So many guitars..

[TheDev01dOne]

Was looking through some old pics of my gear and remember the good/bad guitars etc etc and sparked an idea to try and make a list of all the guitars I've owned and it was actually a lot more surprising than I thought.

Considering I played my first electric guitar and amp for over 10 years before upgrading I can't believe how much stuff I've gone through in the last 3-ish years, from the ones I can actually remember I've had (including the ones I've kept and still have now)..

16 electric and 4 acoustic guitars, 1 ukulele (Lol)

6amps and two 4x12 cabs, two 2x12 cabs.

Only about 15 pedals, don't use them much, only have 2 ATM.

Well into 5 figures of ££ all together.. Seems crazy for only like 3years of GASing, and still so much more I want.

Anyone else got any ideas how much gear you've been through?

[Twinfan]

I keep a list of all my gear too, and there's been quite a bit  :oops:  Including current gear I have, or have had:

4 acoustics - two 6s and two 12s

1 classical nylon strung

37 electrics

7 combos

9 amp heads

8 cabinets - three 4x12, four 2x12, one 1x12

34 pedals

[martinw]

Can't blame the credit crunch on you mate!  :)

(Mind you, I once added up how many motorbikes I've had; 45 at the last count!  :oops:  :lol:)

[TheDev01dOne]

That's a lot of gear Twinfan, what kind of time frame is that in?

I think the only thing that could outdo the amount of guitar stuff I've had would be the amount of bicycles I've owned, I seem to have a certain talent for annihilating them, thankfully the guitars don't get the same treatment.

[Twinfan]

That's over 25 years, if you start from the nylon stung acoustic when I started playing aged 8  :)

I must admit though, the vast majority of it is from the last 7-8 years

[Philly Q]

Couldn't resist this one, despite the embarrassment factor.  Over the last 28 years I've owned:

63 electrics

4 basses

1 acoustic

Not many amps:  5 combos, a Tiny Terror head and a 1x12"

Probably about 20 pedals, a couple of Pods and various headphone amps etc.


Down to "just" 24 electrics and a bass at the moment.  :oops:

Wait until Phil King replies....  :lol:

[TheDev01dOne]

That's not so bad then TwinFan, pretty justifiable if you average it out.

Now that I have started the list I guess I will keep it updated as my GASsing continues. There'll be a bit of a switcharoo again when I go back to Australia but I think I'm pretty settled electric guitar-wise for a while so I assume the amp section will get a boost once I get some money coming in again.. Would love another Orange Thunderverb or a Matamp when I get back home..

Should be a resonator on the list sometime in the next few months too, dying to get one!

I dread to see the list after 10 years if things continue like this..

EDIT: Upped the benchmark a little bit there Philly  :D

[Spitfire]

I dont think ive done too bad, im only 23... most of my guitars have been pretty low down models.. but ive had  afew nce ones.. my RG, my Tokai and Tele.  I was always a bit more into my amps, but ive settled on that.

Squier Affinity Strat - Good beginners guitar (SOLD)
Ibanez RG550EX - Very nice, would still have if the neck hadn't warped (SOLD)
Ibanez Rocket Roll 2 - Looked nice, played very average, sounded average (SOLD)
Epiphone Explorer - NO, just no.. nose diving all the time, sounded ok tho. (SOLD)
Ibanez Rocket Roll 2 (SOLD)
LTD V-350 - very nice, sold this one though (SOLD)
LTD V-350 - Still got this, considering selling... but i like it too much.
Ibanez SZ720fm - Best value for money guitar ive had.. abalone is a no no tho. (SOLD)
Jap Tokai SG - Love the whole package.. the weight, size of the body, how it plays... just needs the nut slots adjusting slightly to stop the strings slightly detuning on heavy bending
Jap Fender Tele - A Beauty, the best guitar i have ever owned or played, by a long shot

Laney L30R - Beginners amp, not bad for it too (SOLD)
Starfield Pre & Power (also used with a peavey 50/50) - my 1st valve amp... i wish id stoped right here (or the sva-1 which is the same but a head instead of seperates)
Orange AD30TC - Beautiful.. just not quite enough gain out of the box to be my only amp. (SOLD)
Mesa mk4 - too much tweeking, not enough reward (SOLD)
Peavey 6505 - great value, a bit harsh sounding tho.. maybe with the biasing mod would be better (SOLD)
Vox AC30/6TB - very very nice sounding valve combo.. very expensive tho as it was a made in england one. (SOLD)
Starfield SVA-1 - my current amp, would not change for anything.

Korg A3 - OK, coloured my tone too much tho (SOLD)
Lexicon LX-110 (I think) - cant remember much about this one. (SOLD)
Roland DEP-3 - Very nice sounding untill it died (RETURNED)
Behringer DSP2024 - Budget, and you can tell (RETURNED)

A few Effects, cant be bothered to list all
Boss PS-5 - Didnt track well enough to be extreemly usefull in a musical sense (SOLD)
Guyatone MMX - Valve distortion pedal.. sounded very nice (SOLD)

[Twinfan]

Down to "just" 24 electrics and a bass at the moment.  :oops:

I'm on 19 electrics and 2 acoustics at the moment.  Two electrics are for sale though, so I'll be under the magic 20 soon  :)

Currently have 3 heads, one 2x12, one 4x12, one 1x12 combo and one 1x8 combo.  Got another 1x12 combo in build and the Martamp Orion 'prototype' will be mine too.

[Catalyst77]

I'm exactly the same, i had the same set up for ten years, all my splurging came in the last three or so years.


6 amps
3 cabs
60+ Pedals - probably more
4 pedal boards!
3 Acoustics
2 bass guitars
17 electrics

.......not as bad as thought!   (althought i have to keep coming back and editing this post cause i keep forgeting stuff!)

[MDV]

10 years, 16 guitars, 8 amps, not many pedals, never been big on effects or pedal distortion faily recently (while amp hunting) discovered the goodness of ODs and boosts though (TS808 through bogner uberschall is nearly as good as an EQ20 in the FX loop of a powerball  8).

Currently got 8 and 2, looking to expand the amps more than the guitars

The vast majority in the last 4 years, since I graduated and could actually afford things.

[DeanS]

I've owned 22 guitars (including a bass) and sold 10 over the years and regret selling every one of 'em!

Presently own 11 guitars, one bass and 5 amps.

[Ratrod]

Over a peiod of approx. 14 years.

Amps: Aria Pro, Marshall VS-100, Fender HRDLX, Epi VJ, Ampeg Superrocket, Engl Classic (current).
6 total.

Cabs: Fender Bandmaster 2X12 (current), Epi VJ cab.
2 total

Guitars: Yamaha SG-400 (current), BC Rich Warlock, Epi Explorer, Fender Nashville Tele, DeArmond M77-T, Reverend Wolfman, Bc Rich Mockingbird, Dean Psychobilly, Grestch 6126T-TVP (current), Squier CV Tele (current).
10 total.

FX: Boss compressor, Boss Overdrive, Ibanez Chorus (current), DOD Deatm Metal, Boss Mt-2, H&K Tube Factor (current), Dano BLT, Dano Shift Daddy (current), Dano Rock-a-Bye, , Boss RE-20 (current), AMT Metalizer (current probably selling). 10 total.

Bass: Hofner 185 (current)
1 total

Acoustic: Bird (current)
1 total

They're listed in chronological order, I still have the ones marked current.

[Antag]

We had a guitar thread a while back.  To save typing, my post in it is here & still pretty much correct... :)

As for the rest (things in italics I still own):
Amps:
little Peavey thing (8" speaker, can't remember name)
Laney Linebacker 65
Laney AOR head w/secondhand Marshall 2x12"
Peavey Bandit 112
Peavey Duel 212
Mesa Rect-o-Verb head w/ Recto 2x12" cab
Engl Savage 120 head w/modified Engl E412SS

Pedals:
2x CryBaby wahs
more Boss pedals than I can remember but from memory: BF1 (x2), SD1, DS1, HM2, MZ2, FZ2, CH2, CE5, OC2, DD2
Morley PWA
2x Morley Bad Horsie
MXR Microamp, M134, M117R, Phase 90
Lehle 3@1, Little Lehle
PedalTrain pro

Rack:
Boss micro rack RV-something (½ space reverb unit)
All sorts of Behringer cr@p
Rocktron VooduValve
TC Electronic G-Major
BBE 482
Korg DTR2000

Probably 100s more bits of gear I've forgotten about... :)

[Antag]

oops, forgot to mention that I've been playing for 24 years... :)