Since there are so many musicians on this board, I though it might be interesting to learn what kind of gear everyone plays on and/or owns. Anyhoo, here's mine: Gig Kit- Yamaha Maple Custom Absolute (cherry wood) 5-piece. Zildjian K cymbals (2 10-inch splashes, 14-inch crash, 17-inch crash, 22-inch ride, 18-inch China). LP Woodblock. All Yamaha hardware. This kit is my baby. It's just over a year old. Once I switched to Yamaha, I'll never go back to playing any other drums again. Outside Gig/Practice Kit- Tama Swingstar (black) 5-piece. Sabian cymbals, Tama hardware. I've had this kit since high school. I bought it in the 10th grade so I could be just like Stewart Copeland. It's been very good to me over the years. I keep it in our rehearsal studio so I don't have to set up and tear down for rehearsals. I also use it for gigs that are outside or in smokey clubs. Don't want my Yammie's smelling like smoke. I also have a Gibson guitar, a no name acoustic guitar, a tiny Peavy practice amp, and a keyboard. I am a VERY amature guitarist.
Pearl Mahogany Classic Limited Edition. Pic below isn't updated. 16x20 bass drum, 8x8 tom (not pictured), 12x14 tom, 14x16 tom, 5x7 snare. Zildjian K ride. Zildjian A Custom 18" and 16" crashes, A Mastersound HiHat, Zildjian K 10" Splash. All Pearl hardware, including the Eliminator double bass pedal and hi hat. Used to have a Yamaha pedal, but the first time I played the Eliminator I knew it was time to move on. LP Classic tumbadora conga. Hoping to add the other drums in the next year. Pro Tools & Digi 002 recording set-up. Beta 52 bass mic and five Shure 57's. I really should get an updated photo. I should have done it at teh recording session yesterday, but forgot.
-Tama Rockstar 5-piece (black), Zildjian/Sabian mix of cymbals, mixed hardware. -Ludwig Vistalite 5-piece (red) ca. 1972 edition (Bonham, baby!) -Kamen-Ovation acoustic bass guitar. -Korg MS2000 Analog Modelling Synthesizer. -(3) Fender Rhodes 74 Electric Keyboards (it takes 3 to make one work.) -Realistic (Tandy) home-synth by MoogMusic (ca. 1970.) -many other drums/hardware/percussion stuff
I have two pianos: A Baldwin Acrosonic spinet (which has unusually nice low-end sound for a spinet). Technically, this belongs to my brother, but I'm long-term holding it for him. and a Steck full upright (110 years old, beautiful mahogany). -- droxford
Oh, also An Hohner Special 20 harmonica in D, and a Hohner Marine Band harmonica in D. And an acoustic guitar in my mini warehouse. -- droxford
ibanez performance acoustic ibanez talman electric fender jazz bass 72' fender bass man amp w/ 2x12's pedals-boss distortion, boss delay-reverb 3, dunlop wah, dunlop tremlo, deluxe mistress flanger drums-6 piece "mutt". sabian cymbals, zildjian quick beat hi-hats, tama swingstar snare, generic bass and toms - all different. 3 cheap keyboards - casio sk-1 (a.k.a. THE BOMB), 2 realisitic (radio shack). coronet, kalimba, melodica, several percussive instruments, couple harmonicas (e and f#) tascam 2488 - 24 track studio mics-sure bg / sure sm57 / akg d-112 (awesome for bass drum and bass guitar) ...its never enough!
Axes: 1983 Fender American Standard Telecaster (Blonde-Maple Neck) 1988 Fender American Standard Telecaster (Black-Maple Neck) 1954 Gretsch Electromatic (Refinished Cherry Sunburst) 1987 Yamaha FG-160 Amps: 1993 Fender Vibroverb re-issue w/2 vintage Jensen ceramic 10" speakers (this is my onstage amp) 1971 Fender Twin Reverb with 2 100 watt 12" Fane speakers, Russian military tubes, and James Demeter mods (Fender twang with Marshall style crunch...I like to use this amp for recording but rarely use it onstaged...it's just too damn loud for what I do)
Oh, boy... Basses: Warwick 4-string fretted Warwick 4-string fretless Just put EMG pickups in both. Guild Pilot bass (old faithful, never leaves the studio) Guitars: Alvarez Yari DY1 Acoustic (for acoustic gigs) PRS CE 24 (for the studio) Amplification: Behringer BX3000T Head (best inexpensive amp I've ever owned) 2 SWR 4x10 cabinets 1 SWR 2x10 cabinet (practice and small gigs) Outboard Gear/Pedals Ampeg SVP-BSP Preamp (live) ART Pro MPA Preamp (studio) ART Pro VLA Compressor (studio) EBS Octabass Ernie Ball Volume Pedal Boss Stage Tuner Other Gear Premier Birch 4-piece kit (10,12,14,20) Zildjian Cymbals (13" Quick Beat hats, 17" A Thin, 19" A Custom Projection Crash, 16" A Custom, 20" A Custom ride, 8" K Splash, 8" A Splash) Mac with Digital Performer 4 Yamaha NS10's Korg N264 Keyboard Roland VS1680 Recorder Line 6 POD for guitar Line 6 POD for bass Miscellaneous percussion including congas, hand percussion, etc. Sennheiser 421 (2) Microphone Shure SM57 & 58 (2) Microphone Rode NT2 Microphone EV757 Microphone Sennheiser Tom Mics (set of 3) Audio Technicat AT33R (2) Microphone That probably covers all of it.
I still have (in storage) an old Pearl Export (black) 5-piece set I got when I was 13. Zildjian cymbals. Woodblock. Cowbell. Triangle (don't ask). Double bass pedal. One day, I'm sure I'll buy a splash cymbal for it as well. I've also got some claves, a shaker, a tambourine, and loads and loads of different drumsticks.
I should know better than to post this stuff (hello thieves), but here goes (in order of purchase): Guitars 1990 Fender P-Bass, sparkly red 1979 Fender Stratocaster, caramel sunburst 1996 Schecter Mutt Jazz Bass, natural (made from aftermarket parts) 1959 Les Paul Custom, black, 3PU 1980s Kramer Spector NS-2, black (and FOR SALE) 2002 Hamer Newport, Gretsch orange, w/Bigsby Amplifiers 1990 Peavey Minx, 30 watt practice bass amp 1991 Peavey 1516 Bass Cabinet (1 15" and 2 8" speakers) 1990s Carvin Pro Bass 500 1990s Carvin 18" Bass Cabinet 1969 Fender Deluxe Reverb 1970s Sound City L120 guitar amp (120 tube watts!!!) 1966 Vox AC-50 1982 Marshall 4X12 Guitar Cab (Anniversary Version with checkerboard grille cloth) Two (2) 1960s Vox 2x12 Guitar cabinets (one used to be a Vox Essex Bass Amp but had the amp and speakers removed) 2000s Avatar 2x12 Bass Cabinet (best deal for cabs anywhere) Pedals Thomas Organ Crybaby Wah Pedal Tubeworks Tube Driver Electro Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man HAZ Mu-Tron III+ reissue Black Cat Bass Octave Fuzz Vox Valve-Tone Overdrive Dunlop/MXR Phase 90 Boss Flanger (found behind the front desk of my dorm - nobody wanted it - its mine now) Boss Tremolo/Pan DOD Digital Delay Digitech Rackmount Digital Delay/Looper DOD Envelope Filter Digitech Space Station Electro Harmonix Stereo Memory Man Electro Harmonix Electric Mistress Roland Jet Phase Tech 21 Sans Amp Bass Driver Ibanez UE-400 (3 effect - analog compression, delay and chorus)
Basses: Pedulla 4 string bass - JJ pickups... crazy, growly tone Fender 4 string bass - Jazz body w/ EMGs and P-bass fretless neck Early 1960s- Kay Upright bass Bass Amp: sold recently in the hope of getting a new guitar amp Guitars: Rickenbacker 360 (the one in the pic) Guitar Amp: sold recently... Vox AC30... need something a little smaller... too much lower back pain... Pedals: Fulltone Supatrem Fulltone Full-drive 2
Guitars: Jackson Dinky XL - Dark Speckled Blue, Mother of Pearl In-lay, locking tremolo, yada yada yada Ovation acoustic electric - POS(piece of sh*t), broken internal pick-up, rarely played, poor action, difficult to play Amp: Gallien-Krueger 250 ML - Back when GK used to make guitar amps I also use my Klipsch PC speakers by feeding my SPDIF-IN from my effects processor through my SB Live! 5.1 card Effects: Digitech GNX-2 multi-effects foot pedal It's a rinky-dink operation for sure but it gets the job done.
Guitars: 2002 Fender Stratocaster (present from wife) 80's Kramer Pacer 70's Washburn Falcon Ovation Acoustic (cheap model) Esteve Classical Guitar Amps: Marshall JCM800 50 Watt Combo (early 80's) Fender Twin Reverb (Silver Face (probably from the late 70's or early 80's) Line 6 Pod Pro ADA MP1 Hafler G150 Marshall 2x12 cab (Silver Anniversary tolex) Crate practice amp Effects: Pro Co Rat (original) Ibanez Tube Screamer Ibanez UE405 Multi effects Unit (early 80's analog uinti. It's got an analog delay, compressor, parametric eq and chorus built in) Alesis Midiverb II Alesis Midiverb III Goodrich Volume Pedal Gear I've had in the past... Ibanez Rocket Roll Fender Lead 1 Ovation Viper III Lab Series L5 Amp Some old Marshall 100 watt amp that I really wish I still had (JMP Series?) Alvarez Acoustic MXR Distortion + (didn't everyone have one of these?) Cry Baby Wah Cry Baby Wah/Volume Pedal EH Electric Mistress (just like Alex Lifeson back in the day) Right now I mostly use the Strat through the Marshall (using the built in speakers and the 2x12 cabinet). Effects are the UE405 (for the analog delay and compressor) and the Tube Screamer. And, since I'm old, I just play in my office!
American Standard Telecaster Fender Hot Rod DeVille 4x10 Boss Blues Driver Original CryBaby I plug in and play
Here's my CURRENT gigging rig. I'm not gonna get into everything I have laying around the practice room and my house, though. '71 Gibson SG -> loooper -> Moog MF1 envelope -> big, bulky maestro phaser -> fulltone clyde wah -> Carl Martin Hot Drive n Boost -> Menatone JAC compressor -> Menatone Red Snapper -> Maxon AD9 delay -> SF Fender Princeton (modded of course) I use klotz cables w/ neutrik connectors from guitar to board & board to amp. I have george l's on the board, but I'm strongly considering replacing those, 'cause although they're convenient, they're not all that reliable.
