urbanx Posted March 25, 2010 Posted March 25, 2010 Gear Tetris: Simple rules, post the make and model of your car, and a pic of how you slot all your gear in: Toyota Celica (brave, I know) Typical gig: Hartke HA3500 Head Marshall MBC410 Cab PA System 3 Cases of leads 2 Basses (one in case, one wedged behind) 1 Can of Red Bull Music Video: Hartke HA3500 Head Marshall MBC410 Cab 2 Hartke 210’s 1 Fender Jaguar Bass (in box) Change of clothes, Red Bull Both pics show classic arrangements of gear to follow the outline of the rubber boot seal. Quote
BarnacleBob Posted March 25, 2010 Posted March 25, 2010 A Celica?? Is that the little sports one? I'm impressed!!! BB Quote
tonyf Posted March 25, 2010 Posted March 25, 2010 Could get my Ampeg 810e cab in my Fiesta. Pushed the passenger seat forward and it wedged between the B pillar and the drivers seat. Happy days! lol Quote
theosd Posted March 25, 2010 Posted March 25, 2010 (edited) I would take a pic of my MarkBass CMD 121H fitting snugly in the boot my R reg Citroen saxo with the bass happily lazing across the back seats, but no one needs to see that. How boring! Edited March 25, 2010 by theosd Quote
budget bassist Posted March 25, 2010 Posted March 25, 2010 (edited) We always managed to fit a lot inside our old guitarist's 2 door corsa, let's see: Bass Two guitars Ashdown 210 cab Ashdown ABM head 16 channel mixer two PA tops (fairly large) 3 mic stands 3 human beings impressive, no? Edited March 25, 2010 by budget bassist Quote
dudewheresmybass Posted March 25, 2010 Posted March 25, 2010 (edited) in the back of my honda jazz i get: 2 mb4410 cabs, 2 12" Pa speakers 2 7200 Marshall DBS heads 1 1000w PA amp 2 led lighting units 1 pr speaker stands and t bar for lights 1 lrg flight case containing bass rig leads / power 1 smaller flight case containing all Pa leads 1 flight case containg FX and wireless etc 1 medium sized tool kit 3 Mike stands (1 straight, 2 boom) 1 bag containing full stage costume small case containing small mixing desk vocal fx drum 'rug' 5 way cased guitar stand ( collapsable type) 2/3 basses 1 electric guitar tech's toolbox smoke machine/ fluid bag / case containing - Minidisc player / discs (incidental music and cd backup for intros etc) CD player / discs (intros) 3 mikes i think that's it! i'm stunned it all fits!!! oh, and two bods (me and our pa man) next show i'll take some pics and add them if i remember! Edited March 25, 2010 by dudewheresmybass Quote
Paul_C Posted March 25, 2010 Posted March 25, 2010 my finest moment was a 7 piece drum kit in cases and two passengers in a Metro, even though we did collide with a Saab at one point in the journey Quote
NickH Posted March 26, 2010 Posted March 26, 2010 [quote name='budget bassist' post='786485' date='Mar 25 2010, 11:34 PM']We always managed to fit a lot inside our old guitarist's 2 door corsa, let's see: ... 3 human beings [/quote] I'm sorry, think I misunderstood - did you not say 2 of them were Guiturds? Quote
Doddy Posted March 26, 2010 Posted March 26, 2010 In my old Ford Ka I have been known to fit in 2x10 Hartke bass cab Hartke head in Flight case Marshall Guitar combo 2 12" + horn PA speakers Mixing desk in box Case of PA leads Case of instrument cables Sports bag of Instrument cables 2 Mic Stands 2 Speaker stands Guitar in gig bag Guitar in hard case 2 basses in gig bags 2 suit bags 2 people I've also easily fitted my 4x10,head,cases,bass and 5 piece drum kit and accessories and 2 people. I now have a van,and have carried my rig,full drum kit,guitar rig and 3 people. Quote
budget bassist Posted March 26, 2010 Posted March 26, 2010 [quote name='NickH' post='786519' date='Mar 26 2010, 12:20 AM']I'm sorry, think I misunderstood - did you not say 2 of them were Guiturds?[/quote] One guitard and his girlfriend Quote
Doddy Posted March 26, 2010 Posted March 26, 2010 [quote name='budget bassist' post='786967' date='Mar 26 2010, 02:28 PM']One guitard and his girlfriend [/quote] There's a way to make more space...... The girlfriend has no need to be there Quote
warwickhunt Posted March 26, 2010 Posted March 26, 2010 [quote name='Doddy' post='786974' date='Mar 26 2010, 02:35 PM']There's a way to make more space...... The girlfriend has no need to be there [/quote] Sorry got to disagree. A girlfriend (yours or otherwise) is far more useful than a guitard... at least a girlfriend would help carry the gear! Quote
Doddy Posted March 26, 2010 Posted March 26, 2010 [quote name='warwickhunt' post='787125' date='Mar 26 2010, 04:12 PM']Sorry got to disagree. A girlfriend (yours or otherwise) is far more useful than a guitard... at least a girlfriend would help carry the gear! [/quote] You must be lucky,I've never known any who actually carry gear,unless they are in the band. Quote
daz Posted March 26, 2010 Posted March 26, 2010 (edited) Watch it. a lead foot start could put that Hartke head amp through the back window of that Celica! I wish id taken a pic of my Volvo 940 (with boot not hatchback!) with this little lot crammed in it. I won the lot off ebay for £16, consisting of 12 small combo amps and 4 large PA cabs. Worked out at £1 per item!! Pictured below Edited March 26, 2010 by daz Quote
warwickhunt Posted March 26, 2010 Posted March 26, 2010 [quote name='Doddy' post='787280' date='Mar 26 2010, 06:16 PM']You must be lucky,I've never known any who actually carry gear,unless they are in the band.[/quote] VERY lucky! My wife (technically a promoted girlfriend) wraps gear up and carries gear at any gig she attends... in fact she could set-up/strip down my gear no problem. Quote
slaphappygarry Posted March 26, 2010 Posted March 26, 2010 (edited) My mates on the way to a local studio, trying to get their gear in the back of my old Laguna: [url="http://www.youtube.com/user/deathtrapcity3#p/a/u/1/7tTmDLTtL_Y"]http://www.youtube.com/user/deathtrapcity3...u/1/7tTmDLTtL_Y[/url] 2 guitars Amp head Stingray bass Full drum kit / hardware / snares x2 Me Band x3 I killed that car. Edited March 26, 2010 by slaphappygarry Quote
BassJase Posted March 27, 2010 Posted March 27, 2010 In my old Land Cruiser (for festival gigs) I could fit in 2 basses (in hard cases), 4x10, 1x15, 4U rack (amp, tuner etc), bag of leads, sleeping bag and change of clothes all on one side of the boot, so I could get pissed at the festival and sleep next to it all in the nice cosy warm with no tents or flooding to worry about. Quote
Rosh Posted March 27, 2010 Posted March 27, 2010 I decided to paint it for you instead of actually laoding it all just to take a pic on a saturday afternoon! Gear Tetris for real, it doesn't look much but all this fits perfectcly in the back of a 3door Rover 25!! I'll wait 'til the next show before I post a photo! Quote
Tinman Posted March 27, 2010 Posted March 27, 2010 (edited) I guess I must be cheating as I drive an Espace. I can get pretty much most of my 5 piece bands gear in the back (that includes my two 4x10s and two 18" PA cabs). The drummer has to take his own gear though. Edit: Can't wait to get my Vintage, it'll go some way to saving the suspension Edited March 27, 2010 by Tinman Quote
Jigster Posted March 28, 2010 Posted March 28, 2010 [quote name='slaphappygarry' post='787324' date='Mar 26 2010, 07:57 PM']My mates on the way to a local studio, trying to get their gear in the back of my old Laguna: [url="http://www.youtube.com/user/deathtrapcity3#p/a/u/1/7tTmDLTtL_Y"]http://www.youtube.com/user/deathtrapcity3...u/1/7tTmDLTtL_Y[/url] 2 guitars Amp head Stingray bass Full drum kit / hardware / snares x2 Me Band x3 I killed that car.[/quote] this is a great vid - all about being in the band and having the crack. Made me smile. Quote
Sarah5string Posted March 28, 2010 Posted March 28, 2010 I've got an old style ford Ka. My bass currently has to go in the passenger seat! Not even tried to get my amp in yet. Quote
Doddy Posted March 28, 2010 Posted March 28, 2010 [quote name='Sarah5string' post='788446' date='Mar 28 2010, 12:27 PM']I've got an old style ford Ka. My bass currently has to go in the passenger seat! Not even tried to get my amp in yet.[/quote] Seriously? Look at my first post to see what you can get in an old style Ka. You'll have no problem fitting in your bass and amp. Just drop the back seats. Although my combo used to go in the boot with out dropping them, and my bass went on the back seat in a gig bag Its all about space evaluation. Quote
Bankai Posted March 28, 2010 Posted March 28, 2010 [quote name='daz' post='787310' date='Mar 26 2010, 07:40 PM']Watch it. a lead foot start could put that Hartke head amp through the back window of that Celica! I wish id taken a pic of my Volvo 940 (with boot not hatchback!) with this little lot crammed in it. I won the lot off ebay for £16, consisting of 12 small combo amps and 4 large PA cabs. Worked out at £1 per item!! Pictured below [/quote] Quote
Sarah5string Posted March 28, 2010 Posted March 28, 2010 [quote name='Doddy' post='788734' date='Mar 28 2010, 06:53 PM']Seriously? Look at my first post to see what you can get in an old style Ka. You'll have no problem fitting in your bass and amp. Just drop the back seats. Although my combo used to go in the boot with out dropping them, and my bass went on the back seat in a gig bag Its all about space evaluation.[/quote] Very true, although my bass case is a hard rectangular type, and seems to fit in awkwardly on the back seats.. Quote
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