Never again!

[dbase]

I've been a gigging bass player for almost 20 years. Before yesterday, I'd never had a piece of gear fail on me at a show. Never even broken a string, honestly. I typically only bring one bass with me, and trust that things will work as they should. Never again! My bass started crackling at my gig yesterday, then completely stopped working. Fortunately, it was at the end of the set, and there was a piano at the venue so we finished up with some songs I play keys on. Still, it was very embarrassing and I will be bringing a backup bass to every gig I do from now on! Also a bag with extra cables, strings, and my DI/preamp in case something unexpected happens. You gotta be prepared for anything, as I learned the hard way yesterday!

What was wrong with the bass?

 

[morgansterne]

Our guitarist built the guitars he uses. At a gig his main ax started cutting out. so he switched to his open tuned tele, retuned it to standard and we continued.

His wife ran home and got his soldering iron and he resoldered his output jack wires on stage during our break.

I thought that was pretty darn cool!

 

[Wisebass]

Hi tallulahsdaddy

Super entertaining thread! Lotsa fun!

You gotta be prepared for anything, as I learned the hard way yesterday!

That was your first date with Mr. Murphy? (that 's pretty good for 20 years)

I carry a spare… everything and a bunch of tools (incl. a soldering iron)

Because I know that someone will have a spare Murphy in his trunk!

If I play with an unreliable drummer, should I keep one in my trunk?

What, you don't keep your drummer in the trunk?

What do vocalists do?

I know a drummer who always brought guitar strings and cables to every gig, just because..

That' s the one to keep in the singer' s trunk!

greetings

Wise(b)ass

 

[SactoBass]

Honestly, I never understood people who basically refused to bring a backup bass. I always do. Is it really that hard to carry one more bass? Well worth it IMO.

+1

 

[tallulahsdaddy]

Just got back from the shop, it was a loose connection on the input jack. Quick solder job and it's back in business! I should probably learn some basic repair skills, and I'm bringing two basses from here on out! FWIW it's an old Peavey B-Ninety with a great neck and body, but looks like some pretty sloppy wiring. Maybe a good project for pickup upgrade! Thanks for your responses everybody, I appreciate the generally positive tone of these forums! Catch you on the flip side...

 

[David Jayne]

Just got back from the shop, it was a loose connection on the input jack. Quick solder job and it's back in business! I should probably learn some basic repair skills, and I'm bringing two basses from here on out! FWIW it's an old Peavey B-Ninety with a great neck and body, but looks like some pretty sloppy wiring. Maybe a good project for pickup upgrade! Thanks for your responses everybody, I appreciate the generally positive tone of these forums! Catch you on the flip side...

Lol. Stick around. We can throw mud with the best of 'em. Welcome.

 

[Spectrum]

Bass and guitar bring spare gear..

What do vocalists do?

If her name is Ashlee Simpson, she brings a spare tape deck.

 

[IamGroot]

If her name is Ashlee Simpson, she brings a spare tape deck.

Painful

 

[Nashrakh]

Just got back from the shop, it was a loose connection on the input jack. Quick solder job and it's back in business! I should probably learn some basic repair skills, and I'm bringing two basses from here on out! FWIW it's an old Peavey B-Ninety with a great neck and body, but looks like some pretty sloppy wiring. Maybe a good project for pickup upgrade! Thanks for your responses everybody, I appreciate the generally positive tone of these forums! Catch you on the flip side...

Statistically, you should be good for the next twenty years now without bringing two.

 

[crankypants]

Lame thread title is lame and has negative historical connotations you obviously do not understand or else you would have used a better thread title.

 

[tallulahsdaddy]

Lame thread title is lame and has negative historical connotations you obviously do not understand or else you would have used a better thread title.

It honestly hadn't crossed my mind, and I certainly apologize if was insensitive of me. I'll put more thought into my thread titles in the future.

 

[jeffb28451]

For 30 years, I’ve carried a flight bag with an ELF, extra strings, batteries, straps...down to guitar strings, pliers and have a set of sticks in my trunk! I carry a 5 and 4 to every gig anyway. An extra 30 pounds, but my band ( and yes, I do seem to be the “den mother”) has never gone down unless it was the fault of the house.

other than that, I really don’t show any symptoms of OCD.

 

[Wolford]

Worthy of a swift backhand, IMO.

Oh, it qualifies for sure, but he was a big strong guy who liked to fight. You have to choose your battles. hahaha But yeah, I wouldn't have done it. You know drummers, I think this actually made sense to him. hahahaha