GEAR SHOWDOWN!

[bwanasonic]

Strangely enough, since I've gotten into DIY, I now take a lot less pedals to gigs. I used to use a Dyna-Comp, TS9, GT2, RAT II and BD2 for gain effects. Now I just take my Orange Squeezer, Rangemaster and Mosfet Boost and use the *Marshall* channel of my amp for OD.

Guitars

'93 Gibson Les Paul Studio w/ Ebony fretboard
American Deluxe Ash Strat w/ Bill Lawrence 280s
80's era Ibanez Blazer setup for slide
Original Ibanez RG550 ( rarely makes it to gigs, but a fine guitar neverthless. )

Amp

Rivera Quiana 55 watt 2X12

Effects

in front:

Orange Squeezer*
Tychobrahe Octavia*
DOD 201 w/ *vibe*,  rate and TBP mods
Rangemaster clone*
AMZ Mosfet boost*

*=DIY

in loop:

Fulltone Supa-Trem
KMD Analog Delay
Digitech PDS 8000
Alesis Midiverb

I am working on putting a pedalboard together, at which point I will probably reintroduce my 535Q wah, Emma Discumbobulator (auto-wah), DIY Ge Fuzz Face, Ibanez CS505 chorus and EB Volume pedal. Gotta paint my DIY stuff before I can slap velcro on it tho :wink:

The other guitar player in my band uses an Epi Flying V and a G&L Tele with Bardens into a Peavey Classic 50 with just a Boss DD5 and an Ibanez DE7 (? chorus flanger thingy) and sounds awesome.

Kerry M

[brian wenz]

Hullo Ammscray--
   Hey, wot about that '57 Fender prototype V that yer cousin had under his bed???
Brian.

[Steve C]

Depending on who I'm playing with I use the following:  


The Rock Band:

Fender Strat w/texas Specials (noisy pickups)
Boss CS-2
DIY Tubescreamer
Supa-Trem
Script Phase-90
Boss PH-2
Boss RV-3
Boss DD-3

Into a '64 Super Reverb


Wacked Out Fusion Improv Power Trio Thingy:

Use same Strat
Jerry Jones Baby Sitar

Ernie Ball Volume pedal
Boss CS-2
BBE Stinger Pedal
Whammy II Pedal
TS-808
Supa-Trem
Script Phase 90
Deja Vibe

Loop with:
Mu-tron Bi-phase (when I'm not too lazy to take it out)
Boss PH-2
Boss RV-3

then

Boss DD-3
(want to add a Boomerang Phrase Sampler here)

Into a '64 Super Reverb


Solo Acoustic Stuff:

Taylor Acoustic
into a Fender Acoustisonic amp

[Ammscray]

Hullo Ammscray--
   Hey, wot about that '57 Fender prototype V that yer cousin had under his bed???
Brian.

B you almost got it right...that was my "retarded" cousin...

[Hungeryhippie]

heres my axe and amp.

http://www.geocities.com/hungeryhippie/Hungerhippiekit.html

[brian wenz]

Hullo Ammscray--
  Yeah, I heard you traded him a Guild hollow-bodied Sonex [with a rare chipboard body] for that V!
B.

[brian wenz]

Hullo Hungreyhippie-
     There was a Concord amp here in town [Austin} a while back at this store that I did repairs for [One World Music, now defunct..]  I almost  snagged it for pretty cheap [$300 or so..]   Did you do any mods on yours??
Brian.

[Hungeryhippie]

hello, If you get the chance get one, its a no frills amp just sound,  the treble and bass don’t really do that much but that’s not a worry the louder it goes the better it sounds and with a range master in front of it, its awesome.  No I haven’t  modded it at all, it’s just the way it’s all ways been. But you know what they say " If it aint broke............"

[acromarty]

Guitars:
'75 Gibson SG2 (complete with LP pickguard and Bigsby tremelo), originally cherry but now very worn
'78 Yamaha SG2000S, cherry sunburst
'81 Gibson LP Custom, silverburst
'91 Fender Strat Ultra, translucent black, Lace sensors

Amp:
Trace Elliot Speed Twin 100W 2x12

Fx:
Marshall Guvnor (original 5 knob model)
Ibanez TS-9 (modified as TS-808 and with red/green leds for the clipping diodes)
Ibanez TS-9DX (modified similarly)
Boss BD-2 (modified)
Boss OD-2
Boss CE-2 chorus
Digitech RP-7 multi-fx board in the amp's fx loop for echo/reverb

[william]

My live set-up connsists of  

Guitar -> boss NS-2 Noise suppressor (Loop -> DOD FX-25 autowah -> loop return) -> Dual Rectifier (Loop -> digital delay -> return).

Pretty simple.  Low maintence and kind of fool proof.

For guitars I have a Jackson PS-3t (tuned dropped B), a Jackson Kelly (Also Dropped B), a Schecter Omen 6 (Dropped D), and a guitar I just beat up and experiment on (Tuned to the fancy of the day).

[Peter Snowberg]

My live setup is a little different:

10 Viewlex LumenMasters 500W with dial slide tray mods
USN Training Center Overhead projector modified to ENX lamp
4 Kodak Ektagraphic AF-2s
2 USAF Bell&Howell 16mm Analyzer projectors
Assorted misc. 35mm slide projectors
Full set of liquid dishes
Big selection of crystal
transparancies
Hundreds of handmade 35mm slides
Color wheels
Strobe wheels
Effect wheels
Assorted HeNe lasers
125mw Argon laser

As you may have guessed, I'm from the lightshow.

Take care,
-Peter

[youngcoby]

Nice topic!

Here's my gear:

Guitars:
Aria Pro II Mega Metal Series
Fenix Strat (Sunburst)
Fenix Strat (Black)

I bought the Fenix Sunburst for trying out all kinds of wiring.  It turned out to be a rather nice guitar.  So I bought a second one to mess with.   Right now, I installed 2 Seymour Duncan lil' 59; I am still looking for one to put in the bridge position.  I'm still waiting for real strat pickups (post service is SLOW) :x

Amp:
Roland DAC 15D

I'm looking for a small tube amp (home use only)

Effects:
BOSS DF-2
BOSS CE-5
BOSS CS-3
BOSS BD-2
BOSS SD-1
BOSS PW-2
BOSS GE-7
BOSS PSM-5
Marshall Guv'nor (vintage)
Muff Fuzz*
Muffer*
EH Deluxe Electric Mistress (vintage, needs repairs)

* = DIY

Still coming (Post service is SLOW):
Korg ToneWorks Hyper Distortion 104d
Just bought Boss SD-1 (for modding)
Aria Stereo Chorus (needs repairs)
EH Small Stone (needs repairs)

I try to combine repairs, modding and building.

Sorry, I forgot the Boss ME-30 multi-effect

[MarkB]

good grief.. you are ALL gear sluts.
so, lets see... I don't gig currently - it's been a WHILE.. I use my stuff for studio only (and not nearly enough of that..but I digress).. but here goes:

*= homebrew

Axes:
PRS CE
'63 Gretsch Double Anniversary
'66 Fender Mustang (pickups rewound by Fralin to '57 strat specs)
homemade guitar *
Guild Madeira strat copy
Frankentele
FrankenBass
Seagull Acoustic

Amps/Cabs:
Rivera TBR-1SL head (AMAZING)
'68 Bassman head
Peavey Studio Pro (drives my homebrew talkbox)
Smokey
Rivera 2x12 split stereo cab
homebrew dummy chamber *

Effects/Processors:
Ross/Dyna Comp Clone  *
Orange Squeezer Clone *

Ge Fuzz Face *
Noise Swash *
EasyVibe  *
'78 Big Muff Pi
Green Russian Big Muff
Boss DS1
vintage Ibanez TS9 (*cough* overrated *cough*)
Ibanez Tube King
Goya Panther Fuzz

TC Electronics Chorus/Flanger
Boss BF-2 Flanger
Roland Jet Phaser
Mutron Phasor II
Maestro Phase Shifter (3-rocker button model)

Crybaby Wah (for now)
Boss TW-1 Auto Wah

Peavey Pro-Fex multi-fx
Ensoniq DP-4 multi-fx

Ashby Box class-A dual DI

I think that covers my guitar stuff... but I probably missed something.
"-)

[youngcoby]

... but I probably missed something.
"-)

No problem, can I have it then?

Very nice gear, MarkB!!

[freeradical24]

i like this thread.............
my rig hondo2 strat copy( do not scoff not indonisian made one like on ebay.japenese made from the eighties it has a fat warm tone.and im a tone snob .noisy pickups though   )>rat set to very low distortion 7 or 8 o'clock low end cranked>big muff pi full sustain 12o,clock on the tone>vox wah>a/b box,chanell A>directly into input 1 of the vibrato channel of my 68'dual showman reverb,channel B>boss od-2 set to turbo(i usually combine it with the bigmuff for gnarly feedback ridden riffs or just noise)>digitech pds 2000 sampler delay>boss dd-3 delay>mu-tron wah/volume>script phase 90>input 2 of vibrato channel of formentioned amp.
      as i mentioned before my pickups are a bit noisy.when i turn on the big muff or od-2 this is most deffinately noticable iv'e gotten good at not switching them on till i need them and maintaining a smooth sound its all timing.
also i own:
reissue blue box
home made univox super fuzz
digitech chorus(this makes it into my line once in a while)
i took the rest apart to harvest parts :twisted:

[martinbertrand]

Here is what I use for giggin'. My main amp is the modded YBA-1. The doctor Q is good for soloing in intense situations :twisted:

Marie-Lou: Gibson ES-335 Dot reissue 1995

U.S.A. Fender Bullet 1981

Traynor YBA-1 1966 with 7981 power tubes (stock)

Traynor YBA-1 1969 with EL-34 Power tubes modifié/Modified (Blackface Tone Stack, 1st channel taken out, switchable cathode bias on the first preamp tube)

two cabinets 1*12" AlNiCo Eminence hand made

Fender Hot Rod Deluxe (not Shown)

Takamine NP-15C (not shown)

Ernie-Ball Volume, Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail reverb, Hand made EA tremolo, Hand made Ibanez Tube Screamer, Hand made Pro-Co Rat clone, Hand made ('69 Fuzz), Hand made EHX Doctor Q, Hand made frequency booster (clean parametric booster from Craig Anderton), Wah Vox V-847 with true Bypass.

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[12StringStratMaker]

Fun topic:

Guitars:  
  - Custom 12 String Stratocaster (built by me)
  - Custom Strat/Les Paul H/S/H lace pickups with X-bridge acoustic (built by me)

Effects:
  - GCB-95 Wah (doobtone super mod)
  - Boss TU-2 (modded to split my stereo guitar signal)
  - Boss GE-7 (modded for clarity and response)
  - Boss BD-2 (doobtone super mod)
  - Boss PH-3
  - Boss TR-2 (modded - volume fix and brightened)
  - Boss DC-3 (my little pink baby)
  - Boss DD-6 (analog man high cut mod)

Amps: (run in stereo from my custom strat/LP)
  - Fender Princeton Chorus
  - Fender Acoustasonic Junior

[keko]

My turn:

stock fender american standard strat (pewlter) into stock jcm 900 dual reverb or trace elliot super tramp....

...well..am'I a diy geek or not?

well...actually it's like this

fender (already described) / home made mahogany and gibsons p/ups / very very customized strat copy

into several FX: some of them
BOSS MT2, CE5, AW3, SD1(soon to be modded), and OC2(coming soon)
EH SmallStone (modded), and Clone Theory (on it's way)
Ibanez Delay  :cry:
Dunlop GCB 95

DIY:
Anderton Volume Pedal descratcher
BigMuff
Electra
FuzzFace Silicon... :?
SansAmp  
Dist+
MicroAmp
DOD 205
TS-808
LPB1
MOSFET Boost
EA Trem
Pulsar
and two non working quackys....a few more and I'll have my own ER

[Jered]

86 PRS Custom 24
 96 Gibson Les Paul Classic
 90 Fender CS Strat
 93 Fender Standard Strat
 
 A/B Box
 Boss TU-12H tuner or
 847 Wah w/mods
 DIY Minibooster
 Ibanez CS-9 Chorus
 DIY 3 stage JFET OD
 DIY Mosgain
 Boss Pitch Shift/Delay

 Boogie Rectifier EL-34's and Mullard 12AX7's (I changed the by-pass    caps in the first three stages, lowered the 220k plate resistors to 100k, and changed res/cap values in the red chan tone stack)
 Boogie Rect. 4 X 12 Celestion 30's
 at home I use a Fender SF Champ

 Jered

[Somicide]

well, my 'rig' if you will, is this:

Various Ibanez guitars, an austin strat copy.
The Ibanez are an rg170 with stock bridge and neck pups, and a single coil mid tha i switched from the another ibz, a stagestar.  the austin is crap.  pure and utter crap.  i hate it, but sometimes you need that sound.

i run those into (currently) a modified DOD grunge (taped over the name on the box, now reads FLASH! l337 p3|)4l!, because i put in some better IMHO, components), a dunlop wah, a Big Muff (added some 2n7000's with the 2n5089s, whoa...) and a chorus.

all those go into a 150w(i think...) peavey renown 212 scorpion equipped ss amp.  fairly quiet unless i kick in all the ODs and fuzzes through my wah.