I’ll start it off. 'No pic’s because I have a iMac G3 and can’t upload.( stupid OS X 10.1.5) But i will @ work tomorrow. I have :Guitars 2006 Epiphone 335 cherry red Left hand. ( I switched out the stock pups and put in 2 GFS mean 90’s) 2005 Epiphone les paul 100 Left hand ( raised the action like a S.O.B and it;s my blues slide axe now) Vantage 600x left hand bass. ( it mostly gathers dust, haven’t played it In awhile) And the strat I am currently building ( ala SRV, only $150 to go and then some time to finish it) Pedals: Dunlop reissue Jimi Hendrix FuzzFace Silicon Transistor MI audio blues pro overdrive Cry Baby Classis Wah pedal B.Y.O.C Mk11 Tonebender ( now that’s a man’s fuzz) Vox Valve Tone overdrive Amps: My beloved Epiphone Valve Jr.( class A 5 W tube amp that can blow the balls off a brass monkey!!) And my Solid state Fender 65 W FM 65R Lets talk gear people!!!

I’m gonna take a wild guess and say you are on the harmony central forums as well. I’m sonowilson on there, not very active though. The GFS pick ups seemed a dead giveaway. I’ve been eyeballing the xaviere xv-820 tele’s myself Right now I just have the peavey generation custom and the peavey fury bass I mentioned in the other thread. At home I have little pignose amp and a berringer practice bass amp. A couple pics:

I only play as a hobby these days, my current gear is all Line 6. Got the Vetta II amp and Variax guitar combo going on and it is allot of fun. Purists will turn their noses up at this equipment, but for what I do (mostly tinker and experiment and every once and awhile get together with a couple of friends) it is perfect for me.

My 335

nice looking guitar.

great amp!!

blues slide guitar…

@MAtt Actually I’m not a member there but i do ALL my research from harmony central before i get ANYTHING!! I don’t know too much about the xv-820’s but I’ve purchased a lot a gear from Guitar Fetish. Mostly for my Strat i’m building right now. I hear about GFS through the Eiphone website. Lots of moders there.

Are you a lefty or is your photo in reverse? Oh, and did you make that byoc pedal yourself? I’ve thought about trying one of their mini amps.

Lefty for real B.Y.O.C are great!! Lot’s of fun!! Becareful, they are addictive!!

What does the slinky do? Nice lookin’ gear, guys. That 335 is classic. We have a red guitar club here. My main bass is a Carvin B-4, Ferrari Red, ebony neck, with black hardware, drop d-tuner (which I never use). It’s fretless with inlaid lines and dots. With some fiddling of controls, I can get a semi-acoustic sound from it. My bass rig is a Carvin PB200 - 160 watts. I use a Digitek processor, mainly for the built-in tuner and drum machine. The fuzz tones and wah wah are nice, but i rarely use them now. My six string is a black Epiphone LP studio and I play it through a Fender DSP Champion 30 or my little Roland Cube. My p-bass needs a new power jack, and I want better tuners and a graphite nut. It’s a “frankenbass” Started with a SX clone of a 57 p-bass, rosewood neck. I dressed the frets, installed a Badass II bridge and Seymore Duncan 3/4 lb. sizzling-hot pups. It works great for slap, funk, rock, blues etc. Loudest passive pickups I’ve ever heard. Color is “tobacco sunburst”

LOL the slinkly reminds me of being a kid I guess. When i can’t get a lick right, I just toss it down the stairs a couple of times to relax. Graphite nuts kick ass, a little trick until you get one is a little WD-40 lightly sprayed @ the nut or a little teflon. Greatly reduces friction!! Load up some pic’s when you get a chance.

All right a guitar thread! I have a few. My favorites are my G&Ls. Here’s a pic of my Comanche. I also have an ASAT S-3 in burst, and an ASAT classic semi-hollow in blue burst. For variety, I also have a black LP custom (my avatar), and a Godin SP90, an Epi Dot in red, and an ash blond strat. For amps, I use a Blackheart 1x12 combo (great amp!), a Frenzel head, a Univalve head, and a Mesa Boogie Mark 3 combo, with Thiele extension. Just wish I could play more, but other things seem to take time…

Here are the G&L ASAT S-3, the Godin SP90, and the G&L ASAT classic.

Nice Gear!! Digging the pickups on the 1st photo!! Also very nice tremolo!

Thanks Nightcap. Sorry for my horrid photos. The G&L trem is really nice. It stays in tune and actually transfers very well. I just blocked the trem on my strat(not pictured), to get more tone out of it. It’s better, but doesn’t hold a candle to the Comanche. The pickups are awesome sounding. Great single coil sound, but they hum-cancel, and have much higher output than vintage single coils. Something about a single base magnet, rather than separate magnetic poles.

I putting in some reverse wound, noiseless pup’s in the strat soon. I love the sound of single coils, hate the hum.

No guitar, but I can play a mean juice harp!

Hey! I play the juice harp too! Whadayano

lol Let’s form a duet!

Also, My strat in the making. Sanded off that terrible candy whore red colour, and stainded it with oak colour. 6 coats of varnish and a vintate cream pearloid pick guard to slap on . The neck is from a 1989 American strat. Plus i have a tremolo from a Clapton series strat coming in next week, I hope. I’ll put it in upside down. I’ve always like the tremolo bar on top. Unfortunatly, property taxes were this week, so no more up grades for a bit. Good thing I put my Toque order in last week!!

Sunburst strat, Marshall AVT100. The simplest rig you can imagine and no pedals (apart from foot slection). The only deviation from that is that Ive added a slimline humbucker on the bridge and had some fret stoning and general tinkering done over the years. Previous have been, LP’s,Gibson Sonex and customised PRS, occasional use of a Parker Flyer for gigs for a little change but now Iive simply; one woman, one cat, one guitar. I’m waiting on some photo’s from my last gig in the West End a while back and will post them when I get em. Great to see this thread come up

What pickups are you going to go for? As you are at the beginning you can really taylor that to your own style and sound. I was amazed at the difference putting a humbucker on mine did for the sound. In lots of ways strats are pretty awful guitars but they just have something that makes me always return to them. I put mine away for a good while once and got obsessed with a PRS that came across, but when that fell foul of an unhappy accident I went back to the strat and it was like going home…btw, I could never figure why they put a trem on the Clapton series as he has never used one to my knowledge. More accurate to put a cigarette burn on the headstock, al la ‘blackie’!

These are the pickups I’m looking at. http://store.guitarfetish.com/coju20nepino.html

Good choice, I would go for black NEOVIN if you are having a neutral or natural finish on the body. This is making me want to build one myself…ooh, what a mistake that wold be!!

You can never have too many guitars!! Or stomp boxes!!! This is one of my fav’s!! Great bluesy overdrive on lower volumes and All out Jimi when cranked. Best $150 i ever spent!!

I thought it was a Jew’s Harp? My guitars? Ibanez GB-10 (george benson hollow body) Epiphone Emperor (hollow body) Eastman Hollow body Amp is a henrickson Jazz Amp I used to play professional jazz guitar. I’ve been taking a break since January because it was getting out of control again!

i’ve heard jews harp, jaw harp, juice harp, mouth harp Its a cool instrument. Snoopy’s instrument. Classical music was composed for it too.

If someone wants to play the washboard, jug & washtub bass, we can tear it up!! Of course we’ll all have to be barefoot with a pinch of snuff in the nose.

In a barn, with the family retard banging an old coffee pot with a spoon, then off to bed with our sisters…

GET THE PIG IN THE BARN JEB!!! A STORMS A BREWING!! YOU BE TRESSPASSING ON MY DIRT FARM STRANGER

Fuzzface = I want one!

warm, beautiful, Fuzzy FUZZ!!!

Yeah, a real old sound and great used in the right places if it fits in with your style, like Jimi. I’ve only ever used volume or overdive to get my sound, my feet are too lazy and there always seems to be some background shit going on.

I’m GASing big time for a baritone guitar (maybe a Danelectro) for those cool surf music tunes and spaghetti western themes. Lay on some reverb a little delay, set the time machine for 1963…ba wah wah. Probably before your time.

Blondie?

Well, Dick Dale from the Deltones mostly played a strat, probably easier to find than a Danelectro…

Or you could just buy a lipstick bridge pickup and chuck it in what ever you have.

well listening is half of the technique of playing

Pet sounds is one the best Beach Boys productions. Love it. I can’t play it very well either. I don’t know why I posted this to begin with, my main interest is Blues, Funk, Classic Rock and a little Bosa Nova. I am much more a bass player than a guitarist. Although I can play decent rhythm guitar, it’s not my forte.

Ive put every ounce of my playing energy into lead guitar. 30 years has just about taught me how little I know. I watched Steve Vai playing one of his orchestral pieces the other day and it more or less decided me to put wheels on my strat and go skateboarding…

I saw a you tube video of a ten year old blue guitarist and decided to pay a bum to beat me to death with my guitar.

Hey of course someones better then all of us and everyone we’ve ever heard doesn’t matter. Hell the best guitarist probably lives in his mothers basement.

Yeah it really is amazing how many phenomenal guitar players are out there. 99% of which never achieve any sort of notoriety at all. And you really don’t even have to be that good to play out - gig or whatever.

I used to practice all the time. But now, between the house, my wife, my job ( vineyard) I’m luicky to get in 20 min a day. \\And I really have to rush home to pull it off. My favorite is Sundays. I get the house to my self and crank the shit out of my EVJ. Watch out Billy Gibbons!!

I love those guys that tell you somone or other is the ‘best’ guitarist in world. I once had a long, long argument with a guy who insisted Mark Knopfler was the best in the world. Leaving the obvious sillyness of that belief aside, he just couldn’t get the concept that the ‘best’ in music is just the guy you like most. I lost the argument out of boredom in the end. And yeah, you don’t have to be any good to get out there, you don’t even have to be any good to get a reputation of being any good amongst the punters. I remember Eric Clapton saying that when he was starting out the standards were really low and that there were very few technically good players out there, the best would have been the old boys in the jazz world. Anyone today put in a time machine back to the early 60’s would have got some shit hot rep! A few string bends with the super slinkys and a bunch of hammer ons!!.. Which leads me to ask your top ten ‘best’ guitarists in the world?

OOOOOOOOOOOOOO is this s a kettle of fish or what? I’m @ work so I can’t get right into it but just off the top of my head… (in no special order) Hendrix Bucket Head EVH Billy Gibbons Slash Angus YOung Dimebag Darrell Duane Allman Clapton Herman Li David Gilmour Santana SRV T-Bone Walker Mark Knopfler Yngwie Malmsteen Zack wylde Paul Gilbert B.B King shit… I lost count. Is that 10 yet?

Well someone had to ask the question… Nice list, 19 actually. I like the mixture of great and technically great Mine, in no order… Hendrix Clapton Vai Johnson Satriani Lonnie Mack Brad Delson Toni Iommi Allen Collins Paul Kossof Ritchie Blackmore Eddie Clarke Townsend Harrison Robby Krieger Jeff Healey Slash Roy Buchanan BB King Santana And you can hear us, along with our support act listed above, at Leicester Du Montfort hall, next Tuesday. Admittance 5 shillings and sixpence. Bring a bird…

Some of my favorite guitarists that weren’t mentioned above: What about Jeff Beck? I saw a recent concert of his on TV a couple summers ago. He played with this beautiful and talented female bassist and a drummer. No overproduced digital garbage. It was an amazing concert; he got some terrific effects from the wammy bar on his strat that I’ve never ever heard before. Peter Frampton is another eternal rocker who just keeps putting it out there. Prince does virtuoso work imho. I didn’t realize how good he was until I heard a concert on PBS.

Roderick: I’ve never figured out how to get my stuff on youtube. I’l lfigure something out 2night. The Chardonnay harvest starts tomorrow so, If not 2 night…not for a while!!

Prince is amazing. Funny his music doesn’t seem to attract a lot of attention to his guitar work but many can that mofo smoke.

yeah jeff beck is pretty awesome. I’ve seen the line-up you described on you-tube from the Crossroads Guitar Festival. He hasn’t rested on his laurels and continues to innovate and yet still staying true to his style/sound. Other I like are: John Scofield John Mclaughlin Reeves Gabrels Mick Ronson Pete Townsend yeah snuffster, I once had a guy try to convince me pearl jams guitarist is the greatest guitarist in the world!

kerry king… F’N SLAYER!!!

One of the most technical live shows out there. These guys are always spot on!!

Of course with slayer you really can ignore the lyrics without even trying.

UPDATE!! Just finished my Strat yesterday. Sounds like a charm!! Not used to the single coils just yet, ( being a 335, les paul man), but sounds great with a fuzz face!! Check her out.

beautifull!

thank you sir.

no, thanks for the picture

nice job nightcap. I’d like to put together a parts-o-caster one day myself. I’d probably go with a tele though. 1Fed, im into the cheap stuff too. You can get great instruments for pretty cheap these days. I’m pick p a new guitar around the holidays. Not sure what but it’s fun trying to decide!

Thanks MAtt. I’m think about build a tele next. Or maybe a les paul. the options are endless… P.S that strat cost me just under $200.

Nice, I’ve thought about a les paul as well. It’d be a flat-top with p-90’s like a les paul special.

i was thinking about doing a carved top, gold flake with white soap bar p-90’s. cha ching!

The closest I’ve come to making my own instrument is aftering taking apart my xbox I used the top panel as a type of percusion instrument it actualy works pretty well too oddly enough. Almost reminds me of the sound of certain japanesse instruments.

Nightcap, The strat looks awesome! Congratulations!

Some of my favorite guitarists: David Gilmour (my absolute favorite) Carlos Santana Frank Zappa Rhandy Rhodes John Petrucci Steve Vai Jimi Hendrix Eddie Van Halen

I just read the latest issue of Guitar World, an interview with Metalica. In the inerview the band seems to be very proud of DeathMagnetic. James Hetfield even admitted that St. Anger was not the best album they put out and wanted to get back to thrash roots. Like the Metal up your ass tour. I think he says it somewhere inbetween and justice for all and the black album. i’m curious. I’ve nort purchased a Metalica album since the black album in '91.

I have to admit I would have liked load and reload quite a bit if it wasn’t for the fact that James’ voice was just not right for the style they where playing. Though I think they would have done better on load and reload if they would have changed their name to metalless. I do want to hear the new one though I’am not in a hurry as I’ve not really been in a metal mood much lately (more of a Tom Waits mood as of late).

AWesome guitar!!! Still not many lefties out there so its probably worth a lot more than the components given the obvious craftmanship. If it plays as good as it looks you have a winner…

john laurie is awesome. And fishing with John is amazing. The Tom Waits episode is definatly my favorite.

I love the way his mood definitly fits the artistic temperment (also known as bi-polar)

I like your style BIG D. I tried to add you but I couldnt.

AHHH T-Bone. I could listen to stormy monday over and over. There’s tones of live acts on youtube.

Hey BIG-D, myspace said I need your last name or email

So what about amps, guitar dudes? A while back I got a Blackheart 1x12. 5 or 3 watts. I love it. $250, best guitar money I ever spent. If I take it to a jam or practice, I just dime it, and control the distortion level with the guitar volume. THe 5 watt setting is nice and trashy, the 3 watt, cleaner. I put some JJ Tesla tubes in it, much better than the stock ones, INHO. I just wish it had a tiny bit more headroom, but then it would be a different animal. Blackheart came out with their 15 watt version, that might be the ticket. But I need another amp like I need a hole in the head. What about you guys?

I love my EVJ!!! with power amp : JJ’s El48 …or is it 84? And pre amp 12ax7, tungsol. ZZ TOp all the way!!! I put my fuzz face jh-f1 and I’m singing all night!

You guys have some nice gear. I play through either a pignose 7-100 or a beringer bass practice amp O_o

Man i’d love to hear that princeton - much less play one.

Big D, How do you like your Weber Kit Bassman?

nice kit. the frustration i feel is pretty intense sometimes. i moved to london in the mid 80’s with a band, got close to a deal, someone died, i ended up a cop, not how it was meant to be

Thank you. Same right back at you. Hope you get to live your dreams.

Big D, That’s nice. I want to build one someday. I’m thinking an 18 watter. Weber’s got some pics up of customer’s builds. Do they have a pic of yours?

A while back I bought a Frenzel chassis. Have you heard of them? It’s a small company in Texas. I built a little head cabinet for it. It’s a pretty cool amp. Very lightweight, sounds great. Can switch out tubes willy nilly. I’m looking to get some 6V6s for it, for an earlier breakup. Here’s a pic with my wife’s purple wall in the background. http://www.frenzeltubeamps.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/jeffideluxeplus.jpg

I have: A 1960s Fender Mustang child size (apparently only about 1000 were ever made) A Fender Tele (Japanese, beautiful sound, low action) A Vox Standard 25 strat copy (my first guitar) A Gretsch Nashville Chet Atkins Special double cutaway with Bigsby trem A Washburn acoustic An SX acoustic travel guitar A vintage Vox AC15 amp that I found in my local charity shop for £5!!! A Simms-Watts ‘Ike Isaacs’ Professional valve amp with reverb & trem (never seen one anywhere else) Also a six string banjo and two 5 string bluegrass banjos I used to have: An Epiphone SG copy A sunburst US 59 Strat A white anniversary edition (199?) Strat A Gibson Jumbo acoustic Fender Jazz bass Shergold bass Fender Twin amp Mesa Boogie amp Another Fender amp (Champ? can’t remember now) A sh*tload of pedals

With that list of gear it would be nice to hear about your playing history, are you pro, semi, currently gigging etc?

Well I used to play professionally in a couple of indie bands back in the '90s (Curve & Echobelly) and a lot of the gear came from that period. I stopped for a few years and got a day job, but I’m playing in a few bands now for fun. Got a gig tomorrow actually! I’ll be playing the six string banjo for that one.

Echobelly?!?!?!? you serious? I used to love them. Whatever happened to them? Stefan

Well as far as I know they’re still going - they made a couple of albums after I left in '98.

On was a great album, I’ll have to listen to that again, you’ve got me in a britpop mood now lol. Stefan

I can only play the fool, nothing else!! I love listening to you, talking with so much enthusiasm about your musical instruments. Now, I’m sure you do not want to listen to me when I start talking about snuff!!! Joke!! If you want me enthusiastic, let’s start talking about mountain bikes. I bet you will beg me to stop after an hour or so!! I’m a fanatic, at the age of 64 I’m still active in mtb racing and I also partake in road races in the Grand Master League…60 to 70 years old. Between me and my son, we own 11 bikes!!! Let me rather stop right here, I am a bit off topic I think!!

Although the six-string is only a hobby of mine it’s been a near obsession since youth. I’ve only played in one band, just for fun but ended up the drummer, another love of mine. I also dabble in bluegrass with my 5 string banjo and mandolin. Another Clapton fan and have burned much freetime trying to master his acoustic pieces. I have; an old Original Houndog, Dobro a Taylor Dreadnought Deering 5 string banjo a Washburn mandolin and last but not least a PB hollowbody electric thru an old Crate tube amp

Toffee, I stopped playing full time when I left the indie band ‘Headland’, which you won’t have heard of unless you were on the London gigging scene in the late 80’s, early 90’s and the wrong side of 40. Now I play intermittently, my last gigs in London were at the Roadhouse in Covent Garden a couple of years ago. A semi-resolution this year is to get back out there just for fun, so I’m looking for a blues outfit, which would suit me now I am an old dog. Although my old marshall is jsut about dead so I’ll have to invest in something that I can spill beer on.

I got a multi-effect pedal a few weeks ago. Digitech rp70. I’ve been working on learning neil zazza’s “I’m Alright” It’s slow going so far but I can play the main riffs pretty well. BTW - If any of you like beat music or synthesizers and also happen to have a nintendo ds you should really pick up the KORG DS-10. Its a game cart that turns the DS into a full featured synthesizer. My wife got it for me for xmas. It’s pretty sweet.

I’ve just downloaded the KORG ds 10 and have to say its really good, the trouble with piracy is that you don’t get an instruction book but hey ho lol. Stefan

I havent cracked open my booklet yet. It has a pretty intuitive interface so I’ve been able to do a lot, but i know there is a lot to learn too.

Hey Big D!! Sounds like you have some awsome axes. Can you post photos? Please. Here what I have now. I bought all these new and they are all mint… This is a cheap one that I bought solely to resell. I purchased it for a song. It is new and I never used it… Here’s a new LP. LOL I only bought it because it was such a pretty blue guitar. Blue is a color that is hard to find in a guitar that is actually pretty… Heres a little oddball that I picked up a few years ago. Its a Dean 12 string banjo. It has the most amazing sound. Dean only made a few of these… Ah,this is a great 1965 Hagstrom 12 string. Frank Zappa would be proud… And a 1964 Gibson SG Standard. Its literally too valuable to play anymore… For the past 25 years I’ve used a Mcintosch amp and a Mcintosch preamp with Klipsch Corner Horns to power these. Too sweet, you just can’t imagine. Years ago I was in several bands. Today, sadly, my arthritus keeps me from playing very much at all. I had a beautiful Gibson electric mandolin but, being an idiot, I sold it about 30 years ago. quote Big D; Oooh I almost forgot, I have a 1957 Gibson Maestro GA-45. It was my dad’s. He bought it at the same time he bought this 1957 Gibson Byrdland WHICH SITS IN HIS HOUSE ROTTING AWAY UNTIL HE DIES AND WILLS IT TO ME. I’m yelling because I don’t understand why he won’t just give me that darn thing so he can enjoy me enjoying that amazing piece of work that guitar is. It’s a sunburst with these old funky soap bar P90s. Fast, thin short scale neck. It’s a beauty that I would be able to enjoy until his passing. He’s weird that way…to each his own. I really want that guitar. I’m gonna go sulk a little now… unquote Hey Big D, your dad has a sweet guitar. It might be more valuable than my SG. If thats the case that guitar should simply sit in the case. Can you imagine that guitar getting accidently damaged? It would be a dam shame if it did. Thats why I don’t fool with my SG cept only on special occasions. If it got screwed up the value would go from about $30,000 [todays estimated value] to only several thousand. So don’t be pissed that he won’t let loose of it. …anyone wanna see pix of my organ? lmao, jk

My old sunburst strat must be worth all of $10

Great musician, equally at home scoring for an orchestra, not many of those around.

Indeed, very talented guys. On a slightly different level, I’ve just watched a documentary on Motorhead on Google video. What a character!

He does. I saw the original line up in the early 80’s and the present incarnation a couple of times recently - easily the loudest thing I’ve ever heard, it got to the point where you just couldn’t hear them because your eardrums were maxed out. I was at the front at the last one and throughout the gig Lemmy kept looking towards a tech by the side of the stage, where the desk was, making ‘turn it up’ gestures with his hand. Near the end I lip read the tech saying ‘its on fucking maximum!’ The doc is highly amusing.

And who could forget the Mudshark secret arpeggio? (Zappa rules!) Today I sold my Digitec 200 bass preamp and effects pedal with a built in rhythm selection and tuner. I didn’t like most of their effects, and couldn’t use the drum machine in bypass mode. I spent lots of money on the bass and amp, so they sound fine without “processing” Now I am looking for a rhythm machine. Any suggestions?

I used to play guitar, but I was pretty crap at it. Picked up the ukulele a couple of years ago fell in love with the instrument. From right to left - Brueko Soprano (German made), Flea Soprano (US made), Fluke Tenor (US made) and the Kala mango wood soprano (China). Of course, all of these go up to 11

I posted this on another thread, but I guess it belongs here, really. Me in action! This is footage from a recent gig with one of my bands: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=uCMc5zfES\\_s I’m playing the Mustang in this one. And another(same gig, different band - RAWK AND ROLL!!): http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Uc-F5VTBJyA I’m playing a Jazzmaster on a song I only learned during the soundcheck. And this is my favourite Curve video: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Ma7KLHAVm1M&feature=related Incidentally, the little girl in this is the singer in the previous clip!

Nice collection Mopey. Is that bigfoot’s head on the left side of the photo, with the hat?

The monkey head is more partial to cigars than snuff PP. That’s my little corner of jungle.

Yeah nice collection mopey, ukes are cool! There is a pretty popular video on youtube of this guy playing “while my guitar gently weeps” on ukelele. Its pretty impressive.

I have seen that Matt; some fancy finger work going on there.

I just heard that Ron Asheton of The Stooges was found dead next to a vodka bottle. Suspected heart attack. That man was one of my all-time guitar gods.

Hardcore. I always loved funhouse. That was some serious american rocknroll.

I’ve just bought a ukulele and have to say I think i’m in love, such a sweet little instrument, great sound too. Only £24.99 off ebay. I play a bit of guitar but am pretty crap at it so I thought I’d buy a uke as they seem easier to learn than the guitar. Also that video of that bloke playing while my guitar gently weeps on uke was an inspiration too. Stefan

Hey Walrus, if you haven’t checked this web site out yet it’s worth a look - http://www.beatlesite.info/

George played a mean Ukulele

understandable. I guess I’am more t hinking about brains and personality.

I’m a guitarist, but never got into collecting guitars or brand names. I have one electric guitar I bought about 20 yrs ago for 80 bucks at a pawn shop, and it’s the same, one only one I use, and recorded all my albums with. I guess maybe it’s a mentality of shunning flash and pop names, and wanting an under-ground like music idea. My fave guitarists are many, though who comes to mind is Tom Fisher(aka Warrior) of Celtic Frost, and Abbath of Immortal.

Just came across this discussion thread and MUST add to it: I’ve been playing guitar for over 40 years, with influences mainly from blues/rock guitarists to numerous to mention. Many guitars have come and gone but those still on hand are: '89 Fender Strat Plus loaded with Bill Larwence L280 pickups '91 Fender Strat Plus loaded with Fender SCN pickups (desisgned by Bill Lawrence) Hamer Sunburst (late 80’s) loaded with Duncan '59 pickups. Amps/ Speaker cab: Fender Blues Jr. Epiphone Valve Jr head Weber 6M45 (Marshall JTM45) head (self built from kit) Avatar G212H speaker cab with Hellatone (Celestion) G12H-20 and V30 speakers Effects: Fulltone FD2 OD/Dist Barber Direct Drive OD/Dist Barber Trifecta Fuzz ProCo Rat Dist ISP Decimator Noise Reduction Boss DD-3 Delay

30 years as a blues/rock guitarist here

Glad to see we have so many musical snuffers here! Bass player for the last 19 years, never played guitar, never wanted to, all those strings just seemed way too complicated, lol… Self taught on bass but studied classically as a kid, 8 years or so on the clarinet. Dabbled with the oboe, soprano sax and bass clarinet. Gave some serious thought to studying music in college but the US Navy got in the way, Started out playing Fender P-Basses, went through a few of those (American and Japanese). Played several combinations of amplifiers from entry level to pro gear (Crate, Fender and SWR) and spent a few years modeling (Line 6 POD XT Pro, Stewart World power amplifier, pair of Acme 210 bass cabinets). Funny thing with the modeling, I saw all my patches trying to get an Ampeg sound, so I just ditched the modeling gear and bought myself an Ampeg rig, lol!! Picked up a few Ibanez basses (SGR 800 and 1200), tossed the 1200 kept the 800 (sounds great but the neck requires constant adjustment throughout the year as the weather changes, good and straight though). Finally settled in playing a Fender Am. Std. Jazz. Absolutely love it!! Dropped in a J-retro active plate and played it that way for awhile, pulled it and went back to playing it passive. Thinking about putting it back in, awesome pre-amp!! The first half of my playing years (joined my first band after playing for about a year) saw me in a few bands that didn’t really get out of the starting gate. Great proving ground though and I was able to run through the bass canon of American and British classic rock, metal and blues. Did a 3 month stint as a bass player for a metal band (Anthrax, Metallica, Iron Maiden, etc) in Korea playing Army bases, playing 6 nights a week, what hoot!! Moved on to playing with an 80’s band (Billy Idol, Elvis Costello, The Romantics, The Plimsouls, etc.) that had a good 5 year run. Joined a modern rock band that featured a female singer. Probably got the most exposure so far, opening up for The Fixx being a highlight!! Currently active in an original/cover jazz band also with a female singer, forming my own Brit/Am Modern Rock cover band (Idlewild, Feeder, Interpol, etc.) and working on a Pretenders Tribute act. This next year for me musically should be interesting!! If I could only do this professionally for a living I’d be a very happy camper, as it is, the “pizza” money I make from all of this allows me to fund my other vices like GAS (for those of you who know what I’m talking about) and of course… Snuff!! 8^)) Current Gear: Feder Am. Std. Jazz (Insert Fender P-Bass here, I’ll be picking one up sometime this year out of necessity, at least that’s what I’m telling my wife, ha) Ampeg SVT-CL Ampeg 810HPC (like the 810E but with horns in the upper right cone of the top and bottom) Ampeg 410HLF GK 800RB Hartke 410XL Nemesis (David Eden) 410 combo (practice amp) Line 6 Bass POD Live (for smaller venues and when space is tight, goes direct into the Bose L1 PA I have or house PA, not bad but nothing like the real gear). There, I’ve gotten it all off my chest, lol.

Awesome Thread! I had to resurrect this. Guitars --------------- Fender American Strat Blackw/ Green perloid pick guard and gold hardware. Ovation Celebrity Electrocoustic Takemine Acoustic Fender P Bass Amps ---------------- 2 late 70’s Fender Princeton 1 Vox VT30 Pedals ---------- late 60’s Colorsound Fuzz/Wah Boss super octave Boss Tuner Damage control Liquid Blues Tube overdrive/distortion Fulltone Deja Vibe Line 6 Delay Modeler Line 6 Stereo Tremelo Boss RC20XL Loop Station Been a blues/space/jam/rock slinger for years. My 1 true passion in life.