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[Nube Scrutator]

I really enjoy collecting a playing guitars and basses. Over the years I have acquired some current production and vintage axes. If you have any type of instrument that excites, post a pic and tell us about it here! I'll check back and post more pics of my collection as the thread progresses.

To get things started, here is the latest addition to my family of instruments:

Yesterday I ordered a Steinberger Synapse 4 string bass. I already own the Steinberger Spririt (their cheapest model) and decided to upgrade:

 

[nopartofme]

My pride and joy! Full-size 88-key Motif XS8. Saved up for it years ago as an upgrade from my parents' old Clavinova digital piano. Its capabilities continue to exceed my skill and probably will for years to come.

 

[Nube Scrutator]

Back in the day, I had a 1976 Gibson Bicentennial Firebird. These guitars have a "neck-thru" design and produce such awesome tone! At some point (around 1989) I traded for a Gibson ES335 Pro and missed her ever since. Last year I found another one in incredible shape at a great price. After 25 years away from home I just had to get this one back in the family! Plays better than memory serves. The neck probably has the best feel of my collection:

 

[HSIHP]

Picked this up this summer after wanted one for over a year. I'm mostly a bass player but I wanted something that I could play on road trips that can fill a gap with what my friends play. Needless to say, I love this thing.

 

[Nube Scrutator]

Here's the Gibson ES335 Pro I mentioned in my last post. I've played this guitar on & off since 1989. One of my favorites.

"The Gibson ES-335 is the world's first commercial thinline archtopsemi-acousticelectric guitar. Released by the Gibson Guitar Corporation as part of its ES (Electric Spanish) series in 1958, it is neither hollow nor solid; instead, a solid maple wood block runs through the center of its body. The side "wings" are hollow, and the top has two violin-style f-holes over the hollow chambers. The ES-335 Pro, ES-335TD CRS and CRR models were equipped with Gibson "Dirty Fingers" humbuckers, which had a significantly higher output than the standard pickups."

 

[valleysquirrel]

Here are my two fav

First is a relatively new strat (probs no more than 5 or 6 years old). It's got a standard USA body with a maple warmoth neck with turquoise inlays. It also has some fender custom shop 69' pups. I play with heavys for some pretty phat sustain. The neck is unfinished so it's nice n fast

Then there's the 60's tribute LP (2011) with the soap bars. This thing is fantastic although most people see it as a studio LP. It's super lightweight compared to other les pauls I've played and the p90's are off the heezy.

It has no finish at all so it's gotten properly thrashed over the few years I've had it

This is a pretty sweet thread maybe I'll post the rest of em later!

 

[Nube Scrutator]

Nice guitars! Thanks for posting valleysquirrel, please post more as the thread continues...

I have a '76 Hardtail Strat which I purchased for $75 around 1983. Kept it ever since and was my main "go to" axe until a couple years ago. Now she's in need of some luthier TLC. I'm holding out to do the work until I can procure a Fender '70s era nut:

 

[Nube Scrutator]

Here's my Godin Bass with a 13 pin synth and analog output. I usually plug this fantastic instrument into a Roland VG-7 amp (and sometimes in my GR-33 Synth). Ever play horn or percussion on a bass? Dual analog and synth output allows virtually endless sonic possibilities...

 

[mitchgo61]

One of several custom Carvins I own, this is my newest, from last November (after a ten week build wait!)...model SCB6, black limba top, swamp ash body, maple neck, and an amazing zebrawood fretboard. Got the "no inlay" option because I didn't wanna mute the beauty of the zebrawood. And of course stainless steel frets.

Amazing axe. Huge tonal variation thanks to the separate volume pots and the phase switch. Frankly I can't put the damn thing down.

 

[FlyingLow]

I have a 1963 Fender Duo Sonic my dad bought new. It has a beautiful sunburst fade on it, I'll have to get some pics up later.

@mitchgo61 that guitar is amazing!

 

[Nube Scrutator]

@mitchgo61 that guitar is amazing!

I Agee... Wow! So beautiful, thanks for posting @mitchgo61. I'll post some pics of my Carvin soon.

@FlyingLow would love to see that Fender.

 

[Derrrpp]

Wow this thread has got me seriously jealous lol... Especially that beautiful Carvin @mitchgo61!

I've got a Schecter Tempest Custom lefty that I'll get some pics up of a little bit later... But I'm afraid it pales in comparison to some of the other beautiful instruments here!

 

[Nube Scrutator]

Double neck time... my Steinberger Spirit XZ-2/GU-4R. Dual or separate analog outputs. I usually use this with a TC Electronic Ditto Looper:

 

[mitchgo61]

Double neck time... my Steinberger Spirit XZ-2/GU-4R. Dual or separate analog outputs. I usually use this with a TC Electronic Ditto Looper:

You like The Ditto?

I've been considering it. I need a looper with a small footprint (my board real estate is scarce) and that leaves out my currently-mothballed Headrush and JamMan. (The JamMan is too freaking complicated anyway.) Heard good things about the Ditto but haven't quite pulled the trigger....

 

[Nube Scrutator]

You like The Ditto?

Yes. Simple functions... you can start using it without reading a manual. They claim no loss in sound quality however I notice a bit of a downgrade. Not enough to bug me much. Get one.

I have the JamMan too, ugh your right too complicated. BTW If you get a chance, post a pic of your pedal board set up. I'll post mine too.

 

[mitchgo61]

Yes. Simple functions... you can start using it without reading a manual. They claim no loss in sound quality however I notice a bit of a downgrade. Not enough to bug me much. Get one.

I have the JamMan too, ugh your right too complicated. BTW If you get a chance, post a pic of your pedal board set up. I'll post mine too.

I will, if you promise not to laugh. My board doesn't have a lot going on these days. I have a box of unused peds in the basement and used to have a larger board and a couple years ago I downsized in an effort to get more focussed and less complicated. I never seem to get the tones I'm really searching for...seems like my life has been one long tonal journey that won't end. (Or end well, anyway!)

I have three iStomps which are configuable...they are already obsolete (you need cables, not bluetooth) but I have a couple dozen excellent models to choose from...they are quite authentic, surprisingly. Right now they're set up for Small Stone phase, Glimmer Drive, and a distortion pedal (can't remember which right now). The others are, right to left, Dunlop volume pedal, the Ibanez Weeping Demon wah (the greatest wah on the planet!) and a Korg tuner.

And that's it. Pretty boring, except I can change the iStomps at will. And I'm sure 90 days from now this'll look different.

 

[Nube Scrutator]

I will, if you promise not to laugh. ...

Noway I could laugh, pedal boards are serious matters, ha. Demon wah huh? I'd like to try that one. Wah wah is a big part of my thing... sometimes. iStomp, never tried/heard those either. You program those with a smartphone app?

I too have a bunch of pedals around. Below is whats on my board today. Like you said, it could change within 90 daze.

Gettin' on the Univibe, Octavio, Wah sounds. Reverberated, Clean, dirty, and/or somewhere in between. Throw in a guitar synth and your off. I use 4 amps with this board. 3 Marshalls and an Orange. Stereo synth and stereo analog, separate or together. The endless search for tone is on... and to be continued.

 

[Nube Scrutator]

Well its the weekend and a good time to celebrate guitars. Today's post features a 1974 Blonde Telecaster. This is another axe that went on hiatus for 20 plus years and then a returned to my instrument family just last year. I originally bought a '74 Tele for $185 (about 1979). I sold it in the early 90's and regretted it ever since. Well, I found one, all original and for a good price. Here she is... this gem is dialed in nicely. Plays even better than I can remember. And the tone!



Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fender_Telecaster

"The Fender Telecaster, colloquially known as the Tele /ˈtɛli/, is the world's first commercial solid-body, single-cutaway electric guitar made by Fender, typically dual-pickup in configuration.

Its simple yet effective design and revolutionary sound broke ground and set trends in electric guitar manufacturing and popular music. Introduced for national distribution as the Broadcaster in the autumn of 1950, it was the first guitar of its kind produced on a substantial scale. Its commercial production can be traced as far back as March 1950, when the single- and dual-pickup Esquire models were first sold. The Telecaster has been in continuous production in one form or another since its first incarnation.[1]"

 

[mitchgo61]

All right, you lit a fire under me. Here's my 2007 Carvin Holdsworth H2....quilted maple top, swamp ash body (God help me, I love the swamp ash). Of course stainless steel frets. This was my main guitar until my recent Carvin purchase....just a great great axe. The body is chambered, so it's very light. Haven't touched it since getting my new one.

 

[herbivore21]

Well its the weekend and a good time to celebrate guitars. Today's post features a 1974 Blonde Telecaster. This is another axe that went on hiatus for 20 plus years and then a returned to my instrument family just last year. I originally bought a '74 Tele for $185 (about 1979). I sold it in the early 90's and regretted it ever since. Well, I found one, all original and for a good price. Here she is... this gem is dialed in nicely. Plays even better than I can remember. And the tone!



Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fender_Telecaster

"The Fender Telecaster, colloquially known as the Tele /ˈtɛli/, is the world's first commercial solid-body, single-cutaway electric guitar made by Fender, typically dual-pickup in configuration.

Its simple yet effective design and revolutionary sound broke ground and set trends in electric guitar manufacturing and popular music. Introduced for national distribution as the Broadcaster in the autumn of 1950, it was the first guitar of its kind produced on a substantial scale. Its commercial production can be traced as far back as March 1950, when the single- and dual-pickup Esquire models were first sold. The Telecaster has been in continuous production in one form or another since its first incarnation.[1]"

Man I love Tele's! Those lipstick pickups (with some nice tube overdrive especially for that signature Dead Kennedies style twang) are epic!

Wish I could post a bunch of soundbites/other stuff in this thread but for security reasons, I can't

 

[Nube Scrutator]

Here's a few pics of my Michael Kelly Dragonfly Bass:






http://www.michaelkellyguitars.com/pl/products/view/dragonfly-5

 

[Bass Vaper]

Here's my Michael Kelly.

 

[HellsWindStaff]

I am not musically inclined at all, wish I had the skills.

My buddies are real into it, friend just got this recently:

Looks and sounds pretty nice!

Another friend has some pretty cool drums. The two of them along with a guitarist do like Reggae/Funk/Feel good Tunes.

He has this wooden box you just essentially sit on and smack the wooden panel between your legs and drum on that, sounds sweet. A cahone? Cajone? Don't recall off hand. Sounds real sweet though when paird with his other bongo drums and he has a few different Djembes

 

[Bass Vaper]

My babies. Warwick Streamer Pro M and Double $$.

 

[Derrrpp]

Here's a crappy cell phone picture of my Schecter Tempest Custom. Wish I had a better camera, but you get the idea anyway:

I love this guitar. I get pretty good tones with the Seymour Duncan pickups in it. The tone knob is push/pull for coil-splitting, which I love. Earlier today I was playing around with a blues shuffle and getting a great single-coil sound out of it. Fun stuff.