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The Gear Year in Review

moster78moster78 Posts: 1,591
edited December 2006 in Musicians and Gearheads
Maybe its because I'm at work way too early on a Friday, or just the anticipation of a new axe on the way, but I thought it'd be fun, for those of us that can remember everything to do a rundown of everything we've bought and sold this year. I know for some of us that go through stuff like people go through underwear, it might be tough, but hey, it could be fun. So I'll start off the proceedings.

So, this year, I have bought the following:
Pedals:
Boss BD-2 (later modded by Keeley)
Maxon AD-9
Fender Blender
Shannon Distortion
Ibanez TS-9 (later modded by Keeley)
Greedtone
Vox McCoy Wah

Guitars:
Gibson SG Special in Teal (also threw some covers on the pickups, just because I think it looks better!)
Gibson Custom Shop '58 Les Paul Junior Doublecut in TV Yellow (love that P-90 and the sustain you get on that thing!)
Fender John Mayer Signature Strat (just delivered to my office by UPS, its a beauty, can't wait to take it home and play the hell out of it!)

Amps:
1974 Fender Vibro Champ

Now, the stuff I sold this year, it was all pedals:
Boss SD-1
Boss DS-2
Shannon Distortion
Fender Blender

And thats it. Looking back on the list, it definitely explains why I'm always broke!
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Comments

  • exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
    oh good i've bought so much stuff this year it's pathetic.

    i don't think i can even list everything.

    but i've sold a lot too i guess.
  • moster78moster78 Posts: 1,591
    exhausted wrote:
    oh good i've bought so much stuff this year it's pathetic.

    i don't think i can even list everything.

    but i've sold a lot too i guess.

    Yeah, you were definitely on my mind when I mentioned people that bought and sold a ton of stuff!
  • exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
    i'm terrible for it. just brutal.

    let's see.

    bought and (sold)

    vox ac15CC (sold)
    sold my orange ad15
    fender blues jr. tweed
    fender av62 strat
    fender cij mustang (somewhere in transit still)
    gibson sg standard (sold other sg standard)
    fender mij precision bass
    sold my am deluxe jazz bass and bass pod
    epiphone casino (sold)
    sold my old am std. strat


    way too many pedals to count. probably selling my diamond memory lane and a boss super shifter this weekend. just bought a dd-20. bought and sold some line 6 stuff. etc. etc. etc.

    stupid habit.
  • senninsennin Posts: 2,146
    I bought all my equipment this year....since it's my first year playing. :p

    A&L Dreadnaught, Cerdar top
    Fender Telecaster MIM
    Fender Hotrod Deluxe
    Schecter Tempest Custom

    and....Lessons!

    :D
  • xtremehardy388xtremehardy388 Posts: 2,759
    Guitars:
    Fender Mustang reissue
    Epiphone SG Special
    Fender acoustic
    Yamaha MB 3 Motion Bass(given to me)

    Amps:
    Peavy TNT 130 Bass amp(given to me)

    Pedals:
    Fender Blender
    BOSS BD-2
    BOSS SD-1
    Ibanez FL-9
    Fender Footswitch
    BOSS OC-2

    I think that is it. I have a lot of people on this board to thank, whether t was for selling me some amazing pedals or giving me great advice. Thank you all!
    Grand Rapids '04, Detroit '06
    JEFF HARDY AND JEFF AMENT USED TO LOOK THE SAME
    "Pearl Jam always eases my mind and fires me up at the same time.”-Jeff Hardy
  • JofZJofZ Posts: 1,276
    JGandStanleybacks.jpg

    Everything else that I have ever owned is a joke IMO!
    WHAT IS THAT NOISE?
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    Playing Les Pauls, Teles, Hubers, Gustavssons, Kolls through a Mad Professor amp with a Bob Burt Cab.
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  • seanw1010seanw1010 Posts: 1,205
    Guitars:
    american deluxe ash telecaster
    Amps:
    fender supersonic 112 combo
    behringer acx 1000

    pedals, ect.:
    vox v847
    ibanez ts-9
    ebow plus
    a few new pus
    they call them fingers, but i never see them fing. oh, there they go
  • enharmonicenharmonic Posts: 1,917
    My whole rig is new this year.

    amp & cab
    Harry Joyce Custom 50
    Swanson 2x12 (custom dimensions) with Scholz 12's

    guitars
    First Act Delia (which BTW is for sale :D)
    Ian Anderson Standard - prototype
    Just put a down payment on a Motorave Bel Aire, which will be here in late July of 2007

    effects
    D*A*M Donnerbox Meathead Deluxe
    Boss Rotary Station
    MG That's Echo Folks w/ Pigtail
    Greedtone OD (sold)
    On the list for a Stephenson Stage Hog, which will be here in late February 2007

    anticipated purchases in 2007

    ÷13 RSA23
    road cases
    pedal board and power supply for my pedals
    master power supply/line conditioner/surge box for my entire rig (because club wiring is your enemy)
    Cusack Tap-A-Whirl

    Depending on whether or not my endorsement comes through, I might be bringing home another electric too...but that's all on the table at the moment.
    new music: http://www.myspace.com/blackbirdsymphonique

    old music: http://www.myspace.com/slowloader
  • enharmonicenharmonic Posts: 1,917
    JofZ wrote:
    JGandStanleybacks.jpg

    Everything else that I have ever owned is a joke IMO!

    Why don't you show the front of that JG? :D
    new music: http://www.myspace.com/blackbirdsymphonique

    old music: http://www.myspace.com/slowloader
  • casper leblanccasper leblanc Posts: 1,246
    I hardly buy and sell stuff at all. But I did do two great deals this year:

    I traded a useless Fender USA Strat for my absolutely gorgeous acoustic Guild D25CH from 1978. Best gear move I ever made, period.

    I sold a vintage Boss Flanger BF-1 I found on my sisters attic for €200.

    Oh, and I bought me two Hohner Bluesharps (in G and C).

    Good times.
  • armanHammerarmanHammer Posts: 471
    Bought: strings.
    Riverside.. LA.. California. EV?
  • moster78moster78 Posts: 1,591
    And here's a pic of two of my most recent acquisitions! John Mayer Signature Strat in Shoreline Gold, the picture doesn't do it justice. It looks so much better! And plays like a dream. So glad I picked it up. And the 1974 Fender Vibro Champ!

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/19959093@N00/324194476/
  • MichaelMcKevinMichaelMcKevin Posts: 1,161
    I bought a 12-pack of Dunlop .88mm picks and some Vic Firth drum sticks . GOD I can't wait to get out of college so I can have some money. But I do have some plans for the upcoming year...

    2007:
    Fender American Roadhouse Strat (Sunburst/Brown-Tortoise shell)
    Fender 65 Deluxe Reverb
    Some type of semi-hollowbody for under $600
    Camden I '06, Camden II '06, Bonnaroo '08, Camden I '08, Camden II '08, Philly Spectrum II/III/IV '09, MSG I '10, MSG II '10, Made In America '12, Wrigley '13, Brooklyn II '13, Philly I '13, Philly II '13, ...
  • who's_pearljam?who's_pearljam? Posts: 2,104
    I bought a Les Paul Classic that's great

    Epi Elitist Les Paul that is now sitting waiting for me to put in the Lindy Fralin pickups and a Bigsby on it

    A few Guyatone 60's guitars that I love! They have slide switches and rocker switches and chrome and cheesey looks, and sound amazing. Surfs up!!

    Sold a Les Paul Standard that I never really bonded with.

    Picked up a Martin EM-18 electric. Great guitar, with a lot of versatility in the switching. Two humbuckers and stock phase and split switches. Martin only made them for a couple of years in '79 and '80.

    Picked up quite a few Martin Stinger SSX's. Martin designed, made in Korea with great Martin necks, and plywood or alder bodies.(you don't know till you get it!) The electronics are so so, but I get them and fix them up and you can turn a $100 guitar into a great player. I give them away to either the right kid in need, or to a school so they can use it to teach.

    The back fell off my Gretsch New Yorker and the top is coming off, and the frets are popping out. You just can't find a good guitar in the trash anymore! :D


    My Boss/Roland Loop Station is awesome. You can play up to 5 minutes into it and then record on top of it. It's perfect for my monthly solo art gallery gig. You just set up something in there and add to it as you go.
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  • exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
    well, i guess the DD-20 will work out ok so the memory lane's on ebay. exchanged the PS-5 for a vox mccoy wah.

    still waiting for my damn mustang.
  • jbdjbd Posts: 65
    mmmh... Let's see. Not much this year.

    Bass:
    1976 Ibanez SG Cherry

    Amp:
    Peavey Delta Blues
    Epiphone Valve Junior Head (w/ new tubes and standbye added)

    Effects: (gets interesting)
    Danelectro Dan-Echo
    Skreddy Pedals Mayo Custom Order
    Ibanez SD9 (sold it already)
    LNA Custom Effects Phaser (sold)
    EHX Q-tron (in the process of being sold)
    EHX Polychorus
    EHX Doctor Q
    Dunlop modified 95Q wah
    Boss DS1
    Brand new pedalboard

    that's pretty much it...
    "Fuck the kids ! Except the ones who are buying our records! They're fucking themselves!" - Mark Arm
  • xtremehardy388xtremehardy388 Posts: 2,759
    jbd wrote:
    mmmh... Let's see. Not much this year.

    Bass:
    1976 Ibanez SG Cherry

    Amp:
    Peavey Delta Blues
    Epiphone Valve Junior Head (w/ new tubes and standbye added)

    Effects: (gets interesting)
    Danelectro Dan-Echo
    Skreddy Pedals Mayo Custom Order
    Ibanez SD9 (sold it already)
    LNA Custom Effects Phaser (sold)
    EHX Q-tron (in the process of being sold)
    EHX Polychorus
    EHX Doctor Q
    Dunlop modified 95Q wah
    Boss DS1
    Brand new pedalboard

    that's pretty much it...


    On the Epi valve head, is there only one knob on it? I have never seen one up close. Also, why is it called a "Valve" head?
    Grand Rapids '04, Detroit '06
    JEFF HARDY AND JEFF AMENT USED TO LOOK THE SAME
    "Pearl Jam always eases my mind and fires me up at the same time.”-Jeff Hardy
  • WiLL75WiLL75 Posts: 415
    I think the only thing I bought this year was the reissue of the Fender Blues Deluxe amp, which rocks. I wanted one when they first came out, back in the early 90's...but couldn't afford it. I think I bought my fender blender in late '05. Got a Whammy Pedal for my birthday this year. It's FUN.

    My wishlist for '07 is easy...a Hughes & Kettner Tube Tools Tube Rotosphere MKII and a new and extremely good power supply for all my pedals and the time(and patience) to make my Pedalboard Ver. 2.0
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  • jbdjbd Posts: 65
    xtremehardy388 wrote:
    On the Epi valve head, is there only one knob on it? I have never seen one up close. Also, why is it called a "Valve" head?

    Yep, only one knob. Really really fun to play. I recommend changing the tubes though. Called a valve head cause tube and valve amp means the same thing ;-)
    "Fuck the kids ! Except the ones who are buying our records! They're fucking themselves!" - Mark Arm
  • jbdjbd Posts: 65
    Some pics of the Valve junior:

    http://img3.musiciansfriend.com/dbase/pics/products/5/5/8/338558.jpg
    http://img3.musiciansfriend.com/dbase/pics/products/5/5/7/338557.jpg
    "Fuck the kids ! Except the ones who are buying our records! They're fucking themselves!" - Mark Arm
  • exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
    i'm pretty sure i've got a valve jr. coming to me for christmas from my wife.
  • Pacomc79Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    exhausted wrote:
    i'm pretty sure i've got a valve jr. coming to me for christmas from my wife.



    I smell a January Mercury Magnetics purchase.
    My Girlfriend said to me..."How many guitars do you need?" and I replied...."How many pairs of shoes do you need?" She got really quiet.
  • enharmonicenharmonic Posts: 1,917
    Pacomc79 wrote:
    I smell a January Mercury Magnetics purchase.

    Just as long as you don't smell the Mercury Magnetics :D

    That would really suck. Nothing says "oh shit" like smoke pouring out of the back of your amp. Those trannies are spendy, and built like a tank...so unless you try to plug...say...directly into a high tension wire...you'll be good to go :)
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    old music: http://www.myspace.com/slowloader
  • NovawindNovawind Posts: 836
    Just like sennin, this was my first year playing as well.

    1996 Fender MIM Strat (ice blue)
    Roland Cube 15
    Boss DS-1
    MXR Phase 90

    Anticipated:
    If I get the $625 I think I'm going to get, I'll get a Traynor YCV40 or a Fender Blues Deluxe or HRD. I really don't know!

    I'm also probably getting either a TS9 or Crybaby 95Q for xmas.
    If idle hands are the devil's workshop, he must not be very productive.

    7/9/06 LA 1
    7/10/06 LA 2
    10/21/06 Bridge 1
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