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

rico

I use my LP Standard with Mules into a Matamp GTL. I have a modest pedalboard mainly for the TU3, Phase 90 & Pharoah and a 535 wah.

terada

Thinking of selling most of it and going back to basics

meltedbuzzbox

TTBZ said:

My gear and playing is currently at an all time low. Had to sell my amp to pay off some bills so right now my entire gear list is down to:

Gibson SG standard 
No-name awful parts strat that's not worth selling
Korg pitchblack

BYOC Tubescreamer
Fuzzdogs raw fuzz
DD7
2x12 cab

A very sad state of affairs indeed. I regret selling my 2 Les Pauls for sure! Most of the time I play through Amplitube which isn't particularly inspiring! Right now I'd love a good digital option for playing at home with headphones or monitors as I can't see a band situation cropping up any time soon. May even sell the cab to help fund something. Still want a Helix LT but a firebox or old Pod is looking more likely. I know I should be happy for the nice bits I have but the whole situation has me feeling down on guitar right now.

@TTBZ I can give you a line 6 spider amp fella.
It's not going to be boutique toanz but it's better than a punch in the face. Pm me if you are interested

King85

Winny_Pooh said:

This 80% of the time



The other 20% is covered by 2 acoustics, 4 electrics, 2 basses and a lapslide

Whats the pedal with the bee/pig and ice cream on it?

mli3

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


Nowhere ! Got some stunning guitars , a beautiful Carr amp, and just don’t get any time to play or practice.
2 young kids, a baby, job that means I have to get to bed relatively early... my evening doesn’t ever really start till now! Just before 9pm, and still have a few chores to do. 
My stuff is in the room next to the baby’s etc etc. 

You could say im making excuses.. you’re probably right. Please tell me it will change ? 

Gadget

mli3 said:

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


Nowhere ! Got some stunning guitars , a beautiful Carr amp, and just don’t get any time to play or practice.
2 young kids, a baby, job that means I have to get to bed relatively early... my evening doesn’t ever really start till now! Just before 9pm, and still have a few chores to do. 
My stuff is in the room next to the baby’s etc etc. 

You could say im making excuses.. you’re probably right. Please tell me it will change ? 

It gets better.

I had to take an enforced break when the kids arrived, but as they get past toddler age you get more and more of your life back.

dindude

mli3 said:

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


Nowhere ! Got some stunning guitars , a beautiful Carr amp, and just don’t get any time to play or practice.
2 young kids, a baby, job that means I have to get to bed relatively early... my evening doesn’t ever really start till now! Just before 9pm, and still have a few chores to do. 
My stuff is in the room next to the baby’s etc etc. 

You could say im making excuses.. you’re probably right. Please tell me it will change ? 

Same deal for me, right down to the Carr amp! Recently purchased Universal Audio OX has got me playing a lot more though as it’s a headphone solution I actually want to play.

Dan86

Guitars -

2016 Les Paul Standard
1978 Fender Tele
Ibanez JS2450
Taylor K24ce
Crimson Nebula
Godin 5th Avenue
Early 60s strat build in progress

Amp - Laney L5 Studio

Where am I now? I fancy building my own guitars and I want a bass !

DrJazzTap

I bought a lovely cheap Rivera combo which sounds lovely. Looking to sell the blues deluxe reissue, possibly part exchange for a bass. Would like to explore home recording set up in the near future.

CMW335

Guitars -1968 Strat and 1964 Martin D28

Amps - 1953 Fender Champ, Hiwatt practice amp from Noel Gallaghers collection on reverb

Recording - Mac-book, focusrite 8pre x, Adam Audio A7x, Shure KSM9, 2 sm81’s and 2 sm7’s

munckee

Dan86 said:

Guitars -

2016 Les Paul Standard
1978 Fender Tele
Ibanez JS2450
Taylor K24ce
Crimson Nebula
Godin 5th Avenue
Early 60s strat build in progress

Amp - Laney L5 Studio

Where am I now? I fancy building my own guitars and I want a bass !

Don’t get anymore frets Dan!

1979

I think over the last 15 years I’ve had about 60 guitars ranging in style and price. But I think for now the PRS CE24 that I’ve been trying to sell is satisfying my home playing needs, just through the excellent Vox Adio handbag amp. Mind you, I do quite fancy a Squier Bronco bass for messing around with....

JonHosker

Guitars...double bound Fender CS tele, Peach 10th anniv. CS Strat, Takamine acoustic with tube preamp.
Amp....Carr Sportsman
Pedals....Xotic Wah, Thorpy Vet Ge, Ryra Klon, Origin Revival Drive, Empress Echosystem, Walrus Monument trem.
Want to buy...Walrus Julia, maybe Neo Mini Vent 2, reverb pedal....but funds lacking!!!
Gibson SG dreaming...but Derek Trucks I am not!! 
Happy and enjoying not loosing money swapping stuff ... keeping £ afloat theae days is a priority! 
Reckon I started buying and trading in 2007.
Finally found.....song comes to mind!

Winny_Pooh

@King85 its a fuzzdog Supreaux kit with DIY artwork.

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

Dan86

munckee said:

Don’t get anymore frets Dan!

Well spotted, I didn't even notice

TTBZ

meltedbuzzbox said:

TTBZ I can give you a line 6 spider amp fella.

It's not going to be boutique toanz but it's better than a punch in the face. Pm me if you are interested

Wow thank you for the very generous offer but I'm sure there are others far more deserving of being given an amp than me! Was just a bit miffed earlier as I've had band related let-downs which puts a downer on playing for me.

munckee

Winny_Pooh said:

@King85 its a fuzzdog Supreaux kit with DIY artwork.

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

That’s great stuff. 

cbellanga

Perfect timing thread and interesting to see so many others also downsizing... I used to have an exponential amount of gear considering my playing abilities but have been rationalising things lately so now I have:

2 x Taylors acoustic (steel and nylon)
2 x fenders (strat and a tele)
1 x Gibson (cs336)

1 main pedalboard with an amplifire 6 and soon to arrive an eventide h9
1 x QSC K8.2 doubling as frfr 
1 x fender combo (original 60s non-reverb Princeton)

Still would love another lazy j20 but I always end up taking the modeller to play live, the consistency and convenience are very handy

NelsonP

mli3 said:

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


Nowhere ! Got some stunning guitars , a beautiful Carr amp, and just don’t get any time to play or practice.
2 young kids, a baby, job that means I have to get to bed relatively early... my evening doesn’t ever really start till now! Just before 9pm, and still have a few chores to do. 
My stuff is in the room next to the baby’s etc etc. 

You could say im making excuses.. you’re probably right. Please tell me it will change ? 

Do you have a modeller and headphones? That makes it much easier to play when the little ones are sleeping.

Blackjack

Oh dear, this is going to be embarrassing for someone of my such beginners status....

Amps

Fender Hot Rod Deluxe III Silver Bullet Special Edition (far more amp than I need but I love it)
Vox AD30VT
Fender Frontman 10G (came as part of a starter pack. Not even sure where it is!)

Guitars

Squier Classic Vibe Telecaster in 3 colour Sunburst. Electrics upgraded to Baja ones before I bought it. My go-to Guitar 
Epiphone Les Paul Custom Pro in black 
Epiphone 339 in red (a surprise present from hubby)
Squier ‘Stratocaster’ in red that came as part of a beginners starter kit (not normally played, lives away in a bag)
Stagg Strat lookalike in Black.  Never played, bought of Ebay for £12 as a piece of wall art for a music themed party lol.  Looks nice hanging on the wall though

Lag 12 string acoustic (another surprise from hubby last Xmas.  Really enjoying it)
Taylor 210CE-K-DLX  my lovely dreadnought electro acoustic 
Fender cheapie electro acoustic (lives in our dining room and doesn’t get played much)
Alhambra Spanish acoustic.  Had it since I was a teenager.  Nylon strings, neck like a tree trunk and awful to play

Pedal board

Kinda fluid at the moment as I am gathering toys but includes

Digitech Polara reverb
Boss Super Chorus
Boss Digital Delay (works intermittently) 
Boss Blues Driver
Boss Loop Station (must learn to use it properly)
Baby Boom Fuzz Star
Hand built Marshall pedal 
TC Electronics Fluorescence Shimmer Reverb

a disgusting amount of gear for a pretty crap player!!

All the gear but no idea........ hhmmmm