Guitarists! Post a picture of your set-up!

[szark]

I'm a bassist, but I actually have photos!

I'm not sure which I like more -- your guitars, or the fact that you leaned them up against an Atari ST.

I'm just learning at the moment (on a low-end Fender strat) so I don't have anything picture-worthy to contribute. But I'm currently saving up for a Minarik Inferno.

 

[dornoforpyros]

damn.....makes me wanna go blow my tax return on a new axe. Been eying up hollow bodies lately. Already got a nice Epi Les Paul

That's an old picture, it's got an apple sticker on it now

 

[3rdpath]

I adore the Tele Deluxe, I decided to go with the Vintage '52 RI though... the Tele Deluxe will be the next guitar though.

Daniel.

It's an amazing guitar-bought it in a pawnshop in Oklahoma back in 1979. Nice tone, great sustain...I've bought and sold many guitars but this one's my baby.

 

[iGary]

I want one of these and I can hardly play anymore.

 

[floyde]

I want one of these and I can hardly play anymore.

See that $2000 keyboard on my pic? I didn't know how to play it when I bought it You should go for it, it's better to play poorly on a good guitar (and learn) than having a cheap guitar that you don't enjoy playing

 

[CanadaRAM]

G&L Strat, sweet sweet guitar
Ibanez bass, is OK, insurance replacement for a natural finish Yammie that was stolen along with an Epiphone Genesis and a Goya wierdo copy.
Takamine acoustic that's been with me since '78
I'm eyeballing one of the Tokai Paul copies Mahogany/mahogany with PAFs as a heavy counterbalance to the Strat Spank. Or maybe a Godin with the synth interface and the new Terratec Axon controller.

Behringer V-Amp, ok, a bit noisy
ART tube preamp and compressor
E-H Big Muff Pi, Roland Jet Phaser, Roland DoubleWah, MXR Dist+ and Compressor, Ibanez Flanger, Morley PowerWah all original '70's
Busted Digitech Talker
Yorkville (Traynor) SS amp (never really got into amps that much. Had a Fender Deluxe for a while but blew it out, traded it for the Traynor. 'course now the original Fender would be worth a mint...)
Next up is probably the Native Instruments GuitarRig II

 

[BurtonCCC]

I want one of these and I can hardly play anymore.

I think they're so overrated. It's like playing a cinder block. That's how heavy it is.

But I guess people could say the Telecasters I adore so much are like rocks too.

Daniel.

P.S. I picked up my '59 Bassman without any problems and it's fantastic. I'll take a picture tomorrow.

 

[Stridder44]

This thread is awesome! Keep the set ups coming

 

[livingfortoday]

Well, I don't have a recent picture, but the "setup" hasn't changed, so here's a photo of my guitar and amp:

I don't play as much as I should anymore, outside of screwin' around with Garageband. It's a Jackson Stealth EX Pro, with a little ol' Behringer amp. The Jackson was real nice when I first got it (used), but the neck got bent somehow when I checked it as baggage on a Southwest flight. Since then it's sounded pretty crappy. Of course, that's nothing compared to the time United destroyed my old Strat...

 

[jefhatfield]

i used to have a noisy setup in the kitchen right before i left the door for work:

100 watt mosfet marshall head, 4 x 12" inch jackson straight cabinet

80s aria urchin, dual humbucker
70s b.c. rich mockingbird, single dimarzio distortion humbucker in lead position
80s les paul custom, soon replaced by 90s fender stratocaster with active pickups
handbuilt 18" inch lower bout acoustic, spruce top, oak sides and back

now i have no amp, and:

70s yamaha acoustic which i bought for only $175

2001 esp/ltd viper 301 electric
( http://www.espguitars.com/guitars_viper.html ) which lists for $649 and it's the budget factory model...and i wish i could have the premium factory model (http://www.espguitars.com/guitars_standard.html) but $2100 for the viper model is a little steep for me and i would rather get a factory paul reed smith for that price ...and the truly handbuilt esp viper (http://www.espguitars.com/guitars_custom.html ) is a whopping $4500 dollars and as good as any new solidbody guitar out there

... and as for having no amp? i just have no interest in plugging in anymore...but when i do, probably marshall again, and this time a combo, since they are pretty good yet affordable, unlike a custom diezel amp which is about five grand and up for a comparable model in the same wattage as a marshall

 

[Mike Teezie]

If there is one thing I'm more nerdy about than my computers, it's my music gear.

I went from two PRS's and two Gibson SG's down to these two:

On the right, my pride and joy - A Gibson Les Paul from the custom shop. An R6 Historic, with the rare Brazilian Rosewood fretboard, CTS pots, and bumblebee caps. I asked them if they would carve the neck extra fat (a little fatter than a standard SG) and they obliged. Gibson told me that because it's left handed it's the only guitar like it they'd ever built - and probably would be since Brazilian production was getting shut down again.

On the left, a Fender Strat that's comprised of parts from three different Strats. It's an American body, Japanese pickup assembly, and a Mexican neck. I have the American parts, I just wanted to play on a maple fretboard for a while, so on this neck went. Mexican hardware because i hate the hardware they put on the American models nowadays. I'm currently experimenting with a Seymour Duncan Hotrails in the bridge position. It's o, it'll probably come out in a few days.

On the right, my holy grail amp - The Rivera Fandango. I've had several amps - Orange's, Marshall's, and Fender's, and this amp blows them all away. It is literally the best sounding amp I've ever heard.

Of course, good sound is in the ear of the beholder, so there yo go.

I have a big fancy pedal board with all my effects on it, but I was too lazy to drag it out for the picture.

My Radium 61 key Midi controller is hiding behind the Strat as well.

 

[HereticX]

Hello all,
First post here, and since my guitar setup is pretty much tied to my mac setup this seems like the perfect place to post it.
Ibanez 3270M connected to a Line6 PodXTLive through my Mac's M-Audio BX5a Monitors.
Simple and it works a treat.

Close-ups of the 3270M:

 

[iGary]

Hello all,
First post here, and since my guitar setup is pretty much tied to my mac setup this seems like the perfect place to post it.
Ibanez 3270M connected to a Line6 PodXTLive through my Mac's M-Audio BX5a Monitors.
Simple and it works a treat.

Close-ups of the 3270M:

I think you need more pickups.

 

[MacRy]

My baby......not the most expensive guitar in the world but has great sentimental value for me as it is the guitar I recently brought to replace the one that my (now dead) alcoholic father sold to fuel his addiction without my knowledge.

Plus my new fender GDEC amp too....

 

[jefhatfield]

On the right, my holy grail amp - The Rivera Fandango. I've had several amps - Orange's, Marshall's, and Fender's, and this amp blows them all away. It is literally the best sounding amp I've ever heard.

Of course, good sound is in the ear of the beholder, so there yo go.

i remember the heydey of instrumental metal in the 80s-90s in los angeles and the speed demons loved rivera, as well as soldano, pearce, and mesa boogie...along with their expensive amps were the ibanez jem 777s and jackson soloists sporting ultra thin necks and wide frets with floyd rose or kahler trems...and don't forget the teased hair, spandex, and reebok shoes

marshall players like me and many others got the marshalls for volume but we all knew there could be great tone and volume, and i fondly remember the rivera as one of the great loud, yet sweet amps...like them or not, few would call a marshall stack or half stack "sweet sounding" but the rivera or solano especially were always deemed nice to listen to

i was so out of step with the speed demon players, even though i developed the techniques, i actually liked small amps and telecasters...whenever i wanted to dive bomb, i would grab a non floyded guitar and grab the headstock and bend the neck...it was a feature on a guitar magazine where jake e lee of ozzy osbourne showed how to get trem effects without actually having the trems...the only drawback, with jake and many other players, is that if you grab the neck and bend it too far, you may break it at the weak spot where the truss rod comes out near the headstock

but that wasn't an issue with steve vai...he had his floyd rose trems, but he had the bad habit of using them so hard, he ripped them right out of the guitar body...man, those were the days

 

[jefhatfield]

Hello all,
First post here, and since my guitar setup is pretty much tied to my mac setup this seems like the perfect place to post it.
Ibanez 3270M connected to a Line6 PodXTLive through my Mac's M-Audio BX5a Monitors.
Simple and it works a treat.

a fast guitar with horsepower and a G5 (something that's also fast and known for its horsepower)...very, very nice

 

[JMG]

I just play for fun, but I love my gear

Ibanes S470
Martin DR
Fender Squire Bullet
Fender Deluxe 90
Fender Frontman 25
Homemade EFX Board (BOSS DD-3, OS-2, Cyrbaby)

 

[bartelby]

i remember the heydey of instrumental metal in the 80s-90s in los angeles and the speed demons loved rivera, as well as soldano, pearce, and mesa boogie...

I'd still dearly love a Pearce BC -1 preamp (with the Sheehan mod).

 

[SuperSnake2012]

I also have a Boss Metal Zone on the way, should be here any day now.

 

[jefhatfield]

I'd still dearly love a Pearce BC -1 preamp (with the Sheehan mod).

is this a bass amp? billy sheehan of mr. big and the david lee roth band?

i have been interested in bass even though i never went there...but it would be nice to have a high end bass amp with billy's yamaha signature bass and a fender reissue vintage jazz bass...oh, and a geddy lee signature bass...and a wal...and while i am at it, an alembic for good measure

 

[Mike Teezie]

i remember the heydey of instrumental metal in the 80s-90s in los angeles and the speed demons loved rivera, as well as soldano, pearce, and mesa boogie...along with their expensive amps were the ibanez jem 777s and jackson soloists sporting ultra thin necks and wide frets with floyd rose or kahler trems...and don't forget the teased hair, spandex, and reebok shoes

marshall players like me and many others got the marshalls for volume but we all knew there could be great tone and volume, and i fondly remember the rivera as one of the great loud, yet sweet amps...like them or not, few would call a marshall stack or half stack "sweet sounding" but the rivera or solano especially were always deemed nice to listen to

i was so out of step with the speed demon players, even though i developed the techniques, i actually liked small amps and telecasters...whenever i wanted to dive bomb, i would grab a non floyded guitar and grab the headstock and bend the neck...it was a feature on a guitar magazine where jake e lee of ozzy osbourne showed how to get trem effects without actually having the trems...the only drawback, with jake and many other players, is that if you grab the neck and bend it too far, you may break it at the weak spot where the truss rod comes out near the headstock

but that wasn't an issue with steve vai...he had his floyd rose trems, but he had the bad habit of using them so hard, he ripped them right out of the guitar body...man, those were the days

Cool story, thanks for sharing! I think that's how Paul Rivera got his start after he left Fender, right?

I'm most impressed by this amps versatility. If I so much as nudge the presence knob, it sounds like a different amp.

Like you said, it just has a sweetness to it that I haven't heard matched yet.
The Rivera and the Lester make a fantastic duo - the touch dynamics are insanely good.

Can you tell I like my amp?

 

[jefhatfield]

Cool story, thanks for sharing! I think that's how Paul Rivera got his start after he left Fender, right?

I'm most impressed by this amps versatility. If I so much as nudge the presence knob, it sounds like a different amp.

Like you said, it just has a sweetness to it that I haven't heard matched yet.
The Rivera and the Lester make a fantastic duo - the touch dynamics are insanely good.

Can you tell I like my amp?

many guitarists get a lot done with their fingers and a guitar that suits them, but then neglect the amp, which is as important as the other two...i have seen telecasters sound like les pauls and vice versa due to a versatile amp...some amps could make a guitar sound like a different instrument

actually, he he, now that i am trying to learn jazz, my fingers, guitar, and amp won't get me far if i can't read music...which i have never found easy...it would be great to have a secret software that can interface the sheet music straight to my brain

 

[dornoforpyros]

i was so out of step with the speed demon players, even though i developed the techniques, i actually liked small amps and telecasters...whenever i wanted to dive bomb, i would grab a non floyded guitar and grab the headstock and bend the neck...it was a feature on a guitar magazine where jake e lee of ozzy osbourne showed how to get trem effects without actually having the trems...the only drawback, with jake and many other players, is that if you grab the neck and bend it too far, you may break it at the weak spot where the truss rod comes out near the headstock

haha yeah I've heard about players doing that, I've tested it a bit, but personally I don't like the idea of destroying my guitar in the process

 

[jefhatfield]

haha yeah I've heard about players doing that, I've tested it a bit, but personally I don't like the idea of destroying my guitar in the process

i only use it lightly and i haven't broken an instrument yet...try this experiment, if you have a guitar with a trem:

lay the guitar down on a flat table with the neck hanging over the edge...and then note the angle of the neck

then depress the trem and watch the neck bow...and note how far it does so

pull up on the trem...and then see the neck bow the other way

amazing, isn't it?!?

...trems tweak necks back and forth and somehow the guitars take it...but i did have a superstrat with a washburn wonderbar (basically heavy metal style trem) and i wanged on that thing all day long ala steve vai and van halen and eventually the frets started coming loose on the neck

eddie van halen had this issue too, with loose frets, and his simple (but effective answer) was super glue

but these days i like more gentle music so there's no fear of injuring my guitars

 

[iGary]

I coul duse one of these, too, if anyone is Christmas shopping: