After All These Years Of Spending, Playing & Buying/Selling - Where Are You Now ???

BintyTwanger77

meltedbuzzbox said:

I have cut back massively in terms of numbers of everything. 
Down to 4 electrics From 14 or so. Possibly down to 3 soon. 
1 Acoustic
1 Classical
2 amps but I am selling one
Helix LT for recording. 

My splurges tend to be linked to musical inactivity. When I am not writing or jamming much I tend to buy like crazy. 
When I am properly engrossed the thought doesn't enter my head. 

I have noticed with the guitars that buying custom shop has killed my desire to buy more guitars. Before, I used to have loads of £500 range guitars and most got neglected. There was no point keeping them. 

Well my next guitar (in the far off future) will be a CS Jazzmaster, so I hope so!

munckee

BintyTwanger77 said:

meltedbuzzbox said:

I have cut back massively in terms of numbers of everything. 
Down to 4 electrics From 14 or so. Possibly down to 3 soon. 
1 Acoustic
1 Classical
2 amps but I am selling one
Helix LT for recording. 

My splurges tend to be linked to musical inactivity. When I am not writing or jamming much I tend to buy like crazy. 
When I am properly engrossed the thought doesn't enter my head. 

I have noticed with the guitars that buying custom shop has killed my desire to buy more guitars. Before, I used to have loads of £500 range guitars and most got neglected. There was no point keeping them. 

Well my next guitar (in the far off future) will be a CS Jazzmaster, so I hope so!

I'm clawing my way up bit by bit guitar wise, I've now got two £650ish guitars and a heavily modded 335 copy.  I'd like to get to a top drawer strat, tele and 335 (maybe a jazzmaster too) but my issue is I like modding so much : )

Flanging_Fred

Despite my scattergun approach to buying gear, my gigging rig has remained relatively stable fir the last couple of years,. A Marshall JVM800 4010 1x12 combo and a 1x12 SS bass combo are my amps.  

Pedal board with this has 
Barber tone press compressor
Hudson broadcast (added this year)
Zoom Ultrafuzz
Boss the

POG2
Tim
SA programmable EQ
Boss DD500
Hardwire delay

I have a whole bunch of other pedals and a few other amps but I have no need to get rid of them or any guilt about owning them either.  I find it interesting and fun to try swapping things around and in the grand scheme of things I don't spend a great deal.  

This year I added a cheap Peavey Bass and a little Markbass amp that's fun and let's me record better /more pleasing practice recordings on my ancient Boss recorder.

So I'm pretty happy.

munckee

Flanging_Fred said:

Despite my scattergun approach to buying gear, my gigging rig has remained relatively stable fir the last couple of years,. A Marshall JVM800 4010 1x12 combo and a 1x12 SS bass combo are my amps.  

Pedal board with this has 
Barber tone press compressor
Hudson broadcast (added this year)
Zoom Ultrafuzz
Boss the

POG2
Tim
SA programmable EQ
Boss DD500
Hardwire delay

I have a whole bunch of other pedals and a few other amps but I have no need to get rid of them or any guilt about owning them either.  I find it interesting and fun to try swapping things around and in the grand scheme of things I don't spend a great deal.  

This year I added a cheap Peavey Bass and a little Markbass amp that's fun and let's me record better /more pleasing practice recordings on my ancient Boss recorder.

So I'm pretty happy.

Plus spongebob and hello kitty, what other geetars do you have @Flanging_Fred ;

GavRichList

I find myself preparing more and more for recording. The kind of music my band makes has a user shelf life, and the reality is that there's only so much left in the tank, especially live....It's time in the studio that inspires me, more than a stage. I think it's no coincidence that it's coinciding with me disappearing down the synth rabbit hole of late too.

That said, my Guitar set up is where I want it. Pedal board is as set as it's ever likely to be, my Jaguar and Jazzmaster are untouchable, and a Fender Twin does everything I want it to. Sure there are things I'd like, but that never goes away; I dont need anything more there. 

Skinnyhead45

I'm a beginner to all this (I've only been at this a few years) So nothing fancy....I started with a Encore Strat copy with a Marshall MG15CFX.

Now I'm either using a Fender Standard Strat, PRS SE 24 or my Schecter Blackjack C1.

Pedals: Vox Wah>Boss DS1>Boss BD2> EH Big Muff Pi>EH silencer

Amp: Fender Champion 100

It's not expensive or fancy, but as a bedroom guitarist trying to break out....it will do 

meltedbuzzbox

@munckee there is no rule to say that you can't mod a CS guitar. All mine have been modded.

Flanging_Fred

munckee said: ko

Flanging_Fred said:

Despite my scattergun approach to buying gear, my gigging rig has remained relatively stable fir the last couple of years,. A Marshall JVM800 4010 1x12 combo and a 1x12 SS bass combo are my amps.  

Pedal board with this has 
Barber tone press compressor
Hudson broadcast (added this year)
Zoom Ultrafuzz
Boss the

POG2
Tim
SA programmable EQ
Boss DD500
Hardwire delay

I have a whole bunch of other pedals and a few other amps but I have no need to get rid of them or any guilt about owning them either.  I find it interesting and fun to try swapping things around and in the grand scheme of things I don't spend a great deal.  

This year I added a cheap Peavey Bass and a little Markbass amp that's fun and let's me record better /more pleasing practice recordings on my ancient Boss recorder.

So I'm pretty happy.

Plus spongebob and hello kitty, what other geetars do you have @Flanging_Fred ;

Guitars at the moment are

Gibson R8
Charvel 375 deluxe
Shergold Meteor
Kawai Aquarius
Westone Thunder Jet
Charvel-esque partscaster

Squier strat (old Japanese one)
Squier Hello Kitty
Spongebob!
Audition 7001

Accoustics I have a 
Yamaha CPX10
Yamaha APX5a
Almaria classical

Plus the Peavey bass

The Squier strat and APX5a are going on the block soon though as they aren't getting as much attention as they should.

interstellar

well contrary to my contribution a couple of days ago am back looking at ways to spend more money:)!

JerkMoans

After all manner of getting and spending and laying waste our powers, have acquired an arsenal of groovy kit but currently settled on a less is more theme: actually playing, rather than fiddling about with microscopic differences in tone, probably more perceived than actual.  That said, the Hudson Broadcast is a fun new addition...

Here's where I'm at.  For today, at least:

Wazmeister

@JerkMoans - love that photo mate !

JerkMoans

Wazmeister said:

@JerkMoans - love that photo mate !

Thank you!  Am supposed to be at work, but dragged my gear out of the kitchen and found myself in the 'zone'.  Bet the builders tearing next door apart are loving my Cult licks

sw67

I went 22 years with a 94 les paul and a 94 blues deluxe before i joined this site when i started gigs again. i now have 2 set ups depending on my mood / space

Helix - RCF powered speaker
Thorpy Warthog - Keeley Mag Echo - MJW Roadstar

Dax and Co Telecaster
Fender Stratocaster USA Standard
Gibson Les Paul 
Gibson Midtown
Gibson J35 ( house use only )

That's me done - no more 

DaevidJ

20 years after first picking up guitar, this is the product of my journey so far:

2008 PRS Mira in Powder Blue

2015 Fender AV65 Jaguar in Sonic Blue

Fender Supersonic 22 Amplifier (live)

Yamaha THR10 Amplifier (home)

Numerous pedals (EQD Talons, Afterneath, Suhr Jack Rabbit and Seymour Duncan Vapor Trail)

I do intend to get rid of two guitars in the near future (Fender Toronado, Fender Mustang Special) and next year I will probably be in the market for either a vintage or CS Jaguar or even a Novo Serus J...

 

Bridgehouse

So the common theme is:

- Had a few bits and piece and one or two main guitars for years
- Joined here and have now had over 20 or 30 in a short space of time....

:O

JerkMoans

Bridgehouse said:

So the common theme is:

- Had a few bits and piece and one or two main guitars for years
- Joined here and have now had over 20 or 30 in a short space of time....

:O

Scored at least one of mine off you  

DaevidJ

Bridgehouse said:

So the common theme is:

- Had a few bits and piece and one or two main guitars for years
- Joined here and have now had over 20 or 30 in a short space of time....

:O

Oddly enough my two main guitars were bought within a week of each other as a direct response to logging on here... The amp too!!!

mrkb

JerkMoans said:

Bridgehouse said:

So the common theme is:

- Had a few bits and piece and one or two main guitars for years
- Joined here and have now had over 20 or 30 in a short space of time....

:O

Scored at least one of mine off you  

And I bought a drum kit off you, then spent a small fortune on a room to put it in!!

JerkMoans

mrkb said:

JerkMoans said:

Bridgehouse said:

So the common theme is:

- Had a few bits and piece and one or two main guitars for years
- Joined here and have now had over 20 or 30 in a short space of time....

:O

Scored at least one of mine off you  

And I bought a drum kit off you, then spent a small fortune on a room to put it in!!

Haha! All part of the eternal Gear Carousel

CountryDave

Bridgehouse said:

So the common theme is:

- Had a few bits and piece and one or two main guitars for years
- Joined here and have now had over 20 or 30 in a short space of time....

:O

That's about right.

My amp and a couple of pedals are from here (along with a few guitars that came and went).