Since we have guys from a few different forums on how about a Poast yer Gear thread?

**Mark Wein** · 10-23-2009, 06:07 PM

You first. Everyone knows what I've got

**alexslashaxel88** · 10-23-2009, 06:13 PM

Xavarie 870 Strat in white
Epiphone LP in sunburst
Squire J-bass
Hartke bass practice amp
UX-1 for recording
various Line 6 modeling software for amp for guitar
Epiphone cheapo acoustic

**Dew Knot Hump** · 10-23-2009, 06:14 PM

Everyone knows what I use too.

Wednesdays nights rig:

Fender 57 RI Stratocaster strung with GHS 011-058 strings into either a Dano Cool Cat Drive or Dano French Toast into a 1965 Fender Princeton Reverb mic'd with a Sennheiser e609 into Pro Tools.

Is that detailed enough??

**Sad Navigator** · 10-23-2009, 06:19 PM

Orange Xaviere Telecaster
Blue SJM hardtail with 2 lipstick humbuckers
Creme Reverend Flatroc
Candy Apple Fender Cyclone II (this one could be for sale, if you're interested)
Emerald Phantom Guitarworks semi-hollow 12-string Teardrop
Black Fender Musicmaster bass
Spruce-top Yamaha acoustic

Peavey Classic 30
Epiphone Valve Jr Combo
Ashdown Electric Blue bass combo thing

Buncha Dano, Boss, EH, etc. pedals.
Ebow

**Cheese Grits** · 10-23-2009, 06:21 PM

Recording:
Presonus Firepod
Line6 Toneport UX2
Focusrite Platinum Penta pre/comp
Studio Projects VTB1 pre
DBX 163X comps (pair)
Behringer V-Verb
Tech21 Sansamp Bassdriver Programmable
Some Yamaha Amp
JBL 4410 Monitors
Oktava MK319 LDC mics (pair)
Oktava 012 SDC mics (pair)
Oktava MK219 mic
Audio-Technica AT2020 LDC mics (pair)
Sennheiser e609 mic

Guitars:
G&L ASAT classic
Epiphone Masterbilt AJ-500R
Martin DM
SX Jaxx Bass

Piano/Midi:
Yamaha Clavinova
Korg PadKontrol

Amps:
'68 Fender Bronco

Stompboxes:
BYOC Digital Delay
Vox 847 Wah
Pro-Co Rat
VooDoo Labs SparkleDrive
MXR SuperComp
Boss DS1 w/ McKinley Dirty Blonde Mod

Software:
Acid Pro 7
Reaper
Propellerhead Reason
Izotope Ozone

**Krish** · 10-23-2009, 06:22 PM

**mrfreeze** · 10-23-2009, 06:26 PM

Arctic White Fender Strat modded with Texas Specials
Alvarez AF60CK Acoustic

Peavey Classic 30 head
Avatar G212H with Hellatones
just got a vintage Fender something (probably bluesman) 112 i picked up from a friend

uhhh, Mogami cables? oh and i have a Dyna Comp and TS-9. that's bout it. pretty simple, and it gets me by.

**rsadasiv** · 10-23-2009, 06:33 PM

Guitars:
Epiphone Les Paul
Epiphone Regent
Squier Telecaster
Frankenstein SuperStrat
Aria Acoustic
Squier P/J bass

Amps:
Peavey Classic 30 head
Avatar 1x12 cab
Marshall JTM 45/Plexi clone head
Fender Vibrolux clone
POD xt

Mics:
Blue Baby Bottle
R0de NT-1A
Sennheiser 421
Cascade Fathead
SM-57

Keys:
Roland xp-10 midi keyboard
Reason 4
Reason Pianos
Rapture
Lounge Lizard
B4
Triangle II

Other VSTi stuff:
Jamstix
Addictive Drums
CamelSpace

Recording/Mixing:
Great River ME-1NV preamp
GT Brick preamp
Digi MBox 1
M-Audio Delta 44
Pro Tools
FL Studio
Voxengo plugins
Bunch o' free plugins
Behringer NF monitors
M-Audio Trigger Finger
Auralex LENRD bass traps

**baimun** · 10-23-2009, 06:33 PM

Crap... I'm going to have to make a new Guitar Gear pic.

Guitars:
PRS Custom 22 - Rosewood Neck
PRS Swamp Ash
Luczak Black Limba Custom
Baimun/Luczak Spalted Maple Custom
Some in-progress Guitars
Luna Muse satin Acoustic

Amp:
Orange Rockerverb 50
Mesa Boogie Recto 1x12 Vintage 30 Cabinet

Effects:
Morley Bad Horsie II Wah
Turbotuner
Visual Sounds H2Ov2 Chorus/Delay
Boomerang + Looper

PA Equipment:
Mackie 16 Channel Mixer
Crown Power Amps
Yamaha S115v 2x15 2ways
Yamaha S112v 2x12 2ways
Yamaha 2x12 monitors
JBL 18" Subs
Senheiser Wireless mic
MXL Condenser mic set

Lights:
8 par cans
2 Gobo lights
4 Specialty DMX lights
1 strobe

**Dexter Inferno** · 10-23-2009, 06:38 PM

Guitars:

Parker Nitefly SA
MIM Telecaster (w/ Kinman pickups and various other mods)
Squier Tele Custom II P90 with Warmoth neck

Squier Strat FMT (also w/ Kinman pickups)
Gibson MIII super "strat"
Danelectro 56-U2
OLP MM5 baritone guitar
Yamaha BB405 bass guitar
Yamaha CPX15 acoustic guitar

Amps/effects:

Fender Blues Jr.
ENGL Screamer 50 combo
TC electronics G-major
Behringer midi board
Visual Sound Jekyll&Hyde dirt pedal
Dunlop wah
BOSS GT3

Drumkit:

Yamaha Beech Custom (in lime green!

)
TAMA Gladiator, Simon Phillips signature snare
TAMA Iron Cobra double pedal
Various Sabian and Zildjian cymbals

Recording:

Self built ancient P4 pc.
Lynx L22 soundcard/converters

2x RME ADI-8 PRO converters/ADAT interface
Roland midi keyboard
Yorkville passive monitors (Samson amp)
Behringer headphone amp
FMR, Presonus, TL Audio and M-audio preamps/compressors

Software:

Magix Sampitude 11

N-Tracks
Tracktion
+ a shitload of plugins (paid for...or not)

Mics:

RØDE K2 tube mic
RØDE NT1
Studio Projects B3 and C1
Sennheiser MD441
2x Sennheiser MD421
3x Sennheiser e604
Sennheiser e602
Josephson C42 (matched pair)
Oktava mc012
Beyerdynamic m160 ribbon mic

Yeah, that should cover it

**Cheese Grits** · 10-23-2009, 06:45 PM

Dexter, if you want an extra BJr. speaker, I have one sitting in a box in my closet. I'll give it to you if you want to figure out shipp... oh, nevermind, you're in Norway.

Damn

**micwalt** · 10-23-2009, 06:45 PM

Don't feel like writing it all down, so...

**Dexter Inferno** · 10-23-2009, 06:48 PM

Originally Posted by Cheese Grits

Dexter, if you want an extra BJr. speaker, I have one sitting in a box in my closet. I'll give it to you if you want to figure out shipp... oh, nevermind, you're in Norway.

Damn

Yeah

Fwiw, I think dmn23 over at GJ has one as well. Wait, there is no GJ.

**Cheese Grits** · 10-23-2009, 06:50 PM

Originally Posted by Dexter Inferno

Yeah

Fwiw, I think dmn23 over at GJ has one as well. Wait, there is no GJ.

I can find him.

Actually, I kind of miss my Blues Junior. It was really great for what it was.

**Mark Wein** · 10-23-2009, 06:52 PM

For me:

2004 Les Paul Standard
2002 Suhr Classic
2007 Suhr Classic T
1989 Ibanez RG550

Warmoth strat
1982 Fender '62 Reissue
1979 Gibson "The Paul"
1979 Tokai Springy Sound
1986 Rickenbacker 620
70's Memphis
1998 GuildDV52
19?? Yamaha APX
1992 Takamine Nylon String

2001 Fender MIM PJ Bass

1971 Fender Deluxe Reverb
1965 Fender Bassman
2 1964 Silvertone 1484 Twin Twelve Amps
2008 Peavey Penta
PodXT

We have a ton of other stuff in the studio I won't count but my recording gear is an Mbox2 mini into a 20" iMac and a Presonus Firestudio into a 27" iMac (as of next week). In December we should be getting a Digi 003 and ProTools for the 27" in our big studio....

**Dexter Inferno** · 10-23-2009, 06:52 PM

Originally Posted by Cheese Grits

I can find him.

Actually, I kind of miss my Blues Junior. It was really great for what it was.

I like that amp very well

A great recording amp imo

**Mark Wein** · 10-23-2009, 06:53 PM

Oh..I forgot my pedalboard:

The Boss DD6 has been replaced with an MXR Carbon Copy, though...

**MojoFilter** · 10-23-2009, 06:58 PM

Hai, Guys!

My kind of thread...

**Sutto** · 10-23-2009, 06:58 PM

Fender Strat
Squier 51
Ibanez AS73
'67 Fender Jazzmaster

Digitech GNX3000 through Tech21 PowerEngine 60
'65 Fender Vibrolux Reverb w/ various pedals

A few other various odds and ends but this is the stuff that mostly gets used.

**Denverdave** · 10-23-2009, 07:06 PM

Guitars
Benford mongrel Tele (H/S/S)
Benford Telecaster (for sale)
Takamine EF341SC
Alvarez Masterwork MD200C
Peavey Patriot Bass

Amp
Fender Deluxe Reverb Reissue
Peavey Rage 158 (practice amp)

Pedals
Planet Waves Tuner
Visual Sound H2O
Visual Sound Jekyll/Hyde

Digitech GNX3000 multi effects pedal/amp modeller

**Aahzz** · 10-23-2009, 07:07 PM

These:

:sd:

Into this:

**Kerouac** · 10-23-2009, 07:09 PM

A lot.

**rsadasiv** · 10-23-2009, 07:12 PM

Originally Posted by Cheese Grits

Oktava MK319 LDC mics (pair)

Did you get the mods done on these?

Originally Posted by Dexter Inferno

Josephson C42 (matched pair)

The mind is willing, but the budget is temporarily unavailble.

**Cheese Grits** · 10-23-2009, 07:15 PM

Originally Posted by rsadasiv

Did you get the mods done on these?

No. I keep thinking about it, but I don't have a justification for the expenditure, and they sound pretty good as-is. If I were going to spend to mod one, I'd do the 219, as it would probably benefit the most.

**Dexter Inferno** · 10-23-2009, 07:17 PM

Originally Posted by rsadasiv

The mind is willing, but the budget is temporarily unavailble.

They are definitely worth the cash

**rsadasiv** · 10-23-2009, 07:19 PM

Originally Posted by micwalt

Don't feel like writing it all down, so...

I'll take black Telecasters for $100, Alex.

**MojoFilter** · 10-23-2009, 07:32 PM

Guitars:

2005 Fender American Deluxe Ash Telecaster (modded)
2006 Fender Classic 50's Telecaster (heavily modded)
2006 Fender Custom Telecaster HH Spalted Maple
2009 DiStefano Paulownia Telecaster
2002 Gibson Les Paul Standard
2005 Fender American Deluxe Stratocaster (modded)
2004 Fender FMT Special Edition Standard Stratocaster (very heavily modded)
2006 Fender Floyd Rose HSS Stratocaster (very heavily modded)
2004 Squier '51 (Black - very heavily modded)
2004 Squier '51 (Sunburst - very heavily modded)
1983 Vantage Avenger (modded)
1983 Kramer Pacer Imperial
Seagull S6 Cedar Acoustic with KK Western Mini passive pickup installed
Yamaha FG-411S Acoustic
2002 Fender Jazz Bass

Amplifiers:
1965 Fender Vibrolux Reverb
Mesa Boogie Road King II v.2
Fender Deluxe Reverb Reissue with Jensen Neo 12" speaker
Fender Cyber Twin SE w/MIDI foot controller
Fender Deluxe 900 DSP
Fender Champion 30 DSP
Crate Powerblock
Roland Micro Cube
Fender FM 212R

Cabinets:
Mesa Road King 4x12"
Mesa Road King 2x12"
Mesa 1x12" 3/4 back
Crate GT112 SL w/Celestion "Hot 100" speaker

Effects:
this is going to take awhile.

**baimun** · 10-23-2009, 07:33 PM

Originally Posted by rsadasiv

I'll take black Telecasters for $100, Alex.

"I'll take Famous Titties for 400, Alex."

"Titles Mr Connery... Not Titties."

**Tiltsta** · 10-23-2009, 07:39 PM

Hmmm let's see....

Fender Strat Plus
Fender vintage player 50's strat
Warmoth hombrew strat
Fender blackout telecaster
Gibson blueshawk
Gibson LP standard
Ibanez Jem7RB
Ibanez RG440
Ibanez RG7420
Jackson DK2
Steinberger GS7TA
Steinberger GL2TA
Gretsch americana acoustics (x2)

Amps:

Carvin x100B
Marshall JCM900 2-12 100 watt combo
Mesa boogie DC-3 1-12 combo
Fender supersonic combo
Line 6 flextone II plus 1-12 combo
Fender Gdec combo

**Phlat Phive** · 10-23-2009, 07:45 PM

Alhambra flamenco guitar
Gretsch jazzbox
Epiphone jazzbox, unplayable due to twisted neck
Mandolin, ukulele and mouth harp, unplayable due to lack of ability
Polytone Minibrute II
Some pedals in a box somewhere
Capo
Tuning fork
Nail file

**reverend1** · 10-23-2009, 07:50 PM

07 mia strat candy cola
07 mim tele black
06 reverend flatroc orange

fender blues jr
reverend kingsnake

**MojoFilter** · 10-23-2009, 07:54 PM

EFFECTS:

Overdrive/Distortion:

1982 MXR Distortion +
Boss HM-2 Heavy Metal
Keeley "Baked Mod" Ibanez TS-9 Tubescreamer
Barber Direct Drive
Barber Dirty Bomb with 18 volt adapter
Fulltone OCD v.4 with 18 volt adapter
Fulltone GT-500 Overdrive/Distortion with 18 volt adapter
Fulltone Fulldrive II MOSFET (18v)
Keeley "Phat Mod" Boss Blues Driver BD-2
Keeley "Ultra Mod" Boss Distortion DS-1
Boss Turbo Overdrive OD-2r

Compression:
Keeley Compressor (2-knob)
Boss CS-3

Phasers:
MXR Phase 90 block logo
MXR Phase 90 Script logo w/LED
Boss Phase Shifter PS-3

Flangers:
Boss FL-2

Uni-Vibes:
Danelectro Chicken Salad (modded)
Fulltone mini-Deja Vibe

Chorus:
CMATmods early MIJ Boss Chorus CE-2
Boss Chorus Ensemble CE-5
Boss Super Chorus CH-1

Wahs:
Dunlop Crybaby
Keeley "Mello Wah" modded Dunlop Crybaby
Fulltone Clyde Deluxe

EQ's:
Boss GE-7 Graphic Equalizer
BBE 882i Sonic Maximizer (rackmount)

Volume:
Boss FV-500L
Boss FV-50L

Delays:
Boss RV-3 Reverb/Delay
Ibanez DL-5
Boss DD-7
Boss DD-20 Giga Delay
Boss RE-20 Space Echo

Pitch Shifters:
Digitech Whammy WH-4

Tuners:
Boss TU-2
Sonic Research Turbo Tuner
Korg DT-1000 rackmount
Boss TU-12 (3)
Boss TU-80
Seiko SAT-500

Power Conditioning:
Furman AR-15 II Voltage Regulator/Power Conditioner (rackmount)
Furman SPB-8C Stereo Pedalboard

**Dexter Inferno** · 10-23-2009, 08:02 PM

Originally Posted by MojoFilter

EFFECTS:

Overdrive/Distortion:

1982 MXR Distortion +
Boss HM-2 Heavy Metal
Keeley "Baked Mod" Ibanez TS-9 Tubescreamer
Barber Direct Drive
Barber Dirty Bomb with 18 volt adapter
Fulltone OCD v.4 with 18 volt adapter
Fulltone GT-500 Overdrive/Distortion with 18 volt adapter
Fulltone Fulldrive II MOSFET (18v)
Keeley "Phat Mod" Boss Blues Driver BD-2
Keeley "Ultra Mod" Boss Distortion DS-1
Boss Turbo Overdrive OD-2r

Compression:
Keeley Compressor (2-knob)
Boss CS-3

Phasers:
MXR Phase 90 block logo
MXR Phase 90 Script logo w/LED
Boss Phase Shifter PS-3

Flangers:
Boss FL-2

Uni-Vibes:
Danelectro Chicken Salad (modded)
Fulltone mini-Deja Vibe

Chorus:
CMATmods early MIJ Boss Chorus CE-2
Boss Chorus Ensemble CE-5
Boss Super Chorus CH-1

Wahs:
Dunlop Crybaby
Keeley "Mello Wah" modded Dunlop Crybaby
Fulltone Clyde Deluxe

EQ's:
Boss GE-7 Graphic Equalizer
BBE 882i Sonic Maximizer (rackmount)

Volume:
Boss FV-500L
Boss FV-50L

Delays:
Boss RV-3 Reverb/Delay
Ibanez DL-5
Boss DD-7
Boss DD-20 Giga Delay
Boss RE-20 Space Echo

Pitch Shifters:
Digitech Whammy WH-4

Tuners:
Boss TU-2
Sonic Research Turbo Tuner
Korg DT-1000 rackmount
Boss TU-12 (3)
Boss TU-80
Seiko SAT-500

Power Conditioning:
Furman AR-15 II Voltage Regulator/Power Conditioner (rackmount)
Furman SPB-8C Stereo Pedalboard

So...do you need a seperate stage for the pedalboard?

**Prages** · 10-23-2009, 08:05 PM

Acoustic Guitars:
Fender Catalina
Fender GDO500
Taylor Big Baby

Electric Guitars:
PRS CE24
Peavey Wolfgang Standard
Peavey Wolfgang Special Flametop
Warmoth Fat Strat
Warmoth Floyd Rose Fat Strat
US Masters LeGrand Floyd
Fernandes Revolver Pro
Gibson Les Paul Standard
Edwards P90 Goldtop
***** AS820

Bass:
MIA Fender Jazz

Amps:
Peavey Classic 30 (112 combo with Celestion G12H30)
Peavey Classic 50 (212 combo converted to head)
Fender Bassman 50 (head)
Ashdown MAG300 (bass amp)

Cabs:
Peavey 412 with Celestion G12K85s
Avatar 212 with Celestion V30 and Celestion G12H30
Avatar B212Neo (bass)
Homemade 112 with Celestion Greenback
Homemade 212 with Peavey Scorpions
Homemade isolation cabinet

Pedals:
Turbo Tuner
Dunlop Original Crybaby
EVH Phase 90
Barber Direct Drive Super Sport
Hardwire Delay
Hardwire Reverb
MXR 6 band EQ
Digitech Bad Monkey (not on board)
Digitech DigiDelay (not on board)

Mics:
AKG C4000B
Audio Technica AT2020 (x2)
Audix D6
Audix APX 90 (x5)
Shure SM58 (x2)
Shure SM57
Fake Shure SM57 (x3)
Cad 95
Cad Trion 8000

Keyboard:
Cheap Casio

Recording gear:
Presonus Firepod (x2)
Cubase SX
T-Racks 24 Mastering Suite
Tons of plugins
Furman power conditioner
Behringer 4 channel headphone amp
Sony MDR75 headphones
Sennheiser EH150 headphones
Several other cheap sets of headphones

PA Equipment
Mackie SRM450 powered speakers (x2)
Yamaha MG16/4 mixer
Alesis Microverb
Alesis NanoCompressor

I've also got other stuff like a Pod 2.0, an ART Tube MP, and a Zoom 506 bass pedal, but I rarely use them.

**Dew Knot Hump** · 10-23-2009, 08:07 PM

I guess I can list all my stuff:

Guitars:

2006 Gibson Custom Shop 57 RI Goldtop Les Paul
2003 Fender MIM 60's Classic Telecaster
2000 Danelectro Baritone Guitar
1999 Danelectro 59 DC
1999 Danelectro 56 U2
1996 Fender MIM Telecaster (modded)
1982 Fender 57 RI Stratocaster
1976 Takamine FS-360 acoustic
1976 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe
1967 Harmony Rocket
1965 Stella 3/4 acoustic (open D)
1958 Harmony Roy Smeck
Epi 3/4 acoustic (nashville tuning)
1951 Dwight Lap Steel
Barringon Bass guitar

Amps:

1968 Fender Super Reverb
1965 Silvertone 1483 tube head w/2x10 cabinet
1965 Fender Princeton Reverb
1962 Fender Princeton
1962 Silvertone 1472
1959 Silvertone 1432

Pedals:

Lots

Recording:

PT LE 8
Digirack 002
Shure SM57
Sennheiser e609
Audio Technica large diaphram condeser
Audix condenser
ART Tube Pac preamp

**Mark Wein** · 10-23-2009, 08:15 PM

Originally Posted by MojoFilter

Hai, Guys!

My kind of thread...

Originally Posted by MojoFilter

Guitars:

2005 Fender American Deluxe Ash Telecaster (modded)
2006 Fender Classic 50's Telecaster (heavily modded)
2006 Fender Custom Telecaster HH Spalted Maple
2009 DiStefano Paulownia Telecaster
2002 Gibson Les Paul Standard
2005 Fender American Deluxe Stratocaster (modded)
2004 Fender FMT Special Edition Standard Stratocaster (very heavily modded)
2006 Fender Floyd Rose HSS Stratocaster (very heavily modded)
2004 Squier '51 (Black - very heavily modded)
2004 Squier '51 (Sunburst - very heavily modded)
1983 Vantage Avenger (modded)
1983 Kramer Pacer Imperial
Seagull S6 Cedar Acoustic with KK Western Mini passive pickup installed
Yamaha FG-411S Acoustic
2002 Fender Jazz Bass

Amplifiers:
1965 Fender Vibrolux Reverb
Mesa Boogie Road King II v.2
Fender Deluxe Reverb Reissue with Jensen Neo 12" speaker
Fender Cyber Twin SE w/MIDI foot controller
Fender Deluxe 900 DSP
Fender Champion 30 DSP
Crate Powerblock
Roland Micro Cube
Fender FM 212R

Cabinets:
Mesa Road King 4x12"
Mesa Road King 2x12"
Mesa 1x12" 3/4 back
Crate GT112 SL w/Celestion "Hot 100" speaker

Effects:
this is going to take awhile.

Originally Posted by MojoFilter

EFFECTS:

Overdrive/Distortion:

1982 MXR Distortion +
Boss HM-2 Heavy Metal
Keeley "Baked Mod" Ibanez TS-9 Tubescreamer
Barber Direct Drive
Barber Dirty Bomb with 18 volt adapter
Fulltone OCD v.4 with 18 volt adapter
Fulltone GT-500 Overdrive/Distortion with 18 volt adapter
Fulltone Fulldrive II MOSFET (18v)
Keeley "Phat Mod" Boss Blues Driver BD-2
Keeley "Ultra Mod" Boss Distortion DS-1
Boss Turbo Overdrive OD-2r

Compression:
Keeley Compressor (2-knob)
Boss CS-3

Phasers:
MXR Phase 90 block logo
MXR Phase 90 Script logo w/LED
Boss Phase Shifter PS-3

Flangers:
Boss FL-2

Uni-Vibes:
Danelectro Chicken Salad (modded)
Fulltone mini-Deja Vibe

Chorus:
CMATmods early MIJ Boss Chorus CE-2
Boss Chorus Ensemble CE-5
Boss Super Chorus CH-1

Wahs:
Dunlop Crybaby
Keeley "Mello Wah" modded Dunlop Crybaby
Fulltone Clyde Deluxe

EQ's:
Boss GE-7 Graphic Equalizer
BBE 882i Sonic Maximizer (rackmount)

Volume:
Boss FV-500L
Boss FV-50L

Delays:
Boss RV-3 Reverb/Delay
Ibanez DL-5
Boss DD-7
Boss DD-20 Giga Delay
Boss RE-20 Space Echo

Pitch Shifters:
Digitech Whammy WH-4

Tuners:
Boss TU-2
Sonic Research Turbo Tuner
Korg DT-1000 rackmount
Boss TU-12 (3)
Boss TU-80
Seiko SAT-500

Power Conditioning:
Furman AR-15 II Voltage Regulator/Power Conditioner (rackmount)
Furman SPB-8C Stereo Pedalboard

Holy mackerel you've got a ton of stuff!

**MojoFilter** · 10-23-2009, 08:16 PM

Originally Posted by Dexter Inferno

So...do you need a seperate stage for the pedalboard?

I didn't even include the GT-8, the RC-20XL looper or the portable recorder.

I own waaaay too much stuff. Only about 25% of that stuff gets used on a frequent basis anymore.

One of these days, I'm going to have a Stalin-esque purge of everything, and be down to two guitars, two amps, and one pedalboard.

**MojoFilter** · 10-23-2009, 08:18 PM

Originally Posted by markwein

Holy mackerel you've got a ton of stuff!

I know. My gear owns me.

**Mark Wein** · 10-23-2009, 08:18 PM

Originally Posted by MojoFilter

I didn't even include the GT-8, the RC-20XL looper or the portable recorder.

I own waaaay too much stuff. Only about 25% of that stuff gets used on a frequent basis anymore.

One of these days, I'm going to have a Stalin-esque purge of everything, and be down to two guitars, two amps, and one pedalboard.

I tried dog that a couple of years ago but you'll find that gear can be like the tides.....

**Dexter Inferno** · 10-23-2009, 08:20 PM

Originally Posted by MojoFilter

I didn't even include the GT-8, the RC-20XL looper or the portable recorder.

I own waaaay too much stuff. Only about 25% of that stuff gets used on a frequent basis anymore.

One of these days, I'm going to have a Stalin-esque purge of everything, and be down to two guitars, two amps, and one pedalboard.

I'm glad I haven't gotten into the pedal thing yet

That could very well get ugly quick

**rsadasiv** · 10-23-2009, 08:29 PM

Originally Posted by Dexter Inferno

They are definitely worth the cash

The other thing holding me back is that I don't play/record as much acoustic guitar these days, and certainly not where the acoustic is front and center with a lot of room in the mix. Still, it would be nice to have a great mic option for those 2-3 times a year that I am recording an acoustic based song.

Due to laziness and a lack of gear I was using the piezo pickup and going direct for a long time, which, in retrospect, really sucked. Now I'm using two (non-paired) LDC mics - are the Jospehsons going to give me a similar kind of upgrade as the LDC mics did over the piezo pickup?

Here's a representative sample of the acoustic sound I get now:
http://soundclick.com/share?songid=7276828

**OGG** · 10-23-2009, 08:29 PM

This is an impossible task for me. I've been collecting/hoarding gear for centuries and it's spread out between here (SoCal) and Florida.

You all know my affinity for Japanese fenders. I have several MIJ Fenders and Squiers as well as MIA and MIM Strats. A few Lesters (Both Gibby and Epi), A Kramer, a few Ibanez' here and there. At last count I was around 30 (?) with electrics. I only have a few acoustics and they range from a $129.00 GC house Brand Mitchell, to a 1986 Takamine to a pair of Taylor's.

Amp wise, I have a pretty full assortment ranging from an AC30, Fender twin reverb, an old (mid 80's) Music Man combo (that KILLS!), JCM 800 (which hasn't been powered up in years), even a Line 6 Spider III 2x12 combo.

My "main" amps though are a matched pair of H&H Modified 1982 Roland JC-120's originally used by the band A Flock of Seagulls. These things will create an F5 tornado of terror on a loudness scale and are clean as a whistle at ANY volume.

Effects wise... well, I'm an effects whore like no other. I have pretty much every Boss pedal made in the last 30 years, a ton of old Ibanez, DOD and Digitech pedals as well. I use mostly rack or multi boxes now days and they range from Digitech 2101 Artist Pro, to a Boss GT8, ART "Night Train", even my trusty (and much maligned) RP3.

There's a few basses laying around here and there. Nothing outrageous, just a couple of Ibanez' of varying qualities. I have a Fender Bass amp (cheapy) and a big ol' Trace Elliot from Hell that ... Much like the Marshall... rarely sees a power outlet.

I am an EBOW Slut. I have 4 of them from different time periods including the original all metal "Stapler" looking one.

Don't get me started on my collection of Synths, drum machines and other "Electronica" related stuff.

**MojoFilter** · 10-23-2009, 08:40 PM

Originally Posted by OGG

I am an EBOW Slut. I have 4 of them from different time periods including the original all metal "Stapler" looking one.

Do they still make the metal eBow? I've got the plastic el-cheapo (which wasn't really cheap), and I've always been on the lookout for one...in fact, I only saw one ever, from a distance, and wasn't really sure it was metal.

**Dexter Inferno** · 10-23-2009, 08:42 PM

Originally Posted by rsadasiv

The other thing holding me back is that I don't play/record as much acoustic guitar these days, and certainly not where the acoustic is front and center with a lot of room in the mix. Still, it would be nice to have a great mic option for those 2-3 times a year that I am recording an acoustic based song.

Due to laziness and a lack of gear I was using the piezo pickup and going direct for a long time, which, in retrospect, really sucked. Now I'm using two (non-paired) LDC mics - are the Jospehsons going to give me a similar kind of upgrade as the LDC mics did over the piezo pickup?

Here's a representative sample of the acoustic sound I get now:
http://soundclick.com/share?songid=7276828

Maybe not as brutal an upgrade sonically as your LDCs compared to the piezo, but definitely a difference.
Also, the big advantage with SDCs is that they're a lot faster than the LDCs.
Which is why mics with the larger diaphragm tend to sound a bit dull on things we normally use SDCs for.

You've heard my acoustic guitar sound, and all I ever do is highpass at about 100Hz, compress and that's it. That's the thing with good mics (and preamps for that matter), you don't have to fight the sound - it just works.

I had a proper OMFG moment the first time I recorded the acoustic with the Josephsons in an XY pattern, and then upon playback hard panned the mics left and right. A truly glorious sound

**Kerouac** · 10-23-2009, 08:45 PM

Originally Posted by rsadasiv

The other thing holding me back is that I don't play/record as much acoustic guitar these days, and certainly not where the acoustic is front and center with a lot of room in the mix. Still, it would be nice to have a great mic option for those 2-3 times a year that I am recording an acoustic based song.

Due to laziness and a lack of gear I was using the piezo pickup and going direct for a long time, which, in retrospect, really sucked. Now I'm using two (non-paired) LDC mics - are the Jospehsons going to give me a similar kind of upgrade as the LDC mics did over the piezo pickup?

Here's a representative sample of the acoustic sound I get now:
http://soundclick.com/share?songid=7276828

Laziness is my biggest acoustic problem. My space isn't big enough for me to leave my acoustic mics set up which means I don't want to break them out and start over every time. Since I primarily like to record acoustic type stuff, this means I don't record as much as I'd like.

**Dexter Inferno** · 10-23-2009, 08:46 PM

Originally Posted by Kerouac

Laziness is my biggest acoustic problem. My space isn't big enough for me to leave my acoustic mics set up which means I don't want to break them out and start over every time. Since I primarily like to record acoustic type stuff, this means I don't record as much as I'd like.

Get over it, man

**OGG** · 10-23-2009, 08:47 PM

Originally Posted by MojoFilter

Do they still make the metal eBow? I've got the plastic el-cheapo (which wasn't really cheap), and I've always been on the lookout for one...in fact, I only saw one ever, from a distance, and wasn't really sure it was metal.

No, they haven't made a metal one for about 20 years. To this day, the EBOW is made by one guy who essentially works out of his garage. He uses all plastic these days and the availability of them depends on whether or not he felt like assembling any in the last few months

The newer (plastic) ones are cool, they sound great (Especially the EBOW Plus). They are light and ergonomic and have decent battery life. The original is a bit heavier, a bit less user friendly and eats through a battery in no time. It also produces some insane harmonics and feedback that the newer ones can't match.

**Kerouac** · 10-23-2009, 08:50 PM

Originally Posted by Dexter Inferno

Get over it, man

Actually, some of my favourite records sound like they used piezos so I might just go back to those.

**rsadasiv** · 10-23-2009, 08:56 PM

Originally Posted by Dexter Inferno

You've heard my acoustic guitar sound, and all I ever do is highpass at about 100Hz, compress and that's it. That's the thing with good mics (and preamps for that matter), you don't have to fight the sound - it just works.

I had a proper OMFG moment the first time I recorded the acoustic with the Josephsons in an XY pattern, and then upon playback hard panned the mics left and right. A truly glorious sound

I believe I am on record saying that I love your acoustic sound. And the "it just works" argument is incredibly compelling to me. I've spent enough time trying to tweak crappy sounds to know that, at least when I am engineering, a sub-optimal sound going in is not ever going to turn into a good sound coming out (I can occasionally manage to turn a horrible sound into a sub-optimal sound, but that's not really the goal here).

Hopefully I can swing the Jospehsons in 2010.

**Dexter Inferno** · 10-23-2009, 09:02 PM

Originally Posted by rsadasiv

I believe I am on record saying that I love your acoustic sound. And the "it just works" argument is incredibly compelling to me. I've spent enough time trying to tweak crappy sounds to know that, at least when I am engineering, a sub-optimal sound going in is not ever going to turn into a good sound coming out (I can occasionally manage to turn a horrible sound into a sub-optimal sound, but that's not really the goal here).

Hopefully I can swing the Jospehsons in 2010.

Yeah, I've become quite a believer in the "you get what you pay for" theory when it comes to studio gear. Although expensive, good audio gear helps you in getting a good sound quicker and easier than with the cheap stuff. The trick is knowing what you need for the material you're doing, cause there's a fuckload of options out there

I did a lot of reading on the net before getting the Josephsons

The only really good stuff I've come across in the cheap to mid priced section would be the FMR stuff (Really Nice Mic Pre/Compressor).