Top 10 Gig Bag Essentials For Bass Players + 8 Pro Bonus Tips! /// Scott’s Bass Lessons
Lesson Overview:
In this lesson Scott takes you through the essential items you need to be prepared for any gig situation. Coming to a gig prepared can really help you out if disaster strikes and you are much more likely to be called back to play again if you can deal with those situations well.
During the lesson Scott touches on the importance of having a tuner. For any musician, whether you’re a hobbyist or professional, having a tuner can make a large difference in a live situation. Besides the obvious benefits of being able to stay consistently in tune over the course of a set, there is the added benefit of being able to do so silently. As much as tuning by ear is a valuable skill, in the context of a performance being able to tune quickly and silently can add an air of professionalism to your performances. It’s also quite handy being able to turn on your pedal just to mute your bass in silent sections.
Tuning up by ear in the middle of a set can really interrupt the flow of the set and will at best be met by a room full of expressionless faces. I’ve have actually seen the support band at quite a large venue do this before and it really took away from what was otherwise great music. I also can’t imagine it gave a good impression to the band they were supporting.
You can never really underestimate the value of having a back up. I’ve had nearly new leads die on me in the middle of a song on more than one occasion. I actually used to have a teacher who carried around an A440 tuning fork as a backup for tuning. I am not really sure what has to happen on a gig for you to break out a tuning fork but I imagine it’s not dissimilar to the apocalypse.
Gig Bag Essentials:
– Spare Strings
– Snippers (Pliers)
– Power Extension (Power Strip)
– Multitool
– Tuner
– Leads (Instrument Cables), Patch Cables, Power Cables
– Stand
– 9V Batteries
– Strap
– Ear Plugs
Pro Bonuses:
– String Cloth
– Torch/Maglight
– Music Stand
– Music Stand Light
– Clothes Pegs
– The Real Book
– Pen, Pencil & Paper
– Volume Pedal (Dunlop Volume X)
Your Homework:
What’s your number one gig bag essential?
Do you have a gear related gig disaster story?
Let us know in the comments below!
– See you all next week, Travis Moore – Academy Community manager.
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in ear monitors
Oh a small fan can be a big comfort
I have in the past used heavy gear so a portable dolly to load in and out with
Nail clippers, iPad charger and cables
earplugs are sooooooo important. after some years i went to a doctor to check my ears which i was feeling all ok. nothing was wrong but it turned out i lost 35% of the lower end of the range. terrible news for a bass player. protect your ears friends, it is so important
edit: and most importantly; you can not regain what is gone. gone is gone
A candy bar, reading glasses, small handgun
Duct tape, Small towel, Nail Clipper, Eye Drops, Aspirin, Flashlight. Spare tubes if needed for your amp. Magic Marker and paper for set lists. Second instrument is faster than changing strings though I've broken strings on stage only a handful of times. Bandaids. Man I used to get some nasty blisters at times playing rockabilly on a string bass. It made for a rough night. Tools so that when idiot bandmates load said string bass and they knock the bridge AND the sound post out and you have to set everything up again and you want to choke them…Soap and a washcloth in case you get sweaty humping your own gear. Clean up and get your zen place. Nobody wants to be uncomfortable. Spare clothes. I had an amp fry on stage and speakers blow for no apparent reason. POS Sunn amp, in the early 80s never again! Fixed under warranty and traded it in for a Gallien Krueger. The amp was then loaned out to a Sunn sponsored artist playing at the Bottom Line club in NYC. The amp blew and caught fire onstage as related to me by the shop that dealt with the warranty repair and the trade in for me. I heard it was the bass player from the defunct band ANGEL (Glam rock) that it happened to. First aid stuff. You never know. I broke my toes in-between sets one night. I finished the gig and got the toes set at the ER the following morning. Dont ask. It involved a vehicle.
I make sure I always have a first aid kit in the bag. It can often save the day when you get a snitch from carrying the gear or from fighting with a beer bottle. You know, shit just happens. A quick clean up and bandaging is sometimes all you need to be able to get the job done.
A pack of paper tissues within quick reach, can limit, if not completely avoid, some disasters.
Yes, strings. Absolutely, just before my very first gig the e string went – it was Sunday in the middle of nowhere….well, yes strings
Bottle of water, a small FLUKE meter and spare amp fuses.
CRC spry oil super important to lubricate and avoid problems with electronic, compressed air bottle (same reason, it is good to clean during the sound check, a spare bass (if you break a string you will need to change instrument ASAP, then you will have someone you trust changing the broken string for you).
A portable, foldable chair (just in case).
A tennis player wrist protection.
A clean towel (for the sweat).
Spare dress (gig based) and shoes.
Fretwrap by far. Especially for any fusion/prog gigs
Number 1 thing is a bass haha
A plectrum, Scott. 🙂
Water bottle (take it from me – playing while dehydrated isn't fun), cable ties, and gaff tape. Fair, the ties and gaff don't come out that often, but when they do, they're a life-saver. I worked in the lighting/audio/camera/production industry for several years, and have witnessed a heart attack-inducing amount of things repaired, suspended, bodged, and held together with the magic of gaff tape and cable ties…
Can't decide on toothbrush/paste, instant coffee or tea bags. Duct tape is also good.
Somehow every video this guy makes is a giant stroke piece about how cool he thinks he is.
So who is the bass player who thinks tuners are rubbish? Is it Jeff Berlin?
We were gigging outdoors having a good time and were on our second or thrid song,and the power went out. Csme back on half an hour later though ????
5 years late to this video, but a graphic eq pedal is basic in my book. It helps a lot not getting Eqd however the console feels like and just use what you need to sound.
Dc adapters. Here in Brazil, it is hell…
Drum key.
Most embarrassing story for me was a church gig (at one of those 'mega-churches') and my output jack was going bad. So while the preacher was talking, you could just hear LOUD pops and crackles in the PA. Super embarrassing. It was my only bass at the time and still is my main bass.
Spare of essential effects pedals and lots of spare picks
When I was gigging in the 70s, we did one of those shows with several bands, we rushed on set up my two 4x12s,, the Sound City and the AC100 which was quite high by that point, started playing and realised that the coiled bass lead wasn't a good idea on a rickety stage, it was a close call. 🙂
The bass looks like it escaped a zombie apocalypse
Amp Lol
Did u use your base as Skateboard or something?
also tape to tape down your cables is handy