Ahh...The Mighty Gig Bag
Another list. This is what I've been carrying with me to shows since the last pairing down of equipment (it's about to get paired down, again):
- 1 blue ballpoint pen (for signing the contract at the show, even though I like that done way in advance)
- 1 fine point Sharpie®
- 1 King Size Sharpie®
- 1 digital multi-meter
- black cloth hookup wire
- white cloth hookup wire
- 1 cheap 40-watt soldering iron (bought at Kmart years ago for $2; still my favorite)
- rosin-core solder
- .047mfd capacitor
- 2 aligator clips
- nut & lock washer for volume/tone knobs
- extra 9-volt batteries
- slip-loint pliers (large)
- needle-nosed pliers (large)
- Korg CA-30 chromatic tuner
- 3 screwdrivers with interchangeable magnetic bits
- philips screwdriver
- dial caliper
- 2 15-amp fuses
- VELCRO® cable ties
- 3 JJ Electronic ECC83 S vacuum tubes
- 3 6 1/4-amp fuses
- 1 long-shank, needle-nosed pliers
- 1 .050-3/16" hex wrench set
- 1 can DeoxIT® GOLD
- 4 Nite Ize L.E.D. DropLit™ jobbies
- 1 jeweler's screwdriver with interchangeable bits
- 1 Shure Beta 52A microphone
- 1 Tech 21 Sansamp Bass Driver DI
- 1 MXR M-80 bass d.i.+
- 1 1/4" to 1/4" cable coupler (gold-plated?!?)
- 1 big leather guitar strap
- 1 Boss TU-2 tuner
- 1 10' x 1/4" instrument cable (straight plugs)
- 1 18 1/2' x 1/4" instrument cable (straight plugs)
- 1 18 1/2' x 1/4" instrument cable (90°/straight plugs)
- 1 25' x 1/4" instrument cable (90°/straight plugs)
- 1 set D'Addario EXL160 (used, cleaned)
- 2 2' x 1/4" instrument cable (straight plugs)
- 2 6" x 1/4" instrument cable (90° plugs)
- 1 1' x 1/4" instrument cable (90° plugs)
