Your year in gear, 2018

stickyfiddle

Tis the season, which means it's the time for reflection. What arrived? What left? What surprised you? How do you feel about all of it?

Last year's thread for reference... http://thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/119974/year-in-gear-2017/

For me, I bought an ES-330, a set of Mojo pickups for my CS-336, and a handful of pedals - Walrus Monuments Trem, Arc FX Klone, vintage MXR Distortion+ and a Gamechanger Plasma. All are fantastic bits of gear, but I suspect I'll switch the 330 for a Les Paul at some point in 2019. 

Main surprise was the ridiculous availability of great gear in my trip to Nashville. Amazing vintage stuff on the walls of every shop just begging to be picked up and played. I'd love to go back.

Keefy

OUT:
PRS McCarty Goldtop
Swart STR combo
Digitech Hot Head distortion
Biyang TR8 tremolo

IN:
Fender FSR Telecaster Deluxe + The Creamery WRHB pickups
Ivison LP TV model prototype
Fender Princeton Reverb 68 Custom.
5E3 Micro (project build)
Digitech Hardwired Valve Distortion
EHX Memory Toy delay
Subdecay Vagabond tremolo
Ampeg PF-50T bass head

I've probably missed a few bits out, but those are the ones that stick in my mind

Musicwolf

From what I can remember............

Fender Baja Telecaster (50s / Blonde) and PRS SE Chris Robertson single cut.  An Alto TS210 powered cab for monitoring, an 2 tier amp stand and, I think, that's about the lot.  Santa's bringing me a Zoom L-12 Livetrak so that I can record the band in the rehearsal room but, other than that, a quiet year.

Interesting purchase was a titanium plectrum which I now use all the time

fandango

Out: Keeley Compressor, JHS Buffer, Seymour Duncan Vapor Trail Delay & 805 Overdrive, and a red Yamaha SGV-800.

In: Several ThorpyFX pedals - Fat General, Team Medic, Peacekeeper, and a Keeley Caverns. As I write there's still time yet in 2018 for another addition ..... 

tone1

In
Tweed Deluxe clone 
Navigator Goldtop Les Paul 
Hudson Broadcast 
Analogman Chorus 
Skreddy 1971 Fuzz
Strymon Flint
Boss DD-2
Lazyj Cruiser
Skreddy M1
Laney L5-t
Hudson Sidecar 


Out
Tokai Telecaster 
Blackstsr HT1
Laney L5-t
Skreddy M1
lazyj cruiser 
Boss Ph-1r
Boss GE-7
Boss BF-2
Boss Tr-2
Boss DD-3
Hudson Sidecar 
probably more.....

p90fool

It's all a blur!
I sold my 100w Katana as it just wasn't cutting it live, and I bought a pair of JBL Eon One line array PA systems, and a Tech21 Flyrig for when I need to go direct. It works extremely well. 

I bought a new Bonamassa Firebird, modded it then sold it at a huge loss, then part-exed a load of old stuff I hadn't used for years for a new HRD IV. 

I should have bought an HRD years ago, it's a popular gigging amp for a reason.

Another thing I did which I should've done years before is buy a decent Gibson acoustic, it's become the only guitar I grab for pure pleasure rather than work. 

I got rid of a couple of Jet City amps, keeping only my original, favourite 20H. 

I gave away three more ex-gigging guitars, they'd recouped their cost many times over and went to people who could barely afford to pay their rent, let alone buy guitars. 

Oh and I just bought an Epi Explorer off Grungebob, which I'm looking forward to very much. 

The long term loan of a 2204 after I'd repaired it for a friend inspired my to dig out my old Drivemaster as a more portable approximation, and I've since bought a spare plus a Jackhammer for reliving my youth.

Oh, and a Sonicake Twiggy Blues, which is a kind of rootsy-sounding Flyrig, except it's only £56.

There's probably more, but I can't remember!

Fuengi

Out: Digitech Obscura, Boss TE2 (error), Keeley Vibe o Verb, DOD Looking Glass, Boss RV-6, Mooer Yellow Comp, Mooer Slow Engine. 

In and out: Strymon Mobius and Timeline.

In: Strymon Dig, Flint and El Capistan. Magnetic Effects Black Epiphone ES339. 

My amp sounds a zillion times better going through a few Strymon pedals. 

Also upgraded my Mexican Strat with some (superb) Entwistle pickups. 

Paul_C

IN

EQD Afterneath
EQD Spatial Delivery
EQD Data Corrupter
EQD Arpanoid
Electro Faustus Drone Thing
Pladask Elektrisk Bakvendt
Ezhi & Aka Moomindrone T
Parasit Studios Into The Unknown (kit)
Parasit Studios Arcadiator (Juansolo?)
Devi Ever BDSM
Boss SL-20 Slicer
Dwarfcraft Grazer
Dwarfcraft Ghost Fax
Digitech The Weapon
Pigtronix Quantum Time Modulator
Montreal Assembly Count To 5
EHX 8 Step Program
Fuzzdog Lunar Shot
Behringer FX600 (modified)
Vox Chorus

IN & OUT

smallsound/bigsound TAFM*
Recovery Cutting Room Floor*
Keeley Caverns*

OUT

Dr Scientist BitQuest
Digitech Obscura
Drolo Stamme[n]
Mr Black Gilamondo

RMJ

Flogged my led Paul trad and special to recharge the coffers after the R8 splurge. That's it for me!

Jota

Re-bought a Supa-trem cause I missed the one I had (that I sold to a guy that was also buying it for the second time after a sale regret) and also bought a Mosky Silver Horse klone that I kept.

Had a MP LGW that I didn't bound with and a Source Audio Aftershock that I also sold (second time owning this pedal).

I think that's about it.

Stevepage

Out: 

Ibanez UV7SBK
Lag Acoustic
Tc G System
Boss ns2

In:
Jackson HT6
Line 6 Helix LT

A lot less impulse buying this year. What I have bought, I've researched thoroughly and found the best deal possible.

richardhomer

Out:

1964 Gibson ES335

In:

2014 PRS DGT

Roland

In: Parts and straps for one partscaster and the Q418 Challenge. A couple of cables, and some inline tuners which haven’t been used yet.

Out: Nowt that I can remember. I might have sold a few parts.

Edit: Forgot my new IEMs. Cost more than everything else put together.

designerseye88

In:

1958 Les Paul Junior 
1959 DC Les Paul Special
1957 Les Paul Special 
Marshall DSL triple super lead 
Boss RC1 loop pedal 
Chinese LP style guitar kit 
..... and a baby 


out:

1958 Les Paul Junior 
set of Bareknuckle blue note p90's
....potentially my girlfriend If I buy much more 

the_jaffa

I've had an incredible year this year, and it'll probably lead to a new post in Admin/MOD Interventions when I get banned but this is my In/Out list for the year.

In:

Nothing

Out:

Nothing

DrJazzTap

Out:
Tokai es130 
Fender blues deluxe reissue 
Ehx deluxe memory boy 
Maybe more to go..

In: 
Ibanez mini tubescreamer (can't remember if I bought it at the guitar show this or last year)
Line6 echopark 
Ehx big muff
Bargaintastic £200 rivera m60 2x12 combo
Digitech whammy 5

pmg

From memory:

In: 

Hudson Broadcast 
Martin 000-18

Out:

Lovepedal black magic zendrive
Lovepedal black tchula
Whirlwind phaser
Xotic SL drive 18v 
Catalinbread Fuzzrite
Vick Audio 73 Rams Head
Diamond Marquis

Ambitions for 2019 

Fender Johnny Marr Jaguar 
Basic Audio Scarab Deluxe

Sporky

In - nothing
Out - two Zoom pedals and  a Stingray

monquixote

NOTHING!

Considering how much gear I used to flip that's huge for me.

Played nothing but a us std strat and a katana all year.

dindude

Really don’t want to think about it!

TTBZ

Didn't buy any guitars. Almost bought an Epi LP Custom but when I borrowed one I didn't get on with it.

Bought and sold a few drive pedals but pretty much ended up going back to the same few I've been using for years. Guitar has stayed pretty similar too though I've just put new pickups in it and wish I'd tried these ones years ago!

Amp-wise had to sell my Jubilee to cover wedding bills. Was kindly gifted a Line 6 spider which I used for about a month before getting a cracking deal on a Jubilee combo again!