desoto Posted April 23, 2002 Share Posted April 23, 2002 If this topic has already been covered, then just ignore me. But I'd love to hear about what everybody has in their guitar collection. Post and list them all, whether it's one or twenty. Harmonies to Jacksons, beauties and clunkers...I'm curious! Amanda all americana EdithGrove.com www.mp3.com/edithgrove Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bear Jew Posted April 23, 2002 Share Posted April 23, 2002 OK.... I'll bite. Aside from my usual/standard rig (1986 Sunburst Gison Les Paul & Marshall JCM 900/4x12 cab), I have a tobaccoburst '78 Gibson SG, a black 1979 Gibson Sonex with an 8-pound diamondplate pickguard, a wallpaper-flowered 1990 Fender Strat, a black 1984 Squier Srat, a Takamine 6-string acoustic, a black 2001 American Fender P-bass and two no name nylon string acoustics. For amps, I also have a Mesa/Boogie 50/50 power amp, a Mesa/boogie Studio .22 pre-amp a SWR sm-500 bass head and two mesa bass cabs (1x15 and 2x10). I also have a wacky 1x18 Leslie cabinet with some weird-ass power amp/pre-amp combo that I inherited from an old band. Nothing particularly fancy... and no effects. \m/ Erik "To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting." --Sun Tzu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desoto Posted April 23, 2002 Author Share Posted April 23, 2002 Originally posted by CMDN: OK.... a black 1979 Gibson Sonex with an 8-pound diamondplate pickguard,Wow...what's an 8-pound diamondplate pickguard? I think I know what you're talking about, but it kind of boggles my mind. Amanda all americana EdithGrove.com www.mp3.com/edithgrove Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtrmac Posted April 24, 2002 Share Posted April 24, 2002 OK I'll brag about my collection for a minute! Gibson Custom Shop Les Paul '57 Historic Reissue ESP Custom Strat w/ gold metallic finish ESP Tele Custom Fender American Standard Strat ESP neck thru body type 3 Pups ESP with Floyd Rose Trem 2 pups Yairi acoustic Fernandes P-Bass copy Handmade Tweed Deluxe amp clone Fender "Custom" Vibrolux Reverb 1959 Gretsch amp POD Korg A3 Vox Wah Original TS-808 Tube Screamer Original MXR Blue Box Roger Mayer Stone Fuzz MXR Dynacomp Boss Chorus Mac Bowne G-Clef Acoustics Ltd. Osaka, Japan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriel E. Posted April 24, 2002 Share Posted April 24, 2002 Not to brag but I'll brag: -'72 Tele with DiMarzio PAF in neck and SD Hot Tele Stack in bridge. A few other mods. -'90 PRS Custom -'83 Squier Strat with Warmouth neck and Carvin and SD pickups. -'58 Fender Duo-Sonic -'92 Ibanez 540S-7 Saber 7-string. -'00 Ibanez 7421 7-string midi'd through an Axon Ax-100 into a Kurzweil K2500XS. -'43 Epiphone 0lympic archtop -Early '80s Fender Classical -'50s or '60s Airline archtop with sprayed-on "wood figuring". The neck is so warped and it rattles so bad that it sounds like a dobro. Useless for anything other than slide at which it excels. -'70s Harmony Stella -Marshall 9001 preamp/Tubeworks MosValve power amp in a rack. -'57 Fender 5F4 Super Amp cut into a head. -'89 or '90 Fender Champ 12 with Torres mod kit. -Marshall 2x12 loaded with Celestion G12M75s. -Carvin 2x12 loaded with Celestion vintage 30s. -TubeWorks RealTube overdrive -ZVex Super Hard On boost -Digitech Whammy -Voodoo Lab tremolo -Yamaha chorus I mostly play the Tele into the 5F4/Carvin cab with no pedals. Funny how that happens. "You never can vouch for your own consciousness." - Norman Mailer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desoto Posted April 25, 2002 Author Share Posted April 25, 2002 Wow, seems like everybody has extensive collections. I never thought I'd have more than one electric and one acoustic. But that changed. I'll answer my own question: - '64 Gibson Country Western acoustic (my main guitar, had the original funky adjustable bridge removed and replaced with a new handmade solid one) - '73 Gibson SJ Deluxe acoustic (keep this one tuned in open-D, looks a lot like the Country Western) - early 70s Harmony Sovereign acoustic (all black, big sound, good for blues, freakishly huge headstock) - off-brand wood body National-style resonator (a mediocre instrument, but it was cheap and got me started) - Sterling metal-body National-style resonator with wild rose etching (sounds like its supposed to and plays well) - 90s Epiphone Jumbo acoustic, black finish limited Elvis edition (wonderfully cheesy) - early 90s Fender Mexican-made Telecaster (sunburst finish, too heavy for my little shoulder) - Danelectro reissue DC-3, silver metalflake finish (plays easy, nice and light weight, groovy sounds) - '94 Seagull SM-6, (my first real acoustic, still a fine guitar, sounds better every year) Amanda all americana EdithGrove.com www.mp3.com/edithgrove Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steevo Posted April 25, 2002 Share Posted April 25, 2002 Damn, I'm boring! Ibanez Roadstar II for the electric stuff... Alvarez Yairi DY-77 for the steel string stuff... Takamine CD132SC Classical for the nylon stuff... That's it. ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nollykin Posted April 25, 2002 Share Posted April 25, 2002 Wickerman posted one of these a while back - What\'s Your Rig? check that one out Nolly "Money, Bitchez and Cheese!" http://www.playspoon.com/nollykin/files/voxline.gif "I never thought about it, and I never stopped to feel - But I didn't want you telling me just what to think was real. And as simple as it comes, I only wanted to express- ...But with expression comes regret - and I don't want you hating me." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickerman Posted April 25, 2002 Share Posted April 25, 2002 Epiphone G-400 Custom Surprising deal. I'd never imagine a new Epi sounding this good...Fender Standard TelecasterIn the middle of building a H-S-S custom guitar. Carving wood for body, buying everything else. Bolt on neck.Schecter Stiletto bassEpiphone Les Paul Custom 5 bassAcoustics 1971 Epiphone Acoustic 1974 Epiphone Acoustic 1985 Alvarez Yairi CY-118 Classical Mom's Acoustics that I steal Martin D-35Taylor Big Baby Amps Carvin Nomad Fender Bassman 100 Alesis 50/50 power amp If you can't tell, I go for cheap guitars that sound good. I'm finally ready to go for a guitar that costs more than a grand! So far, I've never spent more than $600 on any single peice of gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtrmac Posted April 25, 2002 Share Posted April 25, 2002 Gabriel E.- How does the 5F4 Super amp sound? I guess you like it since it is your main setup. I'm planning to buils a hand-made 5F4 replica and I am curious about the sound of the original. Mac Bowne G-Clef Acoustics Ltd. Osaka, Japan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted April 25, 2002 Share Posted April 25, 2002 Not bragging as much as showing my age,(I am a pack rat and hate to get rid of anything I love). Been accumulating this stuff since the late 60's. Electric Guitars: 1957 Fender Tele Mexican 50's Blonde Tele, modified 1963 Fender Strat, Refinned Black 1963 Fender Strat, Refinned Burgundy Mist 1954 Gibson Les Paul Jr, (was a basket case), modified with bookmatched Flame Mahogany front and back, Flame Maple pickguard, trussrod cover and control plate, Natural Finish, original 55 Dogear P90 and electronics, Elvis Stamp on headstock I call it my "HOUND DOG 54" 1955 Gibson Les Paul Jr,(another former basket case), modified with a Bookmatched Flame Maple Top and the same Flame Mahogany as "Elvis" with a matching Flame Mahogany control plate and back. It is routed for two humbuckers and four controls and a switch, and retains the wraptail bridge and sports a Horseshoe Bigsby. Nice Tobbacco Burst. 1957 Gibson ES225T. 1960 Gibson single cutaway Melody Maker with fat 50's neck. All original except for the custom rewound Humbucker Bridge pickup Seymour Duncan wound for me in '78. 1971-2 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe Gold Top with Duncan Vintage P90's. 1978 Gibson Les Paul Standard. Strings and Things 59 Reissue. First 50's Flame top reissued by Gibson. Rare Vicroy Brown Finish. 1981 Gibson Standard 80 Heritage Series Les Paul Reissue. 1990 Gibson Les Paul Studio Lite Plus, with 3 piece flame top. This one has Gibson's humbucker size P90's (P94's) installed. 2000 Gibson Historic Les Paul 59 Reissue R9. Lemon Burst finish is rare and beautiful. I have double creme Antiquities that I modded installed. 1950's Supro Steel with case and legs. 1960's Rickenbacker 420 heavily modded. Used for a custom 5 string tuning Slide guitar. Acoustics: 1990 Martin HD28 1890's Washburn Parlor guitar. Amps Blonde Fender Bassman with white knobs. Blackface Princeton Reverb 1972 Fender Pro Reverb Fender Champ Legend Rock n Roll 50 212 combo Mesa Boogie early 80's Mark III Simulclass fully loaded Long Head. Early Marshall JCM900 4502 EL34 212 50watt combo. Late 50's Gibson Gibsonette Early 60's Gibson Falcon Supro Thunderbolt Cool SHTUFF!! MXR- Phase 90, Phase 100, Big Yellow Stereo Chorus AC, Flanger AC, Analog Delay AC, Dyna Comp, Limiter AC, Envelope Filter, Distortion + and Paperweight. IBANEZ- Original and Reissue TS9 Tube Screamers, TS5, TS10 ones also. SD9 Sonic Distortions, and Analog Delay. BOSS- FZ3 Fuzztone and Super Stereo Chorus. VOX and Thomas Organ Wah Wahs Dunlop CryBabies(for experiments) and UNI-VIBE. PEAVY Valveverb - a very cool rackmount all tube Reverb and Tremolo. A GREAT BIG BOX OF ALL KINDS OF PARTS AND NICK NACKS. The newest thing I have is the R9 Historic Les Paul, and I got that 2 1/2 years ago. Before that was the Mexi Tele and Les Paul Studio (a 10 year spread) so you can see how old I must feel when I look at some of this stuff. I've had some for more than 30 years. The MXR stuff I bought NEW in the mid 70's!!!! I must take my Geritol and nap now...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriel E. Posted April 25, 2002 Share Posted April 25, 2002 How does the 5F4 Super amp sound? I guess you like it since it is your main setup. I'm planning to buils a hand-made 5F4 replica and I am curious about the sound of the original. Of course I'm biased but it sounds AMAZING. Got it at a yard sale 2 years ago for $15. It had been covered in black tolex with silver grill cloth. I thought it was some funky PA head from the 70s until I realized that Fender Electric Instruments meant pre-CBS. Pulled off the tolex and there was the reminents of tweed underneath. I restored the wiring to spec, put in new tubes and replaced the selenium rectifier with an 1N4007. Recapped it with Astron filter caps. Oil and paper caps for the signal and orange drops for everything else (at first I used all orange drops but it sounded a little bright and lacked sustain). The trannies and choke are original as is most of the wiring and all the pots. I use a 5V4 rectifier tube and jumper the channels. It has an absolutely amazing crystaline yet fat clean sound. Crank it up and it really screams - reminiscent of a plexi marshall with maybe a little more bottom and less highs. It's rated at 4ohms but sounds better to me running through an 8ohm cab. Super dynamic and 3D sounding. Best amp I've ever played through. "You never can vouch for your own consciousness." - Norman Mailer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dak Lander Posted April 25, 2002 Share Posted April 25, 2002 Jest the acoustic string stuff... The old stand by first. 1971 Yamaha FG150 If you've heard the songs I've posted, you've heard this guitar, mic'd clean, neutral into a Phonic mixer & into a soundcard. 196? Ventura Bruno 12 String 1994 Yamaha FG411S 1998 Guild D4 1999 Galveston Mandolin 19?? Something or other Fiddle 199? Epiphone Biscuit Resonator Our Joint "When you come slam bang up against trouble, it never looks half as bad if you face up to it." The Duke... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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