Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: d1dsj on January 29, 2009, 07:51:29 AM
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I'm asking 'coz it seems most guitarists have loads of guitars and a fair few amps... but what do you use on a regular basis? So, if you could only keep 2 guitars from your collection and 1 amp/ cab/ combo.... what would it be and why?
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I have quite an economical gear list, as long as you don't count the full PA that I have a part share in and my recording gear :)
Gibson LP Classic (Emerald pups)
Yamaha SG2000
Fender Strat Plus
Peavey Classic 50 212
TC Electronic Classic Boost+Distortion
Barber Tone Press
Blackstar HT-Drive
Boss GT-6
I use all 3 guitars on a regular basis, as they each give very different tone but if pushed into choosing I would select the LP and Strat - along with my C50.
The SG2000 is the nicest guitar that I own to actually play but I'm still deciding if it needs BKP's in it or not. The stock pickups give a much more modern tone than my LP and Strat, which is odd as it's was made in '79. These days I'm into more vintage type tones, that the BKP's and Lace Sensors on my LP and Strat give me.
Now ... If I were to bite the bullet and put a set of Mule, Abraxas or VHII etc pups on the SG2000 that might change things :D
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Rather embarassingly, I've got 21 guitars at the moment (although 2 are, or will be, up for sale) and 7 amps (either heads or combos). Sorry :oops: All amps have a purpose as I need different tones / volumes for my two bands:
1 combo - home practice
1 head / cab - gigging amp for Doppelganger
1 combo - rehearsal amp for Doppelganger (less hassle going up stairs to rehearsal room!)
1 head - backup amp for Doppelganger / rehearsal amp for YC/DC
1 head / cab - gigging amp for YC/DC
1 head - backup amp for YC/DC (could probably sell this and use my main Doppelganger amp...)
1 combo - old practice amp, now my first attempt at amp 'modding'
Guitar-wise, I have some working ones:
(Main) SG for YC/DC
(Backup) Mira for YC/DC
(Eb) Gordon Smith for Doppelganger
(Floyd Rose) Jackson for Doppelganger
(Fixed bridge) McCarty for Doppelganger
The rest I own just because I love guitars! They're all different, I play them all (some more than others of course) and I guess I'm a stereotypical collector.
If I could have two guitars and one amp it would be:
* PRS McCarty with one-piece maple top (my absolute #1 guitar from the thread of the same name)
* Fender Custom Shop '58 Heavy Relic Tele (the one in my avatar)
* Martamp Orion Prototype head (I had an influlence on the design, so it's very much 'my' amp)
* Martamp 2x12 Cab (with Celestion Golds)
Major point to add is this - if I had to strip down that much, I'd have to give up gigging with my current bands
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Guitars:
Carvin DC135T
Gibson Gothic V
Fender Strat
Squier Strat
Amp/preamp:
Line 6 POD Xt Live
Line 6 Spider III
Marshall 4 x 12
Effects:
Ibanez Jemini
Boss NS-2
Boss Sd-1
Boss DD-3
MXR 6 band EQ
Joe Bodenhamer Bloody Murder
I use the Carvin and Gibson constantly through the XT Live. I don't really use the other things. I recently sold my Laney amp because I wanted something different but versatile and have alot of tonal control.
I sold alot of expensive and great stuff (Including PRS, Engl, Rack preamps, custom guitars) because I just want to get down to playing and being the best guitarist I can be, not the guitarist with the most impressive collection.
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I sold alot of expensive and great stuff (Including PRS, Engl, Rack preamps, custom guitars) because I just want to get down to playing and being the best guitarist I can be, not the guitarist with the most impressive collection.
This is a key thing. Everyone is somewhere on a 'spectrum':
Player Collector
One guitar ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Many guitars
One amp Many amps
Cable Many effects
etc
We're all on that line somewhere, and there's no right or wrong.
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I sold alot of expensive and great stuff (Including PRS, Engl, Rack preamps, custom guitars) because I just want to get down to playing and being the best guitarist I can be, not the guitarist with the most impressive collection.
This is a key thing. Everyone is somewhere on a 'spectrum':
Player Collector
One guitar ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Many guitars
One amp Many amps
Cable Many effects
etc
We're all on that line somewhere, and there's no right or wrong.
Absolutely right. I'm some where in the lower end of that spectrum. Where as about 2 years ago, I was on the collector end. Although I could get great tones, I wasn't satisfied and realised it was my playing I wasn't satisfied with, not my tone.
If some one is happy with their playing but has alot of stuff, then more power to them.
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The gear i use commonly is:
Jap Tele
Jap Tokai SG
Starfield SVA-1 Amp
4x12
Nova Delay
Wah (on and off) Modded GCB-95
I have which i dont use often... or at all
2x12 peavey cab with v30s
peavey classic 50/50 Valve power amp
Starfield Pre Amp
Starfield Stereo power Amp 50/50
Ltd V-350
Boss MT-2
Boss CE-2
BYOC Delay
Tubescreamer
as i may be going back to uni to do physio i will have to sell some gear.. most of the stuff i dont use list should be going.
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Guitars
Gibson les paul standard
PRS Standard 24
Musicman Luke
Amps
Laney TT50 Combo
Laney TT100 Head
Marshall 1960A Cab
Effects
Wah Pedal
Delay Pedal
I do use all of the gear but considering selling the musicman, played a Maple Top Mira lately that felt perfect
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Guitars:
Epiphone LP Custom
Pearl LP Custom
Crafter D6 acoustic
Amp:
Laney GH50L
2x12 tube town cab
Pedals:
Vox Wah
Korg Tuner
BYOC Overdrive
When I'm at home I use it all for most of the time, except the wah. I dont bring it to uni though so hardly get to play it during term time :cry: All I have here is my Epiphone and Amplitube 2..
If/when I get a new guitar it may replace the Epiphone though as I dont feel it'll get as much time being played. The Pearl allready feels way better than it (epi feels plasticcy and cheap in comparison) and the WezV I hope to get will undoubtedly be much higher quality :)
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How much gear do you own, and how much do you actually use?
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Just to clarify a bit, I own too much... and it depends what you mean by use.
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I'm actually stripping down my gear.
At the mo' I use;
-Custom made Strat
-Ibanez RG550 (modded to death! Love it)
-PRS something 24
-Hopefully, I'll be in the market for an Ibanez USA (y'know the graphic ones?)
-Engl Blackmore Head
-Marshall 2x12 Cab (that came with the JVM I had, probably gonna replace it soon)
-Boss GT8
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If/when I get a new guitar it may replace the Epiphone though as I dont feel it'll get as much time being played. The Pearl allready feels way better than it (epi feels plasticcy and cheap in comparison) and the WezV I hope to get will undoubtedly be much higher quality :)
I'm glad you're still liking that Pearl, Tom :)
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Following my trim-down, I have...
ESP M2 maple - Abraxas set
ESP M2 maple - TB12b, SH2n
ESP M2 maple - soon to have PATB3b, PATB1n
And I play through Guitar Rig 3 and some decent studio monitors.
I'm waiting on two of the M2s following a couple of trades and stuff, but I'm definitely going to use everything a lot :D
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I sold alot of expensive and great stuff (Including PRS, Engl, Rack preamps, custom guitars) because I just want to get down to playing and being the best guitarist I can be, not the guitarist with the most impressive collection.
This is a key thing. Everyone is somewhere on a 'spectrum':
Player Collector
One guitar ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Many guitars
One amp Many amps
Cable Many effects
etc
We're all on that line somewhere, and there's no right or wrong.
Absolutely right. I'm some where in the lower end of that spectrum. Where as about 2 years ago, I was on the collector end. Although I could get great tones, I wasn't satisfied and realised it was my playing I wasn't satisfied with, not my tone.
If some one is happy with their playing but has alot of stuff, then more power to them.
I'm much the same as you Steve.
I've taken a step back and just concentrated on trying to improve my playing over the last year, with decent results.
I've posted clips here that I'm embarressed about now :(
It's maybe time for some new Emerald clips :D
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I haven't got that much compared to most here.
2 guitars only :-
Gordon Smith graduate (main band guitar)
Nashville power telecaster (church guitar & backup band guitar)
2 amps (although one is on ebay as I type).
The one I shall keep is a Selmer 100W PA I have modded into a 3 channel Marshall/SLO type thing.
2 cabs - a Marshall 4x12 (my small rig), and I add a Laney 2x12 on top of that for band gigs.
When I've sold the other amp (also a modded Selmer 100W), I intend to buy a Digitech RP500 modeller, for silent home practice (and band backup).
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2 cabs - a Marshall 4x12 (my small rig), and I add a Laney 2x12 on top of that for band gigs.
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Whoa!!!! Do you really need 6 speakers sometimes?????
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This is something I was thinking about yesterday. I'm by no means a collector but I can easily see myself going down that path and things getting out of hand. At the moment I've got about 5 guitars Tokai LS1000 and a Greco Zemaitis GZ-1800 and the rest various low end Japanese copies from the early '80s. I've a couple of low wattage practice amps and a Martamp Roadstar 18 and my new Mongotone 410.
The point is that the LS1000 is my go to guitar - the neck is fantastic and its easily the most satisfying guitar to play that I own. The the low wattage amps bought for practice never get used - the martamp just sounds so much better, even at low volume with a pedal in front for distortion - better harmonics, better dynamics. Same with the mongotone cab. All just more fun and 'transparent' to play. Everything else gets to sit around gathering dust.
So I say to myself its time for a clear out - no more amps no, more guitars (maybe a couple more pedals as I've no reverb or wah). But thats it, no more being broke all the time for that "must have!" guitar. Ebay, get thee behind me! Keep what I use, get shot of the rest...
Then I see this: http://www.jamestrussart.com/Steeldeville/large/Dragon.JPG and I know I'm doomed and its just never going to happen! :D
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I'm glad you're still liking that Pearl, Tom :)
Since getting the neck join sorted and a proper setup it's awesome :) The thicker and rounder neck is way comfier than the epiphones as well.
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Gordon Smith graduate (main band guitar)
..glad to hear that one is working out and being used...
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Two guitars, only really use my Gibson, but if a string breaks and I'm lazy...
And I am meaning to sell the other anyway.
I have two cabs which is probably a bit excessive, but it covers a few different aspects, 10s Vs 12 speakers, open Vs closed back. (they are all the same speaker essentially though :roll: )
Also bought a 100w amp which means I could sell my 50w, but too lazy at the moment. If I hold on a year I think the price will be better :)
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Guitars
Ibanez sas36fm
Gib sg(band guitar)
Parker fly
Guild Bluesbird(band guitar)
Duesenberg 49er(band guitar)
Feline Tabby- for sale...guess not tele man..but great guitar
Seagull Mini jumbo Acoustic(band guitar..for the acoustic set *L*)
Kimbara 12 string Acoustic
Bitsa LP
Antoria Mandolin
Classical guitar
AMPS
Martamp v6-20..mmmm (main home amp)
Kelly 100pa (modded for guitar...based on selmer pa..but very Hiwatt clean at mo)-(Main band amp)
4x12 Matamp cab
5watt homebuilt combo...great little amp
Birdcage linear..being modded at mo..may become gig amp
2x12 marshall 1936 cab g12h and v30(open back or closed)...for sale
Pedals
Tonelab Le
J&Hyde
HT dual
My main pedals for band at mo
Digitech reverb
Vox bulldog
Orig Marshall drivemaster
BYOC mouse 2
Green nobels ODR-1
Apart from mouse most gathering dust
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Own and in use:
JCM900 50W
Modded ProCo RAT
self-built boost
Lehle D.Loop
cr@p volume pedal
Dunlop wah
ADA MP-1
Alesis Quadraverb
Line6 Pod Pro (late night jamming/ fleshing out ideas on the computer)
Crate powerblock (poweramp for rack, although i'll get a valve poweramp soon-ish, so it'll be a backup poweramp)
behringer fcb1010
self build open backed 2x12
Gibby LP
Custom Ran
Charvel Model 4m
Self built fanned fret 7
self built 8 string
Takamine acoustic
Not in use, but being sold:
JCM900 100W dual reverb
1936 cab
ADA MP1 (was backup, but don't need it)
Jackson DX7
Morley ABY
The great gear cull of 2009 is getting rid of my unused bits so I can fulfill some GAS that i've got. Got a few more guitars that i'm building that are on the way, so that part of the collection will expand, but i don't really wanna sell any of the others (love the gibby, Ran was a custom, Charvel has such a good neck on it, fanned fret was a 'prototype' etc.) They each have their own function though (different tunings mainly) and different styles, so that's how i justify having a crowded room!
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Ok as I started the thread ... last year I sold a fair few pieces and am thinking of selling more.
I've got 6 electrics, 1 electroacoustic and 1 bass. Of these 3 have 2 x Humbuckers, 1 has 2 x P90's and 2 have H/S/S. So in reality I don't need all these either.
Ampwise I'm down to 1 good valve amp and I got one of the Crate power blocks as a gigging back up. Makes sense to me as it's portable and powerful enough, I can still use my pedals to get a decent sound. I got fed up with taking 2 fairly expensive amps out.. at first it was ok 'coz I run both into a stereo cab but it got to be a bit of a ball ache to be honest. It all sounded great, but one day for some reason I stood back and looked at all the gear and thought "what a tosser!". It's not like I'm that great a player.. we only do classic rock covers Lizzy,DC,Zep, Bad co etc etc... and it's a great laugh but it was all getting out of hand.
Guitar cabs. I had 3 - 4 x 12's (only ever used 1 at any given time) but just sold 1 to a mate, and I have a 4 x 10 which is great ... especially when space is more of an issue. ( I'm going to sell my vintage Orange 4 x 12... it will be listed here over the next week or 2). So then I'll have a 4 x 12 and a 4 x 10... more than enough!
My bass amp is only a Phil Jones briefcase. I do have a David Eden 2 x 10 cab which never gets used (this will be listed here soon too.
It just shows that even for people who aren't well off (like me), it amazes me how much gear we accumulate and then the frightening part.... total up all the cash you've spent ( Iknow that some of you ain't going to do that...Lol)!!
Twinfan and other guys in more than one band... you can't really get by with just 2 guitars and 1 amp... I knew that! :D
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1989 Gibson Les Paul Standard (Crawlers)
1964 Gibson SG Standard
'61 Reissue SG (Riff Raffs)
Fender Tele 50th Anniv (Piledriver)
Caliber Tele (Boss)
Fender Squier Strat (1980's) (Apache)
Ibanez Edr470 (Crawler)
Vintage Les Paul Goldtop (BKP 91s)
Peavey 7 String
Cornford Hellcat Combo
Cornford Hurricane plus 1x12 Ext Cab
JCM 900 4101 100w combo plus 1912 Ext Cab
Fender 'Red Knob' Champ
Pod 2
MI Audio Black Box
The guitars I have used live recently - Les Paul Standard (Crawlers have split coils ), Tele - built like a tank, great range of sounds with the Piledriver and volume control, SG Reissue (very fast neck for me as I've got small fingers!) - all through the Hellcat Combo.
I like to play all the guitars at home but will probably sell a couple and also just keep the Cornfords. I could quite easily end up on the right hand side of Twinfan's 'spectrum' (been very close to buying a PRS and another Tele recently) but like Steve realised that accummulating large amounts of gear does not guarantee any improvement in tone/playing ability.
Re: Major point to add is this - if I had to strip down that much, I'd have to give up gigging with my current bands
I bet if you didn't have such a large collection you would still be able to play in both bands with just 2 guitars and one amp - after all there are 100's of guitarists (amateur and professional) doing just that
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Twinfan and other guys in more than one band... you can't really get by with just 2 guitars and 1 amp... I knew that! :D
You can if you play the same stuff and have a similar tone, but mine are quite different!
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Twinfan and other guys in more than one band... you can't really get by with just 2 guitars and 1 amp... I knew that! :D
You can if you play the same stuff and have a similar tone, but mine are quite different!
Sorry, that's what I meant! :D
My own GAS started when I was In 2 bands about 5 years ago.... the classic rock stuff, and also a 60's rock band doing Smallfaces, Yardbirds etc... so Iwas looking for different sounds... that's when it all started :(
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2 cabs - a Marshall 4x12 (my small rig), and I add a Laney 2x12 on top of that for band gigs.
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Whoa!!!! Do you really need 6 speakers sometimes?????
I like 6 speakers for two reasons.
1/ I get at least some sound coming at me near head level, which I really like. I can hear myself much better.
2/ It looks good !!
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Guitars
Gibson Les Paul Studio with Nailbombs (main gigging guitar when I used to gig)
PRS Singlecut SE with Mules (been my go to guitar for the past year or so)
80s Yamaha SG1000 (great guitar but doesn't get used)
Ibanez RG550 (for when Im in a FR mood)
Mex Fender strat (for when Im at my gf's house)
Amps
Laney VH100R (main gigging amp when I used to gig)
Laney 4x12 cab with V30s and G12H30 annis in X pattern
Ceriatone 1987 (will probably be my main gigging amp if I get into a band again)
Laney Supergroup (not used)
Spare 4x12 (not used)
Blackstar HT5C (main home amp. It's all I ever play these days)
I'm having a bit of a re-think about my gear so it's probably gonna change quite a bit this year.
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Fair dos! I have enough gear to lug already!
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I'm quite happy with my collection, as I use them all.
Alder, Indie Signature in Drop C - Cold Sweat/Warpig
Mahogany, Ibanez MTM2 in Drop B - TBC
Basswood, Ibanez RG1570 in Standard - Miracle Man Set + Trilogy
Basswood, Ibanez RG7321 in Standard
Line 6 Toneport UX1 + ClearTone cable, no pedals or effects.
I'm more guitar heavy because I'm in my University accomodation, but if a deal pops up I'm more than likely snapping it up and 'storing' it in my room *cough* which hasn't happened yet.
At home, however, I still have my BOSS GT8, VOX AD30VT and my Strat copy and a Jackson JS30RR which I want to sell ALL of them, apart from my Strat.
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i could certainly get rid of a few pedals, my rack and some cab.
as for the guitars, i would have huge sentimental type issues in selling any of them (expect my squiers)... but assuming i could do that i would probably end up with a V, a steinberger, my strat and my p90 SG to have all bases covered so to speak.
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but then again, i don't even need my marshall or mesa cabs... i could just use my sansamp into a mixer. and as for guitars, even though i know the thing i wrote first would be logical, if i had to reduce my gear that much, i'd probably want two Vs and two steinbergers. mmm, then again.. anyway - difficult to reduce the number of guitars, everything else i'm not so attached to.
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If I listed mine you'd all get bored and it would take a page anyway! I play most of them over a month, though there are some that are in storage at the moment due to having to clear things out for a house sale (which isn't happening anyway in this market!). I couldn't pick 2 guitars and one amp for several reasons, but the main one is that at different times I have played both guitar and bass in different bands, and also I would always want at least one acoustic guitar. Same with amps, I would need a guitar rig and a bass rig.
The most recent guitars I was playing (last night), were my 1981 BC Rich with Cold Sweat set, WezV John Birch SG with BKP-90's, 1957 Strat with Apaches, 1986 LP Goldtop with PG Blues, Bravewood 1961 Jazz Bass (BK Jazz set) and 1966 Precision Bass (BK P-bass). I also had the WezV lap steel and my Martin 000-28 out.
Do I need all these, no, especially since I don't really have time to play in a band with my work at the moment (I have already worked 46 hours this week and it is only Thursday morning here!). last night the wife was out and so I was able to pull out a lot of guitars and releax with them. I would fall into the collector end, but as I say, they are not locked up and most of them are played regularly (also most of them are 'player' guitars, not collector grade).
I am in the lucky position where I played since the late 60's and have had a good job (and lived in the States), and so have bought a lot of stuff. Even buying just one guitar a year over 40 years will add up (and I don't usually buy one guitar a year 8) ).
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quite a lot of stuff... it's quite embarassing, to be true, but selling something it's always a pain!
guitars in order of how long i own them (they've been all tweaked, less or more recently. guitars i sold not included):
1) Ibanez S470 (SD A8 bridge, BKP Sultan middle, SD Jazz neck), locked floating bridge and changed locking nut with "traditional" graphite nut, added a bit of rosewood in place of the bigger nut.
2) Ibanez SC500C (nylon stringed S model, piezo pickup)
3) Dean Cadillac (with 90s small headstock, BKP Mississippi Queen calibrated set)
4) Epiphone LesPaul Studio Gothic (BKP Warpig bridge, BKP Pig-90 neck will soon arrive)
5) Ibanez SA2020 Prestige (SD JB bridge, SD Pearly Gates neck), changed tone pot with coil-splitting switch
6) LTD EC1000VB (EMG 85 bridge, EMG 60 neck)
7) Gibson LesPaul Classic Antique (Gibson Classic '57 plus bridge, Classic '57 neck)
8 ) Gibson SG61 (BKP Cold Sweat calibrated set)
9) Ibanez S320 (BKP Nailbomb calibrated set)
10) Ibanez RGR321EX (BKP Warpig calibrated set) changed plastic nut with graphite, changed 3 way switch with 5 way for "true" coil splitting
11) U.S. Masters Hornet Performer (BKP Holy Diver calibrated set already ordered...)
basses (same as above):
1) Yamaha MotionB 4 strings (transformed in fretless)
2) Ibanez AEB10 (4 strings acoustic, piezo pickup)
3) Cort Artisan A5 (5 strings)
quite basic amp rigs:
1) home recording: Line6 PODxt
2) live and rehearsal: Bugera 333XL 120W tube head, Peavey 2x12" cab, Digitech 2120 (as DSP unit, preamp turned off), Electro Harmonix Black Finger (tube optical compressor), Electro Harmonix English Muffin (tube overdrive), Dunlop Jimi Hendrix wah.
3) Fender 212R combo for various minor duties...
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i use most of my guitar stuff (except for some old pedals which i need to get rid of).
i don't think it's fair asking me to strip down to two guitars, as with the exception of my first two guitars, each of my guitars since then (have 7 now) has been bought to do a certain job/tone, rather than be versatile. If i had to cut down to 2, there's a good chance i'd sell everything and get 2 new guitars custom built to my spec, lol (most likely an HSS or HSH superstrat and maybe something a bit more Gibson-alike- though maybe I'd keep my semi-hollow Eggle vienna for a more vintage Gibson-style tone.).
I guess if I had to, I could live with my Ibanez RG470 (HSH pickups, though I'd want to get a better trem fitted) and Eggle Vienna. But i wouldn't be too pleased :lol:
i could make do with one amp without too much bother, my engl savage SE was bought to be versatile. :)
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In Use:
2x 80s MIJ Fender Esquire reissues.
1x very modded Squier Telecaster
1x partscaster Esquire
1x Takamine acoustic
1x 7 String Armstrong acoustic (Pending me picking it up on Sunday)
Laney TT50 head and Marshall 1936 cab.
Vantage VG15R combo practice amp.
Planet Waves Pedal Tuner.
Not in use: (Reason)
Cimar strat copy, Epiphone Korina V, Partscaster strat thing, Nylon classical, Peavey Rage 158 Prac amp, Line6 Toneport - (Don't use these because they're at home in Australia.)
12W vave head - (No cab at home to run it through, I keep my laney at cab at our practice space)
MXR 10band EQ - (Don' need it with my Laney as it already has 3 seperate channels)
So I use the vast majority of my gear. I'll still play those other guitars when I get back to Aus as they're all good. I just don't hold onto things that don't get used cos I could spend the money on things I will use.
If I had to cut down to 2 guitars and 1 amp, at the moment it would be the Squier Tele, and probably the 7 string acoustic (I can't live without an acoustic) and then my Laney and Marshall cab.
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Ive got a few different bands so need several gats, probably not all the ones I have, but im trying to sell off the unused one
80's Metal band:
Ibanez RG550 w/emgs
1985 Kramer Focus 1000 w/Painkiller
Epi Flying V - trying to get rid of
Hardcore Band:
Jackson JJ1 w/nailbombs
Epi LP w/JB&59
Gibson SG Silverburst GOTW
Bass:
94 Ibanez Iceman
Digital Guitars?
Casio DG20 - why the f do i have this?
Amps:
5150 mk1 covered in snakeskin
Laney AOR 100
Rack Bass set up of NZ made jansen preamp with a crown PA poweramp
Mesa halfback 4x12 with 2 EVMS and 2 black shadows
SWR 4x10
Effects:
Ibanez TS9DX
Ibanez SM9
Boss TU2
Boss NS2
Modtone analog delay
Line 6 toneport for bedroom jamming
I use most of my stuff, I like having 1 spare guitar for each band, so could probably drop a couple, use all my pedals at differrent points. Probably gonna sell off my laney, really like it but just dont use it enough to keep.
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This is a very interesting question, and it's been fascinating to read everyone's responses so far.
I'm going to have to give some thought to this one - I play a lot of different styles (all of them badly), and I own a fair few guitars, and use some a lot more than others!
Guitars:
Yamaha Pacifica 812w (still my workhorse)
Yamaha RGX D6 (don't play that much, if I'm honest)
Yamaha APX4 electro (Play pretty frequently - at least twice a week, for at least an hour)
Epiphone Les Paul (being sold to a friend)
PRS SE Singlecut (used fairly infrequently - tempted to sell it)
Fender US Series Strat (used frequently)
Fender US Series Tele (used fairly infrequently, which is a shame)
Warmoth Soloist (played very frequently)
PRS Tremonti II (played very frequently - every day)
PRS SC245 (played very frequently - almost every day)
Amps
Mesa Boogie Express 5:50 head (used every day)
Mesa Boogie Roadster 2x12 cab (used every day)
Laney TF300 combo (used for jamming and rehearsal - can't be arsed to dismantle head/cab for 2 hour jam session)
Pedals - all used on very regular basis.
Boss GT6
Duncan Twin Tube Mayhem
Xotic BB Preamp
Dunlop Zakk Crybaby
Marshall compressor
Planet Waves tuner
If i had to go back to 2 guitars and one amp, it'd have to be the Pacifica (possibly with a pickup swap if that's allowed!) and the Tremonti, with the Laney amp and the GT6. Odd choice ampwise perhaps, but I'd have to go for the practical option.
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I have far too much stuff & am too lazy to list it all.
Suffice to say I have 24 guitars, 1 amp, 2 cabs, 1 pedalboard, 1 3U rack (multiFX/BBE/powerstrip) & a huge box of cables. I use all of it. Like Phil, my favourites change regularly but there's nothing that never gets used...
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Major point to add is this - if I had to strip down that much, I'd have to give up gigging with my current bands
I'm going to dive straight in and say I don't believe you :lol:
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Two Strats and one Tele plus Laney VC30 and a few cleartone cables. DHA Purist pedal, Jejyll & Hyde pedal, Korg AX1500g. Fender Precision bass and Peavey combo bass amp. Average of 60gigs a year, a few sessions and thats me done.
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Two Strats and one Tele plus Laney VC30 and a few cleartone cables. DHA Purist pedal, Jejyll & Hyde pedal, Korg AX1500g. Fender Precision bass and Peavey combo bass amp. Average of 60gigs a year, a few sessions and thats me done.
I don't want to sound like a grovelling toady, but in my ever-so-'umble opinion you're a great example to us, you've got the balance right.
I wish I was out there playing instead of obsessing over gear. And I'd love to get my guitar collection down to just a handful, but now that I've got the things it's very difficult to part with them. :(
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Two Strats and one Tele plus Laney VC30 and a few cleartone cables. DHA Purist pedal, Jejyll & Hyde pedal, Korg AX1500g. Fender Precision bass and Peavey combo bass amp. Average of 60gigs a year, a few sessions and thats me done.
I don't want to sound like a grovelling toady, but in my ever-so-'umble opinion you're a great example to us, you've got the balance right.
Every full-time professional musician I know (which is tons) and also myself when I was one, was like that.
Generally pros don't make very much money, and the idea of needing more than a couple guitars and one amp is daft and simply not possible. People have a couple good bits of kit and their hands and ears and ADAPT.
I tend to think if you NEED a ton of gear, it's because you're either not very good or not very confident in your abilities. If just WANT a ton of gear. Fair enough :) Why bother trying to justify it? :lol:
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I'd love to get my guitar collection down to just a handful, but now that I've got the things it's very difficult to part with them. :(
That's the problem isn't it?? I'm exactly the same :)
Major point to add is this - if I had to strip down that much, I'd have to give up gigging with my current bands
I'm going to dive straight in and say I don't believe you :lol:
I'm very particular about my tone, and stripping the rig down that much would compromise how I want to sound in each band. If I'm going to do it, I do it properly.
Granted, I'm not a struggling musician who can't have too much money tied up in gear. I'm very fortunate that it's just my hobby, for which I am very grateful.
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If just WANT a ton of gear. Fair enough :) Why bother trying to justify it? :lol:
You're right of course, but I do feel a need to justify it :lol: . Maybe it's just the way I was brought up, but I always feel guilty about spending money on things I don't need.
So yeah, I spend a lot of time feeling guilty. :|
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If just WANT a ton of gear. Fair enough :) Why bother trying to justify it? :lol:
You're right of course, but I do feel a need to justify it :lol: . Maybe it's just the way I was brought up, but I always feel guilty about spending money on things I don't need.
So yeah, I spend a lot of time feeling guilty. :|
I sit about as far to the militant left as you can whilst still living in Britain. But hell, if I'm on a low wage and save like hell to buy frivolous things, I'll bloody well do it!
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Guitars:
CSL Hardtail Strat (made by Ibanez late 70's early 80's) got it for peanuts, and i LOVE it!
Ibanez SZ320
Fender P Bass
(Soon coming - a PRS!)
Amps:
Laney VH100R
Mac Amplification 2x12
Celestion G12S speakers from 1973
Pedals:
Old Boss DS-1
Old Dunlop Crybaby
Zoom Gsomething
I'd say i use it all except the Zoom Gsomething which we only bought as a cheap pedal to do a certain delay and reverb effect for a single song, can't complain for 30 quid it even has amp sims and they're 'ok'!
I'd love to get gigging once the PRS comes, but i'm too fat and ugly, im usually the bass player instead :P
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Gibson SG Silverburst GOTW
What is the meaning of GOTW?
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Nothing terribly excessive. 10 guitars, 4 amps (H/C and 3 combos), a couple of modellers, couple of pres, couple of interfaces, couple of misc pedals (not a big effects person)
How much do I need? All of it, at various times. I want some more stuff actually
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right now I just have my jackson and revalver
but I should have a blackstar HT5 soon (one that works!) and then I'll be investing in some pedals
although if I had a £1 for every second looking at gear I'd be a multi billionaire now
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What I own:*
1 six-string electric (fixed bridge, Eb tuned)
1 seven-string electric (standard tuned)
1 Spanish acoustic that I did not yet bring to Canada
1 very bad 12-string acoustic that I do not intend to bring to Canada
+ a girly purple guitar that belongs to my GF but she never plays it.
2 practice amps (one in DK, one here in Ottawa)
Pedals that I use: one OD, one Wah, one tuner.
Pedals that I don't use: one compressor, one noise reduction, another wah.
What I need:
All of the above plus, a decent keyboard, a cheap but playable bass, a 7-string that's easier to play, a decent amp.
What I want:
Anything that will further my options in writing and recording music, but I don't see a reason to have more than one guitar for each purpose, IE more than one Les Paul in standard tuning. (unless you're paranoid about playing without an identical back-up. Or just a rich jerk)
*all of which I use unless otherwise stated
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Gibson SG Silverburst GOTW
What is the meaning of GOTW?
Guitar Of The Week...
as in those hit or miss Gibson limited editions
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Nothing terribly excessive. 10 guitars, 4 amps (H/C and 3 combos), a couple of modellers, couple of pres, couple of interfaces, couple of misc pedals (not a big effects person)
How much do I need? All of it, at various times. I want some more stuff actually
i think you are in my same position... quite guilty but not done yet... :)
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Guitars:
- Some Yamaha acoustic
- Washburn BT-8 Maverick series (circa '98, original pickups, retrofitted with LR Baggs piezo, using this in the cover band I play in, clocked some 50+ gigs with it and it's a wonderful, inexpensive guitar)
- Jackson Dinky DK2 (circa '99, Ceramic Nailbomb + Trilogy Suites, in drop-C)
- Esp Ltd EC-1000 vintage black (2006, original EMGs, selling this to a friend soon)
- Ibanez J-Custom RG8420ZD (2008, seymour duncans, my main axe in drop-C)
- PRS Singlecut Satin trem, black cherry (just bought this one! can't wait to get it)
Amp-wise,
Engl Invader 100 into a Framus Dragon 4x12"
Tech 21 Midi Moose
No effects (yet, gasp)
Pod XT Live straight into PA as the backup / cover band rig
My next project: deciding what BKPs to buy for the Ibanez and the PRS :) Probably trying Painkiller/Cold Sweat in the Ibanez and something different for the PRS... I'd like to try a MQ for the neck!
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If just WANT a ton of gear. Fair enough :) Why bother trying to justify it? :lol:
You're right of course, but I do feel a need to justify it :lol: . Maybe it's just the way I was brought up, but I always feel guilty about spending money on things I don't need.
So yeah, I spend a lot of time feeling guilty. :|
nfe is right, of course... almost every professional musician i know sticks with a couple of guitars, plays them extensively, doesn't spend years to try every possible pickup combination to achieve that sound - maybe because he has already got it in his hands...
it's strange, now that i've got a bit more money (as twinfan said is a great thing to have music as an "hobby", you can still have a lot of fun without being concrete...) to buy gear i've almost completely lost the time to play it. i'm becoming more a guitar collector rather than a guitar player. i was thinking about it yesterday, in the wave of sense of guilt that came together with my 11th electric guitar...
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Thanks for the compliment Philly but you make me sound too noble.
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Feel NO guilt chaps!
If you can afford it, haven't ripped anybody off, aren't starving your children, aren't refusing/forgetting to make your legal contirbutions to society, etc, etc, ... then it's your hard-earned "disposable" spending power.
Some people spend large portions of their disposable on A, some on B, some on C... we lot like guitars and stuff.
Who gives a monkey's whether we're collectors/players/whatever - as long as we're enjoying it and not causing hurt to anyone else then I reckon it's OK and there is no reason to feel guilty :D
Envy (or fear of causing envy in others) might be another matter though! :lol: (But I try and keep that under control in myself, not always successfully, and others' envy, or fear of it, is their own problem... :D)
To answer the original questions though:
- Too much gear, but not enough :D, but it's all I can afford or find the space for at the moment.
- Aside from some of the old amps, and guitar leads that no longer work (why do I keep them ?!! :roll:) I use all of it, some of it not that often, but I do use it all.
If I had to cut down to 2 guitars, at the moment I would probably want to choose a strat and a tele (I assume accoustics and basses aren't included in this notional "2"!). But if I really did have to cut down, I'd be stupid to part with the Variaxes - I ought to keep one of those... :roll:... OK, I'll keep my strat and a variax :D (Variax does a good tele, but not a strat, and my favourite feeling guitar is and always will be a strat)
EDIT: Do I need to explain the "envy" bit?
Er, I need to pick on a few folks to do it, sorry guys...
eg, I don't envy Twinfan's guitars at all (not my cup of tea) nor his spending power (good on 'im :D).
I do sometimes lust over Philking's guitars though, almost to the point of envy!
But I do envy something about 38th, and others like him. The fact he's somehow got the energy to do his job, family, etc... and still get out and do gigs.
I do miss entertaining and playing with other people, but I don't miss the constant tiredness it brought, the fact it always got in the way of the day-job and meant I was never that ambitious career-wise, how it got in the way of relationships, and all the other little things it brought that were eventually detrimental to my life and well-being...
So I do kinda envy 38th (and Twinfan and all the others who "get out and do it") - but it doesn't make me feel guilty that I can afford a bunch of kit that I might never use in battle :lol:
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Feel NO guilt chaps!
If you can afford it, haven't ripped anybody off, aren't starving your children, aren't refusing/forgetting to make your legal contirbutions to society, etc, etc, ... then it's your hard-earned "disposable" spending power.
Some people spend large portions of their disposable on A, some on B, some on C... we lot like guitars and stuff.
Who gives a monkey's whether we're collectors/players/whatever - as long as we're enjoying it and not causing hurt to anyone else then I reckon it's OK and there is no reason to feel guilty :D
Envy (or fear of causing envy in others) might be another matter though! :lol: (But I try and keep that under control in myself, not always successfully, and others' envy, or fear of it, is their own problem... :D)
EDIT: Do I need to explain the "envy" bit?
Er, I need to pick on a few folks to do it, sorry guys...
eg, I don't envy Twinfan's guitars at all (not my cup of tea) nor his spending power (good on 'im :D).
I do sometimes lust over Philking's guitars though, almost to the point of envy!
But I do envy something about 38th, and others like him. The fact he's somehow got the energy to do his job, family, etc... and still get out and do gigs.
I do miss entertaining and playing with other people, but I don't miss the constant tiredness it brought, the fact it always got in the way of the day-job and meant I was never that ambitious career-wise, how it got in the way of relationships, and all the other little things it brought that were eventually detrimental to my life and well-being...
So I do kinda envy 38th (and Twinfan and all the others who "get out and do it") - but it doesn't make me feel guilty that I can afford a bunch of kit that I might never use in battle :lol:
This is a great post! Lots of good points. My thread wasn't intended to judge anyone... I agree with what Andy says about NOT feeling guilty.. you earn it and if you can buy the things that make you happy once all other priorities are paid then go for it.
Now ref the envy/ jealousy part. I'm not that way inclined at all... when my mates (anyone else for that matter who's worked hard and earned it) has something new... be it a nice house, car, girlfriend (lol) or guitar I'm happy for them. It's great... like seeing my kids at christmas I guess... to see someone have something they really want. I love to see what guitars and amps people have got, to know what pick ups suit them best.... it's how we learn... how we find out what WE want. The tech who sorted my Wayne guitar has 47 guitars.. some of them are old Gretch's, Guilds, Pre-CBS Strats/ Teles and bass's... it's took him a long time... and I think it's cool that has them. My old bass player from the Yardbirds, Smallfaces covers band had 82 !!!!! yes 82 Bass guitars when I left that band 4/5 years ago... infact he had to store them at parents/ friends houses... I used to laugh my head off at some them.. real junkers but he loved them. But he had Gibson EB's, L.P bass, Pre CBS's .... about 14 I think!
So I don't think people should feel guilty for spending what they work hard for, and they certainly shouldn't be embarrassed by having top flight equipment. The only time not to flaunt it is when you're gigging I guess... I've heard horror stories of people being followed home after gigs and being mugged etc.
Enjoy all your gear fellas... that's what it's for whether you play them all or not... guitars rule!
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I pretty much use all that I have! I've sold the things that I have grown not to like, or have replaced with what I consider a better one.
Guitars:
2002 PRS McCarty, with a BKP Cold Sweat set
1990 LQG Stratocaster (great strat, built by a finnish luthier Lassi Nurmi), BKP 'No. 1' single coil set
80's Ibanez steel string acoustic (my first guitar, given to me by my father).
Amps:
ENGL Ritchie Blackmore signature head
ENGL E212VH cabinet, with 2 V30 Celestions
Vox valvetronix 50 watt 1x12 combo (for home use)
Pedals (in pedalboard):
MI Audio Boost'n Buff (a high impedance buffer / clean boost / treble booster)
Fulltone Clyde wah
Planet waves tuner
Mad Professor Little Green Wonder (overdrive pedal)
Voodoo Lab Sparkle Drive
Boss DD-20 digital delay (the only pedal in effects loop)
Powered by Voodoo Lab Pedal Power II
Some leftover microfones for electrics and an acoustic guitar soundhole pickup (Seymour Duncan) laying around somewhere.
And oh yeah, an Amfisound superstrat being built 8) With a BKP Nailbomb-IT-IT set.
Zaned
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Nothing terribly excessive. 10 guitars, 4 amps (H/C and 3 combos), a couple of modellers, couple of pres, couple of interfaces, couple of misc pedals (not a big effects person)
How much do I need? All of it, at various times. I want some more stuff actually
i think you are in my same position... quite guilty but not done yet... :)
I havent a hint of guilt. I do what I like with my time and money *shrugs*
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Guitars:
Gibson LP + Rebell Yells - Main gigging guitar
US Strat + Apaches - for an alternative and backup to the LP
Squire Strat - use it a lot for practice/ learning songs at home
Simon & Patrick acoustic - hardly used these days but probably not worth much
Amps:
65Amps Marquee head + 2x12 cab - main live rig
Fender HRD - backup for the 65Amps
Pedals:
Korg Pitch Black tuner
Keeley Java Boost
Vexter Box of Rock
All on the pedal board and get used regularly.
40 - 50 gigs a year pays for most of the above. I often think it would be nice to get an SG or an LP Junior but, when it it comes to the crunch, I realise I've got enough to give me what I need. I also have to consider what I can realistically transport to gigs and rehearsals.
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Oh, I have an acoustic that I almost never use.
And my new bass has basically rendered my old bass obsolete, unless I want another tuning. I used to play in loads of different tunings, E through drop A, but all my guitars have drifted toward C#/Drop B now because want the different sounds in the one tuning more than the different tunings.
Still, thats a 50£ bass and a cheap acoustic (dont know how much) in ~13,000 or 14,000 worth of stuff. Pretty neglegable.
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I do love a good list and thanks to AndyR's post I figured I'd lay it down:
Guitars:
1999 Gibson Les Paul Custom Elegant
Washburn USA Southern Cross #15
Feline PH1 w/Miracle Man set
Washburn USA N4 (Mourning Widows model)
Peavey Wolfgang Standard
PRS CE 24 with custom 1 piece top
Schecter SD-II 24
ESP Vintage Plus Strat (Maple)
Fender Richie Kotzen Telecaster
Fender Jim Root Telecaster
Samick/Alley Arts Blues Saraceno 'Poison Comp' guitar :?
MIJ Ibanez S470
Samick TV Twenty home made thingy (Used live due to energetic vocalist trying to kill my other guitars)
Yamaha and Takamine acoustics and spanish guitars
BTB Ibanez 5 string bass
Amps
Splawn Quick Rod
Splawn Nitro
Elmwood Modena M60
Carvin Legacy 4x12
Zilla 2x12 greenback and V30 combo
Pedals/Effects
TC Electronics G Major
MXR EVH 90/EVH Flanger/Stereo Chorus(Thanks Dave)
Guyatone Stvie Salas Wah Rocker/Micro Octave
Digitech Expression Factory
Maxon OD808
Fulltone Clyde Wah
Morley Bad Horsie
I kind of collect, but cycle the guitars so that they all get used. I only use the TC at home and in the studio, with my pedals used live. I've just started running a stereo rig with both heads covering low end to high with my QR. I use a Morley Tripler for this, which is'nt too bad. As the band play in drop C, I only use my Samick abomination and the Jim root for gigs. I'm looking to setting up a home studio so will make more use of the stuff I have, as soon as I finisj soundproofing part of the garage. Looking to get me a new band soon operating in some more conventional tunings.
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Gibson SG Silverburst GOTW
we need porn.. i mean pics.... they are so damn awsome!
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I like lots of guitars and stuff. I don't need them and unlike Philly, I have no guilt about them :wink:. When I was a pro musician a long time ago, I had an SG Junior and an Aria Strat and a Marshall 50 and 4x12. I swapped the Marshall for a Fender Temolux and 2x12 because it fit my car better! During that time though, I went through some nice guitars, so I decided that if I had enough money I wouldn't sell a guitar that I owned unless it was really not what I wanted or I needed money. That's why I have a lot of stuff!
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I like lots of guitars and stuff. I don't need them and unlike Philly, I have no guilt about them :wink:.
Am I the only guilty one? I must have been a Catholic in a past life....
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I like lots of guitars and stuff. I don't need them and unlike Philly, I have no guilt about them :wink:.
Am I the only guilty one? I must have been a Catholic in a past life....
you're not alone... (well, i'm italian, so it could be something etched in my genetic code...)
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Am I the only guilty one? I must have been a Catholic in a past life....
Not completely... And by now I've the strat I build on a guitar making course in Brazil, the Warmoth Telecaster and a Warmoth L5S body that will build a neck...
Amp I got a 30w plexi clone with 2x12" cab...
Playing nothing, will try to take lessons again and try to get a band, never played with a band...
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Am I the only guilty one? I must have been a Catholic in a past life....
Not completely... And by now I've the strat I build on a guitar making course in Brazil, the Warmoth Telecaster and a Warmoth L5S body that will build a neck...
Amp I got a 30w plexi clone with 2x12" cab...
Playing nothing, will try to take lessons again and try to get a band, never played with a band...
and that's where PODs rule supreme... instead of taking useless lections you could buy one of those and play for hours along your favourite songs... playing alone teaches absolutely nothing about playing in a band, in my opinion... i've known some hyper technical guitarists that made wonders in guitar shops but sucked severely in bands...
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Let me think. I have cleared out a lot of my stuff in the past year... Currently:
Schecter C7 Hellraiser - current main band guitar
Blackmachine B2 - #1 6 string, gets home use mainly
PRS CuRo 24 - #2 6 string, doesn't get used much although I've just set it up a bit & yummy...
Jackson Professional Fusion - had it for 16 years, need to find a use for it (maybe B standard on 24.75 scale woo)
Acoustic + classical guitars - home use, classical more then acoustic atm
Ibanez SR 505 bass - currently in use by band's bass player
Got a couple of guitars incoming (Blackmachine 7 string, Agile 8 string)
Diezel Einstein - weekly + gigs
Framus 4x12 - as above
BBE 462i Sonic Maximiser - as above
Marshall JCM900 head - needs fixing & selling
Mesa V Twin - as above
Pedalboard = NS-2, Loop Master Dual Looper (wah in one loop, other pedals in the other), TU-2, Analogman TS-9, AD-9, cheap DD, Crybaby Original
Home use = Boss GT-3, Boss BR-600
Not in use = Sniper Modded GE-7, Boss PS-5, other stuff that I can't remember
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and that's where PODs rule supreme... instead of taking useless lections you could buy one of those and play for hours along your favourite songs... playing alone teaches absolutely nothing about playing in a band, in my opinion... i've known some hyper technical guitarists that made wonders in guitar shops but sucked severely in bands...
Had a XT live, never had a tone that I was satisfied/inspired me to play...
That's why I'll try to enter in this band, that the guitar player (I think he don't know what's bend) and vocal sucks, but they play good with a band... I want to be a player in band, no a guitar hero :D
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Gordon Smith GS2 Stormy Mondays
1994 Fender strat, refinished in nitro, callaham hardware and IT's
Allparts Tele
S&P pro mahogany
Regal Dobro
Tanglewood Nylon Electro
Laney VC30
Vox DA5
About 4 pedals.....
I'm now operating a 1 in 1 out policy which stops me buying too much (aside from the fact I have little money). To me having more is counterproductive, too much choice stops me concentrating on playing and I find only guitars that are played regularily stay in good shape.
Also I'm conscious I don't need anymore and that I'd feel I was falling into the consumerism trap of needing more more more. Also, some of these fine timbers we like must be in fairly short supply?
I seem to manage with the above for session work and gigs although I would like:-
A Tokai 335 at the expense of the GS
A very nice does-it-all amp will be my next purchase
A Dano at the expense of...er....a pedal?
That said, I certainly don't judge the 'collectors' some people have more guitars, some have less. In fact the collectors like Twinfan Phil King are great so we can all try these amazing guitars!
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Ok..
Guitars:
Eros Les Paul copy (first electric, sentimental value only)
Arbiter SG copy (just returned from 10 year loan, second electric)
Aria Urchin 100 (first new guitar I bought)
Squier Stagemaster 7 with Warpig in bridge
Baby Taylor
Kimbara acoustic
Marlin Bass
Amps:
Laney AOR 100 Head
Peavey Companion practice amp used for teaching
Laney TT 50 Head
Homemade 4x10 w/Celestion G10/50's
Effects:
Ibanez Dcf flanger
Ibanez Dcl chorus
Boss Rocker wah
Boss Rocker volume
Boss Ps2 pitch shifter (I found the later ones don't track as well as the original)
Arion analog delay which gets used once in a blue moon.
All powered by a 12v lead acid gel battery via a regulator.
Plenty of current, cannot possibly hum as no AC component to be filtered out.
Also safe from singers spilling beer on pedals with no mains voltages on stage.
Use the TT and the 7 for most of my gigs with both bands I'm in, and all effects bar the delay. I'll take the Aria to the metal bands gigs but mostly use my 7. With my cover band and at jams I'll usually take the 7, and my amp if it's a jam I've been to before and the house amps are cr@p.
Pretty much use everything I own at some time or other.
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That said, I certainly don't judge the 'collectors' some people have more guitars, some have less. In fact the collectors like Twinfan Phil King are great so we can all try these amazing guitars!
I'm not even in the in the same league as Phil King! :lol: He has some great stuff :)
I try to pass on my thoughts on stuff so people can benefit from what I've learnt. Might save the odd person a few quid!
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Might save the odd person a few quid!
yeah... somehow I think not ;)
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Might save the odd person a few quid!
Surely you jest, sir!
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Last night gwEm came to visit and we pulled out quite a few guitars (4 juniors, 3 teles, 4 Strats, WezV JB SG and Lap Steel, 1 real Mockingbird and 1 Warmoth one, 3 pickup National, Raven West PRS Hollowbody Clone, and Zemaitis Metal Front guitars, Gibson Thunderbird IV, Rickenbacker, Precision and Jazz basses). Once again the wife was out for most of the night! In doing all this we were talking about this point, of how much stuff we have and also trying to get down to just 2, which would actually be 2 that we didn't bring out last night, my 53 conversion LP and 61 Strat. However then I wouldn't have a P-90 guitar, and I love the sound of P-90's, nor would I have the BC Rich that I searched out, or a Junior, which I always think are the greatest rock guitars, I wouldn't have my 335 or a Tele (I know Roo doesn't care about that). I also wouldn't have a bass or acoustic. So after some debate, I think that I could possibly get by with 12 guitars, but that would really be pushing it :P
Once again, my real thing is that I love guitars. One of the easy examples to give is how I like the difference in tone between my 1959 Junior, 1964 SG Junior, 1965 Epiphone Coronet and my clone of a 59 junior (which is already 15 years old!). They all play differerently, have different feels, but basically are a piece of mahogany, with a set mahogany neck, rosewood fingerboard, wrap around bridge and with a single P-90. When I am talking all these differences for a guitar with the same single pickup, it is easy to see why I have so many!
At the end of the day the reason I have so much stuff comes down to the same reason that dogs lick their bollocks
because they can!
btw. I am always happy to have people around who enjoy good english ale and guitars.
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I understand totally what you mean there philking, which is why i'm gunna say i don't have enough gear. Before anyone asks, yes i do use all the gear that i have at the moment
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Oh cr@p, because of falling in for GAS and making a hit on the Feline Gothic Warpig SG im stuck with my Gibson SG GT, and borrowing my brothers roland microcube having gotten rid of my TT combo, oh i so miss that tube sound :( But i couldnt feel happy enough with my Gibson SG GT and im positive that the Feline will hold much more quality, and then ill order a martamp as soon as possible. And i also have a Ibanez weeping demon which i use sometimes, but i rarely have use for a wah and it does suck tone when not in use, wish it had true bypass!
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OK here goes:
Current electric guitars(in order of purchase/build-all bought new except the doubleneck):
'78 Fender Tele (my 1st guitar)
'83 Gibson Explorer (my current "problem child")
'84 Carvin V220
Late 80's Westone HSS ?Corsair?
Late 80's MIJ Fender Strat
Late 80's Carvin doubleneck
'94 Gibson Flying V
Warmoth Strat w/ Callaham tremolo & Kinmans
Korean Dean Cadillac Select
Korean BC Rich Bich
Just sold 2 weeks ago - Edwards Michael Schenker Flying V
'06 Gibson Flying V w/ custom Michael Schenker black/white paint
HSS partscaster Strat w/ Fender body/neck, Callaham trem, NB bridge
'08 Epiphone Toni Iommi model SG (bought last week...total GAS..but it's way nice for an Epiphone)
Acoustic guitars:
mid 70's Alvarez 12 string
non-descript Yamaha 6 string I take camping
Amps:
Peavey Ultra 112 combo (home and occasional bar gigs)
Peavey Ultra 60 head w/ Carvin closed back 4X12 - v30 Celestions (rehearsal studio and occasional bar gigs)
Effects:
none (gave my son my 80's boss equipped pedalboard a few years back - it was gathering dust)
I'm thinking of trying some sort of OD to drive the front end of my tube amps a little more, but it's only a thought. I get good sound straight out of the amp.
Oops- I do have a Boss TU-2 tuner
I've been playing a long time. Did the whole LA 80's metal thing. Nowadays I play twice a week with guys I've known since my teens and do the occasional bar gig for kix. At this point, I play for fun, relaxation and the comradery of my long time buds. Anyway, I try to take most of my guitars out every now and then, but usually have my favorites of the moment that I'll play more at any given time. If someone told me I could only have two guitars, I'd let the middle finger fly and walk away. I've worked along time to be able to afford to buy each and every one of them. I've only sold three guitars that I've purchased over the years, and those to friends. Sure, I don't need all these guitars, but they make me feel good. I think I'm entitled to that. A few of my guitars hang in my hallway as art. I think they're as beautiful as any painting I could put up. I also love taking them apart , changing, experimenting and hopefully improving them. What other hobby combines all those different aspects? Ooops, I guess I got a little carried away, but that's my story and I'm sticking to it :wink:
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Might save the odd person a few quid!
yeah... somehow I think not ;)
You're right. I probably just fuel GAS don't it?
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Lets see, I have a couple of guitars that I only use rarely, but when I do, I'm always glad I have them there.
I don't think I'll ever become a collector for the sake of it.
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I'm thinking some people are taking my thread a little seriously... it was just a theoretical question! I only have 6 electrics and it would be hard for me to decide which to keep if I had to! In reality there would be at least 5 for me, I just wondered what you'd prefer to keep if there was absolutely no other alternative due to some serious ... I mean it's not like I'm telling anyone what they should spend their hard earned on.
It was just a bit of fun fella's!
I guess the more I think about it I'd chose my Wayne T type (H/S/S) simply because it plays and sounds superb, very versatile and my electro. Obviously things would have to be pretty bad for me to let my others go... but this is for fun (although I doubt it would be very funny!).
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It was just a bit of fun fella's!
I'm sure everyone thinks it that way :)
It's all witty humorous banter. Or I should think so. I don't see why anyone should get all piped up at a topic like this.
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It was just a bit of fun fella's!
I'm sure everyone thinks it that way :)
Absolutely! Hope I didn't come off like a complete a**hole...not my intention in the least. I'm just passionate about my guitars.
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I have with me:
Guitars:
1983 JV Squier
1971 Strat clone
late '68/early '69 hardtail Strat clone
mid/late '67 Esquire clone (in progress)
1960 reissue plain top Les Paul
Amp:
PodXT (so my neighbors will not hate me)
Back in the US, I have:
Guitars:
1989 ES-335 Studio (hydrogen bomb of a guitar)
1975 Les Paul Custom
1956 Les Paul jr (brought back from the dead)
Laney Pro Linebacker combo (underrated)
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It was just a bit of fun fella's!
I'm sure everyone thinks it that way :)
It's all witty humorous banter. Or I should think so. I don't see why anyone should get all piped up at a topic like this.
It's all cool... I just didn't want folk thinking I was criticizing 'coz I haven't got such a big collection... hell, if I was in a better situation I'd have a house full of stuff! :D
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Well I'll give it a shot as well then, I'm mostly a pedalfreak. :)
Guitars:
- Ibanez S470DXQM (now loaded with Dimarzio's, aiming to put MM's in there)
- MXG Fiesta Red 60's Strat, relic with custom wound pickups
^^these are my main guitars, the Iba is my most used^^
- Stagg Tom Delonge sig. copy (present from my girlfriend, not a bad guitar actually)
- Yamaha electro acoustic, forgot the modelname
- Alhambra acoustic
Pedals:
- Korg PitchBlack tuner
- Ibanez Weeping Demon wah
- Snarling Dogs Blues Bawls wah+overdrive
- Dunlop Crybaby (Hot Potz + Fasel + added volume and other mods)
- Electro Harmonix Doctor-Q
- Electro Harmonix Big Muff (USA reissue)
- Electro Harmonix Big Muff (Sovtek vintage 70's)
- Boss SD-1 overdrive
- Self built Muff Fuzz (volume and bias knobs) + Super Hard On booster (boost knob)
^^bias low + booster high and volume high => Very fat gated synth-ish sound^^
- Digitech Grunge (for bedroom practice)
- Boss CEB-3 Bass Chorus
- Boss DD-20 Giga Delay
- Boss FS-U Modified with 2 jacks for momentary muting (nice if you have short breaks in the song and don't want to tapdance twice)
- Self built switcher, to switch one pedal between two spots in the chain (intended for delay of wah)
Amps:
- Laney VC100 212 combo
- Peavey Rage 158 (for bedroom practice)
Basically I only use the Weeping Demon of the wah's, and I use the Sovtek a bit more than the USA Big Muff.. but for the rest I use everything regularly. :) I think the core would be the Weeping Demon, SD-1, Sovtek and Delay.
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It was just a bit of fun fella's!
I'm sure everyone thinks it that way :)
It's all witty humorous banter. Or I should think so. I don't see why anyone should get all piped up at a topic like this.
It's all cool... I just didn't want folk thinking I was criticizing 'coz I haven't got such a big collection... hell, if I was in a better situation I'd have a house full of stuff! :D
i believe noone thought that those were your intentions... sense of guilt is common with every obsessive-compulsive disorder... :)
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Gibson Explorer
Epiphone SG Custom (which is in bits and needs fixing)
No name Stratocastor
Jackson No Name Kelly (on loan to a mate)
LAG 'Summer' Acoustic
Marshall JCM800 head (taking it today to be fixed, yay!)
Marshall 1960A Cab (sat in the garage for 6 months)
Marshall MF Cab (the best Marshall have done, it has no speakers or wiring but I'm going to get it fixed someday, may sell it on then)
Vox Wah
Boss Tuner
HBE Big D (getting replaced with a BlackStar soon)
Boss Tremolo
Boss EQ
MXR EVH Phaser
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It was just a bit of fun fella's!
I'm sure everyone thinks it that way :)
It's all witty humorous banter. Or I should think so. I don't see why anyone should get all piped up at a topic like this.
It's all cool... I just didn't want folk thinking I was criticizing 'coz I haven't got such a big collection... hell, if I was in a better situation I'd have a house full of stuff! :D
i believe noone thought that those were your intentions... sense of guilt is common with every obsessive-compulsive disorder... :)
Ssccchhhhhhhhhhhh.... I'll never admit to it :wink: :band1: