it is vitally necessary for me to start finding gigs soon.  i have not played enough gigs in my life and it is starting to weigh heavily on me.  i play keyboard, and also wouldn't mind jumping off the deep end as a bassist if the duties were manageable.  the problem is, i don't really have equipment.  i don't have a keyboard amp or bass amp.  is it important to get a certain kind of equipment to be accepted for more gigs?  what have you done about this?
sure, some gigs may require you to bring your own amp, but some do not. a cool trick that many people have done before is, see what gigs you can get without one, and then use the money from that to buy a cheap one. then do a few more and then use that money to buy a better one