Guitar players, list your current gear setup

[onegunguitar]

Which I think that's the conclusion that Bush came to.

After many tugs of war I might say!!!!!!!

Way too many!! HAHAHA!!

[RamRod 1]

"64" Gretsch Double Anniversery
"66" Rick 12-string

2001 Vox Valvetronix AD60

The Valvetronix is loaded with effects but I did recently get a "Janglebox" for the 12 string.

[Banned]

That is one yummy Gretsch!

[tonemonster]

1987 kramer baretta, 1987 kramer pacer imperial,1989 kramer pro axe standard,1985 kramer sunburst bengal tiger, 1984 kramer focus 1000. my amp is 100 watt engl powerball head with a randall 4x12 cab with vintage 30's. effects rack consists of furman power conditioner,korg tuner, rocktron expressions processor. the kramer proaxe is tuned to dropped d, and the rest are standard tuning. the baretta,pacer imperial,bengal tiger have jb's in the bridge ,jazz inthe neck of the pacer, the proaxe has a parallel axis original as the focus 1000 in the bridge, and the proaxe neck pickup is a hot rail.

[metalchurch]

1987 kramer baretta, 1987 kramer pacer imperial,1989 kramer pro axe standard,1985 kramer sunburst bengal tiger, 1984 kramer focus 1000. my amp is 100 watt engl powerball head with a randall 4x12 cab with vintage 30's. effects rack consists of furman power conditioner,korg tuner, rocktron expressions processor. the kramer proaxe is tuned to dropped d, and the rest are standard tuning. the baretta,pacer imperial,bengal tiger have jb's in the bridge ,jazz inthe neck of the pacer, the proaxe has a parallel axis original as the focus 1000 in the bridge, and the proaxe neck pickup is a hot rail.

You have good taste my man!! I'd love to see pictures of those Kramers.

[metalchurch]

Thanks for all of the replies everyone!! This has made for some very fun and interesting reading! There's alot of different setups out there, which proved my theory, that there is alot of different players, with different tastes/influences.

I noticed that some guys' setups have changed dramatically since last time we ran this thread, yet other's have virtually remained the same somewhat.

It really is a never ending quest to find that 'sound' in your head or that 'sound' you hear on an album isn't it?
I'd say mostly a $$$ factor, if we were all rich then we'd probably have our sound already. Or actually we'd have a few sounds

Tell your friends to keep 'em comin!!

[songsmith]

That is one yummy Gretsch!

Whoa, G, I literally typed out the words, "That Gretsch is yummy,' then looked down through the thread. You took the words right out of my mouth. (I swear if somebody writes, 'It must have been while you were kissing me,' I'm gonna freak out. )

It is a nice guitar, though.------>JMS

[coffin feeder]

Washburn Explorer body with b.c.rich ironbird reverse neck,X2N humbucker, chrome double locking floyd rose.
-dod death metal pedal
-ibanez tube screamer
-dod 7 band eq
-boss flanger
-boss phaser
-dod chorus
Peavey Bandit 75w combo amp (for practice and recording)
Laney Linebacker 100w head (solid state)
Laney 2-12 cabinet

[old Skool]

Jackson/Charvel, ESP & Schecter guitars. Rig wise it's been pretty much the same the last few years & probably won't change much cause to me it's all I need & then some. The rack consists of a Furman PL Plus series II, Korg DTR-1000 tuner, Sansamp PSA-1 preamp, TC Electronics G-Force for effects, Rocktron rack Hush, Mesa Simul Class 2:90 power amp ran into either Mesa 4x12s loaded with Vintage 30s or some old Mesa 2x12s loaded with an EV & a Vintage 30. The rack is switched via midi with a Behringer controller. Also run a Crybaby 535Q wah and the rack is wired with George L cables. Those cables are awesome. You buy the cable by the foot and cut them to length. No more spaghetti! Good thread Joe. Lots of cool gear out there.

[metalchurch]

Thanks Kenny.

Hey, those cables you are running, you said that you cut them to length, but do you have to solder the 1/4" plugs on, or are they the type that you screw fast and it pinches the wire to make contact? If those are it, where did you find those at?
If not, do you or anyone else know what company makes those cables with the ends that I'm talking about? I'm pretty sure it was a tiny phillips head screw and there is no soldering needed, just a direct contact.

I need one for for my main cable, I'm constantly stepping on it and ripping it out of the jack.
Well actually I need a wireless that would be tits.


Ps, Kenny you have a very sweet sounding rig, I love your sound.
There's alot of very nice setups listed on here. Alot of you guys noticeably have spent alot of time and money on your stuff.

There's a fair amount of Vintage gear listed, which surprised me also. Good to see that older stuff is getting played, rather than sitting in a closet collecting dust somewhere.

[old Skool]

Joe check out www.georgelsstore.com. That's where I bought mine. You can also get them at Pianos-n-Stuff in Pittsburgh (awesome store). The connectors are all solderless. Very easy to work with. Not cheap but well worth the investment. Planet Waves also makes a similar cable & I believe they are solderless as well.

[metalchurch]

Joe check out www.georgelsstore.com. That's where I bought mine. You can also get them at Pianos-n-Stuff in Pittsburgh (awesome store). The connectors are all solderless. Very easy to work with. Not cheap but well worth the investment. Planet Waves also makes a similar cable & I believe they are solderless as well.

I thank ya much Ken, I will do that.

[VENTGtr]

What's surprising to me is the lack of Marshalls.

Joe,

So far, you're racked power amp and cab are the only ones.

Seems kind of strange. Although I'm not the biggest Marshall
fan, figured there'd be several showing up.

[metalchurch]

What's surprising to me is the lack of Marshalls.

Joe,

So far, you're racked power amp and cab are the only ones.

Seems kind of strange. Although I'm not the biggest Marshall
fan, figured there'd be several showing up.

Dave, I noticed that, and was also surprised. I know that there are a few Marshall users out there who haven't posted.
Gallowglass has a 1974 JTM (?) 50w head with a JCM900 cab that is pretty sweet.
I know another guy who also uses a 50w Marshall head it might be a JTM as well, but I'm not sure.

Alot of guys do not like the Marshall sound, but my amp doesn't give off that British vibe when you hear it. It actually has alot more Low end than you'd expect. The mids are there,as you'd expect from a Marshall. but I'm actually boosting them more to my tastes. The heart of my rack is really the Engl preamp and that gives the overall sound a rather unique voice, and kind of makes it less Marshall like. Now it was not my goal to turn my Marshall into a Mesa, but in some respects it sort of happened that way, because of the amount of preamp gain I'm using and the active pickups.

Marshalls are becoming less popular lately, making room for modeling amps like Line6, and high gain oriented amps like Diezel,Mesa, and Engl. Also, there's some odd home brewed combos, well not really home brewed, but unique combinations of heads and mixed and matched cabs. One brand of amp paired with another brand cab. I always liked the look of that kind of stuff. Like a Marshall head and Mesa cab for an example.

Which is cool also, cause we don't all want the same amps do we?
Just showcases the different tastes we all have in the struggle to find the right sound.

I'm curious to see if the bassists also share the same mix and match philosophy that we exhibit? There's sure to be a fair amount of unusual brands and combos there also. Can't wait to see it.

[orangekick]

I have been keeping my eyes out for a used Superlead. That's about the only Marshall that I really dig.

[VENTGtr]

Joe,

Ya, I'd agree with all of that. Seems odd that with Mesa putting out a new
model every half hour or so, Marshall would do more to in the way of a
higher gain amp for the death metal-type guys. Guess I'd also have to
add that I don't actually keep up with Marshalls, so they may be doing
this moreso than I know.

I'd like to hear your Engl/Marshall pairing sometime.

I may be updating my setup soon, actually. Just bought a Carvin head.
A VT-50. Why? Because I'm sick, apparently. It'll be kind of cool to pair
it with the Ibanez pedal and the Carvin's clean side. Still mucking with
the pedal when I have a couple of minutes. Really like it sound-wise thus
far, but that "easy to get to and swap out" tube...not so easy on either
count. The Ibanez with the ElectroHarmonix Nano as a clean boost is
pretty cool.

We'll have to see if the Carvin offers anything more than the Tubeworks
other than more weight. If so...heavier stuff to haul around...

Should have some time Tuesday to write more on the Ibanez.

[Bloodsong]

i played a Marshall SLX 90 i thought was pretty cool but they were asking way too much money for it...

[Charltor]

ENGL'S RULE!!

Gear Snob!

[RamRod 1]

That is one yummy Gretsch!

Thanks Jimi and John. The Gretsch was pretty dogged up and modified when I got it. It wasn't originally orange either. Someone had put Carvin pickups in it but I took it to a place in DC in 1991 and got Fillertrons put back in it. Doesn't play like a Strat but does sound Gretschy. The Bigsby's works well too.

[The Shadow]

Here are some Marshalls, bitches!!

1978 JMP 2204 and 1984 JCM 800 2204


1987x Plexi Re-Issue with Voodoo Amps Jose Mod



Here's a link of it in action. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRxFRfX4nbw

535Q Xotic RC Boost Phase 90 Ibanez SC-10 and DDIII


Highway 1 Strat Kramer Focus 3000 and a 50th Ann. Strat.

[metalchurch]

Joe,

Ya, I'd agree with all of that. Seems odd that with Mesa putting out a new
model every half hour or so, Marshall would do more to in the way of a
higher gain amp for the death metal-type guys. Guess I'd also have to
add that I don't actually keep up with Marshalls, so they may be doing
this moreso than I know.

I'd like to hear your Engl/Marshall pairing sometime.

I love 80's and early 90's Death metal,and Thrash Metal, but my sound is more along the lines of Primal Fear,(power metal) or atleast I would like to think it is Primal Fear started out with Marshalls, ans Mesa, but they have been endorsed by Engl since 1999 or 2000.
Primal Fear is a German band, and Engl are German made amps, go figure.

I'm not really into the scooped mid sound all that much really, it's hard for me to describe my sound, cause it has a mildly compressed sound, but it's high gain with alot of mids. The louder it is, the more it cuts through. You would definitely have to hear it for yourself to know what I mean.


It is very surprising that Marshall have never jumped the wagon and made a more Mesa type amp. I think that they just stick to what they do best and what has been selling for decades.

So, you got a Carvin head on it's way? I hear they have a beautiful clean sound, so that might be right down your alley.
You know I haven't heard very much negatives about Carvin, whether it be their Guitar,Bass, Amps. etc.. They are very reputable, and I'm sure you will be pleased.


Shadow, you have some really nice gear there! That 2203 caught my eye! They are one of my fav heads ever, and yours is an original? Even more awesome!!

[RamRod 1]

Hey Shadow, where did you get that Carvin head? It looks exactly like my Carvin "Bass Master" right down to the rust. I sold it about 5 years ago to someone from Nanty-glo or somewhere.

[stratobastard27]

* 07 PRS SE unmodded
* 89 AmStd Fender Strat
Duncan Hot Rails neck and bridge with altered wiring. No middle P/U
Graph Tek Saddles, Chrome knurled knobs
*07 Epiphone Les Paul unmodded
*91 AmStd Fender Strat
Duncan JB Jr. in bridge
*91 Gibson Les Paul unmodded
"the Headless Horseman" - ask Merge
*90 Gibson SG unmodded
great guitar - I just don't like the feel

AKG WMS 40 Wireless - the "Guitarbug" dealie. Jack pivots to accomodate strats or pauls. Even comes with an extra plug for recessed (tele) jacks

Line 6 PodXT Live - Primarily the Bassman and 5150 models
stereo TRS Plug goes to ------

Peavey M2600 stereo Power amp 130/130 at 4ohms (ss)

Fender 2x12 with Celestion G12T 35's. Not a typo. 35's

Custom Built 1x12 wedge cabinet with a Fender speaker

All guitars use Elixir NanoWeb 10-46
All picks are Dunlop Tortex 1.0 (blue)

[Merge]

"The Headless Horseman" Les Paul played really well, too.