batterypowered Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 Howdy, a question to everyone. What's the best accessory - be it slides, capoes, picks, polish, anything and everything - that you discovered, and can't live without, or just looked at and said 'hey, cool!' I bought a Shubb Axys slide today, this is what inspired me. I had a 50 buck gift certificate for the local shop, and needed a slide, and I had seen these in ads and such, and decided 'why buy a 10 dollar pyrexy slide, if it's free to me anyway?' So I picked it up and took it home. Now, granted, I only have my travel guitar, a Yamaha Guitelele, to play on right now, because my stuff is packed up at home, so I can't I've truly put the thing through it's paces, and I'm not the greatest slide artiste, either, but hey, I'm learning. BUT, the thing really does do what it's supposed to. I'm sitting there, jamming away with the slide on my pinky, and as soon as you want to go back to regular fingering, all you do is pull your finger away, rotate it with your ring finger, and bam, it's out of the way, but still right there, ready to go. It's too small for my ring finger, which I'd prefer, but that's only a small gripe. twoblock.net batterypowered.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarzan Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 picks, different picks, different tones. http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=193274 rock it, i will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Strat Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 I might say my Quiktime metronome. It gets used every once in a while, but I don't really use any gadget much. I'm not even sure I'm using it right, I just look at it like a drum machine, with the "tick" like a hi-hat sound. BlueStrat a.k.a. "El Guapo" ...Better fuzz through science... http://geocities.com/teleman28056/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanG Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 Not really a small gadget but something i love more than anything and always pack for gigs/recordings my Boss Compressor, those beautiful clipped tones... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Compact Diss Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 My Fender Chromatic Tuner...without this I would be forever out of tune..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave da Dude Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 Compact Diss, My Fender Chromatic Tuner...without this I would be forever out of tune..... I agree For me it's my 1987 BOSS Gotta' geetar... got the amp. There must be SOMEthing else I... "need". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverfox Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 I'd have to say strap loks with a sweet strap, they have saved my guitar and back many a time Silverfox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazz Guitar Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 Originally posted by batterypowered: Howdy, a question to everyone. What's the best accessory - be it slides, capoes, picks, polish, anything and everything - that you discovered, and can't live without, or just looked at and said 'hey, cool!' I bought a Shubb Axys slide today, this is what inspired me. I had a 50 buck gift certificate for the local shop, and needed a slide, and I had seen these in ads and such, and decided 'why buy a 10 dollar pyrexy slide, if it's free to me anyway?' So I picked it up and took it home. Now, granted, I only have my travel guitar, a Yamaha Guitelele, to play on right now, because my stuff is packed up at home, so I can't I've truly put the thing through it's paces, and I'm not the greatest slide artiste, either, but hey, I'm learning. BUT, the thing really does do what it's supposed to. I'm sitting there, jamming away with the slide on my pinky, and as soon as you want to go back to regular fingering, all you do is pull your finger away, rotate it with your ring finger, and bam, it's out of the way, but still right there, ready to go. It's too small for my ring finger, which I'd prefer, but that's only a small gripe.$99 buys one a J-Station these days, replete with tuner, bass models and S/DIF. Have you recorded an MP3 today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J J Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 my violen bow and my slide (lost it, may need to buy another ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skipclone 1 Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 yeah, picks in various materials- and the THD Valvulator. Not cheap, exactly, but really cool. Same old surprises, brand new cliches- Skipsounds on Soundclick: www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandid=602491 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funk Jazz Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 the one spot power supply is the best 30 bucks i've spent this year. este muy bueno Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Strat Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 I bought a set of Sony MDR-V150 headphones today. $20.99 at Best Buy. Good deal! BlueStrat a.k.a. "El Guapo" ...Better fuzz through science... http://geocities.com/teleman28056/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KARL FISHER Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 I felt money was well spent on straplocks, stringwinder, different glass/pyrex slides=different sounds. Karl Skynyrd fan forever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitar Geezer Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 1- Korg GA30 tuner, simple dependable and cheap 2- http://images.google.com/images?q=tbn:UE0RhA-G2W0C:www.amazingrecycled.com/arp00614.jpg Wife bought me two of these in black, great for hauling stuff to practice, then turn em upside down, stack em up and a perfect amp stand for my Roland Cube!!!!!!! LynnG Lynn G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mound Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 mini-mag light! "You look hopefully for an idea and then you're humble when you find it and you wish your skills were better. To have even a half-baked touch of creativity is an honor." -- Ernie Stires, composer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantasticsound Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 Let's see... Hmmm.. I have one of these I love: http://images.google.com/images?q=tbn:XeyQyjjokagC:www.roland.co.uk/gr10/prodimages/95000244-front.jpg It has an incredible number of variables (beats/accents/swing) for an electronic metronome, and is the size of a cigarette pack and half the width. The hole is designed for a pen or pencil to stick though as a stand. Also one of these: http://www.lacg.net/images/accessories_turbo.jpg Great string winder. End pops off for installation in an electric screwdriver or power drill. Great for restringing multiple guitars. The end is slotted to accomodate large bass guitar tuners as well, and it has a scalloped cut out for pulling acoustic guitar bridge pins. Something like this: http://www.frisia-toene.de/dat10/egg-shaker.jpg http://www.noisytoys.com/ecat_gallery/thumbnails/c-003F.jpg I have several from different manufacturers. I didn't like the ones with the integral pic, but I hold one in my pick hand sometimes. My favorites are by Latin Percussion and have the handle. I believe they call them chicken shakers or Chicitas. Not the most popular pedal tuner, but mine has worked great: http://www.guitarsam.com/catalog2/samimages/T1.jpg And, of course, my favorite strap locks: http://www.janetdavismusic.com/strplk.jpg It's easiest to find me on Facebook. Neil Bergman Soundclick fntstcsnd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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