FlossMan posted:

A Keeley-modded TS-9 (Plus mod, for those who care)

I love my new purchases.

Uncle Caveman posted:

That sucks - I hate getting beat out at the last minute.

What I just got:


Ampeg Super Jet - 1x12, 50 watts and only 40lbs. The thing is drat loud - I like to think of it as the "Half-Twin."

I sold the AC30 for it ( ), but the thing was so heavy I was never playing it anyway. Three flights of stairs + 80lbs of Vox =

And something else to ENSURE I WILL DIE ALONE:



!=

Uncle Caveman posted:

Here's hopin'.

Also - This:



for this:



The speaker itself weighs 30 pounds. So much for not destroying my back...

Owsla posted:

Got my Epi Valve Jr Monday:



Ordered an Epiphone Dot Deluxe too. It's arrival got delayed 2 days, I was so excited yesterday when the rental office said to come down and pick it up after work.

Gold Grovers, MOP inlay on head, not bad I guess (although a bound head and neck sure would be nice on an $850 list guitar)


Got a feeling this won't sound too nice.


Oh and I'm no luthier, but I'm pretty sure there's supposed to be a nut holding the pickguard on here.


This speaks volumes. The loving Epi badge is falling off before I can get the protective plastic off.


So in short, gently caress Epiphone. (making an exception I suppose for their cheap, easily modded tube amps )

I returned the Dot and ordered this instead.


Ibanez Artcore AS83

Should be here Monday or Tuesday, wish me luck.

Noise Machine posted:

I also have one of these, and oh my god they can get so loud. I get a really good clean sound out of it without it being too quiet either. I didn't really buy it for the overdrive, but rather for the improved bass responce. But oh my, once I turn it at like 6 and it starts to breakup, and I click the Big Muff on? AAAAAAAAAH

TyChan posted:

Oh man. Awesome choice. I was in a band in college with a guy who owned this (or maybe a previous iteration of it) and the thing was ridiculously versatile.

By the way, how is that George Porter PBass project of yours coming along?

Mr JinX posted:

Out for delivery now-

Mr JinX posted:

Its an Ibanez Artcore AXF74, les paul sized but fully hollow-bodied
They are apparently extremely rare in the US- I had to email around and call about 20 shops specializing in used guitars before I found this one for $275 shipped- the last one that sold on ebay went for $400

juicy_J posted:

Wow! What year? As for the Les Paul on the headstock, the SG body style was orignally just another Les Paul signature model. I'm not sure when and why they started calling them SGs.

Mr JinX posted:

and here is my Artcore I posted about above (yes, pink strings)-

fwoompf posted:

This took me far far far too long I guess.

Are these too big? I hope they are not too big.

Oathbreaker posted:

Can anyone reassure me that my purchase was right?

Mr JinX posted:

This one is for sale! $400 shipped (lower 48) OBO!




Its great but I am jonesing for one of those new vintage modified teles

http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2354123

ToiletDuk posted:

Yesterday I walked into Guitar Center to try out acoustic guitars for new sounds that I was missing from my current selection. As soon as I laid my hands on her and heard her sing, I fell in love and had to take this beauty home for some private alone time:

RSPsych0 posted:

I have one of these, it's awesome.

jasonvoorhees posted:

just got this last week:

Lobster Johnson posted:

Well, I splurged



A Tech21 Trademark 30. Single channel, 30w, basically a Tech21 GT2 + poweramp + speaker. I'm totally in love with this thing - it does so many sounds, does them well and sounds great at any volume.



eBay purchase #1: EHX Micro Synth! Brings the funk like nothing else.



eBay purchase #2: EHX Hog & Hog Foot pedal! This is a fun one - part envelope synth ala the one above and part octave generator, like the EHX Pog. It's polyphonic, so it works on chords, and has a few other weird functions thrown in, like a whammy style octave/step bender, a wah and a "Freeze" thing, that holds chords or notes until you let the button go. Some seriously unbelievable sounds come out of it. The external pedal saves and triggers up to 6 presets.



eBay purchase #3: Moogerfooger Murf. Yeah, another synth. This one is even harder to explain than the last. It's a very fat sounding EQ coupled with a pattern generator that steps through each band on the EQ at a variable rate, passing it through an envelope filter. Warm chorus and tremolo sounds at one end, percussive craziness at the other. And being a Moog, it's fat and warm analogue bliss. Now I'm craving a FreqBox but that might be blowing the budget.



Loop time! A big Boss RC-50. 99 patches, 3 loop channels per phrase, syncs to a pc via USB. Check out the "Rico Loop Performace" under Boss' 2006 videos.



More looping! A Digitech Jamman. What the gently caress do I want another looper for? Well, I was eyeing off the EXH 2880 as it has 4 loop channels plus a 5th stereo channel that you can mix down your loops to. Not being able to find one locally, and the fact that the 2880 only understands 4/4 time, I went with a separate loop box for mixdowns. This one also has 99 patches and USB.



Finally, some new pickups for my main guitar, a '97 Les Paul Joe Perry signature. Was a little over the honky, midrangey sound of the stock PAFs, so I went with the popular Seymour Duncan Jazz neck, JB bridge combo. Loving it so far, especially the Jazz.

Closeup:

Background: I've been in a huge rut with my playing for the last few years, which is depressing. Rather than let it completely die, I decided to set a budget and buy up some new and interesting gear, items geared towards spontaneity and tweaking. The next step will be selling my second guitar, a 98 black SG special, my old amp and some other bits of crap to fund a new guitar (possibly a Maton) and another Moogerfooger or two.

Painkiller posted:

So I went to the guitar store today and tried out one of the Ibanez Artcore Custom's and OH GOD



It's sounds as good as it looks, it's got this great clean sound and the fretboard is like playing on butter. And the sustain is like watching a cricket match, it goes on forever!

Definantly going to buy it.

kamapuaa posted:

I picked this up a week or two ago:



Gretsch Electromatic G5120. As soon as I made the mistake of playing it, I knew that it had to come home with me.

The Huntsman posted:

This sexiness will be posted in the bass guitar thread as well, I am very proud of this.



Plays very nicely.

Agrikk posted:

My last birthday present to myself:



A Ampeg B-2RE head and B-410HE cab:


I got tired of having to be the guy who cranks his poo poo to compete with the others while we rehearse so I plonked down the cash for this. God I love this setup.

Walter posted:

If you don't mind my asking, what did that head run you? My brother is looking to replace his decent, but beaten to hell and well-used, Gallien Krueger combo with something a little easier to transport (at least, lighter in pieces) and higher quality. He's mentioned a few times that he'd like to try a head/cab arrangement, which I think is a good idea, having carried that loving combo a few times for him.

If it helps (in terms of response, etc.) he usually plays either a Ken Smith fretless or an Alembic Essence 4, and tends to favor a fair amount of treble and mid (to the point of borrowing his girlfriend's guitar amplifier lately) in his tone.

Gorewar posted:

I was able to get this for a cool $1000: Ampeg SVT-810E!

Soon I'm going to get my finances together for an SVT-IV pro head with a rack case, and it will be good.

Uncle Caveman posted:

I'd take a 1x15 & 4x10 over an 8x10 monolith, though.

Lil Danzig posted:

Welp. I went and did it. The backstory here, if you're curious, is that my company was recently acquired by a 'big name' and I ended up getting to cash in my stock options for a little chunk of change. After a week of debate, I decided that my happiness is worth a splurge, so I just got off the phone from ordering this:



Oh my dear lord, I cannot wait for it to show up. Drool.

warwick5s posted:

Drop A's me.

Knobs are neck volume, bridge volume, passive tone, treble, mid, bass
Switches are coil tap, mid shift, and active / passive.

I can't recommend Chris enough. $2000 and an 11 month wait for that, and getting a whole lot crazier wouldn't cost you that much more.

Alfa Tard posted:

Pirateparty posted:

I'm about to start saving for new gear! If any of you musical goons have any experience with this stuff please leave your feedback.

First off I'm saving for a couple of amps:

Crate GT1200H/G412SHL halfstack.


Behringer BX4500H 450 watt bass head.


And mostly likely an Epi. Thunderbird fairly soon as well.

Pirateparty posted:

Thanks for the input, i've heard that if you place the neck strap-screw in a different hole it fixes the nosedive problem.

Walter posted:

Finally picked up one of the TS9 series. The DXs are supposed to have a bit higher gain in the low end, which (considering the register of my e-mandos), is perfect for me. Sorry for the stock photo. I got mine used and it's not arrived yet.



I may go with some mods at some point, but I'm going to try with nothing but stock to start. I'm mostly after the smooth boost over heavy crunch, anyway, and these are apparently terrific for that.

Engine Fortegue posted:

3 for venues, I can't imagine getting anywhere near that in living quarters situation

edit: But yeah, to sum up that poo poo is loud as hell and also 3toes why don't you post in da=yobz anymore?

82Daion posted:

Speakon as a guitar connection would be a bad idea, mostly because guitars don't output 500-1000W of signal power, and also because the cables are huge and heavy. If you're after a locking jack for your guitar or bass, Neutrik makes one.

The real benefit of a balanced out (XLR or TRS) is that it allows you to run great lengths of cable without signal loss and noise, which isn't something most players need. Plus, to achieve the benefits of a balanced connection, which is what you typically use XLR for, you'd need to make sure your guitar and amp had their output and input impedances matched, which would be difficult to do given the great variety of both out there.

The reason the Alembic uses an XLR connector (and a 5-pin one at that) is that it not only puts out an unbalanced stereo signal, but also has an external power supply which runs power to the electronics through the cable. So, you have 2 pins running bass signal, 2 pins running power, and a ground. There's a special cable you have to use with the bass that plugs into this box:



which allows you to split the signal to 2 amps, if that's your preference, and which provides power to the bass. The box plugs into the wall.

PenguinBob posted:

Golly no, that is an awful idea

I think they're string-thru.

PenguinBob posted:

ah yeah, my mistake. i'm looking at alembic's site and they all seem to be wrap-around/quick-load type tailpieces.

on a related note, this is just way too many loving knobs.