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Thu Dec 09, 2010 5:42 am

Shameless plug if you need gear - I started using Sweetwater a while ago. The owner, Chuck Surack, is a VW nut (has at least 3 or 4 really nice cars and busses). My rep is Robbie Resnick and is freaking awesome - I get a phone call or email after I order anything to make sure its working well and he makes really good suggestions when I am not sure what I need.
Prices are as good as anyplace else and you get something for free which I don't see much anymore - service. I am gonna order one of those little Zoom digital recorders from him to record gigs and rehearsals in a couple minutes.

His contact info
1800-222-4700 x1368
[email protected]

Thu Dec 09, 2010 12:19 pm

"Is that a harmonica in your pocket...."

My Axe

Mon Dec 13, 2010 6:31 am

DraginInk wrote: "Is that a harmonica in your pocket...."

My Axe

x2!!
I did a little remix of a blues tune, just for fun.

Mon Jan 24, 2011 6:03 pm

ordered myself a new tama 6 pc drum set! i got it in the midnight mist. should be here in a few days!

http://www.americanmusical.com/Item--i-TAM-IS62C4-LIST

Mon Jan 24, 2011 8:03 pm

Awesome.....congrats on the purchase!

Please post pics when you get them!!

JonF wrote: ordered myself a new tama 6 pc drum set! i got it in the midnight mist. should be here in a few days!

http://www.americanmusical.com/Item--i-TAM-IS62C4-LIST

Mon Jan 24, 2011 8:41 pm

My Pignose G40V I just finished re-housing.

Mon Jan 24, 2011 9:26 pm

A little cutie and my G&L Skyhawk. Ditched my Les Paul Lite for it, decision well made. A lot more comfortable to play.

Also bumped in to this two miles away from my family's land. RIP.

Fri Jan 28, 2011 6:46 pm

i barley got them put together and she took them over! still have some tuning to do to them that is if i can get my 2 year old off of them long enough to!

Sat Jan 29, 2011 2:02 am

'86 Les Paul Standard

Jerry Jones Silvertone copy

Ibanez Dreadnought

Line 6 Pod Pro w/Peavey 120/120 Stereo Amp, Rack Rider power conditioner all in a Mesa Boogie shock mounted rack.

John

Sun Jan 30, 2011 11:32 am

Epiphone Les Paul

Digitech Effects Processor....Love this pedal!

And the Crate Amp

Sun Jan 30, 2011 11:33 am

And the soon to be mine DD7 Delay pedal!

Sun Jan 30, 2011 4:40 pm

anyone got some ideas for soundproofing a room that is budget friendly and not ugly as hell looking?

Mon Oct 31, 2011 7:40 am

This thread has been dormant for too long. I did a couple updates on my stuff and built a travel bass from a leftover piece of ash from my VW woodie project.

Travel bass - We just bought a travel trailer and I wanted something I could take along and wouldnt be heartbroken if it got stolen. Would be too easy to buy a Ministar or something like that. I had a odd neck laying around for years, whacked the headstock off. Fabricated the body out of white ash and used cheapy ebay hardware and 5 string J-bass pups because of the narrow string spacing. I have maybe $120 in it total and I banged this out in a day and a half so its not super clean, but it works well for what I want it for.

Most of the rest of my guitars/basses - Awesome Peavey Tele copy. Ibanez Sound gear bass used for a couple drop tune songs (B-E-A-D - Yeah I know get a 5 string - but I just cant get used to them). Vintage Modified Squire Jazz that has been substantially modified by me. So I guess its a modified vintage modified.....And in 20 years it will be a vintage modified vintage modified.......
Hacked Gibson Grabber headless/fretless (Dont yell - did that about 25 years ago - but they are still crappy instruments). My new Travel bass. My main bass (built and rebuilt several times over the past 25 or so years - absolutely amazing instrument), Frankenstein Gibson EB 3L, Vox Phantom bass neck (used to be on the explorer, but it strated to delaminate). 60s Japanese cheapy that is exactly like my very first bass. I have gigged (and still gig) with all of these except the Tele and the bass on the far right.

Mon Oct 31, 2011 8:33 pm

Mmmmm....

Where do I start?

From my main instruments to least-

1905 Story and Clark art case cabinet grand piano- very rare highly ornate- 11 years playing now
recently sold- 1922 Baldwin Model H grand piano- all original
2007 Shen 3/4 Double bass- with a 120 year old L. Bausch bow- playing for 7 years
2010 Fender Deluxe active Jazz bass 5 string- 6 years playing
2011 Fender Stratocaster- Stevie Ray Vaughn edition- our baby
1970s Lotus Classical acoustic guitar
1964 Conn 640 vacuum tube 2x61 note manual, 25 pedal theatre organ- 6 years playing
110 year old unmarked german violin
Unmarked Trumpet
Unmarked Alto saxophone

Mon Oct 31, 2011 9:24 pm

Mon Oct 31, 2011 10:42 pm

Here's my modified Gibson GA-15RVT Explorer amp

Looks ghetto, but is a pretty sweet amp. Nice clean tone, and crazy ass reverb.

Tue Nov 29, 2011 8:57 am

'06 American Telecaster with a leather pick guard.

Down to three guitars - Eek! Feeling some major GAS right now...

Tue Nov 29, 2011 10:58 am

That is waaaaaaaaay cool.

Wed Nov 30, 2011 2:03 pm

Thanks! Up next is a Bigsby B5, just have to mentally prepare myself to attack the body with a drill bit...

Wed Nov 30, 2011 2:09 pm

Well - personally, I always preferred a tele being rear loaded, but a Bigsby looks so cool.........Could be worse, you could be installing a B Bender......