Your Year in Gear - 2016

timhulio

Out:
Ibanez RG421 - great to play, couldn't get past the looks, pickups a little hot
Gibson 60s SG Jr - again, comfortable to play and super light. Always seemed too bright, almost obnoxious
My latest parts Strat - I've owned so many strats, and they just don't inspire me at all, much as I want them to
'73 SF Bandmaster Reverb - lovely amp, just needed the space!

In:
1960 Framus Hollywood - been looking for one for ages. It's almost completely hollow and super light, unlike the reissues. This one has been bigsby'd and the aftermarket bridge needed a little work. The top one in the photo.

Also in, in that I've plucked it from its case and played it the most, a '73 Musima Elgita (not the one in the pic, that one needs a refret).

dindude

timhulio said:

Out:
Ibanez RG421 - great to play, couldn't get past the looks, pickups a little hot
Gibson 60s SG Jr - again, comfortable to play and super light. Always seemed too bright, almost obnoxious
My latest parts Strat - I've owned so many strats, and they just don't inspire me at all, much as I want them to
'73 SF Bandmaster Reverb - lovely amp, just needed the space!

In:
1960 Framus Hollywood - been looking for one for ages. It's almost completely hollow and super light, unlike the reissues. This one has been bigsby'd and the aftermarket bridge needed a little work. The top one in the photo.

Also in, in that I've plucked it from its case and played it the most, a '73 Musima Elgita (not the one in the pic, that one needs a refret).

You got rid of a '60's SG Jr and bought that Framus? Hhhhmmm, I'm now suspicious of your character.

Each to there own though......................

Rowby1

Pretty stable year for me gear wise. Bought and had fitted some Oil City Bean-Os to my Heritage H-535, wife bought me a Gretsch 5420T for my birthday and I'm selling (not gone yet) my Gibson V. 

Been a a year of mostly concentrating on getting the best out of all the stuff I bought last year, all good.

timhulio

dindude said:

timhulio said:

Out:
Gibson 60s SG Jr - again, comfortable to play and super light. Always seemed too bright, almost obnoxious

In:
1960 Framus Hollywood - been looking for one for ages. It's almost completely hollow and super light, unlike the reissues. This one has been bigsby'd and the aftermarket bridge needed a little work. The top one in the photo.

You got rid of a '60's SG Jr and bought that Framus? Hhhhmmm, I'm now suspicious of your character.

Each to there own though......................

I should mention the Gibson was a 2011 reissue. The Framus is a worse guitar in terms of fit and finish, but it's much more interesting to play thanks to the pickups and electronics. I already have good guitars, but not enough interesting/unusual ones :-)

DavusPG

I was hoping for a sensible year and haven't done too badly on balance as historically it's been all ins. 

In:

Castle Cases Flightcase & board
Zilla 1x12 cab with pre ROLA Greenback
USA Fender Strat
DiMarzio Injector Pre Wired Pickgaurd
Gary Moore Owned Gibson Custom VOS SG
Eric Johnson Rosewood Board Strat
Washburn N4 Padauk.

Out:

Gary Moore Owned Gibson Custom VOS SG
Gibson Trini Lopez 
Musicman Axis 

After getting my FX8 at the end of 2016, every pedal except my CAE wah went in the classifieds this year, so....

Suhr Koko Boost
Suhr Shiba
Wampler Ego
Eventide H9
Strymon Timeline 
Line 6 Verbzilla
Pedaltrain 3
Decibel Eleven Hot Stone Deluxe
Decibel Eleven Switch Dr
Digidesign Eleven Rack

A few pedals and a couple of guitars currently on the chopping block but that's it.

Already hankering for a Jackson Adrian Smith Sig and an AX8 in 2017.....It never ends!
 

Basher

Out: Rickenbacker 660/12, 2006 Les Paul '56 Historic Goldtop
In: Several sets of mandolin strings

Originally wanted a Gibson ES-something-or-other with the cash from the Rick/LP sales.
Missed some decent blowouts at Coda/Peach, then the new prices went up about 1/3 almost overnight, with a corresponding knock-on for used prices.
Have pretty much given up with GAS. Still plenty of guitars and not enough talent to justify those.
Current craving is an old Gibson F2/4 mandolin, though the talent thing still applies!

Vibetronic

all I've got this year is a Vigier (the Shawn Lane one). The only downside is that it's so good I haven't played any of my others since I got it, and I'd probably sell them all (apart from 1) if I didn't have sentimental attachment to them all. I think a couple may go though. Oh and I've just got an AX8 so I don't knacker my back moving amps around all the time. Haven't dabbled in the effects/box/amp sim world for ages and this thing is amazing. 

CHrisP86

Guitars in

Feline Lion Cub

Guitars out

PRS Mira
PRS Tremonti

Amps in

Soldano Hot Rod 25
Bogner Goldfinger 45
Cornford Roadhouse 50

Amps out

Soldano Hot Rod 25
Bogner Goldfinger 45
Cornford Roadhouse
MJW Goldstar SS

I think 2017 will be a digital adventure.

TheOtherDennis

My list is as small as always -

In
Kit-built PRS style that I still haven't finished to my satisfaction (and probably never will)
Ashdown Five Fifteen bass amp
K&K Pure mini acoustic pick up for my Levinson 12-string (another pointless purchase that's been used once and will probably never be used again)
Pedal for my Zoom G3 that I don't know how to set up (even though I've read and followed all the instructions I still can't get it to work)
Some more stands

Out
Erm, nowt, I don't think. I was planning on selling a bunch of stuff but resale values mean it's not really worth it atm.

HAL9000

Sold - Yamaha Pacifica 311H

Bought - Orange CR60C
                G&L ASAT Bluesboy semi-hollow 
                Oil City StoneTones for my Strat
                Callaham sustain block for Strat

                 

Roland

In: a star shaped partscaster in gold
Out: my youngest son has annexed the HB Telecaster from last year's build challenge