So, What's in Your Bag?

[Mark Stone]

I carry a gear bag whenever I play somewhere, which includes Sunday worship and respective practices. My list of things is pretty generic, nothing surprising:

• Extra strings, both individual and sets. Elixir PB Nanowebs Medium (13-56)
• Tuner -- Snark
• Pens
• Nail Clippers
• A tube of "Big Bends Nut Sauce"
• Wire cutters
• Capo
• extra Batteries (9v for the guitar, AAA rechargables for my wireless, CR2032 for my Snark
• Wireless AKG DMS70, both the receiver and the sender and cables
• Direct Box
• Shure SM57 and cable (my stand is already there. Sometimes, rarely, I unplug the wireless/ES2/etc. and just like to play the 110e through a mic) 
• A little clip-on light for my music stand
• Lighter fluid and Fender branded microfiber rags
• A little metal Altoids box full of .60 nylon Dunlop flatpicks

Yeah, it's a largish bag especially with the wireless and the cables, a nice over-the-shoulder leather job.

Do you all use gear bags like this, and what do you stock them with? Anything unusual?

[gscratch]

THAT'S REDICULOUS - I have .73 Dunlop picks   ;-)

Seriously, we carry three bags around: one has all the mics and cables, plus tape, etc.  Another bag has our small monitor speaker and its cables, and a third bag has most of the stuff you mentioned (batteries, strings, etc) plus all the small parts we need: tambourine, kazoo, small bongos, shaker eggs, funny hats, dark glasses, copies of the set list, etc.

[cc7]

7 harmonica's, harmonica holder, tuner, picks, cables, batteries...music binder. Just can't remember all the songs any more.

[RileyKendall]

Things in mine are:

- Snark Tuner
- Capo
- iPad Pro (the big one)

The iPad is for the chord sheets and other things that may need it.  So maybe in the future a pedal to advance to the next part of the song.   

[Charmed Life Picks]

THAT'S REDICULOUS - I have .73 Dunlop picks   ;-)

Seriously, we carry three bags around: one has all the mics and cables, plus tape, etc.  Another bag has our small monitor speaker and its cables, and a third bag has most of the stuff you mentioned (batteries, strings, etc) plus all the small parts we need: tambourine, kazoo, small bongos, shaker eggs, funny hats, dark glasses, copies of the set list, etc.

Sounds similar to my bag of tricks. Depends on the gig.

scott memmer

[Strumming Fool]

Everything I carry fits in the soft case that fits my GAs:

Pick, strap, capo, tuning fork, cable, compact guitar stand, cleaning cloth. Period.  The end.

[Stringband Eric]

Spare strings (usually complete set and extra B and G), tuner, capo, cleaning cloth, Altoids tin with 4 or 5 different picks and 2 or 3 bridge pins, 2 or 3 spare 2032 batteries.

Outdoor festival - add hankerchief, Tums, Tylenol, often spare tuner and spare capo.

Separate bag for gigs, 3 ring binder with tunes, music stand, instrument stand, clips to hold the sheet music in place, microphone, 1/4" cable. Normally now gig on mandolin so no need for microphone or cable. Unless I'm carrying a portable PA system, then include microphone stand and cable.