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Should I fire my guitarist?

Always Carry your own gear pack it like you are the only one carrying it pay the extra money for cases,racks and bags for easy transportation my gear breaks down to 5 boxes and 2 bags 3 cabs for the stack and 2 cases for the basses 2 bags for the pedals and extra cables,tape,power cables

If the gear gets dropped and broken ding,dented it's your fault and you pay to have it fixed

But if you need the space back in the car you can first try this

1. get a dog kennel and make sure you have the larger size . 2 Make sure you have some good tv Movies etc 3.entice the kids to play inside of the kennel maybe a good sleep aid or just a few squeeky toys 4 .remove the baby seat then bam you have your seat back.

Disclaimer : No I have never done this Yes my kids have squeezed in to the back seat with my gear but it was good training for them They love going to gigs with me and helping me out with setup and break down and Now they are starting to sing back up vocals or prercussion in my bands
 
its a rack mount head right? im pretty sure the svt 4 pro is a rack mountable head. get a nice rack case for it. I let my guitairst carry my 6 space skb rack in once and he set it on my cab in a way that it was destined to fall. it did and his guitar just happened to be in its way it put a pretty big crack in his guitar case no damage to the guitar and all the stuff in my rack was fine... get a rack they are worth it for the added protection they provide.

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so do I: (any and all orders and combos allowed)

A) Politely ask him to treat my gear better

B) "accidently" bump his amp stack over

C) Kick him in the cohone (he is sans one of the twins)

D) Repeat C multiple times

E) Ask for him to fund a repair

F) Repeat D multiple times

G) Give up because he's obviously a tard

H) Have myself be the only one to ever touch the amp (takes up the area the baby's car seat goes in my vehicle)
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I) Look after my own gear

At the first instance, he needs a warning and supervision. If the amp needs a repair, the leader should arrange it and dock his pay until its sorted. If you guys aren't at the level of leaders and being paid as a collective group, then load, set up and unload your own gear or at least keep it in sight so you know what happens to it.