I’m currently in the back seat of the tour vehicle (heading to Minneapolis) and thought I would do a blog post this morning. Figured I haven’t done a “Community Question” in a while. This is a perfect time to bust one out.
So I wanted to ask you the following – “What piece of gear are you most attached to (and why)?“. This question is always interesting to me, since I feel it often changes. I have several pieces of gear that I would NEVER sell, etc., but it’s cool to see newer pieces get into that special category. For me, my somewhat recent ’62 AVRI Fender Jazzmaster falls into that category. I bought that a year ago, but for whatever reason, I’ve really bonded with this guitar. Finish chips insanely easily and it’s getting beat up after every session. It’s player’s guitar and it really speaks to me.
So what do you say? Comment below!!! Also, if you’re in the Minneapolis, MN area tonight, swing by the Sound Gallery for a rock show (our band – Magpies).. and to say ‘hi’. Details here
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11 years ago
I picked up a 95 MIM Strat about four years ago. I pulled the pickups and put in some Benson customs with a Stelly style pickup in the bridge. It is extremely easy to play and sounds great. Because I did all the work of wireing and setting up the action myself I feel a little pride for this guitar.Sometimes it’s not the value of a piece of gear but the work you put into it that makes it special.
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11 years ago
Inspired by Angus Young, I bought a ’73 Gibson SG when I was in high school and it was the only guitar I used for most of the life of my first “real” band. It’s been a feisty beast (snapped headstocks, tuning issues, dying pickups) but I always come back to it. Happy to say it’s fully operational now and I can’t picture my rig without it.
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11 years ago
My Kenny Wayne Shepherd Strat. I love this guitar so much that I seldom play it. Sounds crazy but I want to play this guitar til the day I die. My daughter who is only 3 is the only person I can possibly will it to. Hopefully she will have an interest in playing soon, if not her. Then I guess it will be in the coffin with me.
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11 years ago
Fender Custom P Bass Special (with a J neck and both P/J pickups). I went out of my way to find an amp that wouldn’t color my bass’ tone so that it could shine through. Unlike your Jazzmaster, this bass is a beast, and won’t chip or scratch no matter how badly I beat it up…which is too bad, because I’d love for it to show some age and character!
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11 years ago
As of now it’s my PRS CE24. Smoke grey with regular dot inlays, no bells and whistles. Still a very nice looking guitar, and easily the best sounding guitar I’ve ever played. I’ve literally never played a show without it; I got it as a present from my grandfather the DAY BEFORE my first band played its first show. Close second is my Epiphone ’58 reissue explorer, simply because I’ve personally put a lot of work into it to make it ALMOST as good as the PRS (had to replace all the hardware and electronics to do it, on top of some fretwork, but it’s pretty close now).
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11 years ago
I agree first with Chris (before me); I too have an ’89 American Standard Tele that was my first “real” guitar. Since then, the only other that ranks there would be my (year?) MIJ Jazzmaster; Arctic White, matching stock, inlays, tortoise guard. It has a neck I could play for the rest of my life – no wonder I had to order it from a Japanese Fender dealer – they’re too well made, and half the price of their American counterparts. Even sold my Costello signature JM a while back – nice guitar, but not the same vibe as this one.
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11 years ago
I have 3 pieces I could not ever see go 1 is my Epi valve Jr amp I moded it myself it was the first time I have ever done anything like that it sounds great and it’s like I built it!!! I have an old 83 Fender Sonoran seafoam green its bean beat up and battered but I have had it a long time it now hangs on my wall its retired it was the first guitar i played live…and I have 85 Peavey reactor (tele) that my RA in college gave me with a custom pickguard he made and Bill Lawrence pups… just could not let that go!!!! These are not the most expensive pieces of gear I own but, they are to me!!!!!
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11 years ago
There are three pieces of gear I would never get rid of. My guitar and amp of course, but my JHS sweet tea might be the one that really fits the bill here. I like to dial everything in so it’s a bit clean and be able to just turn the volume knob to get some grind and then some more boost and gain for leads with the angry charlie side.
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11 years ago
right before my dad died last july, we started building an electric guitar together out of “sinker cypress” that was found on the bottom of the mississippi river. it was part of a log that had been floated down the river in the 1800’s. the wood had been curing in my dad’s shop since the early 90’s. after he died, it took me a while to work on it, but i finally finished it. it features the body of a gibson prewar parlor, but it’s an electric. schaller locking tuners, souped up p-90’s, a bigsby, and an embedded acoustic guitar pickup. it’s wired with a stereo jack so that i can split electric and acoustic tones. i would have to say that this guitar is my prized possession….not to mention it’s the prettiest girl at the dance.
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