Official Guitar, Amp, Pedals, and Gear Thread

[double00]

^ humbuckers are amazing through my amp, i had a 339 studio that was really great . that said i'd send the p90s through the amp and compare

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in other news time to start shopping for a new acoustic

 

[Count de Monet]

^ humbuckers are amazing through my amp, i had a 339 studio that was really great . that said i'd send the p90s through the amp and compare

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in other news time to start shopping for a new acoustic

As a young married I took on some extra work in the summer of '85 and saved and ordered me a lefty HD-28. It sounds better now that the day I took it home (and it sounded darn good then). The guitar is likely annoyed it is played by such a poor player. Certainly, it has ruined me on any other acoustic. On the extremely rare occasions I run into a guitar store with nicer leftys and try them out I've never encountered one any better than what I already have. That includes a sweet Taylor 810ce I had the privilege of playing.

Good luck on the quest. That's half the fun.

 

[double00]

thinking hard about grabbing a martin 000-15 , planning to try out the slot head version and maybe a 00 if i can find one .

 

[capnwes]

10 years on SF and no idea this thread existed.....subbed.

 

[Gus]

10 years on SF and no idea this thread existed.....subbed.

what gear do you most enjoy?

 

[capnwes]

what gear do you most enjoy?

I'm into guitars, keyboards and effects. Lately I've been spending a lot of time with a thrifted Yamaha P-95, hit with a Way Huge Swollen Pickle (and a touch of tremolo) into a JHS Alpine for some super warm lo-fi vibes.

 

[double00]

picked up a beautiful early-vintage flatiron mandolin today ,

so happy to be back in the acoustic game !

 

[capnwes]

picked up a beautiful early-vintage flatiron mandolin today ,

so happy to be back in the acoustic game !

Does the "pics or it didn't happen" rule apply to this thread or what?


Not vintage in the least, but I accidentally won this pre-release Akai MPC Studio + software a couple weeks ago in a giveaway. I have never owned brand new gear before.

 

[double00]

Does the "pics or it didn't happen" rule apply to this thread or what?

a fair point .

i think this would be from 1980 or 1981 , early serial # ... bruce weber among others was an early employee making these pancake army-navy style mandos . made in bozeman , the company would later become gibson's mandolin factory .


i'd never tried one of these before , super duper playable , good volume and the tone is legit .



case looks to be original and had the OG warranty and a thank you note inside .

super clean super fun imma play this a lot .

 

[capnwes]

Recently found this minty 1980 parlor classic by Martin / Sigma.

 

[Count de Monet]

Welp, I sorta engaged in a bit of fiscal irresponsibility recently. arrived Tuesday. Bucket list sort of thing. A real birth year version is a bit beyond my means, given only two were made. But this will do.😎

 

[Count de Monet]

thinking hard about grabbing a martin 000-15 , planning to try out the slot head version and maybe a 00 if i can find one .

As of two weeks ago there was a new slotted head 000-16 from the Custom Shop about six blocks from me. If you want I could swing by the store and see if they still have it. Not a 15 but I thought I’d pass that along.

 

[Gus]

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Welp, I sorta engaged in a bit of fiscal irresponsibility recently. arrived Tuesday. Bucket list sort of thing. A real birth year version is a bit beyond my means, given only two were made. But this will do.😎

A beautiful top!

 

[Count de Monet]

A beautiful top!

I agree!

Left handed Custom Shop anythings are hard to come by. Ordering anything means waiting (as of about a month ago) about 16 months and paying full MSRP.

I found not one but two NOS lefty 60th Anniversary R9’s on line at Dave’s in Lacrosse, WI. I called up there and asked the guy to inspect the necks plus cosmetics (since they don’t have a guy there who could play them). He gave a very slight edge to this one, which was good because it has a bit more red. It is a cliche to say “my cell phone pics don’t do it justice” but it’s true. And it plays like butter.

It will be a great stable mate to my MiUSA Casino I got last year. I think I’m done now.😎

 

[double00]

As of two weeks ago there was a new slotted head 000-16 from the Custom Shop about six blocks from me. If you want I could swing by the store and see if they still have it. Not a 15 but I thought I’d pass that along.

appreciated my dude !

i'm locked and loaded and currently hunting , but , hard for me to evaluate remotely . when i find it i'll ping you homie .

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