Let's see your guitar and bass gear!

This pic was taken at my parents' house over Christmas when my brothers and I decided to have a gathering of guitars. Mine are the Telecaster, brown Seagull on the far right, the Peavey in the front, and the mandolin.

What is the maple/blonde dreadnaught?

mtn wrote: What is the maple/blonde dreadnaught?

I once had an Ibanez like that.

Ian F wrote:

mtn wrote: What is the maple/blonde dreadnaught?

I once had an Ibanez like that.

I know it's an old Ibanez that my mom bought when she was in college, all maple. As to be expected it's super heavy and has a nice bright tone. It's a cool guitar. That's all I know about it.

I had mine 20 years ago and don't remember much about it. I used to impulse-buy/trade guitars a lot back then (positive/negative of working next to a music store). I might have had it for a month. If your mom went to college in the Philly area, there's an off-chance it could be the same guitar. I doubt they were common.

Nope. That was in Michigan.

Telecaster: This one is my favorite.

Usually gets played through this sucker:

Don't have this guitar anymore but it's the only pic I could find with my "homebuilt" combo. It usually gets used as an acoustic or keyboard amp these days.

My mother-in-law has a maple dreadnaught. Can't remember the brand. Neat guitar. Different, but cool.

That's a spiffy ibanez amp, too.

Speaking of amps, here's my sneak peek at mine being built:

I revamped the pedalboard for my bass last night. So far I'm really enjoying all the bizarre noises.

Tim Baxter wrote: My mother-in-law has a maple dreadnaught. Can't remember the brand. Neat guitar. Different, but cool. That's a spiffy ibanez amp, too. Speaking of amps, here's my sneak peek at mine being built:

Fender Bassman?

In reply to RossD:

Nope. It's a bit of a hybrid, it will be a head carrying both a Princeton Reverb and a tweed (vibrolux) pre-amps with switching, and switching between cathode and fixed bias (since tweed and blackface had different biasing). But you can use the PR preamp with fixed biasing too, for more of an Ampeg Jet thing, and Tweed with cathode biasing for i-don't-know-what.

Should be a pretty interesting amp. 15 watts of about the greatest tube sounds ever, I think.

Ohh a custom design! On a tube amp forum, one of the design guys came up with this: GT-20 He has it built into the design so that he can turn the high voltage from 60 to 450vdc. I'm thinking I might build it after I get my Hifi setup done.

Well. Ain't been here in a while. Been real busy trying to get the new project going. Good thing was the new project required the purchase of new basses:

Sorry for the grainy,blurry cell pics.

By the way, anybody know of anyone in the NY/NJ/PA area that can do a good "Paul Stanley"?

In reply to phaze1todd:

Awesome!

One more for the collection: Geddy Lee Jazz.

In reply to David S. Wallens:

Sweet!

petegossett wrote: In reply to David S. Wallens: Sweet!

Thanks.

And a PS:

I already had a regular Fender Jazz and really like it, even though it's a total pawn shop piece: no-name neck, Mexican body, unknown pickups, etc. But the price was right, and I really do enjoy it.

If there was an aspirational bass for me, it was the Geddy Lee. I love the block position markers, maple fretboard, etc. Plus it's Geddy. Also, if it's good enough for some real metal musicians--Damien from Death Angel and Greg Christian, formerly of Testament--then it's beyond my needs. New (made in Mexico) they're about $900, used (made in Japan) $650-$700.

Is one better than the other? I have heard both arguments. I figure a used one will always be worth about $600-$700, while the new one will probably depreciate the moment I take it out of the store.

The other day I asked the owner of our local shop, Anything new?

Just some basses.

O RLY?

He had just gotten in the Geddy, so it wasn't setup or anything yet. It wasn't even on the floor yet. It wasn't mint, but the price was very nice. Plus I knew it would be properly setup. Sold.

The bridge hardware was a little groddy, though. I gave him some Evapo-Rust, and he soaked everything overnight. It now looks great. He also changed the tortoise shell pick guard for the white one. You know, like Geddy's.

And a plug: Next time you're in Daytona, go vista http://guitarattic.com.

That's a cool bass. I have a fretless Jazz with inlays where the frets would be. Cool bass, and I've never seen another like it, but I rarely play it as it's heavier than hell. I think they made it from cast iron.

I usually play my boy's short-scale Gretsch Jr. Jet bass, which isn't very aspirational, but is fun as hell to play.

David, it looks like you need a pedalboard. Here's my low-buck solution. You probably have this stuff laying around: http://gretschpages.com/forum/other-equipment/so-i-decided-i-needed-a-pedal-board/36998/page1/

Our local shop has a fretless Jazz in jade green--I love the color. I really don't think I'm ready for fretless, though. That sounds way, way above my skill grade.

petegossett wrote: In reply to phaze1todd: Awesome!

Thanks!

Aside from being a bit divey (read: neck heavy), they are actually very good players. Mahogany body gives it pretty good tone. Unfortunately they are marketed to the KISS collector to hang on a wall, not the working pro so they cheaped out on the electronics. A full set of active EMG's wired for 18v solved that. Running through my Billy Sheehan EBS pedal with the distortion cranked gets me close to Gene's tone.

David S. Wallens wrote: And a PS: I already had a regular Fender Jazz and really like it, even though it's a total pawn shop piece: no-name neck, Mexican body, unknown pickups, etc. But the price was right, and I really do enjoy it. If there was an aspirational bass for me, it was the Geddy Lee. I love the block position markers, maple fretboard, etc. Plus it's Geddy. Also, if it's good enough for some real metal musicians--Damien from Death Angel and Greg Christian, formerly of Testament--then it's beyond my needs. New (made in Mexico) they're about $900, used (made in Japan) $650-$700. Is one better than the other? I have heard both arguments. I figure a used one will always be worth about $600-$700, while the new one will probably depreciate the moment I take it out of the store. The other day I asked the owner of our local shop, Anything new? Just some basses. O RLY? He had just gotten in the Geddy, so it wasn't setup or anything yet. It wasn't even on the floor yet. It wasn't mint, but the price was very nice. Plus I knew it would be properly setup. Sold. The bridge hardware was a little groddy, though. I gave him some Evapo-Rust, and he soaked everything overnight. It now looks great. He also changed the tortoise shell pick guard for the white one. You know, like Geddy's.

Nothing but love for the Geddy. Remember when they first came out, it shocked a lot of casual Rush fans. "You mean he didn't record with a Rickenbacker?". Nope. Jazz growl, baby!

Nothing wrong with a Mexi-Fender. The difference: Mexican Fenders are made in Mexico by Mexicans. American Fenders are made in America by Mexicans.

phaze1todd wrote:

petegossett wrote: In reply to phaze1todd: Awesome!

Thanks! Aside from being a bit divey (read: neck heavy), they are actually very good players. Mahogany body gives it pretty good tone. Unfortunately they are marketed to the KISS collector to hang on a wall, not the working pro so they cheaped out on the electronics. A full set of active EMG's wired for 18v solved that. Running through my Billy Sheehan EBS pedal with the distortion cranked gets me close to Gene's tone.

I too use a Billy Sheen EBS on my dirty channel(see pedalboard pic above) and love it. I had an old Peavey Musician 400 head, and this pedal mimics the clean/dirty functionality of that head perfectly!

David S. Wallens wrote: One more for the collection: Geddy Lee Jazz.

Nice!!! I have always wanted one of those. I love the blonde neck with the black block inlays. Oh, and the fact that Geddy Lee put his name on it.

I almost bought a Squier Vintage Modified Jazz just because it had a similar neck. Those look really cool too.

I actually went as far as to buy one, but there was a Warwick there for the same money, and that came home with me instead. Someday I will get one.

Sold my 67 Gibson B25 yesterday, and hopefully selling my Yamaha 12 string today, bringing my number of guitars down from 8 (and a mandolin) to 6 (and a mandolin). One of those 6 is the fiance's, but I'm the only one that plays it. I'm running out of things that I want, but I still need a slothead something.

Time to get into electrics.