So what do you drive to transport your bass gear around?

[51m0n]

[quote name='Stylon Pilson' post='474034' date='Apr 28 2009, 10:36 AM']Oh, well if we're playing that game - mine's a Learjet.

S.P.[/quote]

For special gigs I use a TARDIS you can get so much stuff in 'em and you're never late!

[cheddatom]

This is my ride:

[john_the_bass]

One of these:



No, not really, one of these (this one to be precise).



Bought it when I finally returned my crappy company 1 series. It's faster, more comfortable and I can fit more stuff in it. Did my first gig with it on Saturday night and it took a pair of powered speakers, desk, lights, all the stands, my Mesa, Pete's Trace 115 combo, 2 guitars, 2 basses, my pedalboard and all the kit that goes into connecting it up. It's a square box as well, so you can load stuff up to the rear window and not worry about breaking it when you slam it down on top of your gear. My 54 Mondeo was huge, but somehow not as practical.

[xgsjx]

I used to put all my gear in a Honda DelSol! The bass & extras all fit in the boot & the combo went on the passenger seat. Now it's a '03 Corsa.
Soon to be either a Volvo C30 D5 or T5 or a VW Scirocco (C30 is winning at present).

Edit... Any long distance hauls & I use my slaves to carry gear on their heads!

Edited April 28, 2009 by xgsjx

[henry norton]

Fiat Doblo Family - looks like Postman Pat's van but haven't found anything we can't get in it yet. The suspension is a bit harsh on valves so we have to drive carefully - unique seating arrangement means one can seperate squabbling kids (or band members).

[Deep Thought]

[henry norton]

[quote name='cheddatom' post='474081' date='Apr 28 2009, 12:39 PM']This is my ride:

[/quote]

Did you used to be in the A Team before you turned to music?

[john_the_bass]

[quote name='xgsjx' post='474116' date='Apr 28 2009, 12:18 PM']I used to put all my gear in a Honda DelSol! The bass & extras all fit in the boot & the combo went on the passenger seat. Now it's a '03 Corsa.
Soon to be either a Volvo C30 D5 or T5 or a VW Scirocco (C30 is winning at present).

Edit... Any long distance hauls & I use my slaves to carry gear on their heads![/quote]

That 5 cyl 2.4 diesel is a brilliant engine, but the Scirocco is so much cooler IMO

[franzbassist]

[BassMunkee]

A Honda Civic Type R

[cheddatom]

[quote name='henry norton' post='474124' date='Apr 28 2009, 12:24 PM']Did you used to be in the A Team before you turned to music? [/quote]

No I confused MrT out of his transport by asking him in detail where the evidence of all of his modifications had gone. In the end he was convinced it wasn't the one he'd been messing about with all those years and I drove away with a fiendish band-mobile!

[sshorepunk]

I should spray my chevy black and put that big red line in

Mine is slow and rolls around all over the place, but a good place to sleep should the need arise

T

[Twigman]

Normally one of these Airbus A319 Edited April 28, 2009 by Twigman

[niceguyhomer]

My car...



For bigger gigs, I have the use of this...



...and for our regular gigs on Fantasy Island, I use this...

[martinbass7750]

[quote name='51m0n' post='474066' date='Apr 28 2009, 11:15 AM']For special gigs I use a TARDIS you can get so much stuff in 'em and you're never late![/quote]


Great thing with a Tardis is that you can set the gear up sunday ready for the gig the night before

[coasterbass]

We have the most impratical gigging vehicles ever...

Renault Megane Coupe (mine - and no, I'm not a hairdresser)
Renault Clio
Peugeot 306 Cabriolet

And with these we tour the country with a 6 piece band!!


This weekend we're off to tour jersey (woo!) and we've fitted everything into the Megane and the Clio to save ferry costs.
In my coupe I have:

Schroeder 1210R
4U flightcase
pedal case
3 x Line floor pods
pedal case 2
Bass 1
Bass 2
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
flighcased keyboard
x-stand
3 x toms
cymbal case
snare
guitar rack
clothes/suits for 4 days
Drummer

I was well stoked!

[Huggy and the Bears]

I use my trusty XK8 Convertible. Markbass LMK and Aguilar GS212 in the boot, bass on the seat. With the hood down I can get loads in stacked up. Brought most of the gear back from Muncaster Castle in the summer in it. It was well funny but looked cool. I prayed it didn't rain!

[Johngh]

Jeep Grand Cherokee CRD. Which means I can upgrade my gear to BIGGER cabs

[Huge Hands]

I use an Audi A3.

On one of our regular gigs, I can get my combo amp and bits of mic stands, cables etc/drummers snare/pedal/cymbals in the boot, keyboard player's amplifier and drummer on the back seat with bass in a gig bag on the parcel shelf and neck sticking forward between them, and keyboard player in the front passenger seat with keyboard lying from his feet to his head in front of him. Probably not the most legal of layouts, but it works (drummer uses venue kit).

[MacDaddy]

Just scrapped my car today

it was gonna cost more to pass the MOT than the car was worth.

I'm gonna look out for a 1 litre hatch that's cheap to run.

[mrdirtyrob]

Seriously though, I usually walk if it's in town or borrow my dad's red citroen berlingo if i need to shift a lot of stuff (another postman pat lookalike).

[ben604]

I've got a '03 Focus and I used to carry about 2 basses, an 8x10 and my RB2000 around quite comfortably with the back seats down. Probably get a bit more in with some careful stacking...

[yorks5stringer]

Into the SO's Punto goes:
1 HK Lucas 15" sub
1 Mark Bass 2X10 Traveller(of course!)
1 LMII
1 Large metal tool box
1 5 u rack case filled with lights
1 stand case with speaker and mike stands
1 1x15 monitor
2 basses, 1 hard and 1 soft case
CD's for sale
gig diary
Tux, shirt and shoes

Edited April 28, 2009 by yorks5stringer

[WILD FROG SHOT]

Got a Peugeot Partner Van which just passed it's MOT today with no additional work required! - Good 'ol Vanny!

This was a massive relief after a kamikaze pheasant broke my non-insurance covered windscreen a couple of weeks ago; scared the crap out of me though!

We can get most of our stuff in there, but our ivory-tinkler usually plays 4 full size synths, so he has to take his own stuff.

[RussFM]

I just bought a Peugeot 308 1.6 HDi. Part of me wanted the CC version, and part of me wanted the SW version and an 8x10, but pretty happy with it anyway, I can get my 2x10, 3u rack case and the guitaristist's Gretch case in the boot, and my bass goes on the back seats. Probably would get an 8x10 in there with the seats down.