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I just ordered a Carvin MB15, but even that lighter weight amp is too much for the nerve damage in my neck and shoulders, so I came up with a way to get on and off stage very quickly. Until now I've been using an old lady shopping cart to transport my stuff to the stage, then take the time to setup an amp stand, music stand, bass hanger, wireless etc. I realized instead of putting that all on the stand, I'm putting it on the cart so all I have to do is roll it on stage, plugin the a/c, stand behind it, play and when done, just unplug the a/c and roll it off.

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I just ordered a Carvin MB15, but even that lighter weight amp is too much for the nerve damage in my neck and shoulders, so I came up with a way to get on and off stage very quickly. Until now I've been using an old lady shopping cart to transport my stuff to the stage, then take the time to setup an amp stand, music stand, bass hanger, wireless etc. I realized instead of putting that all on the stand, I'm putting it on the cart so all I have to do is roll it on stage, plugin the a/c, stand behind it, play and when done, just unplug the a/c and roll it off.

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I like such ideas...preformed Connections..easy to carry..no risk of weared cable..thumbs up
 
I just ordered a Carvin MB15, but even that lighter weight amp is too much for the nerve damage in my neck and shoulders, so I came up with a way to get on and off stage very quickly. Until now I've been using an old lady shopping cart to transport my stuff to the stage, then take the time to setup an amp stand, music stand, bass hanger, wireless etc. I realized instead of putting that all on the stand, I'm putting it on the cart so all I have to do is roll it on stage, plugin the a/c, stand behind it, play and when done, just unplug the a/c and roll it off.

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Look out! We have the exact same cart for transporting beach stuff and it crapped on us the very first time we used it. Be particularly careful when taking in and out of the car. It's that grille thingy on the back that's very flimsy.
 
Look out! We have the exact same cart for transporting beach stuff and it crapped on us the very first time we used it. Be particularly careful when taking in and out of the car. It's that grille thingy on the back that's very flimsy.

I've been using this cart for the last two years and it's holding up very well. It's the best of all the ones I looked it, with rotating front wheels and slightly larger than the rest. I also inserted a stiff plastic liner to protect it from the inside.
 
The GK 1001/210 combo with or without the MBE410 ext get most of the work, but I still take the Sunns out once in a while. Usually the 200s/Concert 210 JBL cab. The little Crate BX-40 112 sees a lot of use in small rooms and for jazzy trio gigs - very versatile little SS amp. I mix and match a lot, too. The 200s and Concert head sound really good through the GK MBE cab which is nice and light; punchy and LOUD. My fave is running the Sunns into the big 8028 cab - using the 200s to run the 12 and the Concert to run the 18. But it's a lot of heavy stuff to push around.

The Peavy is a KB15 keyboard 3 channel amp I use for the drum machine and my iPod.
The Kalamazoo Model 2 is a little guit-fiddle amp (good for mouth harp, too). Little Park (Marshall) is a little practice amp I never use except maybe low level jams at an acoustic jazz guitar buddy's house.
The Plush 215 cab (sideways) witl 412 15" Altecs is the cab used in bands through the 70-80s mostly with a Peavy Mark III and was really the money maker for the lounge lizard and hard rock originals band days. Old dependable. Never gets played anymore - one speaker shot.


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