Barley Nectar
521 posts
Sep 14, 2014
7:16 PM
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Besides harps of corse. List your stuff...BN
Last Edited by Barley Nectar on Sep 14, 2014 7:17 PM
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HawkeyeKane
2619 posts
Sep 14, 2014
7:34 PM
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Harp repair kit, shades, harp belt, ibuprofen, flashlight, ChapStick, and usually a Vick's Vapoinhaler to keep the sinuses clear.
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Hawkeye Kane - Hipbone Sam
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Ugly Bones Ryan
114 posts
Sep 14, 2014
8:42 PM
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Case is too small. Just harps.
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Philosofy
606 posts
Sep 14, 2014
9:35 PM
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Screwdriver for taking harps apart, flashlight, Shure SM 57 Mic, Hohner Blues Blaster Mic. And16 harps.
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Greg Heumann
2835 posts
Sep 14, 2014
9:53 PM
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cables, adapters, one Ultimate 57, one wood CR bullet, one wood crystal bullet and soon to be one wood THE ("The Heumann Element") bullet. Clips to keep music on my stand from blowing around during outdoor gigs. A clip-on flashlight to light my charts at dark gigs. My reverb pedal and power supply. A hohner harmonica case to tilt my amp back. A few tools. A shaker egg. A foam windscreen for a vocal mic.
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BigBlindRay
238 posts
Sep 14, 2014
10:51 PM
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Ultimate 545
2 x Shure 520s
1 x Audix Fireball V
Adapters
Wireless transmitter
Spare AAA and 9v batteries
Business cards
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SuperBee
2199 posts
Sep 15, 2014
12:44 AM
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Screwdriver, 9 volt battery, 12ax7, pen, 3 patch cables, 3 mic cables, jt30, brown bullet, LW delay, LW octave, power supplies
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didjcripey
818 posts
Sep 15, 2014
1:36 AM
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Condoms, a bag of weed, knuckle dusters, my lawyer's phone number, a bottle of Jack Daniels,a toothbrush, sunnies, change of undies and paracetamol. Oh, there might be a couple of harps in there too.
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Lucky Lester
Last Edited by didjcripey on Sep 15, 2014 1:38 AM
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Rubes
890 posts
Sep 15, 2014
3:26 AM
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....there's a little mojo floating around in mine sometimes.......
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Old Man Rubes at Reverbnation
Dads in Space at Reverbnation
Benny and Rubes at Reverbnation
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HarpNinja
3918 posts
Sep 15, 2014
7:04 AM
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24 harmonicas
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Mike
My Website
My Harmonica Effects Blog
Rock Harmonica Lessons
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eharp
2222 posts
Sep 15, 2014
7:21 AM
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About 10 years ago, I bean going to harp functions like SPAH and the Buckeye.
I didn't have many harps and would keep them in my camera bag. Two or 3 in a couple of pockets. Never had to spend too much time finding the right key.
But there were guys that, it seemed, had no knowledge of the word "organized".
I saw a few guys that kept their harps, sometimes not even in their cases, in plastic grocery bags.
A couple of guys seemed to go a step beyond that and kept their harps in a box. One had a shoe box and another used a FedEx box that was heavily taped.
Were those the good ol' days, a fad or the economic models?
Did today's harp cases come about because the bag broke?
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Rhartt1234
144 posts
Sep 15, 2014
8:32 AM
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Other than harps, a little digital clock and some lyrics.
I use the old Harmonica Masterclass case and it is right next to me so it makes it easy to cheat with lyrics.
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A440
201 posts
Sep 15, 2014
8:50 AM
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My backpack for gigs and rehearsals contains:
- 21 harps (in two softcases: 14 + 7)
- 3 mics
- delay pedal w/ AC adapter & 9v battery
- shelf (K&M) that mounts on mic stand
- cables
- impedance transformer
- guiro & stick
- 2 egg shakers
- cowbell & drumstick
- notebook w/music and notes
- aluminum bottle for drinking water
Last Edited by A440 on Sep 15, 2014 8:57 AM
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TetonJohn
215 posts
Sep 15, 2014
9:32 AM
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case#1: harps only (in that tray that fits on a mike stand with 2-prong adapter).
case#2 (old hard-sided small luggage piece that I think was for women's makeup) what I will need for current gig:
vocal mike, HiZ mike, mike for amp;
cables;
AFB+ (just in case);
a few extra harps;
pen.
case#3 shoulder bag type thing:
extension cord;
bookend for holding my MA17 head securely on top of my tilted 1x12 cab;
"swirlly gig" -- for a drink on the mike stand;
also, all the "in case something goes wrong" stuff:
More cables, microphones, adapters;
a small "Harp Commander;"
low to HiZ transformer;
DI Box;
sometimes fuse and tubes;
small flashlight.
Jeez, I must really be avoiding work this morning!
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2chops
285 posts
Sep 15, 2014
12:39 PM
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Set of SP 20s plus back ups of keys G (3), A, Bb, C (2), D (2), a Low G and a few odd key harps just in case. Plus a bulletized SM57, 1 10' & 1 20' cable, a hao.r made bullet with attached 25' cable. 1 15' guitar cable, 2 impedance matching transformers, a tool kit for the harps, key chart and chap stick. I keep a play list down loaded on my phone and a printed copy in the bag. Oh, 2 chroms. One in A and one in C. I thinks that's pretty much it.
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Martic
94 posts
Sep 15, 2014
1:02 PM
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-Green Bullet
-Audix i5
-Adapters
-A small toolkit
-Condoms
-Marijuana
-Smoking paper
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Silvertone
161 posts
Sep 15, 2014
1:07 PM
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22 diatonics and 3 chroms, 3 mics ,2 mic cords, harp repair kit(blades,file, scrapers,security strips, tooth picks, 10x loupe sanding stick, screwdriver, small length of rosin core solder and wicking ,harp nuts and bolts), a small bag full of adapters, connectors and an impedance converter, 2 chapsticks ,a chart w/ circle of fifths and scale/position cheat sheet in the lid, and a small flashlight.
Last Edited by Silvertone on Sep 15, 2014 1:09 PM
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jnorem
555 posts
Sep 15, 2014
2:45 PM
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Nine SP20s, five Promasters, one Lee Oscar Gminor (that I never use, it was a birthday present from my mom), one Meisterklasse chromatic, Astatic T3 and cable and business cards in my old Fender harp case.
I carry other chromatics, mics/cables and miscellaneous items in a shoulder bag.
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Call me J
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garryfernand
5 posts
Sep 15, 2014
10:39 PM
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I have six harmonicas, one mini amplifier,2 Harp mic , cords and repair kit. I want to make it large. ;)
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Georgia Blues
126 posts
Sep 15, 2014
11:00 PM
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A short set of GM's with spares, Super 64, handkerchief, screwdriver, Chapstick, A couple of vintage bullets, Lone Wolf anti-feedback, Modest Mike Blues Driver along with adaptors and cables, a set list and a bottle of moonshine.... This last bit of essential gear courtesy my bass player.
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Alex
Last Edited by Georgia Blues on Sep 15, 2014 11:01 PM
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DoubleJ
81 posts
Sep 15, 2014
11:25 PM
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Mics, cords, flashlight, earplugs (depending on the gig) small tool kit, and song list.
Have a spot reserved for some Harpwrench customs...
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jbone
1758 posts
Sep 16, 2014
4:15 AM
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16 diatonics, 3 chromatics. 1 364. Repair kit. Flashlight. Biz cards. Sharpie to autograph cds.
All my sound gear is another case. 2 mics, a m43u dynamic and a 585s, Lone Wolf Delay, power supply, cables, but I also pack sound for the duo as well- vocal mics, cables, music stand, songbooks, cds, and expanding out to amps and a Fender Passport 150 p.a., mic stands, and of course Jolene's guitars. Plus 2 custom painted folding chairs. Sometimes a small stool to set my harp case on.
Tonight we're planning to do a break set for a guy and this will mean the Regal parlor guitar, 2 Champs, and my harp case. P.a. will already be in place. A few pages of lyrics. Traveling light.
This deal we're going to, someone plays every week and the next week's act will come in and do a few songs in the middle, to give the current artist a break and also give a preview of the next week's act.
I have been known to have 6 or 7 harps in a velvet pouch, all the way up to 20 something harps and all that stuff, just to go sit in. These days I travel as light as possible.
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MN
342 posts
Sep 16, 2014
4:52 AM
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In no particular order ....
BlowsMeAway wood bullet mic
Various cables
diatonic harps
Two Hohner tremolo harps
Shure SM58 mic
Lone Wolf Harp Break pedal
Lone Wolf Harp Delay pedal (plus power source)
Leatherman multitool
BlowsMeAway XLR volume control
Spare 9v battery
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The Iceman
2057 posts
Sep 16, 2014
6:17 AM
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How many of you started like I did? That purple felt bag w/pull string (from a liquor bottle) full of harmonicas.
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The Iceman
Last Edited by The Iceman on Sep 16, 2014 6:37 AM
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JustFuya
525 posts
Sep 16, 2014
6:27 AM
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I started with pockets full. I'd have to bend the covers back in shape but it was easy. Shirt pocket harps were never a problem but the back pocket ones always needed a healthy tweak. No respect, I tell ya!
EDIT: I always tossed the blue plastic cases and then the cardboard MB cases when I switched. I had cigarette packs that were more sturdy and lasted longer.
Last Edited by JustFuya on Sep 16, 2014 6:33 AM
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HawkeyeKane
2622 posts
Sep 16, 2014
8:42 AM
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I started with a Ziplock baggie. LOL
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rogonzab
594 posts
Sep 16, 2014
11:19 AM
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- 7 harps
- Mic
- Cables
- Harpbreak
- Joyo Analog Delay
- 9v Batterys
- CDs of my band.
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JJ Harper
7 posts
Sep 16, 2014
2:23 PM
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harps and a pistol
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Barley Nectar
522 posts
Sep 16, 2014
5:34 PM
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Well, I guess I'm pretty well equipped judging from the stuff you folks listed. I do have a carved bamboo chopstick for tweeking reed gaps on the fly. Also carry a Y cable, one female, two males instead of jumping channels. Pen and pad, old school! Also rigged up a long gooseneck with a spring clamp for the amp mic. Clamp goes on amp handle. I carry preamp tubes and fuses. Got a couple of Echo harps in there too.
Yes, I started with a ziplock bag also. That well worn bag would get a lot of long stares.............LOL
I think the harp case has gotten me more stage time then any line of BS I ever layed out. Definitely a good thing to have if you are trying to get established in the local music community. Thanks Folks...BN
Last Edited by Barley Nectar on Sep 16, 2014 5:40 PM
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SuperBee
2202 posts
Sep 16, 2014
8:21 PM
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i started with a flour sack. used that for maybe a year, my pedals have a bit of paint missing as a result.
one night i went on stage just after midnight and my flour sack disappeared. i think someone was helping clear the stage from the previous act and thought it was left over...i had one harp in my pocket...we put a call out over the PA for the return of the bag...next time i looked it was back where i'd left it. i never was quite sure whether it had been there all along and i'd just not been able to see it...but that was when i decided i needed a case. i fitted out a discarded briefcase for $20 materials and a few hours labour.
i have one of those crown royal bags, but i use it to keep a mic in, inside my case
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boris_plotnikov
1002 posts
Sep 17, 2014
2:47 AM
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1. Custom harmonica belt for 12 seydel harps + 4 additional seydel single soft cases with more seydel diatonics + 1 additional seydel case with saxony chromatic (all on the spare place of the same belt). This is harmonicas I plan to use during gig plus spares for most of them. I always get it for gigs, rehearsals, studio work, jams, even jams at home with friends.
2. One more soft case with saxony chromatic on my regular belt always with me
3. One more diatonic harmonica always in my jeans pocket
4. Bag with passport, driver's documents, ipad, repair kit in a harmonica box AND 6 diatonic harmonicas. Always with me.
5. Seydel softcase for 14 harps (it can hold up to 18 and sometimes I use it), mostly for spare harps and very odd keys like Db or LEb. Always for gigs and studio.
6. If I have more than one gig on tour and it's possible to get sharp tool (going by car or by train or air baggage is allowed) I get set of spare reeds and reed replacement tools.
7. Pedalboard:
Last year I fly a lot, so I had to reduce my pedalboard to
- Electrovoice N/D 967 mic
- Audix T50k impedance transformer
- spare chinese transformer
- Boss HR-2 Harmonist pitch shifter
- MXR Carbon Copy analog delay
- LoneWolf HarpBreak or/and LoneWolf HarpAttack depending on weight and gig
- Boss LS-2 Line Selector
- Line6 POD HD desktop in the LS-2 loop with power supply
- spare power supply for Line6
- spare power cables for daisy chaining pedals if anything goes wrong.
- Schisophrenic pedal power
- mic cable
- spare mic cable
- guitar cable
- sometimes DI-box
- pedal patch cables + 2 spares
- Audix Fireball V (in the case when local vocal mic sucks) with mic holder
- Zoom H2 plus accessories to record every gig
- black shoe sponge
- hair brush
- often I play the same pants and shirt onstage, but usually I have the spare pants and shirt to go onstage (for the case I find some dirt)
- Korg kaossilator (only if I gig with Mikhail Bashakov)
7. Yerasov GTA15 amp (http://www.musicradar.com/reviews/guitars/yerasov-gta15j-599203/) + spare tubes and fuses
Only when I drive to gig
8. if I have a lot gigs near and I drive there I repack my pedals to big pedalboard (similiar to pedaltrain) which also includes
- Rocktron Hush noise gate
- Boss RC-30 looper
- MXR 6-band EQ
- BBE Sonic Stomp
- spare guitar cable
- sometimes Zoom R16 and more cables if I want to record my gig multichannel
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Rubes
893 posts
Sep 17, 2014
3:32 AM
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...so Boris..you have a van, not a case...right!! ;~}
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Old Man Rubes at Reverbnation
Dads in Space at Reverbnation
Benny and Rubes at Reverbnation
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boris_plotnikov
1003 posts
Sep 17, 2014
7:55 AM
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Rubes
With one band I play it's strict condition to fly: "no baggage, only cabin carryon". And I have pedalboard case which fits size of carry on (ok, almost fits, but it never was restricted) and weight about 10 kg (never weight was checked, BTW). So I have my harpbelt on me, ipad bag and pedalboard with clothes and spare harp case inside. And I flight without baggage!
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Excuse my bad English.
My videos.
Last Edited by boris_plotnikov on Sep 17, 2014 8:03 AM
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boris_plotnikov
1004 posts
Sep 17, 2014
8:07 AM
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Excuse my bad English.
My videos.
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isaacullah
2852 posts
Sep 17, 2014
9:37 AM
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In addition to 24 diatonics of various tunings, I carry a Bass harp, some octave harps, and chordomonica. For "other" stuff, I've got my EV Hi-Z stick mic, my "stealth" mic (rebuilt from a dynamic lavalier mic), a Meinl foot tambourine, and egg shaker, my harp fixin' kit (screwdrivers, plinker, reed profiling tools, reed wrench, files, shims, microfiber cloth, parts tray), a jaw harp, and often times extra guitar slides and a capo. I use one of those Fender briefcase syle cases, but I made a custom insert for all my diatonics.
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