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Locking my rig

#21
It might be helpful to know what make / model amp you have. The options for retrofit are better for some than others... The first thing that comes to mind, IF the amp has a fixed power cable, run a small luggage type padlock through the hole in the fat blade. It will keep the amp from getting plugged in, or at least be dead obvious when someone tampers with it.

IF you are that concerned with someone tampering with your amp, or really any location, you might want to give serious consideration into whether or not storing your gear out of your control is a good idea.
 
#23
buldog5151bass said:
Don't leave your head there.
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Last time I left my head at a church it was stolen.

Our church started a community outreach to help the poor on a Friday, our equipment was stripped from the sanctuary on Saturday. The outreach ended on Sunday. I lost my Carvin r1000 and AcmeBass Low B2.

It's the old question: In the land of opportunity, are the poor of low character because they are poor, or are they poor because they are of low character?
 
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#24
Man, sorry to hear that. I look at it this way. Any building where the public is invited in is going to have some people there who shouldn't. I always keep stuff that can be easily taken locked up, unless the building is secure (all three of my bands practice at the house of my drummer, so I can lucky in that respect).

Probably too late, but if not, speak with the church - they likely have insurance.
 
#25
rolandm said:
A Christian rock band I was in rehearsed (and occasionally performed) in a church. We stowed our gear in the utility room with the water heater and furnace, and the utility room stayed locked. It's not so much that we were concerned that members of the congregation might steal our gear, but rather that mischievous younger members might decide to play rock band while no one was looking. Kids will be kids, regardless of religious affiliation.
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I would be really concerned about leaving my gear in a room with a water heater.
 
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buldog5151bass said:
Man, sorry to hear that. I look at it this way. Any building where the public is invited in is going to have some people there who shouldn't. I always keep stuff that can be easily taken locked up, unless the building is secure (all three of my bands practice at the house of my drummer, so I can lucky in that respect).

Probably too late, but if not, speak with the church - they likely have insurance.
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This was 12 years ago, no longer an issue. And yeah, I got about 75% of the value back. What was interesting was the utter naivety of our congregation. And the lesson was so incredibly swift. I've learned not to trust "poor" people around anything of value. There is a different mindset about "other people's stuff". And since I've moved to KY from Seattle, where the cost (and standard) of living is significantly lower, I've seen this play out a LOT.
 
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buldog5151bass said:
Man, sorry to hear that. I look at it this way. Any building where the public is invited in is going to have some people there who shouldn't. I always keep stuff that can be easily taken locked up, unless the building is secure (all three of my bands practice at the house of my drummer, so I can lucky in that respect).

Probably too late, but if not, speak with the church - they likely have insurance.
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The REAL tragedy that resulted was that I replaced my acme lowB2 with a carvin redline stack of a 4x10 and 1x18. STOOOOOOOPID. I was still learning what REALLY works.
 
#29
All the more reason to buy a cheap cab to keep at your practice site. I have an old Kustom 15" PA cab - never leaves the rehearsal room. I wouldn't gig with it, but it is enough for rehearsal, and all I have to do is show up with a bass and head. If it ever gets blown, flooded, or stolen, I'm not missing much.
 
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marmadaddy said:
Our church is a busy place and it gets used for all kinds of things. People who aren't members are in and out all day for art shows, concerts, community orchestra rehearsals, community meetings etc. We've had a bunch of good mics stolen a couple years ago.
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This pretty much sums up my church. The problem isn't really with theft it's been very few incidents where someone had sticky fingers. The problem is just using it. I don't mind people using it but history has shown people not to be as careful when they see a sweet rig. My guess is they just try to see what it takes to blow the tweeter while they play lol. The fuse switch just seems like to much work and the power lock seems feesable but that still leaves the speaker to be used which is my main concern. We just got a new Aggie tone hammer and db410. I wan keep those going for as long as possible
 
#36
I leave two 4x10 cabs and a Ampeg SVT-7 Pro in a two space rack case at our practice space. When we are through with practice, I take the speaker cables and power cord with me. I put the front and back covers on the rack case and set it behind my speaker cabs. It's worked for me. No one has touched it. Our practice space is in a church basement, even though we are not affiliated with the church. They are just kind enough to let us use their space.
 

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