Most meningful gear?

All Those Yesterdays

MaxGoldenrod wrote:

All Those Yesterdays wrote:

My 1952 Gibson ES-125. It was given to me by my brother. He received it from our Grandfather after he had passed. My brother never played it just kept it in the closet. I never knew he had it, I never knew my Grandfather even played guitar. It has a bit of a hump at the 12 fret, but that's okay, intonation is close enough. Apparently my Grandfather bought the guitar and a little Bronson Amp off a guy back in 1955. I don't pull the guitar out that much, just once in a while, but the single P-90 still sounds awesome..

Now the Bronson Amp. Awesome little piece, Dual 6v6, single 10" speaker. Creamy as can be. This little beast has been put through its paces over the years. Has been on a ton of songs we have recorded. I have seen this exact same amp with about three or four different brands so far included in the Tripping on a Hole in a Paper Heart video on STP, its sitting on a chair in the video.

These two pieces created my love for P-90s and 6v6s, pretty much the only things I play anymore.

I can relate, albeit slightly different. When my uncle passed, I found out a few years later that he had a gold top Les Paul from the early 70s that ended up in his estate sale. I never knew about it. My old man mentioned it a few years later and said had he known that I played guitar as well as the bass, it would have been mine. Talk about a feeling like you're gonna throw up when you hear that

I can only imagine what you went through!

mustbechris

First guitar I owned was a Washburn BT-4 I got in 3rd grade that I still own to this day and have changed the neck out for a non-warped factory overstock version of the same neck I bought on Ebay and a Duncan JB. I rewired it so the single coils are dummy pickups and the knobs only control the humbucker, baretta style. It PLAYS now.

http://cf.mp-cdn.net/42/a1/f4b180514df17280dd05b83dd3ab.jpg

Beyond that, there's the Stickman Strat I put together using spare parts:

https://scontent-a-iad.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/284124_10150249453213772_7842433_n.jpg

And the satin blue Les Paul I bought earlier this year:

https://scontent-a-iad.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash2/s720x720/246522_10151374547298772_2095956767_n.jpg

(notice the progression of Fender amps through the years. I actually regressed from an early 2000s Frontman to a mid 90s Roc Pro )

xtremehardy388

mustbechris wrote:

First guitar I owned was a Washburn BT-4 I got in 3rd grade that I still own to this day and have changed the neck out for a non-warped factory overstock version of the same neck I bought on Ebay and a Duncan JB. I rewired it so the single coils are dummy pickups and the knobs only control the humbucker, baretta style. It PLAYS now.

http://cf.mp-cdn.net/42/a1/f4b180514df17280dd05b83dd3ab.jpg

Beyond that, there's the Stickman Strat I put together using spare parts:

https://scontent-a-iad.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/284124_10150249453213772_7842433_n.jpg

And the satin blue Les Paul I bought earlier this year:

https://scontent-a-iad.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash2/s720x720/246522_10151374547298772_2095956767_n.jpg

(notice the progression of Fender amps through the years. I actually regressed from an early 2000s Frontman to a mid 90s Roc Pro )

Hey now...I love my RocPro 700

mustbechris

xtremehardy388 wrote:

Hey now...I love my RocPro 700

Mine is a Roc Pro 1000 and I love it. I traded in a Marshall for it. It just never felt right. I'm never buying a non-Fender amp ever again.