Lordy, it’s not even May yet and I’ve already purchased:

- 7 pedals
- 2 pickups
- 1 new speaker
- 1 new amp
- 1 new pedalboard

And now I’m seriously thinking about buying another Strat.

That’s about an entire year’s worth of gear activity for me. Sheesh!

V

This message has been edited. Last edited by: VanStone,

2001 & 2002 were like that for me. I've been on a gradual sell-off since then and have arrived upon the perfect mix of guitars, amps, & effects.

Since 010106, I bought a Strobostomp and a Framptone 3Banger. I sold an EGDM, and a Framptone Amp switcher. I also sold a Mic preamp, a 4track recorder, 2 Mics, and a Mixer.

For the first time in years, I'm not really looking for anything.

Not me...
Since around Christmas
Clark Beaufort
Heritage H137
Heritage H535
MI Audio Crunch Box
MI Audio Tube Zone
Dice Works Union Jack
Pedalworx Bender Over Under
Retroman Lola
Barber TonePump EQ
Barber BurnUnit EQ
Barber Small Fry
Menatone Blue Collar (new one)
Moog MuRF
Jacques Prisoner
Fender MIA Surf Green RI strat body - 4.2 lbs finished
I'm sure I've missed a thing or two...

The sad thing is, I'm still the same hack player...

I was doing real well until I saw a picture of a Fender Custom Shop '63 Relic Tele in Ice Blue Metallic. I'm going to be in trouble, I can feel it coming on.

Hmmm...

Fulldrive Mosfet
Barber Tone Press
Barber Direct Drive
Xotic RC booster
Loooper 2 channel
Bad Cat Cub II 30W (Custom Shop Model)
Dr. Z 2x10 cab (FOR SALE)
Matchless 4x10 cab
Earcandy Sovereign 1x12 for my EVM 12L
Weber Mass 50
Heyboer Output Tranny for Fender Showman.
Complete refret & setup on 77 strat
Xaviere XV-900 (ES 335 copy)

Now for the things I've sold...

umm.. well.. I'm trying to sell the Z cab, does that count

MJ Mirage Standard
Budda Superdrive 30
Naylor Superdrive 60
DR Z Maz JR 1x12

3 outta 4 are in the obtainable group. The Mirage is still in the keep dreaming group

Busy year for me...

Sold Warwick Thumb fretless bass
Traded a Musicman Stingray 5 for a Sterling 4
Bought a 50's Gibson ES125
Traded a bass cab for a EH Graphic Fuzz and cash

I'm already thinking of Trading the Sterling for an amp or cab. I must have got bass out of my system.

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Originally posted by CS:
Busy year for me...

Sold Warwick Thumb fretless bass
Traded a Musicman Stingray 5 for a Sterling 4
Bought a 50's Gibson ES125
Traded a bass cab for a EH Graphic Fuzz and cash

I'm already thinking of Trading the Sterling for an amp or cab. I must have got bass out of my system.

I had a '53 ES125 that was a great sounding guitar for blues & jazz - sweet woody tone. Hope you like it for a long time.

Considering that all my purchases have been in the hundred- rather than thousand-dollar range, this year hasn't been too bad so far. Of course, "so far" is the key phrase.

Texas Two Step
Red Witch Deluxe Moon Phaser
Axxess BS2 Buffer
HoneyBee
PedalTrain Pro board
Lollar Imperial HB's
RC Booster
Klon (on order)

Fulltone 70
Cusack Tap-a-Whirl

Kind of a slow year..

Last year was REALLY bad for me...

This year, I've been 'fine tuning' my board -

Out:
Tonefactor Hellbilly

Tried:
Skreddy Screw Driver - nope
COT50 Red - yes!

Out:
Arion SAD-1 Analog Delay

Trying (in the mail as we speak actually):
Jacques Prisoner Analog Delay

Chopping block:
DLS Chorus~Vib (I use it for vibrato 95% of the time - like it a lot, could do better though)

Current jones:
ProAnalog Maggie Vibrato

Thing that wakes me up in the middle of the night:
A Koll Superior Tele/P-90 I've been designing in my head for the past 6 months...

quote:

Originally posted by LeoFenderBender:
I had a '53 ES125 that was a great sounding guitar for blues & jazz - sweet woody tone. Hope you like it for a long time.

You've nailed what it does and although it's great amped I play it unplugged a lot. It's the ideal practice guitar, no pedals, no amp. I can see myself old and useless (no comments please) playing this thing in a sheltered accomodation.

I really thought I'd be good this year (yeah right!!). In my gaseous defense, I have SOLD A TON lot of stuff to fund other purchased goodies. I'm WAY WAY WAY less into effects and more into guitars right now. Let's see...

GUITARS: 4 Strats (3 Malmsteens, 1 USA), 1 Yamaha Ty Tabor model, 2 Peavey Wolfgangs (Jeezus!!!!!!)
AMPS: 1 Amp (Marshall 3203 artist head)
a few pedals--CM Plexitone, 3 Analogman modded pedals, 2 monte allum modded pedals, MI crunch box.
3 pickups--1 Dimarzio YJM, SD little 59, Rio Grande Dirty Harry.

I need help ---one bourbon, one scotch, one beer.

Since Jan. Ive got 6 pedals, thinking about droping 2 and replacing them with 2 others, 1 amp, 2 guitars. Im not doing bad I had been saving up for the pedals and got them all at once, sold some old amps for the new one, and the guitars... well i really like them.

Now for that new Retro Phaser and some George L's.

Oh and Willie, I think you have the best little picture ever. Ive always got my towel with me.

i was pretty good last year,only because of insufficient funds.but this year...now that i'm getting back in to a band situation,besides the usual gas,now i can damn near justify whatever i pick up.i am in big,big trouble!

slow start but i just about got my truck paid off (but i still gotta pay taxes i filed for an extension)

set of fender 57/62's
a Vox 847 wah
George L's cable kit (about to get some more ends)
and a line 6 echo park( i think i got it in january at least)

pretty slow so far but its picking up,

to come:

a set of Duncan Antiquitys tele pickups

Im bidding on a carl martin hot drive n boost which im probally going to win

tc electronics chorus/pitch/flang

fulltone 69' or octafuzz (maybe both

mini Deja-vibe...i really want one

and finally a lehle amp selector/looper.

im kinda limiting it to just about that with pedals, Im about to purchase a parted strat from a friend, also my big purchase of the year im planning on a Marshall dsl50 (or 100)watt head, hopeing to have a marshall/fender amp switching setup by the end of this year,

In for a penny in for a pound. Today I'm thinking that besides another Strat, another Gibby style guitar is in order too. I'll be selling two guitars off on Fleabay to help fund them, of course, but still... Yikes! GAS-O-RAMA!

I think maybe it's because I can see the light at the end of the tunnel with my rig, and I'm feeling like making a dash for it.

V

quote:

Originally posted by VanStone:
In for a penny in for a pound. Today I'm thinking that besides another Strat, another Gibby style guitar is in order too. I'll be selling two guitars off on Fleabay to help fund them, of course, but still... Yikes! GAS-O-RAMA!

I think maybe it's because I can see the light at the end of the tunnel with my rig, and I'm feeling like making a dash for it.

V

i havent the light yet ....still got alot of dark halls to run into...ouch i know ill find it someday...i hope. Til then im lost in oblivion.