Gear Talk

[Labby]

This is one I have to revive from the OB. There have got to be more musicians out there, and this can be a great place to talk about our gear and maybe get some advice on new stuff to get. I'll start:

I've got quite a collection of guitars: I've got an Ovation acoustic-electric (Marguerite), a Hofner Image acoustic (Henriette), a strat copy (Isabelle), a green-burst Les Paul copy (Eva), an Epiphone SG Special (Mercedes), and two basses: a four-string Samick Corsair P-bass (Sammy), and a four-string Yamaha fretless P-bass (Nekkid).

Amps:
A Fender FM15 DSP -- a small practice amp
A Fender 1x15 bass combo amp, which is unfortunately on the fritz
A Gallien-Krueger Backline 600 amp head -- currently running through a friend's Peavey 2x15 bass cab until I can get a cab of my own

And for your drooling pleasure...

Marguerite
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y193/labrousse/guitars/Margueriteclose-up.jpg

Eva
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y193/labrousse/guitars/Evaclose-up.jpg

Isabelle
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y193/labrousse/guitars/strat.jpg

and Sammy
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y193/labrousse/guitars/Sammy.jpg

[fireproof]

Euan has an ibanez GSR 200 in midnight blue, an old encore strat and a sweet 1*15 trace elliot bass cab.

heres emma

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v689/boyeatstoast/baby1.jpg

[fireproof]

and me with emma

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v689/boyeatstoast/rock2.jpg

this is a year and half old i think, not the best shot of me lol

[Labby]

As for the gear I'm looking for, my MusiciansFriend Wishlist gets purged every so often.

What I'm currently looking for:

Peavey Valveking 112 tube amp
Peavey, Ampeg, or GK 1x15 and 2x10 bass cabs (8 ohms)
Digitech Vocalist Live 2 harmony processor
Fender P-bass
Peavey XR8600 PA system with 2 PR12s and PR15s (having both sets means having more options)
Gibson BurstBucker set for Eva
Boss Delay, Compression/Sustainer, and Noise Suppressor pedals
And Grover 6-in-line Tuners for Isabelle

[themadclipper]

It appears that I need to find a place to get a suitable setting and take a pic of my axe,

[djbos]

I've got an Epiphone Les Paul Studio, vintage sunburst.

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[Labby]

I went to Portland with friends after work this... erm, yesterday morning. They dropped me off at Guitar Center.

You would not believe how many thousands of dollars worth of stuff my hands went through today. NICE Martins, BEAUTIFUL Les Pauls, the VG Strat, and, of course, some loverly Ovations (particularly the Celebrity with the Koa top. OMG!). And more, naturally.

So I figured out what I'm going to be getting:

Peavey Valveking 112 (played more extensively today than I've been able to in the past). I like its sound.

Fender Acoustasonic 30 DSP (or something like that). I was able to play an Acoustasonic Jr. and I LOVED its sound (the Martin I first tried wasn't working -- I think its battery was dead. But the Breedlove worked VERY well). It has some built-in effects (duh), and I liked the variation offered. Very pretty stuff.

[The Dude2200]

i'll put some pictures of my gutars up after i take pictures of them. (they're a little photo shy) :p

[fireproof]

i'll put some pictures of my gutars up after i take pictures of them. (they're a little photo shy) :p

Just speak soothing words like 'dont worry about what the other guitars look like, you're more special than them' and they'll be fine!

[Labby]

Just speak soothing words like 'dont worry about what the other guitars look like, you're more special than them' and they'll be fine!

And, "Don't worry, babe, you're the only axe for me."

[fireproof]

And, "Don't worry, babe, you're the only axe for me."

and if that doesnt work, offer to buy her a new strap.

[The Dude2200]

guys.. i tried all that, but they just wont do it... and by the way, calling my male guitar that i have babe... didn't go over so well.... you do the math.

[Labby]

Wait, you have a male guitar?

Dude. You're weird.

[The Dude2200]

well duhh, the manliest guitar i own isn't gonna be a female!

[fireproof]

Wait, you have a male guitar?

Dude. You're weird.

what he said.

One rule and only one rule, if you're a straight guy, your guitar is always a girl ALWAYS! lol

[The Dude2200]

wait waait wait. so you're saying i cannot have a male guitar huh?

[fireproof]

wait waait wait. so you're saying i cannot have a male guitar huh?

Yes that is what im saying.
Labby will back me up!

[The Dude2200]

i mean its not like i get down and dirty with that guitar... it gets tuned down to drop tunings alot.. plus its got a custom wound bridge pick up that makes it impossible to get a clean sound out of it... plus its black with everything chrome on it. pretty manly to me! :D

[fireproof]

i mean its not like i get down and dirty with that guitar... it gets tuned down to drop tunings alot.. plus its got a custom wound bridge pick up that makes it impossible to get a clean sound out of it... plus its black with everything chrome on it. pretty manly to me! :D

You're missing the point, she can be a butch female but shes still gotta be female. Your a guy so your guitar is a girl.

Theres this swedish metal band called arch enemy, they are fronted by a female who growls as good or even better as any man iv heard, and she wears black.........

[Labby]

So I finally got a Shure SM58 microphone tonight. I'm going to test it out tomorrow morning. Everything appears to be in good working order (I got it on eBay).

[The Dude2200]

You're missing the point, she can be a butch female but shes still gotta be female. Your a guy so your guitar is a girl.

Theres this swedish metal band called arch enemy, they are fronted by a female who growls as good or even better as any man iv heard, and she wears black.........

haha i know who they aree. all the crappy heavy metal satanic bands come from around there.

[fireproof]

haha i know who they aree. all the crappy heavy metal satanic bands come from around there.


Im sorry but dont just call a band satanic by their metal style or location, its not on.

I dont know about arch enemy and they may be satanic, but i hate it when people stereo type metal bands just like you did there. You disrespect a genre and you're also direspecting the nation of sweden.

End of rant (no offence intended).

[The Dude2200]

Im sorry but dont just call a band satanic by their metal style or location, its not on.

I dont know about arch enemy and they may be satanic, but i hate it when people stereo type metal bands just like you did there. You disrespect a genre and you're also direspecting the nation of sweden.

End of rant (no offence intended).

dude.. metal is by far my favorite style of music.. and yes.. Arch enemy is into some satanic stuff.. i dont go saying stuff like that without researching.

but most metal bands from Sweden pretty much all call themselfs Black Metal, in other words, its basicly their way of saying... "oh yeah, we <3 satan."

[fireproof]

dude.. metal is by far my favorite style of music.. and yes.. Arch enemy is into some satanic stuff.. i dont go saying stuff like that without researching.

but most metal bands from Sweden pretty much all call themselfs Black Metal, in other words, its basicly their way of saying... "oh yeah, we <3 satan."

Just making sure. Blindside are from sweden they are christian. Dont just categorise bands because their swedsh please!!!!

[The Dude2200]

Just making sure. Blindside are from sweden they are christian. Dont just categorise bands because their swedsh please!!!!

Blindside isn't exactly very metal though. but yes, most metal bands from like Norway are almost all Black Metal.

[The Dude2200]

i am happy/exited! i might be getting a Marshall AVT150! wooooh

[Labby]

Okay, so I know the next two acoustics I'm getting:

1. Ovation Celebrity Acoustic-Electric with a Koa top and neck. BEAUTIFUL, and it sounds oh so pretty.

2. Ovation Celebrity Series CC54I-PL iDea Mid-Depth Acoustic-Electric.

What's so special about the iDea?

Go here: http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Ovation-Celebrity-Series-CC54IPL-iDea-Mid-Depth-Acoustic-Electric-Guitar?sku=508169

I'd say it's perfect for a singer-songwriter (or for me, who will play, get lost in worship, and have no clue what I was just singing).

[The Dude2200]

i put Ruby Tubes in my Valveking. with Mesa 12AX7 pre-amp tubes. it beefed up the sound soo much. still pretty dang muddy no matter what ya do.. but sounds beefier. i dig it lots.