What's the single best piece of guitar gear you've bought this year?

[Twinfan]

LOL, when are you going to stop posting ridiculous blanket statements which make you look silly when you change your mind? ;)

Steady on there Dave  ;)

I bought the Modern Eagle on 12th February 2009.  Since then, the only humbucker guitar I've bought was a 'player' McCarty Rosewood as I didn't want to gig the other McRosie (that I had at the time) or the Eagle.  After playing the Eagle a bit, everything else wasn't as 'good' to me so I've sold off a bunch of guitars.  I've gigged the Eagle occasionally in my non-DC band, but my Esquire/Cabronita are the main two.

In fact, I now only own 13 guitars (compared to a high of around 27!) and only five of them have regular humbuckers:

Epiphone SG - #1 guitar for YC/DC
Gordon Smith SG - YC/DC backup
Kramer Baretta - my only Floyd equipped guitar
PRS McCarty Korina - with Throbak PAF pickups, my 'vintage' toned guitar
Modern Eagle

I'll say again, I won't be buying any more humbucker equipped guitars.  If anything, I'd be selling the Baretta.....

[Philly Q]

Kramer Baretta - my only Floyd equipped guitar

I'm still amazed you sold your RG collection!

[Twinfan]

Yep, the lot went!  They reminded me of my youth but I never played them!  Hell, I never play the Baretta!

[Philly Q]

Ha, if "never playing them" was the criterion, I should get rid of all my guitars!  :lol:

[Twinfan]

I actually play around half of mine on a regular basis I guess.  Not great, but we all have favourites  ;)

[Lew]

If anything, I'd be selling the Baretta.....

When the time comes send me a message first!

[dave_mc]

Steady on there Dave  ;)

hehe. been offline for about a week, and already forgot that you have to tone things down online because the nuances get lost... :lol:

[tomjackson]

Probably my WEM Dominator MK3 for £105.

Spruced up by Martin (New filter caps, preamp valve and health check) and sounds Great.  Beano tones at decent volumes. 

Also my Tokai ES130.  Although lovely, value wise the amp has to take top spot!

[marauder]

Laney Lionheart L20H with matching 2x12 fitted with a G12H heritage and a Gold, included original G12H heritage all for £400!!

[d1dsj]

Well I haven't bought much, sold loads mind  :(

But from the ashes, I bagged a Wayne guitar that is simply stunning to play

[guitargeek62]

It's a toss up between these two, both have rejuvenated my playing no end and made me happier with "my" tone than i've ever been;

(stock pic)

[CaptainDesslock]

tis a christmas miracle!

[BigB]

Simple thread this.  One item, and ONE ITEM ONLY to be posted. 

Ouch... One single item only ? I never ever bought as much guitar gear as this year, so making a choice between half a dozen pedals, a Blues Junior, and two new guitars (Vox standard 25 and Fender CiJ '62RI tele) would be difficult...

But yet it's obvious : the single best piece of guitar gear I bought this year is the BKP Crawler set for my Vox Custom 24 - hopefully I still didn't received my BGF50s, I guess this would have made the choice harder :mrgreen:

[Frank]

Easy decision for me. I got this.

And a week after I got it, I managed to trip over the power cables and knocked my entire stack and rack system to the floor. Looked like end of a Who concert. Feared the worst, opened it all up and checked for obvious signs of damage ... no broken tubes, no dislodged transformers ... so I plugged it in, gritted my teeth and flicked the power switch, worked fine.

Moral of the story is that Marshalls are built to last.

[dheim]

a bit uncertain...

my Cicolin WR guitar or my ENGL FB100? my heart says the first, my brain says the second, and i think i'll listen to it for once... :)