How much Guitar clutter do you have?

revsorg

JerkMoans said:

Is this a thermal image of the day after a vindaloo?

Lebarque

HarrySeven said:

crunchman said:

Too much.

I'm interested in hearing @HarrySeven on this topic.

Hmmmm...earlier this evening, I counted 22 guitars in my office, along with amps, pedals, tools and other crap.

My workshop is full to capacity with music gear and the studio is currently rammed to the doors with hundreds of guitars, plus piles of amps, numerous 6’ studio racks full of processors, cabinets full of pedals and a whole lot of keyboard stuff...so yes...I have far too much guitar-related clutter.

We want pics, we want pics...

Milk

meltedbuzzbox said:

Milk said:

@HarrySeven you are more than welcome to store at my house when you inevitably run out of room.

Words you may come to regret

I have a empty  bedroom dedicated for guitar and its still empty after a year

kentuckyklira

@stonevibe you have put m mind at ease with only a few drawers.

This!

I have a few cupboards full.

PhilKing

ICBM said:

PhilKing said:

Way too much.  It's what happens when you've been playing over 50 years and don't like to get rid of stuff!

You really don't. It looks like there's an Ovation case in the middle there .

It is, from the guitar that I've owned longest of all.  It is my Ovation Matrix prototype with a Balladeer body but aluminium neck.  It records beautifully, but the frets are starting to wear out now.  I got it in 1976 or 77 from the Rose Morris rep, who was told he had to sell it because it sounded better than the most expensive Ovations.  It is a deep body and is fully acoustic.  

WezV

PhilKing said:

ICBM said:

PhilKing said:

Way too much.  It's what happens when you've been playing over 50 years and don't like to get rid of stuff!

You really don't. It looks like there's an Ovation case in the middle there .

It is, from the guitar that I've owned longest of all.  It is my Ovation Matrix prototype with a Balladeer body but aluminium neck.  It records beautifully, but the frets are starting to wear out now.  I got it in 1976 or 77 from the Rose Morris rep, who was told he had to sell it because it sounded better than the most expensive Ovations.  It is a deep body and is fully acoustic.  

That's going to be an awkward refret... is this the model with frets and neck all cast as one piece

PhilKing

Yes, the fingerboard is just an epoxy layer on the aluminium.  I have toyed with looking for a matrix which has decent frets and swapping the necks.  The only other option is more drastic.  Take down all the frets and glue on the thinnest fingerboard possible and then fret that.  I'm sure a lot of the sound is from the neck, so swapping it for a wood one would really change the tone.  

It has a few cracks and is losing epoxy on some areas of the fingerboard (a bit like the opposite effect of a worn maple neck), so it doesn't get played as much, but I still like the sound more than all my other acoustics, which includes Martin, Gibson, Breedlove, PRS and others.

meltedbuzzbox

Milk said:

meltedbuzzbox said:

Milk said:

@HarrySeven you are more than welcome to store at my house when you inevitably run out of room.

Words you may come to regret

I have a empty  bedroom dedicated for guitar and its still empty after a year

Mr 7 will laugh at your bedroom when he arrives with 5 artic trailers, 4 caravans and a hatchback loaded to the gills with guitar stuff

WezV

PhilKing said:

Yes, the fingerboard is just an epoxy layer on the aluminium.  I have toyed with looking for a matrix which has decent frets and swapping the necks.  The only other option is more drastic.  Take down all the frets and glue on the thinnest fingerboard possible and then fret that.  I'm sure a lot of the sound is from the neck, so swapping it for a wood one would really change the tone.  

It has a few cracks and is losing epoxy on some areas of the fingerboard (a bit like the opposite effect of a worn maple neck), so it doesn't get played as much, but I still like the sound more than all my other acoustics, which includes Martin, Gibson, Breedlove, PRS and others.

I think i would level it all off and slot the aluminum for normal frets, glued in with no teeth.  Not easy by any means, but should be possible

Or even take the Parker fly approach and glue new frets directly to the board

PhilKing

You might get another project once travel is possible again!

WezV

PhilKing said:

You might get another project once travel is possible again!

I should keep my mouth shut  

Greatape

Sassafras said:

I've got a wardrobe full of pedals I can't even remember what they do.
Loads of cables in drawers. I just can't bring myself to throw any of them away, even the broken ones.
Also a cupboard full of vintage banjos I've lovingly restored to their full majestic splendour.
I'm aware some of you might consider the banjo thing as a filthy perversion.

As long as you have no ukeleles or accordions, I'll file it under 'what goes on tour, stays on tour'

JerkMoans

revsorg said:

JerkMoans said:

Is this a thermal image of the day after a vindaloo?

Arse like the Japanese flag...

Milk

meltedbuzzbox said:

Milk said:

meltedbuzzbox said:

Milk said:

@HarrySeven you are more than welcome to store at my house when you inevitably run out of room.

Words you may come to regret

I have a empty  bedroom dedicated for guitar and its still empty after a year

Mr 7 will laugh at your bedroom when he arrives with 5 artic trailers, 4 caravans and a hatchback loaded to the gills with guitar stuff

Honestly there is space. parking for the trucks and caravans is a issue on the other hand. plus i doubt my wife would be happy

Funkfingers

meltedbuzzbox said:
a hatchback loaded to the gills with guitar stuff

[In the manner of Edith Evans.] A hatchback? 

On the public highway, Lord and Lady Seven drive estate cars. In the warehouses, I expect that the staff drive fork lift trucks or Manitou tele-handlers.

scrumhalf

meltedbuzzbox said:

Milk said:

meltedbuzzbox said:

Milk said:

@HarrySeven you are more than welcome to store at my house when you inevitably run out of room.

Words you may come to regret

I have a empty  bedroom dedicated for guitar and its still empty after a year

Mr 7 will laugh at your bedroom when he arrives with 5 artic trailers, 4 caravans and a hatchback loaded to the gills with guitar stuff

And that would just be the stuff he got this afternoon. 

Voxman

I only have a small 'den' that's about 11'  x 7'6" and half of that is 'office space' with built in desk unit, so it's very limiting and forces me to be very economical and creative re space. Ive just added a shelf above my amps to hold a few more guitars in their cases. 

So although I have a few superfluous pedals and MFX to sell, I don't really have much clutter.  I will be selling an amp or maybe two simply because I don't really use them anymore. 

Milk

scrumhalf said:

meltedbuzzbox said:

Milk said:

meltedbuzzbox said:

Milk said:

@HarrySeven you are more than welcome to store at my house when you inevitably run out of room.

Words you may come to regret

I have a empty  bedroom dedicated for guitar and its still empty after a year

Mr 7 will laugh at your bedroom when he arrives with 5 artic trailers, 4 caravans and a hatchback loaded to the gills with guitar stuff

And that would just be the stuff he got this afternoon. 

this afternoon between the hours of 1pm and 2pm and will be stuff i never heard of or seen and realise i really want one, go to buy one but @HarrySeven has bought them all

March

PhilKing said:

Way too much.  It's what happens when you've been playing over 50 years and don't like to get rid of stuff!

The stack of flight cases in the middle of the picture are all full of pedals.  There's another side of the room you can't see and more stuff in the band room that we have.

I've just gained a new hero...