The Discreet Gear Thread

LuttiS

Inspired by a few comments previous threads.. like this one, this one and this one. and comments like 

nikolas7333 said:

I have to say, that photo actually made me laugh out loud. You should start a photo series on hiding new gear from your wife, the cheekier the better.

and pictures like

and this one 


which has been posted a couple of times depicting my late night efforts at failing to place an amp in the front room so as to not draw attention...


Mrs. L is fully aware of all my gear, and she is ok with me having it accessible, but she doesn't want it all over the place and in view. A guitar behind the chair is fine, but two guitars, a bass, two amps, a large mfx pedal board and regular pedal board is apparently too much to go behind said chair.. 


So where do you all inconspicuously place your gear so as to not draw attention?


Send in your photographic evidence of hidden items!

stimpsonslostson

I have two "empty" guitar cases under the bed. It's kind of a Schrödinger's Cat situation... They're empty until opened. 

MrsLostSon is understanding of the amount of musical stuff in our flat. The one thing she won't tolerate is Sunburst guitars. 

Winny_Pooh

It's hardest to hide on moving day so I do that part of the move solo

Kalimna

I have a Rivera R55 head conversion in a bedroom cupboard, underneath a pair of salopettes if that counts??? No photo right now tho...

skullfunkerry

I had an idea a while back for guitar amps which look like furniture... coffee table heads, armchair 4x12s, that sort of thing. Not only would it be easy to store around the house, think how cool your stage would look with a load of chairs & tables scattered around the backline  

SNAKEBITE

Just recently moved and all guitars and pedalboard has been located under the stairs.

Really accessible and just makes it easier. To be honest I don't want it all over the place.

octatonic

Just leave everything boxed up:

DrHankWangfordSnr

When my in-laws came for a brief 5 month stay my guitars and amps lived in their cases in the cupboard under the stairs/tin the garage, and under the bed.  I made do with an Amplifi TT attached to the living room HIFI which was very discreet.  No photos alas.  

LuttiS

skullfunkerry said:

I had an idea a while back for guitar amps which look like furniture... coffee table heads, armchair 4x12s, that sort of thing. Not only would it be easy to store around the house, think how cool your stage would look with a load of chairs & tables scattered around the backline  

That would be pretty cool Didn't Rush have a washing machine backline for a couple of tours?

Fuengi

I'm plain sight! 

She thinks this is the (same colour) Applause I bought four years ago. She still hasn't realised I've upgraded it to a Ballardeer. 

http://imgur.com/gallery/77bAUYi

LuttiS

Fuengi said:

I'm plain sight! 

She thinks this is the (same colour) Applause I bought four years ago. She still hasn't realised I've upgraded it to a Ballardeer. 

http://imgur.com/gallery/77bAUYi

Do you keep the Applause in a different room and tell her you are constantly playing/moving it... or just tell her she has a bad case of deja-vu?

Kitsune

Guitars live in their cases under the bed.
Pedals in a hardcase, tucked in a nook.
Amp is a tweed, so its fine to sit alongside a bookshelf. Deliberately chose an amp that wasn't a black box of obviousness, so it can be happily left on display without complaints.

slacker

LuttiS said: mi

Inspired by a few comments previous threads.. like this one, this one and this one. and comments like 


So where do you all inconspicuously place your gear so as to not draw attention?

It all goes in the music room and I shut the door.

paganskins

slacker said:

It all goes in the music room and I shut the door.

Same here, except my Martin and Les Paul due to the music room's temperature fluctuations.

Fuengi said:

http://imgur.com/gallery/77bAUYi

What is it with imgur users and banal comments?

Branshen

Fuengi said:

I'm plain sight! 

She thinks this is the (same colour) Applause I bought four years ago. She still hasn't realised I've upgraded it to a Ballardeer. 

http://imgur.com/gallery/77bAUYi

The feet on that guitar stand looks like it'll wreck that nice wooden flooring!

roberty

Fuengi said:

http://imgur.com/gallery/77bAUYi

What is it with imgur users and banal comments?

It's like a parallel universe out there

LuttiS

roberty said:

Fuengi said:

http://imgur.com/gallery/77bAUYi

What is it with imgur users and banal comments?

It's like a parallel universe out there

Chaps got a point about hurting your neck to watch tv though

mgaw

in plain sight

Sesh

Peek-a-boo!

http://i.imgur.com/zbksgKs.jpg ;

This is most of my stuff. In the box is my retired Aria LP copy. You can just see a sliver of my main guitar, a G&L Fallout. The little Laney amp has changed me from only using an amp 10% of the time to 90% which is good (although possibly not for anyone else with ears).

munckee

Sesh said:

Peek-a-boo!

http://i.imgur.com/zbksgKs.jpg ;

This is most of my stuff. In the box is my retired Aria LP copy. You can just see a sliver of my main guitar, a G&L Fallout. The little Laney amp has changed me from only using an amp 10% of the time to 90% which is good (although possibly not for anyone else with ears).

Taking the neck off is a whole new level, you are the guitar equivalent of the man with the golden gun!

Fuengi

LuttiS said:

Fuengi said:

I'm plain sight! 

She thinks this is the (same colour) Applause I bought four years ago. She still hasn't realised I've upgraded it to a Ballardeer. 

http://imgur.com/gallery/77bAUYi

Do you keep the Applause in a different room and tell her you are constantly playing/moving it... or just tell her she has a bad case of deja-vu?

I traded it for the Ballardeer!