Re: [Harp-L] Gear Creep

[David Fertig <drfertig@xxxxxxxxx>]

If 'm at a jam with so many amps there're no free outlets, chances are I don't need to deploy my own.  Esp if there's a p.a., the vanity of using one's own amp sometimes becomes impractical.    AND I've learned alot about tone-making from having to pick up and play through a battered p.a. mic or some shoddy ol' hi-z mic and a funky (or not) amp, OR just a damned bar glass or dixie cup!

With my groovy amp(s) I do carry a 6' grounded cable with 3 outlets, less bulky than a power strip, and a 3-2 prong converter, it came in handy the other day.  Add the delay, Kinder AFB, cables, batteries, harps, back-ups, bullet mics, beta 57 & vol pot, and wireless rig, it's a ton o' gear.   

But often I don't even unload (or bring, if forewarned) anything but my harps, cause I don't really care so long as I can get to a mic that works!  Then shape the tone as best I can.   

-Dave "leave yer junk in the trunk" Fertig

--- On Tue, 7/19/11, harp-l-request@xxxxxxxxxx <harp-l-request@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Re: [Harp-L] Gear Creep
        	Tuesday, July 19, 2011 6:14 AM
        	
            
            
            From: 
            "Elizabeth Hess" <TrackHarpL@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
            	
            	
            	
        	To: 
        	"The Iceman" <icemanle@xxxxxxx>
        	Cc: 
        	harp-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
 that was my first thought at the time.  My larger question is one of 
efficient and compact transport.  Maybe an even larger harp case with 
room for extra stuff.  Maybe trim the set of harps I carry around (I 
really do think I could leave the Paddy Richters at home most of the 
time, for example), and get a different and/or custom-cut foam insert 
for the hard case I have, so as to accommodate fewer harps and more 
stuff.  Or maybe a larger case that would hold the harp case inside it 
AND ancillary items.  Or a third general-purpose container such as a 
knapsack.

When you (any of you) gig, how many separate items do 
you carry with you into the club, not counting the contents of your 
pockets?  What trade-offs do you make between things you must have, 
things you like to have, and things you  *might*  want or need, but 
usually do not?  E.g. extra batteries for battery-powered items.

I can see this escalating to the point where I have a steamer trunk and a dolly, and I shudder.



On Jul 19, 2011, at 8:28 AM, The Iceman wrote:

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 a power strip or extension cord should be part of your gig kit. 
smallest item could be one of those hard rubber triple plug outlet 
thingies, but be aware of the need for three prong grounded plug needs.