2011 year in review: a gear retrospective

[riverrick]

Great post Eric. For me: Squire CV Tele (love it) Ric 620 ( very nice) Fender 60th Anniv. Thinline Tele (really love it) Gibson Les Paul Studio 60's Tribute (not so much....really disapointed on this buy) Epiphone Ltd. Edition Dot Royale ( this was by far the best bang for the buck) Line 6 M5 (was able to clean up some of my pedtal clutter with this) Strymon Blue Sky Reverb ( awesome) Danelecto Cool Cat fuzz ( just OK)

[bcdon***]

Great post Eric. For me: Squire CV Tele (love it) Ric 620 ( very nice) Fender 60th Anniv. Thinline Tele (really love it) Gibson Les Paul Studio 60's Tribute (not so much....really disapointed on this buy) Epiphone Ltd. Edition Dot Royale ( this was by far the best bang for the buck) Line 6 M5 (was able to clean up some of my pedtal clutter with this) Strymon Blue Sky Reverb ( awesome) Danelecto Cool Cat fuzz ( just OK)

That Strymon Blue Sky Reverb looks awesome! If I didn't love the reverb on my boggie I'd get that pedal in a heart beat.. hell, I just might get one anyway! ;-)

[Spudman***]

2011 was:

Ibanez ART100TR
Ibanez SZ320BK
LTD EC-256AHB
Washburn Idol I64TR
Squier Deluxe Strat
Squire Telecaster Thinline

Pocket Pod
Fender Starcaster Chorus
Marshall Gov'nor
Zoom Q3
Tascam DP-004
Digitech Studio S100
PV IPR1600
Ibanez AH1&2 pickups
Sony MRD7506 headphones
Ibanez TU20 tuner


sheesh!

[stingx]

Cool thread!

2011 had me dig into my pockets for:

- Laney Cub 12R
- Digitech RP500
- Custom built Esquire
- new recording DAW
- and a boatload of VSTi plugins (all paid for)

Bought and returned:

Fender Mustang III
Squier CV Vintage Blonde tele

[Radioboy950]

BTW--Those Hell guitars look very promising. That Zero Dot looks slick, and your demo sounds great.
They are one to watch, for sure.

For me, well

3 Hell Guitars
Line 6 POD HD300
Porter Pickups - Vintage Tele

I think that's it. Kinda lame.

[riverrick]

BTW--Those Hell guitars look very promising. That Zero Dot looks slick, and your demo sounds great.
They are one to watch, for sure.

I'm with you on that Radioboy. I thought for sure I'd have one this year. I'm really drooling over the Zero Dot!!!
Does anyone know when these will be available???

[stingx]

I'm with you on that Radioboy. I thought for sure I'd have one this year. I'm really drooling over the Zero Dot!!!
Does anyone know when these will be available???

No.

I've been jonesing for one since I saw it.

[bcdon***]

According to this post things look like they're really moving along...I'm sure it won't be too long before you can get your hands on one.

No.

I've been jonesing for one since I saw it.

[stingx]

I hope so.

[helliott***]

Very conservative year for me, in part due to financial constraints -- namely an university student son with great need. Was sorely tempted to buy a modded LP with the Peter Green pickup setup. But couldn't decide what to divest so that hasn't happened. The only new bit of gear was a Diamond Compressor, very solid and tasty unit made by a company in Canada's maritimes. Just the ticket for more sustain on the single coils.

[R_of_G]

I had an extremely modest year for gear acquisitions. In fact, I didn't personally get any new gear.

The only two instrument purchases I made this year were a ukulele for my daughter's birthday and a recorder that we just got her for Christmas. Of course, I will play with both of those (I've already gotten much mileage from the ukulele) but they're really for her.

Other than that, the only gear I got this year was new strings here and there as needed.

[guitarhack]

I picked up a couple of used Peavey guitars, a Generation S-3 and a Generation EXP ACM, plus a DeArmond M-75T. I sold a Takamine a/e 12-string.

[duhvoodooman***]

Quite a bit of gear churn for me this past year:

Guitars

Sold: Xaviere XV-870 Strat copy (to Monkus here); Epiphone Elitist Les Paul Standard

Bought: Gibson Custom Historic Series '59 Les Paul Reissue (R9); Squier Classic Vibe Tele Custom; Squier Classic Vibe '50s Strat

Amps

Sold: Egnater Rebel 20 head; Mesa Transatlantic TA-15 head (another sale to Monkus!)

Bought: Mesa Express 5:25 10" combo; Jeff Rubin Rocket head (Trainwreck Rocket clone)

Built: BYOC Champlifier (Fender tweed Champ 5F1 clone)

Pedals

W-a-a-a-a-y-y too much to bother listing here....

[sunvalleylaw]

@riverrick: Is this the 60th Thinline tele? http://www.chorder.com/electric-guit...lecaster+3678/

Looks cool! I must have missed the thread when you got it.

[Mac Morganfield]

Yes, unintentional but it's been a busy year on the gear side for me. Lets see now:

'06 Gibson Melody Maker (came in and went out)
'10 Epiphone Dot Studio (came in and went out)
'00 Gibson SG Standard
'98 Gibson LP DC Standard
'03 Fender Stratocaster Standard MIM

Vox AC4TV10
Vox Lil' Night Train with 1X12 cab

More pedals than i can list came and went which leaves me with a T-Rex Alberta OD and a Boss CS-3

I also bought Gator hard cases for the SG, Dot Studio and the Strat, 5 sets of strings (DR Pure Blues nickel 10-52's and a set of 11-50's). I have also 'invested' in having all my guitars set up by a pro this year (The SG, Strat and LP DC)

I don't see it as a GAS problem, just the road to refining my sound.

The big question is this: Am i a better player than i was 12 months ago? Answer: Yes, a LOT better. Still not great but if i can improve like this year on year, i'll be able to become a full time professional musician.........by the time i retire aged 65!

What will 2012 bring? Well, i'm on a self imposed spending ban for the next 6 months at least but i'd like to get a set of Bare Knuckle 'Irish Tour' pick-up's fitted to the Strat when i can afford it and real life does'nt get in the way!

[riverrick]

@riverrick: Is this the 60th Thinline tele? http://www.chorder.com/electric-guit...lecaster+3678/

Looks cool! I must have missed the thread when you got it.

Yep that's it. You didn't miss the post....never posted that buy. I know you guys like to see some pics (I just just have a hell of a time putting up pics) Really love that guitar, it's light as a feather and plays like a dream. Only thing I did was swap out the pups. Put in some D. Allen Fat Cats.

[bcdon***]

The big question is this: Am i a better player than i was 12 months ago? Answer: Yes, a LOT better. Still not great but if i can improve like this year on year, i'll be able to become a full time professional musician.........by the time i retire aged 65!

What will 2012 bring? Well, i'm on a self imposed spending ban for the next 6 months at least but i'd like to get a set of Bare Knuckle 'Irish Tour' pick-up's fitted to the Strat when i can afford it and real life does'nt get in the way!

I think we are on the same trajectory! By the time I retire I'm going to be the shredder I've always wanted to be!
You won't be sorry with those Bare Knuckle pups.. I have an 'Irish Tour' / 'Nailbomb' combination in my Hell ZeroDot strat and it is wicked bad!

[Brian Krashpad]

I'm broke from cancer bills so I didn't really buy anything this year, at least not anything big that I intended not to immediately flip. I bought an Epi SG bass that I woulda loved to have kept but flipped. Also a '60's Cordovox 2x12 cab with the original Jensens that I'm still trying to flip. Only thing I've bought not intending to resell is a Juice Box OD pedal, and I don't really need that. Oh, and a couple Snark tuners.

[kiteman]

Eric, what about the Godin? Did you get it in 2011?

(going through my receipts)

Blackstar HT408 speaker cabinet
4 used old stock tubes (2 preamp & 2 power amp)
Prewired strat pick guard from GFS (really weak pups)
Set of Carvin S60A single coil pups (to replace those weak pups)
Rolling Stone Early Rock to Late 60s tab book