Izzit chintzy/lazy of me... ?

[Brian Krashpad]

To bring my cheapo guitars/basses to a party a buddy is throwing? I'm backlining a jam setup at his house. He has the house, a drum kit, and some keyboards.

I'm bringing everything else.

The backline/PA gear is pretty decent, given what I have to work with, except, I can't bring myself to load up my old 4x10 columns for the vocals. It's just too much work. I have some 1x10 monitors with horns I'ma use for mains. The guitars/bass/keys will all be through either a 2x12 or 2x10.

I can trust these guys with my more expensive gear, because I've known them for decades, but in a party sitch, I can't trust drunk people not to trip over a decent Les Paul, Ric, or Hamer. So, I'll bring a Tele and a batch of other bolt-neck guitars that didn't cost me much.

Is that so wrong?

Discuss amongst yourselves.

 

[luvmyshiner]

Not a damn thing wrong with it Krash. I wouldn't want my expensive gear within stumbling distance of a bunch of drunks (and I include myself in that group ).

 

[Brian Krashpad]

Not a damn thing wrong with it Krash. I wouldn't want my expensive gear within stumbling distance of a bunch of drunks (and I include myself in that group ).

Exactamundo.

One of the people I'm protecting my better gear from could very well be myself.

 

[oldguy]

Back in the weekend warrior days I had things broken by drunks..........

leave your nice things at home.

 

[evenkeel]

Err on the side of caution. Besides, will the drunks even know the difference?

 

[Rocket]

Take the worry out of life... insure yer gear!

 

[tjcurtin1]

Even if they don't trip on anything, there will be the greasy-chicken-leg fingers or sloshed-beer-on-your-gear for sure... you have the right idea - you can always tell them about all the GOOD stuff that you have (safely) at home...

 

[Brian Krashpad]

Err on the side of caution. Besides, will the drunks even know the difference?

No, except maybe for the drunk guitarists.

In the population of club-goers, we're a talking a per cent of a per cent.

Even less at a party.

 

[sunvalleylaw]

Isn't that one of the points of owning some decent cheaper gear? I say go for it. :AOK:

 

[wingsdad]

That's why they're called 'beaters'.

 

[bigoldron]

That's why they're called 'beaters'.

:AOK: