Forum members with top spec gear

thomasross20

Now.. where's that singing thread as I'm 100% sub standard at that!!

BintyTwanger77

I have spent a LOT (for me) on gear and getting my set-up right over the past 2 years (though nowhere near as much as some folk on here), but I've done so because until 2 years ago, I'd only ever owned an acoustic and a Korean Squier Tele (with a crappy wee practice amp). I've been playing a guitar of some description since I was 12 (so 27 years), never obsessively, just consistently, but 2 years ago, I saw a guitar in a Denmark St shop and thought, "I really want that", and my love of guitar just flooded back.

I haven't played/practised this much since I was in my early 20s and I have definitely improved. I can't shred at 2000 notes per second or whatever, but I can definitely play, and having great guitars (I have a mere 3 electrics, folks), a lovely amp (just the one 65 DRRI) and a board of incredible stompboxes has made me want to play and practice so much more.

So yes, gentleman, I am worthy of my gear because I didn't have any for so long. I thank you *loud applause, bows*

Sassafras

I've been gigging with this for years without feeling the need to upgrade to a more expensive instrument.

fretmeister

thomasross20 said:

Yeah but I've no control over drummer and bassist and singer. I've control over my playing and that's what I'll focus on. 

Control their food and you control them.

Reverend

I paid £250 for my main head. No one here has an amp I'd consider swapping for it though. 

impmann

fretmeister said:

thomasross20 said:

Yeah but I've no control over drummer and bassist and singer. I've control over my playing and that's what I'll focus on. 

Control their food beer and you control them.

Fixed that for you.

Actually, you have total control over the quality of the rest of your band mates - if they are shit, either fire them or leave. If they can't raise their game to match you, then they is history. Simples.

However, the same can be said of you - if you are letting the rest of the band down, then expect to be given the Spanish Archer.

SteveRobinson

Sassafras said:

I've been gigging with this for years without feeling the need to upgrade to a more expensive instrument.

Come on, that's clearly a hand crafted, luthier built instrument, not some cheap CNC'd job from a Chinese factory!

CHRISB50

I'd love to hear some of the owners of vintage gear do some demos.

boydie101

A gasfest sounds like an awesome plan!

Drew_TNBD

thomasross20 said:

Now.. where's that singing thread as I'm 100% sub standard at that!!

Me too!!

Sporky

boydie101 said:

A gasfest sounds like an awesome plan!

I'll bring the cello, then you'll all realise how great you are at guitar by comparison. Glad to provide the ego boost.

thomasross20

Drew_TNBD said:

thomasross20 said:

Now.. where's that singing thread as I'm 100% sub standard at that!!

Me too!!

I'm doing the Ken Tamplin course right now.
Problem is I can play guitar much quieter than I can sing... And in a block of flats that's not great

musicman100

I'm always happy for anyone that's local to call in to play my gear. 

usedtobe

Drew_TNBD said:

p90fool said:

Drew_TNBD said:

octatonic said:
Endless widdling and going over the same stuff that you already know won't get you there.

It's worked for me!

Me too! There's gold in them five notes!

In all seriousness, guitarists are rarely the most important element of a band. Doesn't matter how shit hot your shredding is @thomasross20, if your drummer can't play to a click and if your bass can't keep time and if your singer sings out of tune and has horrible tone, then your band is going to suck.

Sounds like my last band!

GavRichList

CHRISB50 said:

I'd love to hear some of the owners of vintage gear do some demos.

Not demos as such, but my 1962 Jaguar is all over my YouTube channel. 

CHRISB50

GavRichList said:

CHRISB50 said:

I'd love to hear some of the owners of vintage gear do some demos.

Not demos as such, but my 1962 Jaguar is all over my YouTube channel. 

Sweet. I'll have a listen

Barney

Megii said:

mgaw said:

Barney said:

mgaw said:

Barney said:

Great idea ...this is from a couple of weeks back ...its my Overwater guitar through a shitty roland cube.. the overwater is similar quality to say a PRS 

nifty chops but what a shitty tone:)

Haha....i agree..lol...its all the amp.. guitar sounds great through right amp ..heres one from a while ago ...its my RDA Dumble clone and gibson R7...all the the different stages pf gain are by usining the guitar volume

you just illustrated perfectly the argument for great gear perfectly:)

I can hear the difference of course, but to be fair, they are also different types of tone used in the clips. I'd be interested to here how what the Roland would sound like if used to get as close as possible to the type of tone in the RDA Dumble clip, including the reverb/effects. I doubt it would be as good, but all the same.

Yeah i know what you mean...its a different room and different guitar ...i wasnt really intending for them to sound like each other but could get closer than these 2 clips but would still be miles off i think ...the roland just wouldnt have the mids for starters.. 
Fx on the the roland are just the amp sims and the built in delay
And RDA just amp drive plus a bit of reverb from the amp....
Saying all that i got a fairly good sound once  using a Dumkudo pedal plus the roland on the blackface setting...

RaymondLin

Drew_TNBD said:

mellowsun said:

bingefeller said:

What's wrong with people who don't have "top spec gear" entering?  Are they excluded?

Nothing - most do, many of my entries in the past were a Strat straight into a Tascam GTR!

I'm just interested in also seeing and hearing some of the 3k amps and 5k guitars owned and discussed on here 

But they don't play them. They just take photos of them and then sell them 3 months later!

Hey! I don't sell my gear  

armitaan

crunchman said:

Having the gear and having the environment to record it in a way that does it justice are two different things.  I'm sure that you could get a better recorded sound out of a Squier and a Peavey Bandit in a good studio with an engineer who knows what they are doing than a lot of us could do in our back bedroom at home at a volume which wouldn't annoy neighbours, wives, daughters etc.

Yeah completely agree with this, found this vid my then 5-year old took while on hols , a TA Raven into a blues junior , think you can tell fk all about the guitar and amp from this vid

thebreeze

Cool holiday.