The 3rd Annual "Year in Gear" Review-

[trey]

Oh gawd, it's time. Time for the yearly recap. Were you naughty or nice? Thrifty or plagued by financial flatulence? A bit regretful for something bought or sold? Satisfied or still have a nagging little itch in one of those dark hard to reach places? Give us a rundown of your Year in Gear.

This has been an interesting year down here in s. texas. I had a poquito stroke in August which left me with a forgetful right hand barely able to hold a pick much less hold a rhythm. Fortunately, after a couple of days in the hospital and a week at home I was back to my usual fumbliness and had fully regained the ability to send the cat howling to hide between the stove and fridge with just a couple of notes off the bridge pickup.

Along the way some guitars left, some made it to a new home to be played by refreshed hands and a slightly warier heart.

Guitars Bought:
First up is a magnificent '62RI that came from the manly hands of tbone. Sent all the way from that little communist community in Iowa it makes up for him wooing my blondie Harmony Meteor away from me.


Fully chromed with a real deal mini-bucker in the neck, a Bigsby that will make more than your hair stand on end and, AND stay in tune as well as a Florence Voodoo (courtesy of Tom(lct) of Skull Island) in the bridge that requires you make a Guitar Face everytime you flip the position switch to the "Damn, that sounds good" position. It has been christened The Fairlane and as with most things, Mo' Chrome-Mo' Better.

The next arrival was an acoustic to replace the '69 Hummingbird I had to sell a couple of years ago. After being sorely tempted (tell them, Johnny) by a 1954 J50 I ended up not feeling the Magic upon closer playing. So with the itch not scratched and money burning a hole thru my Levis I came upon this little beauty.


It's a Del Arte sloped shoulder dred. A model I've been lusting after since playing the store owner's a few years ago. It simply sings and will sound even more nicer after opening up some more.

Amps Bought:
I was pretty well satisfied with what I got until Tom of Skull Island fame presented this little bugger with all the aplomb of Satan tempting the seemingly self-satisfied.


It's a modified SF Bassman thru a Weber Michigan powered by EL34s. Best described by Tom as sounding like a "blues breaker on heroin."

GeeGaw Bought:
Again, as always, it's the accessories that kill you. Completing this year's extravagance was a Nobels Overdrive, a Boss BF-2, a Signalflex A/B box, and some George Ls.

Guitars Sold:
My lovely "Freddie" Goldtop tele to my best friend who in turn sold it to a student kid of his who was going GAGA over it.

The Telestar Mona with amp-in-case to the same friend. I'd won this guitar in a raffle at the same shop that I bought the Del Arte.

Traded:
Nothing.

That's it. I didn't keep things as "Lateral" as I usually like to do but the cat didn't miss a meal and granted, part of the Get was a Gift to myself for managing to stay around a bit longer.

And you?

The "Not missing Whataburgers as much as I thought I would"

trey

[Adam Waldron]

I bought:

Maton M225 solid cedar topped dreadnought.

Fralin blues special pups for my Tele.

'59 Bassman reissue amp.

I sold or trade nothing.

I was well behaved!

Cheers,

Adam

[Abe]

I'll play. Don't know that I've got enough pretty pictures, though...

Early this year a friend of mine (and trey I'll bet you'll know the picture I'm talking about) posted a picture of the "bastard child of Norma Jean" strat leaned up against his combo-fied Bassman head. Something in me snapped - I realized it was time for me to own another Fender, after not owning a Fender for over 10 years. After discussions, false-starts, and a few bit nails, I found this:



It's a Custom Shop "Custom Esquire", one of 100 made in 1992. And it fits me perfectly. Best Telecaster I've ever owned.

Also in that picture is an amplifier that came right after the Esquire and totally set me on fire. It's a 1998 Bassman RI that I got cheaper than I had right to from a local harp player and have been digging ever since. There are thems that rag on the RI amps, but I can't imagine it getting much better than this.

Later on in the year I found my first "real" strat since I sold my old MIJ one back in 1992. This one is a mongrel CS guitar with an early non-Relic-ed Relic body and a later Cray neck. It's been routed neck and bridge for humbuckers, but it sounds absolutely huge.



Leaving the stable this year were my old Hamer bolt-ons, a T-51 and a Daytona. Great guitars, but they were no longer *my* great guitars if that makes any sense.

And trey, for what it's worth, I'm still glad you're here.
Abe

[JohnK24]

Bought...

Barber Direct Drive

Fender Blues Junior

Agile AD35Q Acoustic

Eminence Legend 122 Speaker

Rio Grande Muy Grande pup

SD Broadcaster

ElectroKraft Vintage Wound set of pups

Sold:

Fender TX Tele neck and Nocaster pups

Nobels ODR1

Vox AC15TBX (lord I miss her, but financial reasons dictated)

Fender Jimmie Vaughan Strat (don't miss it, I'm tele-toned now and love it)

Dano DC59 (it was a toy, really a one trick pony)

So..overall, I "made" money on my sale/purchase equation. I'm really loving my current gear, I've found some really great tones with the tele > ElectroKraft pups and BJ. Just played the Epi 335 I have with new strings, and that guitar always makes me smile !

Next year...I'd like to just start saving for a Bill Crook Custom Tele (ash, white blond, birdeye neck and some Voodoo pups).

Best to all,

JK

[Maggot]

Bought

MIM Standard Strat
Custom Shop Fat 50s Pickups
Peavey Delta Blues
Fulltone Soul-Bender
Arion Stage Tuner

Seymour Duncan pickup - for P-Bass

Sold

Les Paul Jr. Special
1966(or maybe 68?) Ampeg Reverberocket II (to bandmate).
Vintage reissue Rat (to bandmate).

[Cam]

Bought back a blues deluxe that left the fold for a couple of years. Bought a Traynor Guitar Mate Reverb 1 combo that is currently getting some tweaking at the tech. No guitars. That's it....but the year isn't quite over yet is it?

[Kingpin]

Bought:
Victoria Bassman
Weber Mass50
EH Holy Grail
Keeley Modded BD2
Digitech Delay
Marshall ED1 Compressor
Boss Tu 2
Behringer GM110 practice amp

Smaller goodies purchased:
Custom steel saddles from Dan S.(dtele51)
Milled jack cup from High Tech Tool
Callaham knurled knobs
George L cables
Weber Cali speaker (for the Behringer)
various Tele neck pu's (liked the Fender OV best)

Items sold:
Marshall DSL50 head and vintage 4x12 slantback cab.
with Greenbacks.

It was a good year for tone enhancement!

[John Harrison]

Trey, it's great to see you posting, again, my friend! If "Fairlane" sounds anywhere near as good as it looks, I'll bet you've been smiling a bunch!

After busting my tail, for the past two years, to finish my Master's Degree work, I finally sold my childhood card collection - something I'd been thinking about for years - and, in a fit of shameless self-indulgence, put all the money back into my present "jones"...all things musical. I also did a lot of gear swapping. Associated acquisitions included:
"HippieTim" Noonan's Dr. Z Carmen Ghia amp (ooh, baby!); with the bonus of my first face-to-face with a fellow TDP'er.
A Robert Keeley compressor (it's all that).
TDP'er "Analogman" Mike Piera modified my old TS-9 and SD-9 (too cool!).
A Whirlwind Selector, a Boss TU-2 tuner, an MXR Phase 90 (which I just modded), and an octave pedal (for faux steel drum sounds).
A Johnson tricone resonator (got a great deal on a used one!).
A VanZandt pickup in my '52RI and some cosmetic changes to my Strat (snakeskin pickguard, etc.).
Scored a bunch of out of print, hard to find cd's, too.

The school community continued to bless my guitar program with timely support. Which was great, 'cause I'm again without a budget (and Oregon voters will probably overturn the costly, yet inadequate tax package our spineless legislators approved after 5 special sessions or purely partisan politics).
I was able to loan guitars to ten of my kids, so they can practice at home. My latest group (36 and counting) is mostly beginner-level, so we're plugging away, but having fun. All the TDPRI-donated gear gets a daily workout, yet keeps on ticking.
Our talent show was another budget-related casualty ( :( ), but there's a rumor that we're about to be the subject of a feature newspaper article!

I'm very thankful.

[hippietim]

Bought:[*]The Seusscaster! - http://www.hackolutions.com/seuss/Seuss%20001.jpg [*]Oscar Schmidt by Washburn 335 copy - this will probably go up for sale shortly - http://www.hackolutions.com/335copy.jpg[*]Jackson KV2T - http://www.hackolutions.com/kv2t/kv2t2.jpg[*]Antigua Tele RI - http://www.hackolutions.com/antiguatele.jpg[*]Jackson Custom Shop Rhoads - http://www.hackolutions.com/polka/polka1.jpg[*]Warmoth Strat Partscaster - http://www.hackolutions.com/rwmstrat1.jpg[*]Grosh Strat w/scalloped board - http://www.hackolutions.com/grosh.jpg[*]Agile fretless Les Paul copy - http://www.hackolutions.com/fretless1.JPG[*]Gibson Blueshawk w/Maestro Bigsby bridge[*]Fender American Standard Strat w/Kahler and internal GK pickup[*]Dr. Z KT-45 head[*]Line 6 2x12 cabinet[*]Fender Blues Jr.[*]Tacom Papoose

Coming soon:[*]Jackson Soloist - tie-dye finish - http://www.sysmatrix.net/~guitars/jack2.jpg [*]Charvel '95 USA San Dimas Standard - looks like this one http://www.jcfonline.com/gallery/cha...50127-pete.jpg[*]Line 6 Vetta II - I actually got it a couple weeks ago but there was a problem with the output transformer humming - I should have a new one this week[*]Line 6 Variax 700 - amber w/whammy

Bought and sold:[*]Fender Antigua Strat RI - http://www.hackolutions.com/ebay4/antiguastrat1.JPG[*]Fender Tele acoustic/electric - not the cheapo Telecoustic, it was more of a thinline with piezo's - it's the red one in this picture - http://www.hackolutions.com/telefamily.jpg[*]Line 6 Variax - I've got the new one on order so I sold the old one before the price plummetted too much - http://www.hackolutions.com/ebay3/variax1.jpg[*]Fender Burton signature Tele - http://www.hackolutions.com/ebay3/burton1.jpg[*]Charvel Model 6 - http://www.hackolutions.com/forsale/IMG_2498.JPG[*]Steinberger GM w/trans trem and quilty top - http://www.hackolutions.com/forsale/IMG_2503.JPG[*]Charvel San Dimas Star - http://www.hackolutions.com/charvel1.jpg[*]Random partscaster - http://www.hackolutions.com/newgear/partscaster.jpg[*]Gretsch SparkleJet - http://www.hackolutions.com/newgear/gretsch.jpg[*]'63 Bassman - http://www.hackolutions.com/ebay/bassman001.jpg[*]'70's Princeton - http://www.hackolutions.com/ebay3/princeton1.jpg[*]Mesa Boogie original Mark I combo

Sold:[*]Fender Yngwie signature Strat - http://www.hackolutions.com/yngwie.jpg[*]Washburn D333 - yes, the Dimebag Darrell model (I got it in a trade) - http://www.hackolutions.com/ebay4/d3331.jpg[*]Ibanez RG420GK - http://www.hackolutions.com/ebay2/rg420gk1.jpg[*]Dr. Z Carmen Ghia 2x10 combo[*]Godin LGXT - http://www.hackolutions.com/newgear/godinfront.jpg[*]Fender MIM Roland Ready Strat

Died:[*]Fender Pro Jr.

In the works:[*]rocker Strat - single hum with Kahler - body is with my mom to be painted[*]standard Tele - body is with my mom to be painted - neck is mahogany w/maple board[*]dual humbucker rocker Tele - body is being made by Kevin, neck is one piece wenge

Last but not least:
I've bought and sold a bunch of pedals, necks, bodies, synths and other stuff.

[Nick Fanis]

sold:

-CIJ J.DONAHUE HELLECASTER(due to the vintage frets)
-VAN ZANDT TLV60(due to the skinny neck)
-WARMOTH 52 COPY(due to an offer I couldn't refuse)
-MY PEDALBOARD(time for a pro one!)
-PV CLASSIC 50(due to an offer I couldn't refuse)

bought:

-NEW PB(the pro one!)
-2 RDS AA THINLINES(killer deal on killer axes!)
-1 WARMOTH 62 CUSTOM COPY(killer deal on killer axe!)
-FENDER TRRI (a guy owned me some money...)
-1964 CRUCIANELLI ELITE($50 in a pawnshop ,sounds and LOOKS great!)

[JoeyV]

lets see ....a LesPaul Custom Historic 57, 2 months and sold it,,,PRS McCarty , played it two weeks, sold it....Fender 52 RI Tele, one week , sold it.....62 RI with Bardens..2 days , sold it.....Gibson GA 15RV Goldtone amp...played one year and sold it.....what am I left with ? Same stuff I started with ..........68 Tele, 2 strats,a Dano U56, a Bassman RI and a 75 Vibrolux Reverb....am I a happy tone camper....yup...most of the time

[Lew UK]

i lost this






and this





and got this





and one like this




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[Johnny Isaacs]

Traded:
nada

Sold:
nada

Bought:

Parts Tele
Guild D-66 acoustic
'65 Bassman
Vox Cambridge 30
Ibanez AD-99
Brian Friend's LPB-1/Fender Blender pedal

I'm actually getting something this weekend that's gonna kick some hindend..... more to come.

Johnny Isaacs

[Vincent Caster]

Hey Trey,

Nice to see ya post!
Well, I got this partscaster together this year, 50's classic neck with Van Zandts, USACG bod by Rob DiStefano. 2003 been berry berry goot to me.

[eryque]

Wow! I'm absolutely amazed to see how much dealing some of you guys do in a slow year!

My year was real simple:

Sold[*]California Fat Tele. After getting Ginger the JD tele, this medium-sized neck was too small. The Snowman turned it into a regular-old tele, I think.

Bought With that cash I bought[*]a pair of Webers for the Pro,[*]a Reverend Drivetrain,[*]a new pickguard for Ginger,[*]a Duncan '59 for the Sheraton,[*]and a shubb capo in vintage radius because it got me free shipping on the pickup order.

Bought & Sold[*]A Duncan Seth Lover pickup because it sounded about like the stock pickup in the Sheraton,[*]a Boss BD-2 because it sounded too buzzy,[*]a Nobels ODR-1 because it didn't overdrive much at all,[*]a Super Hard On because it didn't do anything I couldn't do by just turning the amp up,

[nasonm]

If I bought my Martin this year or last....

Bought: Martin 00-15

Traded : Kentucky 340S Mandolin
for
1995 Fender MIM STD C.A.R. Jazz Bass

Still considering selling:
Said bass above
1965 Gibson discoverer amp
Godin Radiator

[Dillon]

Guitars
No change. One Tele and one Strat.

Amps
Bought one of the last Carlson Turbo Pups. Great amp. (My back and Twin Reverb are on a break.)

Effects
Bought a Barber Tone Press. (I love this pedal.)
Organized effects with a PedalTrain board, ADL JuiceBox, and ADL SwitchBox.

Plans for '04
None at present. I'm a happpy camper.

[Joel Terry]

Bought:
[*]2002 Fender CIJ '50s Classic Telecaster (TL52-70US)[*]2002 Fender CIJ '62 Reissue Jazz Bass (JB62-75US)[*]2002 Fender CIJ Pink Paisley Telecaster (TL69-85)[*]Mid-'60s Ampeg B-12XT Portaflex Universal amplifier[*]BOSS DD-6 Digital Delay

Sold:
[*]1977 Fender Stratocaster

And that just about wraps it up, fellow gearheads. :)

Joel

[stevedenver]

2002 Gibson Historic LP R8-my little lemon squeezer....
Lentz T blackguard broadcaster-ordered in August, will arrive soon!
5E3 clone kit which i built-Mission-wow
1966 fender 6G13 reverb tank-lost in pluto'verb

[Mik]

Trey,
great to see you back on the Page and to hear you're Tele-terrorizing your kat.

How do y'all keep track for the recap? My year is a 3 or 4 year smear.

I haven't sold or traded anything this year.

I bought a new Gibson Les Paul Jr earlier this year, about which I've posted too much.

I finally acquired a quality pedal-a Fulltone Fat Boost for clean boost and overdrive. (guitar cabled straight into the amp looks good on paper BUT....)

That's about it. I don't see much buying and selling in the smear term. Maybe finally sell that Pro Jr. Maybe buy a Squire Custom II after it's released in Jan 04.

Maybe sell off the whole damn collection to finance another motorcycle! naw...

Mik

[gtrjones]

This year was a selloff year for me...

Sold 11 guitars, bought 4, sold 2 combos, bought a head and cab...

Was full bore into a band at the beginning of the year, which folded in August, and I'm starting to gig again in a duo - first show Sunday, another booked next month already...

[11 Gauge]

despite all my plans and projects, this year:

-i bought nothing. not even picks or strings. i bought so many in bulk back in '01 that i haven't used them up yet.

-i sold nothing. everything i currently have, i either:
1)love
2)can use in the future, or
3)would never be able to get rid of.

-i traded nothing. i went thru an uber-trading phase back in 2000 - it was necks, bodies, hardware, pedals, reverb tanks, etc. week after week...

but in GIFTS i received:

-a Takamine acoustic. don't even know the model, but it plays pretty good.
-EH Holy Grail pedal. i love it.
-Blues Driver pedal. i love it.
-Danelectro Daddy-O. underrated pedal. i like it alot.
-'65 BF Champ. i love that little amp.

all in all a mostly droll year, but i guess my equipment needs are pretty minimal, and well addressed at this point.

[Dennis_UK]

End of 2002: expecting layoff, make plans to get into music again. See JD Tele in Griffin Guitars in Plymouth, and begin to seriously lust...

Layoff: loadsamoney, go and get JD, which is still there after several months! Also bought Marshall MG30DFX amp. But the real point is I'm a bass player, so...

Ordered "Sting" Precision and Ashdown EB15-150 combo, received February (bass) and March (amp) eventually.

Sold: nothing.

Want: A post-'57 style P-bass as well, a '62 RI would do nicely, Santa! I've been good!

And I'm now a working man again! So I have to say it's worked out an OK year in the end.

[sg3000]

Tried to keep GAS under control this year and
actually concentrate on playing and recording.
It worked, my playing has grown quite a bit.

Items bought for recording:

Takamine Acoustic- Nice older Japanese version
1979 Dean Z (explorer)- for humbucking and
heavier rock tracks
Early Squier Strat- for strat and E-flat stuff
Allparts Jazz Bass
POD xt
Boss BR-8 recorder

Sold:
Ibanez
Numerous pedals

I used to go through this much stuff in
a month. It feels good to have had
GAS under control for a while.

[Twangmeister]

Bought:

CS Gold Sparkle Telecaster (my dream guitar with a Louisville Slugger Neck); added Bardens, Callaham knobs and single slotted screws; intonated brass saddles and black guard. Think Johnny Hiland, but without the talent! ;-)

Vox AC30 TBX with Blue Bulldogs: Using sbs w/Tone King Comet 40B. Between these two amps I can visit tone heaven and simultaneously get arrested for disturbing the peace.

Fulltone Fulldrive: Rich, complex harmonics and enough shred to make me feel like I'm standing onstage at the Hammond Civic Center.

Aphex Aural Exciter pedal (Guitar): As the Monkees once sang, "I'm a believer." Pricey li'l box, but I "squoze" it onto my pedal board where it always stays on. A little goes a long way. My wife thought the name was a turn-on, too.

ClearSonics Amp panels: Only a few feet of folding acrylic plastic separates my bandmates and I from total tone meltdown.

Some VERY cool shirts from a place called daddyos.com

Sold:

MIJ '62 RI (Sunburst) w/ Texas Specials, 4-way switching, and a buncha other goodies. Hated to see this one go; it was a twang monster with an afterburner in the 4th position. Sold it to a really interesting woman who is a private investigator and is just starting out playing and dug the neck size. Go figure!

Got rid of my long hair. Yes, my children were too ashamed to be seen in public with "Dad's Mullet" (it really wasn't, much more "Lynard Skynard" than "Joe Dirt). Replaced with 50's-style pomp and sideburns. Wife and country groupies all diggin' it, easy to maintain, so it's all good. Now waiting for the Fab 5 to come redo my wardrobe!

[Raymond]

With this GAS leak we might loose the board!!!!

Not a lot to report....slow year....

Bought:
- 91 MIM Telecaster
- 94 MIM P-Bass

Sold
- Takamine EG

Trade
- Digitech Hot rod for Boss SD-1

Gifts
- ASAT Special (parents)

[Bill E.]

Bought:
-Victoria 35310 (Tweed Bassman Replica - Wow!)
-1995 MIM Squire Strat ( Best I've ever owned)
-Weber MASS 50 - loaded ( You need this!- forget overdrive pedals!)
-Boss CS-2 (lovin' it!)
-Dano Tuna Melt (terrific!)
- Mid 70s EH LPB-1 ( One of the first 50 or 60 made,
I'm told)
-Line 6 PODxt + Shortboard ( For recording purposes only )
-Set of Fender CS "real '54" strat pickups (outstanding)
- Rio Grande Halfbreed ( very, very tasty)

Traded:

-Peavey C30 w/ JJs and a Weber P12B (Killer amp, but I just didn't use it)
for a
-Robin/USACG 51STP modded (wonderful guitar!)

Sold:

None :

Given away: (hey, they needed it more than I!)
-Boss PW-10 Modeling wah
-Dano Psycho Flange (Goo goo ga joob!)
-Midiman USB midisport 2X2

[Griff22]

Bought:
52RI
50s Classic
Nashville Tele
Gretsch Jet
Gibson 137P
Guild Starfire 3
76 Silverface Princeton Reverb

Sold all but the 52RI, the Gretsch and the Princeton Reverb. But I found what I needed so it was a good year..

[Roel from Holland]

Bought:
- Haar Custom Tele w. Fralin P90 in neck
- Gibson LP R4 historic
- Holland Little Jimi amp
- G2D Creamtone overdrive
- Keeley BD2
- Keeley Sparkle Drive Mod
- HAO Rustdriver
- T Rex Tremster
- Menatone Red Snapper
- Suhr Tele pickups for my 52RI
- Fralin Steelpole 43 to replace the Suhr in my custom Tele

Sold:
- Mesa Boogie Caliber 50
- Teese RMC3 wah

Plans for next year:
- A nice partscaster....maybe a Bravewood with Voodoo pickups
- A Tele-body for my Fender Bullet neck

[KingPussBlues]

New:

- Crate V-Series VFX5112 tube amp w/effects
- Fender Texas Tele Specials for both my '52 RI and American Series Tele
- Fender Noiseless pups for American Series Tele
- Mint Green Pickguard for American Series Tele
- Fret dressing for American Series Tele

Sold:

- Marshall 50 watt solid state amp
- Big Muff Pi
- CryBaby
- Dano Fab Tone
- Marshall BluesbreakerII Pedal
- Fender Texas Tele Specials from American Series Tele

That's mostly it... I think...

"John"

[GuitarJonz]

Lets see,

Bought:
1984 MIJ SQ Squier tele (deal of the year at $129)
Fralin Blues Specials, Duncan Broadcaster
MIM Robert Cray strat
MIJ P bass
On the way now: 1970 non-MV Twin Reverb

Sold:
1984 MIJ Squier's neck
Cray body
Fralin Blues Specials
MIM Std. Tele
Hamer T-51
Possibly by year end: SFPR with 12" spkr.

Trades:
HD V+ neck & Super 90 bridge for set of Bardens
Robert Cray strat neck for a USACG super soft V neck with 6100's (from KBR)

[James W]

Okay just highlights (meaning I'll spare you the embarrassing stuff):

Keyboards:
Korg CX-3 (Hammond B-3 emulator)
E-Mu Vintage Keys (Rhodes, Wurly, Mellotron, odd organs, synths)
Alesis Ion (Vintage analog synth emulator)

Guitars:
CIJ 60's RI Telecaster Custom with Bigsby

Pedals:
Fulltone Full Drive
Fulltone Fat Boost
Fulltone '70's Fuzz

Misc:
B-3 card for the E-Mu Vintage Keys
Alesis Ineko Digital Effects Processor (free with the Ion!)


So it's been a good year for keyboards but not so much for tele's. I think I'll just need a 88-key piano-weighted keyboard (Yamaha S90?) and I'll be pretty much done with keys for a while and I'll be able to devote my full attention to telecasters.

--James W

[Peds...]

:?

[TeleMark]

I sure can't compete here... But, I think my sole purchase qualifies:


BOUGHT:
50s Classic Telecaster in white blonde...
Black pickguard for above Tele

Traded:
nothing.

SOLD:
Nothing yet, but will likely sell MIM strat and Warmoth Jackson-esque metal machine.

If so, that will leave me with just the Tele, and an old, beat-up Ovation acoustic that I got for helping a grad-school professor move.

Simplify, simplify...

TeleMark

[Lance]

Sold -
- 40th Anneversary Tele (pretty...sound - just good)
- Mesa Boogie Mark 2C (had it forever, never used - too loud & heavy)
- 60's National lapsteel (Cool...but I've kept the Fender Champion steel instead)

Bought:
- 2x12 1966 Bassman Cabinet to match my '66 head(amazing strat setup)
- Webers for above to replace blown Oxfords
- Mission 5E3 with 15" Jensen in tweed (gawd...amazing)
- '54 Historic Les Paul goldtop (such a great guitar)
- Klon Centaur (yeah....it's really better - but worth the extra $$?? hmmmm?)
- SM57 Mic (anticipating recording a bit)
- Art Tube MP Mic preamp (ditto)

Thinking about:
- Resonator (never knew these were that expensive!)
- Boss 864 Recorder (will I have time to record?)

[Telemaniac]

Sold:

Relic'd Foam Green CiJ 54 RI Strat

Ovation Viper solidbody

Bought:

CiJ 54 RI Strat in need of attention now being refinned
(see http://www.ron2e.co.uk/RefCIJStratFiestaRed.htm)

Custom made quilted maple top single bound Telecaster, see below!

Dearnaley 1970s custom made Deluxe Telecaster

Still to go before end of 2003 (I hope!):

Quilted Maple Tele (above) - it's beautiful but I just won't play it enough and it's a shame to let such a well made guitar lay there so it has to go to someone who wants it - will probably put it on Ebay!

Fender Ultimate Chorus

Korg Toneworks AX1000G - again I just don't use it enough

[Paul in Colorado]

I traded a Keeley modded Boss Metal Zone for a Direct Drive. I didn't like the high end and sent it to Dave Barber. He didn't hear anything weird, but sent me a new one in exchange so I'd be happy. Now that's customer service!

I traded an MXR Dyna-Comp for a Broadcaster pickup that will be going in my Esquire-clone once I get it back from the paint shop. I hope to have it in my hands sometime in the next ten years...

I sold a '70's squareneck Dobro and a Gibson Heritage '80 Standard Les Paul and bought an as new '03 Stinger series Les Paul Historic '56 Les Paul Quilt Top in iced tea sunburst. Back in the '70's I traded off a '68 LP GT with P-90's. I've been searching for a Les Paul that compares for several years. I now have one that's even better!

On the horizon:
A new band so I have a reason for owning these jewels!
A job so I don't have to sell off anything.
The Esquire-clone finished and in my hot little hands!
A Gibson '61 SG reissue that will be getting the John Cipollina treatment. Stay tuned.

[chipl]

I picked up a beautiful 1961 Gibson ES125 cherryburst single cutaway with 2 P90s pickups. The tone is amazing from warm and jazzy to crunchy woody rocking tone, got a great small neck I can wrap these fat fingers around really well for fingerstyle playing. Looks sweet and sounds even better.

I also picked up a battered 91 52 RI that had half the finish chipped off and a relic-looking neck for all the wear it had. Rob DiStefano took that poor thing and stripped it down to the bare wood, then stained the thing and really brought out the great tiger-like grain. It's my 2nd 52 RI (the other has benders, Fralins, and 2 Keith banjo tuners) so this is basically a stock-refinned 52RI that's got its own sound and look.

It's not new-in fact its old--but Rob also rehabbed my 65 Hagstrom 3 with new switches and electronics and now it's been brought back to life as a slide guitar. It was my first electric ever and I was surprised to hear just how strong, growly and cool the old pickups sound, now that they actually work.

It looks like the folks on this page have been singlehandedly responsible for keeping the musical instrument market moving! A good guitar/amp/pedal always needs a good home!

[tweeddeluxe]

Sold:

Yamaha SA2000--I may end up regretting this one
Yamaha Pacifica tele
95 Am Std strat, burgundy mist w/ matching headstock--good riddance
TS9
SF Champ--good riddance to that one too, lol
My homebrew Mission 5E3
Weber P12R

Bought/built:

JV strat - black on black, maple neck -- the first strat I've really liked -- My # 1
Hwy 1 tele, sunburst, maple--another keeper.
Yamaha Weddington Classic--les paul (can I say that in here?) clone--luscious fat neck, great bang/buck ratio, beautiful maple top 'burst.
Lo power 5E8 twin clone w/ MM trannies and Weber P12N's--the shizzle
Fulldrive 2 - Dont miss the TS9 at all
Dan Echo
Weber MASS
Homebuilt pedalboard and power supply with isolated transformers.
Behringer V-Amp 2--bought used, crapped on me after two months
Johnson J-Station--my main in-the-house rig. I hate to admit this thing is amazing

On the way

used Blues Jr. for experimental purposes

[Bill]

Not tons, but plenty for me:

* Planet Waves locking guitar strap.

* Several guitar cords.

* 1950's 12-inch, 4-Ohm Jensen speaker.

* Original SD9 Sonic Distortion pedal.

* Original TS9 Tube Screamer pedal.

* (Adobe Audition--formerly Cool Edit Pro. I don't know if this counts, since I get it free for working on the product at Adobe.)