Show-Off Your Practice Studio (idea, newb alert...)

[Viking Power]

Hi Fretters,

Thinking about setting up a workstation of some sorts where I can have my laptop for video lessons, tab, etc and still be able to play my guitar, access my amp, etc. (Right now I'm using a cramped little end table and a set of el-cheapo plug in speakers for my laptop---not ideal!)

As a beginner, I have some ideas, but don't know necessarily what works best. Definitely trying to work out the best setup for the least amount of space.....

Anybody want to post a pic or two of their practice area? Thought this might be a good idea both in a practical sense for sharing ideas but also for inspiration, hell even bragging rights if that's what floats your boat.

[WackyT]

Here's my practice set-up.



From the left I have:
Powerstrip
Blackheart Little Giant amp
Blackheart 10" cabinet w/ Weber Sig10A speaker
Fender tuner
Partsocaster guitar
Fender MIM Telecaster guitar in case

Those are my 2 favorite electrics to practice with.

[tunghaichuan***]

Here's mine:



Left to right: Warmoth partscaster, Valve Junior head and cabinet, Blackheart Little Giant Head and 1x12" cabinet, Hohner Revelation RTX guitar. In the foreground there are two chorus pedal on the left: a DOD FX65 and Boss CE-5. I use them to run the VJ and BH at the same time, no ground loops. : Both are very suble choruses and provide some spatial separation when engaged. The DOD has the same chip set as the Boss CE-2, but is stereo out, unlike the CE-2. The Boss CE-5 has a handy high cut and low cut concentric pot which helps dial down some high end. On the left is my beloved MI Audio Tube Zone. Makes the two little 5 watters sound like a Dual Recto stack. :

Note Elvis gazing down benevolently upon my practice space. :



This is a shot of all of my practice books, magazines, DVDs, etc.

tung

[sumitomo]

[QUOTE=tunghaichuan]Here's mine:


Valve Junior head and cabinet, Blackheart Little Giant Head and 1x12" cabinet,

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Tung I'm just curious,no home built amps in your studio?What gives your the amp man.Sumi:

[tunghaichuan***]

Tung I'm just curious,no home built amps in your studio?What gives your the amp man.Sumi:

I have plenty of working home brew amps. I never developed and woodworking skills, so most of my amps are still bare chassis. It isn't safe to run amps like this. I've got two nice 18 watters ready and waiting for head cabs.

For right now it is just simpler to buy a $100 Valve Junior and mod it so it sounds good. :

tung

[deeaa*]

Ok here's mine:

[SuperSwede]

Ok here's mine:

Oh thats a big photo! I thought all finnish studios was equipped with at least one vodka bottle

Very nice TM10, I love the sound of those!

[deeaa*]

Oh thats a big photo! I thought all finnish studios was equipped with at least one vodka bottle

Very nice TM10, I love the sound of those!

I usually just have beercans over there. It's not a studio after all...in studios, often that is the case.

Oh that got me missing the old days when in the studios you could drink and smoke and whatnot...these days they are A/C and strictly very neat&tidy...

Yep, try as I might I can't find a better D/I system than the TM-10 for rock guitars. LOve it!

[pes_laul]

http://www.box.net/shared/6eezt9b0gg this is really old but this is my room. I dont use those amps anymore due to my crate v18 212 : but I also have gotten some more stuff

[kiteman]

Any corner I can find.



Carvin DC127 with Blackouts to Boss GT-10 pedal to Blackheart Handsome Devil head and 1x12 cab.

Roger Linn Adrenalinn to Fender Rumble 25 bass amp for drums.

[Tig***]

Mine is just 7 months old, but a good enough start for now. I'm on a tight budget, and a corner in the bedroom has been permitted by Mrs. Tig.

I recycled a rod iron table frame to support the amps and cabinet. On the lower right, the power strip is tied to the frame. A laptop on top for streaming backing tracks, video lessons and music.
Guitar (Reverend Club King 290 or Epi LP Jr) > Budda Budwah wah pedal > Epi Valve Jr (great pre-amp) > Peavey Vypyr (amp models, effects, reverb, delay) > Epi 1x12 cabinet

[Tig***]

Update of my modest bedroom "studio"...
2 new Squiers and the uber cool and comfy bike frame stool.

[Katastrophe]

Tig, you gotta show that Reverend some love, man! It looks all neglected, back in the corner and all.

BTW, I love the pickguard on the Strat. Really looks good with the sunburst finish.

[Katastrophe]

Rylan, could you tell me more about the LP Junior lookin' guitar with "Talent" on the headstock? Looks pretty cool, as do all your gitfiddles.

[rylanmartin]

Rylan, could you tell me more about the LP Junior lookin' guitar with "Talent" on the headstock? Looks pretty cool, as do all your gitfiddles.

It's a Gibson Baldwin Talent Les Paul. If one was to google it, they'd come across this ad:

http://www.overstock.com/Gifts-Flowe...5/product.html

I bought it for 20 bucks from the local classifieds. The bridge was bent up and the electronics were useless. I ordered a new bridge, knobs, pots, tuners, a p90 pickup and input jack off of guitar fetish and set out to copy the original Gibson idea.

The frets were pretty bad too, so I filed down the sharp edges and evened out the lay of the whole board and it plays not bad. It looks super cool, feels all right. All in all it was about an $90 investment. I even have a few gold "Gibson" decals sitting around if I felt like a blatant plagiarism.

I've always wanted a LP junior, but never wanted to shell out the money for what was intended by Gibson to be a "student" guitar...so I feel in my case, this one is more authentic to the original purpose.

[ibanezjunkie]

i have a wall of gear in my room, ill post a couple of pics shortly, but i need to get my camera phone to connect properly.

Stupid LG PC Suite downloads are slow!

edit: here they are...

Blackheart, marshall cab, pedalboard and part of ibanez...


ibanez + harrier


Computer, H&K and part of guitar case (underneath the H&K is a behringer BX600)

[just strum]

Not what one would call a studio, but it is my little space of solitude.

[Plank_Spanker]

My little slice of heaven:

[Tig***]

My little slice of heaven:

A tasty slice at that!

I have had to pass up buying 3 different used Telecaster FMT HH's the last year (mo' cash). Someday...