Let's see your guitar and bass gear!

petegossett wrote: In reply to ditchdigger: Very cool! Since we're on the subject of vintage keyboards, I picked up this recently. An original Hohner D6 Clavinet. It works but needs overhauled. Unfortunately, I can't play keys worth a damn, so I'll likely be finding a new home for it eventually. I have an old Gulbransen and Hammond organ too.

May I suggest a Wah pedal? I picked up one (D6 Clavinet) for $35 when I was a teenager. We had a lot of fun with that thing. Unfortunately, I got lost in a hurried move at some point.

In reply to poopshovel:

No doubt. Makes me wish I could play Superstitious…or anything on keys, for that matter.

Darn shame you lost yours, they're worth quite a bit more than $35 now.

David S. Wallens wrote: Oh yeah, are we jamming at the Challenge?

If you can get a drum kit in the hotel for me, I'll lay down the beats.

All this talk about guitars and basses, and I forgot that I'm mainly a drummer.

Just brought this bad boy home last night. I think I've mentioned it before, but there's a local company that started up recently hand-building boutique amps and cabinets.

So far, they're only building guitar rigs, but they let me take this one on a long-term loan to play around with on bass. It's a 100w all-tube head, and both the quality of the components as well as the workmanship are incredible. It's by far the quietest rig I've played through, all the pots are smooth like butter, and of course it has gobs of tone.

In reply to petegossett:

NICE!!!!!

Saw Alan and Tom at the ARRC. Alan caught a pic of my bass...

I'm loving playing out again.

David S. Wallens wrote:

DILYSI Dave wrote: Currently lusting after this - http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f144/50s-kay-m1b-%241750-1026093/

Dave, you need to visit here: http://www.gruhn.com I stopped by while passing through Nashville on the way home from Solo Nats. Lots of cool stuff--including upright basses.

I wish I could remember the name of the REAL music store I was taken to in Nashville, but it was sweet. Gruhn's is only interesting in a touristy cork-sniffing sorta way.

And yes, Dave, you need that. Kay made very desirable standup basses.

poopshovel wrote: In reply to petegossett: NICE!!!!!

Thanks man, you should HEAR it!

Btw, I can hook you up with one at just over cost, now that I have an inside line. 8)

Oh, I'm aware. And that's a hell of a price for a 1950's Kay. That doesn't change the fact that I've got a kid due in 3 months, a wife who is about to stop working, etc. Trying to be an adult.

DILYSI Dave wrote: Oh, I'm aware. And that's a hell of a price for a 1950's Kay. That doesn't change the fact that I've got a kid due in 3 months, a wife who is about to stop working, etc. Trying to be an adult.

Bob Costas.

Check this E36 M3 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6rLhTUrOX0#t=190

Dobro Bass. Rad.

In reply to DILYSI Dave:

That's crazy, and I have absolutely no use for it, yet I must have one!!!!

You and me both.

Last week I saw a thinline Tele bass. I had no idea such a thing existed, but now I got the wants for one, bad.

Tim Baxter wrote: Last week I saw a thinline Tele bass. I had no idea such a thing existed, but now I got the wants for one, bad.

Fender sells just about any Strat or Tele configuration you can imagine... except the one I want: a true Dave Murray model Strat - fitted with a Floyd and a 22 fret neck.

Ian F wrote:

Tim Baxter wrote: Last week I saw a thinline Tele bass. I had no idea such a thing existed, but now I got the wants for one, bad.

Fender sells just about any Strat or Tele configuration you can imagine... except the one I want: a true Dave Murray model Strat - fitted with a Floyd and a 22 fret neck.

Have you played an HRR? Not mine, but looks just like mine:

In reply to poopshovel:

That's close... but one thing the Charvel I recently bought has taught me: I don't like a recessed Floyd... Also, they don't sell that guitar anymore. All of the HSS Floyd Strats now have 21 fret necks. The other option would be the Jackson Adrian Smith model. ...or I could just have GMW Guitarworks build exactly what I want for half the price...

Looking at that Dobro bass clip, the was a link to this>

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5fFf21dA4c

Ian F wrote: In reply to poopshovel: All of the HSS Floyd Strats now have 21 fret necks. The other option would be the Jackson Adrian Smith model.

and when you're already at the 21st fret and you need that little push over the edge, where can you go?

In reply to AngryCorvair:

22?

Of course, my ESP is a 24 fret neck-thru... so it probably doesn't make a damn bit of difference... but still... I'll probably end up with a GMW in a year or so after everything else is up and running again.

Then again... after browsing the Carvin catalog, I might give one of those a shot again (I had a TL model years ago and wasn't all that impressed with it).

And when that's not enough, get yourself a Danelectro Guitarlin. 32 frets of fury!

Of course the last eight or so are so damn small they're nearly unplayable, but maybe you've got smaller fingers than I do.

I have zero use for this, but I think they look cool:

In reply to poopshovel:

Nothing about guitar buying is rational. In my case, it's worse than cars... much, much worse... which is why I've had so many over the years... On the plus side, guitars don't take up nearly as much room.

Ian F wrote: In reply to poopshovel: Nothing about guitar buying is rational. In my case, it's worse than cars... much, much worse... which is why I've had so many over the years... On the plus side, guitars don't take up nearly as much room, are usually quicker and easier to sell, typically cheaper, require less maintenance, and for the most part do not depreciate if bought well.

FTFY

mtn wrote:

Ian F wrote: In reply to poopshovel: Nothing about guitar buying is rational. In my case, it's worse than cars... much, much worse... which is why I've had so many over the years... On the plus side, guitars don't take up nearly as much room, are usually quicker and easier to sell, typically cheaper, require less maintenance, and for the most part do not depreciate if bought well.

FTFY

Took the FTFY outta my mouth!

Unless you're me... "Buy High; Sell Low" seems to be my motto...