Gig Bag Survival Kit

Lewy

Excellents list. The only thing I'd add that nobody has mentioned (or sorry if I've missed it) - if I'm only able to take one guitar (maybe travelling on public transport or whatever) - I carry a couple of spare machine heads for whatever guitar I've got. I've had one fail on a solo acoustic gig before and leave me right in the shitter.

ZenOvertone

All the above plus I find the spares grow over time...you end up with far too many leads, I always end up having the big quarterly re-org and sort out of the cases. 

chris45

1000 brown M&Ms to get the singer onstage

bluechargeboy

chris45 said:

1000 brown M&Ms to get the singer onstage

Do you scatter them on the floor and roll him along like Stonehenge?

Phil_aka_Pip

Spare bass player?

spare drummer?

merciful-evans

Gaffa tape

Screwdriver / allen keys / truss rod tool / pliers

tin of picks

spare inst. & xlr cables

microfibre cloth

spare strings

extension leads (power)

Grunfeld

Imodium  --  I've only ever needed it once.  But when you do, you do!

matt1973

In the topsy-turvy world of heavy rock, having a good solid piece of wood in your hand is often useful.

Voxman

MLten80 said: 

johnies, rizla, spare high E string. done

Isn't that the same pack of unopened johnies you've had in your gig bag for the last 10 Years? Lol   

pintspiller

Spare strings, spare instrument leads, spare patch leads, spare speaker lead, towel, guitar stand.

Speaker lead for drummer's monitor, drummer's monitor.

merciful-evans

Bring a spare guitarist too

Roland

matt1973 said:

In the topsy-turvy world of heavy rock, having a good solid piece of wood in your hand is often useful.

It’s called a Telecaster, and is useful in subduing stage invaders.