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Trickster F. View Drop Down

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Joined: February 10 2006
Location: Belize
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Points: 5308

Posted: August 30 2006 at 12:40

My axe:

sig

Sam Fire

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Joined: August 17 2005
Location: United States
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Posted: September 01 2006 at 13:07

This is the only good picture of any of my guitars I have, so... I'll put more up as I can.

This is a 1972 Gibson Les Paul Custom. MY father bought it from a fellow in the late seventies (apparently, this guy liked to wear huge belt buckles, as there is a tremendous gouge in the back of the body that looks like it was worn down by a buckle or something like that). My father took out the stock pickups and put in a pair of Carvin M22 pickups, along with two switches that enable the pickups to switch from operating like humbuckers to single-coils. Uh, I think it also used to have a pickguard, but he must have taken that off as well. I replaced the stock strap holders with Schaller strap locks. Soon I hope to replace the pickups with DiMarzio Evolutions and replace the crappy machine heads.

THE DEMON CODE PREVENTS ME FROM DECLINING A ROCK-OFF CHALLENGE!!!

MarkOne

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Joined: August 18 2006
Location: United Kingdom
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Posted: September 02 2006 at 11:59

Nice hammond in the background!

Sam Fire

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Posted: September 02 2006 at 14:35

MarkOne wrote:

Nice hammond in the background!

Most unfortunately, its actually a crappy old Wurlitzer that I only keep around for it's rugged good looks and it's bass pedals (I wish is was a Hammond... that'd be sweet!). But the Yamaha in the picture can do a very good Hammond impersonation!

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Posted: September 06 2006 at 09:41

OpethGuitarist View Drop Down

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Joined: June 25 2006
Location: United States
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Points: 1655

Posted: September 06 2006 at 22:50

i have the same bass as you Utah, for whenever I feel like piddling with that silly thing LOL

back from the dead, i will begin posting reviews again and musing through the forums

Jay440

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Joined: July 25 2006
Location: United States
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Posted: September 06 2006 at 23:44

Utah Man: I love those Min-Marshall Stacks...I've been curious about those for a while...how do they sound?

And what's that on the table, behind the Telecaster and Les Paul, to the Left?

Here's mine:

I want this one!

Edited by Jay440 - September 06 2006 at 23:46

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Posted: September 07 2006 at 11:55

OpethGuitarist wrote:

i have the same bass as you Utah, for whenever I feel like piddling with that silly thing LOL

yea...it is a silly thing Wink

but it was really cheap Wink

and...what do i know...i'm not really a bass player anyway.

OpethGuitarist View Drop Down

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Joined: June 25 2006
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Posted: September 07 2006 at 12:01

utah_man wrote:

OpethGuitarist wrote:

i have the same bass as you Utah, for whenever I feel like piddling with that silly thing LOL

yea...it is a silly thing Wink

but it was really cheap Wink

and...what do i know...i'm not really a bass player anyway.

ya me neither, guitar is my weapon of choice

back from the dead, i will begin posting reviews again and musing through the forums

OpethGuitarist View Drop Down

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Posted: September 07 2006 at 12:03

Trickster F. wrote:

My axe:

kvlt

back from the dead, i will begin posting reviews again and musing through the forums

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Posted: September 07 2006 at 12:05

Jay440 wrote:

Utah Man: I love those Min-Marshall Stacks...I've been curious about those for a while...how do they sound?

they sound ok for what i use them for, just basic all-around playing CD's, and the instruments you see. they're only 15 watt heads, but you'd never know it by the volume. cabinets hold 1 10" each.
once, just for fun i took e'm up to a ski resort (in the off season). hikers coming by said they could hear me playing clear up the mountain about 1/2 mile away...

Jay440 wrote:

And what's that on the table, behind the Telecaster and Les Paul, to the Left?

zoom 2020 effects processor. i run all sorts of things through it: guitars, mic, etc.

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Posted: September 07 2006 at 12:13

utah_man wrote:

in addition to what you see, software virtual instruments include:

Native Instruments Hammond B4 II
Native Instruments Acoustic Piano
Native Instruments Pro 53
G-Media Mellotron

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Pneubauer

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Joined: January 16 2006
Location: Canada
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Points: 256

Posted: September 08 2006 at 19:24

utah_man wrote:

in addition to what you see, software virtual instruments include:

Native Instruments Hammond B4 II
Native Instruments Acoustic Piano
Native Instruments Pro 53
G-Media Mellotron

.

gods of marble View Drop Down

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Joined: August 30 2006
Location: United States
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Points: 44

Posted: September 08 2006 at 22:30

you is the lucky-est man evers.

ps-bass rools fools.

Australian View Drop Down

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Joined: June 13 2006
Location: Australia
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Points: 3278

Posted: September 09 2006 at 04:50

can't get my picture to show so I'll just describe what I have.

X1 100watt Fender Solid-State Amp

X1 Maton Southern Cross Acoustic (174 of 297)

X1 Fender Mexican Stratocaster (metallic avocado green)

X1 Yamaha Classic guitar

X1 Banjo-Mandolin (unknown manufacturer) made in 1955

Leningrad

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Joined: August 15 2006
Location: Canada
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Posted: September 09 2006 at 18:54

Edit: Gah. Double Post.

PS - Australian, are Fender amps good? Was considering one.

Edited by Chameleon - September 09 2006 at 18:55

Leningrad

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Posted: September 09 2006 at 18:54

Keep in mind this is all starting gear. I will be getting a new guitar and possibly amp very soon.

Epiphone SG Special

Marshall MG30DFX

Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor

Dunlop Crybaby Wah

Digitech RP80

stonebeard View Drop Down

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Joined: May 27 2005
Location: NE Indiana
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Posted: September 09 2006 at 19:09

Ibanez S-something electric (discontinued as far as I know)

Alvarez 6-string acoustic

A fairly large Line 6 amp

A keyboard and various pedals here and there....

My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want!

Australian View Drop Down

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Joined: June 13 2006
Location: Australia
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Posted: September 09 2006 at 20:00

Chameleon wrote:

Edit: Gah. Double Post.

PS - Australian, are Fender amps good? Was considering one.

Yeah there pretty good, I have the FM 212R It cost about $1000 Australian dollars, reliable and very powerful.

Philéas

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Posted: September 11 2006 at 14:38

Here is my gear (silly-sounding rhyme there...):

Ibanez ATK 600 bassguitar. It's an old model, not in production anymore. Bodywood is alder, with a flame maple veneer on the top and back. Neck is three-piece maple with a rosewood fingerboard, and a rosewood veneer on the headstock. The lone tripplecoil pickup sounds fantastic, you can get almost any tone out of it. The bass plays nicely, feels a lot like a Fender P-bass. I found this one new in a store here in Stockholm, where it had been hanging for ten years. They must have been desperate to get rid of it, as I payed only about 410 dollars for it (although I'd happily pay twice as much). A great find.

The finish is a little too blue in the above pic, so here's another one, with the pickguard off (still too blue though, the bass is actually more green than blue):

I also have a Fender Classic series Jazz Bass. Mexico made, but great value for money. Bodywood is alder, neck is maple with a rosewood fingerboard. Sounds and plays great, and I have never found a bass I liked better than this one. I bought it for about 900 dollars, and as far as I'm concerned it was a great buy. I've made some cosmetic changes to it, I won't bother explaining them, but see for yourselves in these pictures (yes, it came in that colour):

(That is my signature on a piece of tape, no real engraving)

Sorry for the rather blurred pictures of the Fender.

Last but not least, a Boss SD-1 Super Overdrive effect, for those times when I feel like play something "hard" LOL

. For guitar, but it sounds great for bass aswell. A little worn on the outside.

I also have a Peavey Basic 60 bassguitar amplifier, it sounds good and works for both gigging and casual playing at home. I'm saving for a new amplifier stack though, I'm not sure which brand yet, but I'm fond of EBS and Warwick amps.