the "tally the damage" thread

[Brian Krashpad]

Haven't seen one of these in awhile, but recently responded to one elsewhere, and thought I'd see what type responses we get here.

The concept is real simple. How much dosh have you got in the gear you currently own? You can subdivide or exclude as you see fit (such as limiting to electric guitars, or also include basses, or acoustics, or amps, or PA gear or pedals, etc.) and can just give a total, or give breakdowns either by item or class.

I'll start with my own somewhat shocking (at least to me) numbers. However, some of this stuff goes back to the '70's and early '80's so at least it's not like I acquired all this mess all at once.

Guitars/basses (any "99" prices rounded to even hundred):

Sonia $62.50 '60 Duo-Sonic (rounded up to $65 for addition purposes)
Brownie $125 Tex-Mex Tele Special
Blondie $400 '52 RI Telecaster (w/OHSC and all case candy)
Seven $100 Squier MIJ P-Bass
Ruby $225 DeArmond Jet Star
Blue $200 Ovation Breadwinner
Chrissie $450 Hamer USA Special
Cherie $525 Les Paul Studio DC (w/non-orig’l HSC)
Nell $200 Fender Standard Jazz Bass (w/OHSC)
Violet $100 “parts” Telecaster w/Seymour Duncan mini-hum in neck
Raquel $400 Fernandes Ravelle (w/Seymour Duncan HB’s)(w/non-orig’l gigbag)
Valerie $99 Agile P-90 Valkyrie
Theresa $200 1980 Peavey T-60 (w/OHSC)
Cassie $750 Les Paul Classic (w/OHSC)
Joan $235 Gretsch Electromatic Special Jet
Rickie <$250> Rickenbacker 620
Candy $100 Preavey Predator Strat
Stormy $250 Schecter Tempest Special (w/OHSC)
Corrine $100 Brownsville Choirboy
Goldie $300 Epiphone Ltd. Ed. Custom Shop WildKat
Dani $250 Danelectro Hodad
Farrah $125 Peavey USA Fury Bass
Daisy $250 Daisy Rock Retro-H 12-string
Birdie $100 Epiphone Thunderbird bass

12-String $150 ‘70's Yamaha acoustic
Acoustic Gift ‘70's MIJ no brand
Mandolin $85 Oscar Schmitt
Banjo Gift Pirles brand
Ukelele $30 Johnson

Amps:

Fender Super Reverb Amp (US 4x10 all-tube 40 W), blackface, 1966, modded into 2 2x10 cabs ($300)

Sovtek MiG50H "Tube Midget" (Russian, 2000 all-tube) amplifier head ($199)

Sunn 200S (US, 1960s, all-tube 60W) Bass head that doubles for guitar also (~$275)

Risson 4x12 slant front cab (US, 1980's) ($100)

Kustom 100, matching head (US 1970's 100 W solid state) and ported cab (1x15) ($225)

Ampeg SVT bass cab (US 1970's? 8x10) ($225)

Crate BX-200 bass head (200 W solid state US 1995) ($200)

Woodson 250 matching bass head and 1x15 cab (US 1970's? 250W ?-- on semi-permanent loan)(free)

Boggs-0-sonic Cigarbox amp ~$35 (?)

DIY 2x8 Fender guitar cab (? unknown-- not even sure where I got this!)

DIY 2x12 Celestion guitar cab $90

DIY 2x10 bass cab (Peavey PA cab/Carvin bass speakers) $50

Peavey Valve King Royal 8 tube amp $100

Crate GX40C 2x8 amp $80

Total: unless I mis-added, I get $7985, and since I can't remember what I paid for the little 2x8 cab, but I know I paid something, we'll just call it 8 grand. I don't have a good list of PA stuff, mics, stands, effects, cases/bags bought separately (not reflected in above prices) and other gear (like an old Farfisa keyboard I have), but there's another grand there easy. So best guess, at least $9000!



Your turn!

[Rocket]

Cost or value?
I have a number of collectables that cost nothing, (passed on from my mother, relatives, sponsers, promos, endorsements, etc.)... value is significant.

[Brian Krashpad]

Cost or value?
I have a number of collectables that cost nothing, (passed on from my mother, relatives, sponsers, promos, endorsements, etc.)... value is significant.

Cost. I'm looking at what we've actually paid. Otherwise I'd have to do estimates on probably half my guitars that I got great deals on and could sell for considerably more.

[bigG]

So happens I just went thru this for insurance purposes a few months ago. All my gear is not covered under standard insurance - they figure the "average" person has one or two guitars and one amp +/-, so I had to add a rider to cover my stuff.

All the gear you see in my signature is also approx $9,000, although I got the Swart since then, and the Hardwire pedal, so let's make it $10,000!

Stuff like this can make you kinda sick if you think about it too much!
But at my age I think I've learned alot abt what's important in life - my life anyway. I coulda had a new car w that $, but my gear means a whole lot more to me than any stinkin new car!

[Brian Krashpad]

So happens I just went thru this for insurance purposes a few months ago. All my gear is not covered under standard insurance - they figure the "average" person has one or two guitars and one amp +/-, so I had to add a rider to cover my stuff.

All the gear you see in my signature is also approx $9,000, although I got the Swart since then, and the Hardwire pedal, so let's make it $10,000!

Stuff like this can make you kinda sick if you think about it too much!
But at my age I think I've learned alot abt what's important in life - my life anyway. I coulda had a new car w that $, but my gear means a whole lot more to me than any stinkin new car!

My rationalization: divided out over 35 years of playing, it's only $260/year!

[bigG]

My rationalization: divided out over 35 years of playing, it's only $260/year!

Krash, rationalization works for me - in most any situation!

Using yours, over 45 years for me (although not all of them active) is like $222/year - although I've bought the bulk of my gear in the last 3 years, so I'll prorate it, or whatever you call it.

(Most of the stuff I sold off from the 60s and early 70s is worth well over $100,000 today! OY!) :

[Brian Krashpad]

Krash, rationalization works for me - in most any situation!

Using yours, over 45 years for me (although not all of them active) is like $222/year - although I've bought the bulk of my gear in the last 3 years, so I'll prorate it, or whatever you call it.

(Most of the stuff I sold off from the 60s and early 70s is worth well over $100,000 today! OY!) :

Yeah, for the first half of the 35 years I had very little in the way of gear, compared to now. Most of it's come in the 90's and 00's.

[ragnarpk]

i'm only running at around $2,800... but then again, i'm only 17

[marnold***]

Well, lessee:
Floyd Rose DST-3 plus pups/mods: $405
Fender Showmaster Celtic H: $250
Danelectro Cool Cat Fuzz: $30
Digitech EX-7: $155
Digitech CF-7: $40
Behringer TO800: $30
Vox AD30VT: $250
Ragin Cajun for the AD30VT: $65
Vox VFS-2 Footswitch: ~$25
Spector Performer: $180
Acoustic B20: $123
1-Spot with Multi-plug: $30

Total: $1583

If you count my Peavy Blazer, Squier '51, and Zoom 505II that were "re-gifted" to my son, you can add $300 to that. There would also be some miscellaneous stuff in there like cords, strings, my bass gig bag, etc.

Very little of this was purchased with "my" cash. Most of it came via money that was given to me as a gift for my birthday, Christmas, or for doing weddings/funerals. My DST-3 was purchased by selling my Charvel Model 7 at a slight profit. This is all over the course of about the past 12 years.

[Spudman***]

So are you saying what we paid for it prices or fair market value to replace those items today?

Either way I'm totally

[Brian Krashpad]

i'm only running at around $2,800... but then again, i'm only 17

Haha, at 17 my total was... zero.

I had an acoustic my dad gave me, and my folks bought me a very crappy Sears electric guitar and little amp.

[Brian Krashpad]

So are you saying what we paid for it prices or fair market value to replace those items today?

Either way I'm totally

Price paid. That's easier, in most cases.

[sunvalleylaw]

Acoustic: Gift (300?)
MIM 60th Ann. Strat: $450
Peavey C-30: $350
Hagstrom Viking $375 plus $40 case
Bad Monkey $25
Boss DS-1: Gift (55)
Boss CE-5: $45(?)
Boss NS-2: Gift (100?)
Boss Looper: $175(?)
Korg AX-1g: $25
Berhinger tuner and clean boost: $30 each
Wah: $35
Toneport UX2: Gift (125)
Little Big Muff: $40
Rabid Rodent: $115
MXR Carbon Copy: Gift (150)
Tube Tamer:10
OneSpot: 25-30
Extra PG: 20


Cables, picks, $50?

I did not include shipping. I got some good deals from folks here, and elsewhere. So, if I count only what I spent of my money (including sold toys, birthday/gift money, and allowance), I am in $1800. If I add what gifts cost people, I am in $2530. If my math is correct.

[Brian Krashpad]

Acoustic: Gift (300?)
MIM 60th Ann. Strat: $450
Peavey C-30: $350
Hagstrom Viking $375 plus $40 case
Bad Monkey $25
Boss DS-1: Gift (55)
Boss CE-5: $45(?)
Boss NS-2: Gift (100?)
Boss Looper: $175(?)
Korg AX-1g: $25
Berhinger tuner and clean boost: $30 each
Wah: $35
Toneport UX2: Gift (125)
Little Big Muff: $40
Rabid Rodent: $115
MXR Carbon Copy: Gift (150)
Tube Tamer:10
OneSpot: 25-30
Extra PG: 20


Cables, picks, $50?

I did not include shipping. I got some good deals from folks here, and elsewhere. So, if I count only what I spent of my money (including sold toys, birthday/gift money, and allowance), I am in $1800. If I add what gifts cost people, I am in $2530. If my math is correct.

Either way, a very modest sum for a rich lawyer.

I didn't even include any of my pedals.

Not that I could remember what I paid for any of them anyhow. I know that the last two I got I won in contests on another (very small) forum I'm on, that has contests among the membership. When there's like a dozen people in the contest pool, odds of winning are pretty darn good. I won a Bad Monkey and a modded late version Tube Screamer.

[Gil Janus]

More or less in order:

1973 Léro Model 58 Dreadnought - $150 in 1973
2005 Squier '51 - $100 in 2007 (March)
2007 Vox DA-5 Amp - $139 in 2007 (March)
Danelectro FAB Chorus Pedal - $15 in 2007
EHX LPB-1 Boost Pedal - $39 in 2007
Fender PT-100 Tuner Pedal - $40 in 2007
Line6 Toneport KB37 - 37-key MIDI Keyboard + USB Audio Interface - $299 in 2007
Line6 Gearbox Plugin + Model Packs - $200 in 2007
M-Audio Black Box Pedal Board - $50 in 2007 (used with KB37)
M-Audio Studiophile DX4 Powered Monitors - 18w /channel - $149 in 2007
M-Audio Trigger Finger MIDI Pad Controller - $160 in 2007 (factory refurb)
On-Stage Mic Set - $30 in 2007
2006 Squier Standard Strat - Cherryburst - $200 in 2007 (July)
2008 Fender VGStrat - Blizzard Pearl - $0 in 2008 (July) Won from Fender
Danelectro FAB Flanger Pedal - $15 in 2008 (Christmas)
Danelectro FAB Echo Pedal - $15 in 2008 (Christmas)
Danelectro Chicken Salad Vibe Pedal - $29 in 2008 (Christmas)
DVM BYOC Script Phaser - Phasers To STUN - $120 in 2008 (Christmas)
On-Stage Music Stands - $40 in 2008 (Christmas)
5-guitar Curved Corner Stand - $70 in 2008 (Christmas)
2008 SX PB/J Bass in Purple - $100 in 2008 (Christmas present for Daughter)
2008 Ibanez SWX20 - 20w Bass Amp - $129 in 2008 (Christmas present for Daughter)
2008 Fender Super Champ XD 15w Amp + Footswitch - $352 in 2009 (February)
Standback Amp Stand - $32 in 2009 (February)
1998 Ovation Standard Balladeer - Natural $200 in 2009 (April)
2001 Squier Affinity Strat - Baltic Blue - $50 in 2009 (April) (present for Daughter)

At least 7 or 8 guitar straps for me, 2 for my daughter, last 2 guitars came with 2 more straps!

Capo, Brass Slide, picks, guitar cleaning/polishing stuff.

3 single guitar stands - 2 Shubb Black Talons, 1 Fender Folding Electric one

Guitar cases for everything, only VGStrat, Bass and last 2 came with cases.

Strings - lots and lots of strings

Many patch cables, instrument cables.

Many books about guitars, playing, practicing, music books, Strat Chronicles book, guitar maintenance books

Cheapest thing was the home made pedal board - scrap wood cut by myself, $3.00 for some cheap indoor-outdoor rugs, $2.50 for velcro :

So it comes to a lota dough.

Guitars - $800.00 - not bad for what we have
Amps - $620 - 3 amps
Pedals - $273
Computer Stuff - $858 ! Bigger than I thought it would be
Misc cables, stands, cases - $500

$3051 - yikes, did we spend this much : But think of the fun



Gil

[sunvalleylaw]

Either way, a very modest sum for a rich lawyer.

Or the not so rich lawyer. EDIT: Also goes to show you can get some nice, credible gear these days for not that much. EndEDIT I realize I left off books, straps, straplocks, etc. Oh well, it really should be the bigger stuff. Either way, the sum does not reach the retail price of my dream acoustic guitar. (Martin HD-28V) :

[Spudman***]

I am in $1800.

That's what it would cost to build just one of my analogue pedal boards.

I'm really having a hard time with this because I don't know if I want everyone to know how insane I am.:

[Brian Krashpad]

Or the not so rich lawyer. I realize I left off books, straps, straplocks, etc. Oh well, it really should be the bigger stuff. Either way, the sum does not reach the retail price of my dream acoustic guitar. (Martin HD-28V) :

Haha, of course you know I was joshing with that gibe.

I could probably be making as much if not more than I am now, if I'd have stayed in education, and we all know how well THAT pays!

As for strap locks-- I make my own out of those fake credit cards one gets sent in the mail!

[Brian Krashpad]

That's what it would cost to build just one of my analogue pedal boards.

I'm really having a hard time with this because I don't know if I want everyone to know how insane I am.:

Haha, c'mon man, we're among friends. Besides, I showed mine.