What kind of gear do you people use?

[Protected Witness]

Curiosity...

I love those PRS' the Opeth boys use. And those Peavey 5150's....I got to record with one of those and I totally didn't think of using my amp the whole time.

As far as what I have goes:

-Guitars-
1. Modified Strat (originally a crappy squier, replaced pickups, changed pickup setting to gibson settings, replaced neck with American Standard Strat Deluxe Ed. neck)

2. Schecter A-7 Diamond Series (black, same used as Jack Owen of Cannibal Corpse on the 2000 tour)

-Amps_
Fender Roc Pro 1000 combo
(gets the job done, not bad for $300)

-Effects-
I used to be Tom Morello Jr., but lately I haven't been using anything except for a rack delay. I've traded a bunch of my pedals...here's what I have left:

Crybaby Wah
Original Digitech Whammy Pedal
Danelectro Danecho
DoD overdrive
DoD envelope Filter
Boss Super Phaser
ADA S1000 Rack Delay

 

[DigestingGandhi]

Guitars: Ibanez S470 EMG pickups, Jackson dinky, applause acoustic/electic

Amp: 5150 II Head, Peavy Cabinet

Effects: Boss DS-1 Distortion, Boss CH-1 Super chorus, Morely Bad Horsie Wah

 

[Thorns of Sorrow]

lol again...

-Guitars-
1. Ibanez RG7620
2. Fender American Strat
3. Ibanez nylon string acoustic

-Amps-
Rack: Mesa/Boogie Tri Axis
Mesa/Boogie 2:90 power amp
Lexicon reverb
Line 6 echo/delay
Fuhrman surge protector
Mesa Boogie Cab

Floor: Boss Equalizer
Boss Volume pedal
Boss chromatic Tuner
Boss Chorus ensembe

-Shit I dont use and will be ebayed soon-
Digitech Whammy pedal
Boss Flanger
Boss Super Overdrive
Boss Noise Supressor

Yes as you can tell I am gear whore, how did I afford this all? Simple...Ebay and a moderately paying job o yeh and ebay, hehe.

 

[Nugent Goes AOL]

Guitar -- '88 Les Paul Standard
Takamenie black Acoustic/Electric

soon, im getting a shitty $90 Kramer so that I can afford to go nuts in a live setting

Amp -- in limbo...just sold mine. think im gonna buy a stack...marsahll cabinet, maybe 5150 head? any thoughts?

Effects -- Boss Metal Zone
Crybaby Wah
Boss Noise Supressor (great...)
Zoom 505 (digital effects suck...)

Keyboard -- Roland Rd7000

Recording -- Roland VS-1680

Other shit -- Ebow; Theremin

 

[Satori]

Tama and Zildjian, of course

 

[sands of the seas]

Guitars: Ibanez RG 370 MH, Craftman Traditional Series (fire wood)
Amp: 22 watt Samick
Effects: Boss MT-2 MetalZone (i have two Ibanez Soundtank pedals, but i never use them anymore)

I'm hopefully getting a new amp for christmas. Probably a seconds-hand Peavey Banditt or something.

 

[IanDork107]

I certainly won't be posting what I have. It's quite embarassing, as I don't make nearly enough to buy a great guitar or amp.

 

[Sadistik]

Jackson Peformer
Gibson SG
Larivee acoustic

Marshall JCM 2000 DSL 100 head
Marshall JCM 900 1960A 4x12 cab

Morley Bad Horsie wah
Ibanez delay/echo
boss EQ pedal

 

[Brooks]

Ibanez RG3120 Prestige
'77 Strat, modified to hell and back
old Epi acoustic
*coming soon* Heritage H-157

Mesa Dual Rectifier (3 channel)
Mesa Recto cab

Geoffrey Teese RMC3 wah (the absolute best wah money can buy)
TC Electronic G Major
Boss Loopstation (the best practice tool EVER!!!)
Ibanez TS9
*soon* Fulltone Fulldrive 2

POD 2.0

And then a bunch of Boss pedals I bought before I got real gear. Flanger, DD-5, Metal Zone (DIE PIECE OF SHIT), Noise Supressor, TU-2 tuner (still a good thing).


What I want:

Bad Cat Hot Cat 1x12
Diezel Herbert

 

[Protected Witness]

Originally posted by Brooks


And then a bunch of Boss pedals I bought before I got real gear. Flanger, DD-5, Metal Zone (DIE PIECE OF SHIT), Noise Supressor, TU-2 tuner (still a good thing).

I hate Metal Zones. I could never get a good sound out of those damn things...

 

[Fifth_Horseman]

Electric guitars:
Jackson DKMGT
Grass Roots Explorer

Acoustic guitars:
Laredo classical guitar
Eagle western guitar (dreadnought body)
Eko Ranger XII (25 years old, all-mahogany)

Amp:
Marshall AVT-50 Combo

Effects:
Ibanez SC10 Super Stereo Chorus

Piano:
Steinway & Sons

 

[Oysterboy72]

Fender Strat
Generic Acoustic Guitar
Homemade 4-String Bass
Tacoma Acoustic bass
Ludwig Drums
Cakewalk Pro Studio 9.0
Johnson J-Station Direct Guitar Recording Module
Behringer Compressor/Exciter/Gate
Zoom 1204 Studio Effects Processor
Peavey PVM-22 Microphone
Ampeg Amps

 

[AddeJ-Skinfected]

Guitars:
Fender Heartfield (With a DiMarzio Super Distortion Mic, Tuned down 2 frets and "dropped" E string)
BC Rich Warlock 7 string (Normal tuning)
Epiphone Flying V (With a DiMarzio Super Distortion Mic Tuned as as a 7 string without the thinnest E string)
Fender Strat (Normal tuning)
Homemade Flying V (Seymour Duncan pearly gates, Tuned down 2 frets and "dropped" E string)

2 nylon and 1 metal stringed Acoustic guitars (Don´t remember "brand" (???))

Amp:
Line 6 POD II
2x150 W power amp (not tube though )
Marshall JCM900 Lead 4x12"

 

[TravisW]

Guitars
Peavey Wolfgang Special
1988 Kramer NightSwan
1985-88 Kramer Pacer/Focus mutt
Dean Avalanche
1976 Conn classical

Amps
Peavey Ultra Plus 120-watt halfstack
Peavey Bandit

Effects/Other
Morley Volume/Wah
Apollo Fuzz/Wah
Ibanez Delay
Dan-Echo
Boss Digital Delay
Axtron Chorus
Danelectro Cool Cat
MXR Phase 90
Line 6 POD

 

[7 Dying Trees]

Gear currently that I own:

Guitars:
-Ibanez Universe UV7BK
-Ibanez Universe UV7BK (second one, currently for sale)
-Ibanez RG2027 (piezo's, yeah baby yeah!)
-Ibanez Jem7BSB
-Ibanez s540
-Ibanez RG(something, put together from spare parts)
-BCRich USA Warlock
-Washburn Acoustic

Amplification:
-Mesa Boogie Triaxis
-Korg Rack Tuner (the better one out of the DTR2/DTR1, can never remember which one)
-Boss GT5
-Marshall Super Lead 100w head (old old old!)
-2 Marshall 4x12's, one with actual original greenbacks, the other with GT75's
-Vox Wah pedal (silver ltd edition jobbie. It's shiny )

other gear:
-Korg D8 (I think) Digital 8track

And stuff. There are some random pedals as well, but they got retired...


All this stuff is accumulated through ebay, second hand purchases and several strokes of good fortune. Soon hopefully I will be minus one guitar, plus one Power AMp which will make life more fun

 

[Brooks]

Originally posted by Mr. Niel
I hate Metal Zones. I could never get a good sound out of those damn things...

They're decent for bedroom wanking and practicing, but they're the most horrible crap for playing live or with a band. They have absolutely no balls, they just sound like harsh buzzsaw that doesn't cut through the mix whatsoever.

Which is interesting, since Opeth used Metal Zones on Morningrise....

 

[Nugent Goes AOL]

Yeah, Brooks...I'm fucking sick of my metal zone. What would you recommend for a solid distortion?

I'm thinking I'll get the best distortion by buying a good head...I'm investing in a stack soon. Any thoughts?

 

[Staffan]

Epiphone SG
Marshall valvestate 40W

I'm about to buy a new guitar but the amp is pretty ok to rehearse with

 

[Lee_B]

Originally posted by Nugent Goes AOL
Yeah, Brooks...I'm fucking sick of my metal zone. What would you recommend for a solid distortion?

I'm thinking I'll get the best distortion by buying a good head...I'm investing in a stack soon. Any thoughts?

I'd swear by my Zoom Tri Metal pedal. Heavy as fuck, and really built solid, not like your regular Zoom plastic piece of crud.

 

[Brooks]

Originally posted by Nugent Goes AOL

I'm thinking I'll get the best distortion by buying a good head...I'm investing in a stack soon. Any thoughts?

Seriously, the best distortion you can get comes from a cranked tube amp. I've yet to see a pedal that can even come close to emulating that. If you ARE going into the realm of the almighty Tube Amp, I suggest these (each moving up in price, starting with the cheapest)

Laney VH100 (not too expensive, great tone... and hey, Opeth use em)

vintage Marshall JCM800 (add a Super Overdrive, and this thing kills... THE sound of the Bay Area Thrash movement)

Peavey 5150 (but try it first, not everyone digs this thing, including me, I'm not a huge fan)

Mesa Dual Rectifier

Bogner Uberschall (GODLY gain)

Diezel VH4, or the forthcoming Herbert (even GODLIER gain)