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Well I figured putting my gear out here would help you get to know me a little better.
I am very serious about music, hopefully you can see that in my choice of gear. I know
that everyone will not necessarily like the same gear as I do, but that is what makes
playing so much fun. You find the gear you like, then shape your sound around it. When
you want a change, clean house and go gear hunting again :)
Here is the current line up of gear that I am playing on when I get the time. I have a
mix of old and new guitars, and a couple of good tube amps. I also have a few effects
that I like to color my sound with.
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Strings
Straps
Purchased this one from a friend at the end of 2003 as a Christmas gift to myself :) It
is one of Gibsons Historic Re-Issues of a classic guitar. The 1959 LP. Wow. This one
weighs just a few ounces over 8lbs. Not many out there that light. The feel is awesome,
and the pick-ups are phenomenal. I have to re-dial my amp when switching to this guy.
It requires almost no boost from my Full Drive to get a little dirt out of the amp. For
strings. Everly 10s. I am thinking of going to 11s and setting this one up for slide
ala Allman Brothers.
Another gift to myself at the end of 2003. I got both pieces from the same guy. His
loss, my gain :) I have never owned a Strat, or even played one much in my 25+ years
of playing. I was missing something. This is an incredible guitar and gives my
goldtop a run for its money. The neck is fat and feels really good. The growl that
comes from the bridge pick-up is awesome. This guitar is equally at home with stones
flavored roots rock or Vince Gill style twang. It is a great guitar for playing
worship music with.
This one is a real beauty. It is an original 1959 Gibson Les Paul
Special. The soap bar P90s on this thing really cut through the mix. I currently have a set
of Gibson GVR10s (vintage re-issue) on it and it seems to suit it pretty well. I really like
the sound of it through my vox. Dial the master and volume to 12, the treble to about 10 and
the bass to about 2 and it just sings.
This guitar had been sitting in a guys basement for almost 20 years! He said he played it
maybe twice a year :(. The gold top is extremely checked. It looks beautiful. It is
a little on the heavy side ~10 lbs. But I still love playing it. The sustain is incredible
and the bite I get from the mini humbuckers is just great. I also prefer to play this one
throught the vox. I set the volume a little hotter with this guitar. It is proably my
favorite to play at the moment.
What can I say? I love the feel of the Paul Reed Smith Guitars. The pickups
on this are considerably hotter than either of my Pauls. The CE22 is a 22 fret
with a bolt on neck. It has great feel and tone. This one has the toggle switch
with a coil tap on the tone knob to get that tinny strat sound. It has the standard
neck ans PRSs Dragon II pickups.
This one is very special to me as my wife got it for me Christmas 2002. It was a total suprise
to me. I was blown away. It is a custom 24 10 Top that is absolutly gorgeous. The
pickups on this are just a little bit hotter than the ones on the CE. When switching
to either of the PRSs from one of the Pauls, I have to drop my volume about a click and
half on the amp. Small sacrifice :) I kind of prefer playng the PRSs through my Fender
as it has a little more dirt and these guitars kind of prefer that sound.
This is a great little 20 watt class A amp that I have had since the mid 80s (purchased new).
It was only in
production for about 2 years. I believe Fender was shooting for a Marshall sound with this
one as channel 2 has a master volume and a gain. It can get very nasty. Not many other
controls. Very simply to operate, just a great sounding amp. It of course has
the inimitable Fender reverb that I would hate to live without. For many years it was
the only effect I used :) I typically use this guy when I want a dirtier sound. It
does however sound equally good when the gain is turned down to get that Fender clean
sound.
This is a 15 watt class C amp that really rocks. It can get loud, but not so loud that you
are afraid to run it wide open. Very simple to operate. One channel, Reverb and Tremelo
Volume, Master, Bass and Treble. I do not tweak with the settings much. I tend to run the
input volume control at either 12 or 3 depending on how much bite I want it to have. With
your guitar at full volume it gets a great break-up. Back off the volume just a bit and
it cleans up nicely. I leally love this amp. Match it with one of my Pauls and it really
cuts through a mix..
Here are the effects currently strapped to my pedal board. From left to right:
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