Year in Gear 2017

Jonathanthomas83

jeztone2 said:

My main amp is massive

Should I buy a Fractal instead of upgrading my pedalboard?

The answer to this question is always “yes”, and it’ll sort your amp problems too. Any questions just ask, had mine for almost a year and it’s the main reason my reply to this thread was so short!

usedtobe

In
Washburn wi66?
Washburn f10s
katana50

Out
nothing

still on the lookout for a nice small bodied acoustic or electro..

dindude

Guitars:

In then out -
Ibanez Artcore AS73 Semi, Squier ‘72 Thinline, Raygun Relic LP Jr. All bought for experimentation reasons and never intended to keep.
Gibson LP Special - great guitar but didn’t fix the things I don’t like about Gibson’s.

In and kept -
Ibanez Talman shortscale bass, amazing value and more than adequate enough for my bass talent!
Suhr Alt T Pro - early days but a belting guitar.

Out -
Not yet sold but I’ll off-load Baby Taylor Mahogany and USA Schecter PT.

Basically will see me exit the year with a mere 3 electrics.
https://i.imgur.com/Z6tyHve.jpg

Amps:
Trusty Carr Sportman never at risk. Just been pissing about with small headphone type solutions in Boss GT001, Vox multi fx thingy, Blackstar Fly, Katana Mini. All sold as none quite hit the spot.


Pedals:
Hhhmmm, not too bad a year, a few trems bought and sold to get to the Basic Audio Throbby, Skreddy Swirl replaced with Drybell Vibe Machine 2, also added a mission expression pedal. A few other bits and bobs such as power supply and cables etc etc.

JMP220478

not too much out - as usual ... but ins ...

PRS Tremonti 
PRS SE Custom 24 
Fender Shawbucker Std Strat
Strymon Sunset 
Mooer Ultra Drive 
Catalinbread Belle Epoch 
Boogie mkV 25 
Boogie Mini Rec 
Boogie 1x12 V30 slant 

2018 - gonna have a bit of a spring clean ... 

Jez6345789

Some nice stuff this year

IN Guitars
The Private Stock still blows me away way to good for me but no point hanging on for the rainy day at my age. 

https://i.imgur.com/JvmEakM.jpg

The Greco 1200 has been a revelation as to what a great Les Paul can sound like.
And the Katana is just great. 

https://i.imgur.com/F6W7orD.jpg

This has been my p90 modding platform for the year SE ONE
amazing build for no money

https://i.imgur.com/PtrocB1.jpg

Nothing out due to lack of time and travelling but 2018 will hopefully be better to lose a few. 

Pedals 
Nothing but a Boss RC3 Looper 

Philly_Q

In:
PRS McCarty
Some Fender parts
Suhr-style HSS wiring harness

Out:
Nothing

That's my quietest year for a very, very long time.  And there's nothing in particular on my want list, although I do feel like buying "something", I just don't know what.  I missed a couple of interesting guitars on eBay by dithering, I've got out of the spending habit.

Bucket

Out:

A few pedals
Raygun LP Junior
Mesa Boogie Mark Five 25 and Zilla 1x12
TC Electronic bass amp and Hartke cab
Still trying to flog more pedals and my Ibanez

In:

Blackmachine B6
Kemper
JHS Andy Timmons overdrive

rico

Been a pretty gear heavy year in retrospect.

Guitars

IN

• Gibson Les Paul Junior 
• Gibson Les Paul Standard
• Fender Telecaster US Pro
• Partscaster Strat (cheers @antifash ;)

OUT

• Gibson Les Paul Junior
• Gibson Les Paul Classic

Amps & Effects

IN

• Ceriatone 2204HW
• Marshall 2x12 with V30's
• RYRA Klone*
• Fredric Effects Prince of Tone
• 4114 Effects Mythical Overdrive
• Juansolo Enchanter
• Magnetic Effects Solar Bender
• Fuzzdog EP Booster
• Fuzzdog TS808
• Fuzzdog Sweet Honey
• Original Marshall Guv'nor 
• Pedaltrain Junior

OUT

• RYRA Klone (was borked on arrival)
• Juansolo Enchanter
• Magnetic Effects Solar Bender
• Pedaltrain Nano Plus

Accessories

IN

• Mojo Open T Neck Pickup
• Bare Knuckle Boss Bridge Pickup
• Bare Knuckle Mule Set

Incoming

• Hamstead Odyssey Overdrive
• Nocaster Relic Partscaster

ellwood

Jez6345789 said:

Some nice stuff this year

IN Guitars
The Private Stock still blows me away way to good for me but no point hanging on for the rainy day at my age. 

https://i.imgur.com/JvmEakM.jpg

The Greco 1200 has been a revelation as to what a great Les Paul can sound like.
And the Katana is just great. 

https://i.imgur.com/F6W7orD.jpg

This has been my p90 modding platform for the year SE ONE
amazing build for no money

https://i.imgur.com/PtrocB1.jpg

Nothing out due to lack of time and travelling but 2018 will hopefully be better to lose a few. 

Pedals 
Nothing but a Boss RC3 Looper 

That Greco is stunningly!

Teyeplayer

Where to start...?

Out:
Teye el Platero
Gangluff jazzmaster partscaster
Martin Smith resonator 
A half built Les Paul copy 
countless bits from the parts drawer 
line 6 roto-sim pedal
xp booster
And probably a few more bits I’ve forgotten.

In
’97 Gibson Les Paul Special (cherry)
SC Relics dirty blonde Telecaster
Boss Katana 50

Won:
MXR GT-OD
‘67 Gretsch Tennessean 

Want (still):
LP standard/traditional

Still to sell:
Taylor T3b

Winny_Pooh

Sassafras said:

Details? @Winny_Pooh ;;

Of which bit @Sassafras ?

strtdv

In: 
MJW Roadstar Twin head and matching 2x12

Out:
Laney Lionheart L20H head and matching 2x12


And that's it.

I wouldn't mind selling my 1975 Orange Reverb Twin 2x12 combo, but that's unlikely to happen before the new year.

prowla

I've had a fairly quiet year...

In:

• Rickenbacker 4001 mapleglo (2010) - this came up cheap, and near mint!
  
• Status Eclipse 5-string - a spare 5-string
  
• Gibson SG Special (2006) - I always wanted an SG and this came up when I sold a bass
  
• Slammer by Hamer Special - nothing special really, except that it's a surprisingly good guitar
  
• Ovation Applause AO 128 acoustic - Ovation's budget range
  
• Washburn KC-40V superstrat - it's got a whammy bar
  
• Fender Strat MIM - bought to do up & sell, but I like it and I've just added a Roland GK-3 synth pickup
  
• Zenta 70s bass - vintage bass in really good nick
  
• MM Sterling Sub 5 - someone was selling it for ages and had no takers, so I had it
  
• Moog Minitaur MIDI synth - well, it does that Taurus thing
  
• Roland PK-5A MIDI pedals - to play the Minitaur
  
• Roland JV-1010 MIDI synth - supplement the Minitaur with high/orchestral/vintage synth sounds
  
• Roland GR-1 guitar synth - picked up off a junk table
• Roland JV-35 - an OK keyboard to use as a MIDI controller
  
• Trace Elliot 2103 (2x10 + 2x6)
• Markbass LM Black Line 250
• Roland Space Echo - cool, even emulates the tape speeding up/slowing down
• EH Synth 9 - turns your bass into an Oberheim (and others)
• EH Soul Food bass - a not too intrusive distortion
• Boss SYB-5 Bass Synth - a few interesting sounds
• Boss ODB-3 Bass Overdrive - one of those standard pedals
• Boss SD-1 Overdrive - bought to try the TS mod on, but haven't got 'round to it yet
• Boss AW-3 Auto-Wah - swapped for a Behringer noise gate
• Joyo Vintage Overdrive - TS clone won in a raffle
  

Project/restoration:

• Doni Millennium Falcon Star Wars 5-string bass - body broken, begun work on replacement
  
• Pete Longfellow aluminium Tele - one of Pete's early ones, needs a bit of work
  
• Martin Sigma DM1S acoustic - Martin Korean production, got this in a job lot, neck might've been repaired
  
• Shaftesbury Rickenbacker project restoration (was: missing bridge, blown pickup, no binding, no electrics)
• Partscaster 1 - MIM Strat body, Warmoth neck, Irongear & Tonerider pickus
• Partscaster 2 (in progress) - Warman body, Levinson Blade neck, SD SH2N/SH4 pickups, maybe a Fernades Sustainer...
• Various parts for future projects - necks, pickups, bridges, machines, etc.
  

Bought/sold:

• Warwick RockBass 5-string
• Epiphone 435i superstrat
  
• CMI Rickenbacker copy - needed a bit of fettling to get working
  
• Diamond (Aria) Rickenbacker copy - had great fun doing this one up!
  
• Squier Jazz Bass - sold to Sham 69!
  
• Cort X4 superstrat
  
• Green Jazz fretless - Warman body, Status Graphite neck, EMG pickups, Badass II bridge
• RSL (cheap Chinese) bass
• Yamaha FG-180 - 70s red label Taiwan first run (under Japanese supervision)
• Squier Precision - acquired with broken headstock, replaced neck, sold as a cheap banger (£50)
  

Yep - a fairly quiet year overall...

Sassafras

Winny_Pooh said:

Sassafras said:

Details? @Winny_Pooh ;

Of which bit @Sassafras ?

Speakers and size?
Are they ported?
Whatever they are, they look very nice.

SidNewton

Out:

MJW Electra Grind Head
2 x 12 Marshall Cab
2 x Celestion Creambacks
Maxon FL9 Flanger
Maxon OD9 Tubescreamer
Gigrig Loopy 2
Mad Professor Sweet Honey Overdrive
Xotic EP Booster

In:

Lazy J Cruiser Duece

Garthy

Out:
Classical guitar given to a niece.
StarForce 8000 donated to the Shaw Trust.

In:
DiMarzio Evolution HSH set, humbuckers from here, the middle single from Ebay.
DiMarzio D'Activator HH set, again from here.

Winny_Pooh

Sassafras said:

Winny_Pooh said:

Sassafras said:

Details? @Winny_Pooh ;

Of which bit @Sassafras ?

Speakers and size?
Are they ported?
Whatever they are, they look very nice.

@Sassafras they're sealed back so have fast transients and a sharp bass roll off. Based on the littlepapercones which are an update on the original auratones which were widely used in studios as a mix reference tool. The drivers are roughly 5.5", boxes are 19mm thick sapele and they're around 175mm wide and deep

https://i.imgur.com/baOtWLh.jpg

bodhi

In:

2005 Gibson Les Paul Standard Faded
2014 Gretsch Panther
2016 Gibson Les Paul Special

Out:

Nothing.

Sassafras

Winny_Pooh said:

Sassafras said:

Winny_Pooh said:

Sassafras said:

Details? @Winny_Pooh ;

Of which bit @Sassafras ?

Speakers and size?
Are they ported?
Whatever they are, they look very nice.

@Sassafras they're sealed back so have fast transients and a sharp bass roll off. Based on the littlepapercones which are an update on the original auratones which were widely used in studios as a mix reference tool. The drivers are roughly 5.5", boxes are 19mm thick sapele and they're around 175mm wide and deep

https://i.imgur.com/baOtWLh.jpg

Nice.
Wouldn't mind having a go at making myself a similar pair of speakers.

Zoolooter

Best Buy was a Strymon Brigadier Delay. It ended my quest for an analog voiced delay without the noise and hiss. Just perfect, slap back to long ambient noodling. Very tweakable but simple to use and set.

In second place is a lovely Souldier strap.

http://www.souldier.us/SaddleGuitarStrapsPattern/SerapeSaddleStrapSSA1083BR02BR.aspx