XA. He doesn't own a car, so we carpool to rehearsals and gigs.

 

[FFTT]

So you have a primary, important stuff rig and a bar rig, nothing wrong with that.

 

[Chef]

You kids and your newfangled auto-mobiles.
When in was a kid we had mules and the rich kids had horses and that's the way we liked it.

Piston engines are a fad.
The world is as flat as a tin of bisquick and always will be.

 

[Downunderwonder]

It's so simple. Tubes have two significant attributes, tone and mass. If you don't appreciate the tone enough to put up with the mass you choose something else. You might even recommend others to your magnificent choice. So what?

 

[Vince Klortho]

People these days have it way too easy. I had to build the house I was born in.

 

[Orpheus55]

At 64, I find my Avatar 115 and Hartke LH500 pretty easy to move around to most gigs. Got a nice handcart that makes it easier. I went to the lighter heads for awhile, but the reliability and sound weren't there for me.

 

[Russell L]

I'm 65 with a really bad right knee, arthritic shoulders and diabetes. The lighter and smaller the better for me as long as it sounds good. My Little Mark III head is just fine. My Markbass cabs are now getting too heavy for me, though, even at only 46 lbs. I'm looking toward Barefaced cabs in the future as soon as I can.

But if someone else likes something heavier, hey, I don't care.