fender strat mexican
fender strat american
gibson sg gothic

hohner accoustic

marshall dsl 2000
marshall 1960a

Epiphone Limited Edition 50th Anniversary Les Paul (pretty much a glorified custom) with Dean Markley Blue Steel 11's.
oh yeah thats in my pic by the way.

Korg AX1500G multi-effects processor
Marshall AVT50H
Marshall 1922 2x12 cabinet
Jim Dunlop 0.73-0.88 picks, oh and yeah like justin i occasionally use those small dark blue thick ones for some shred action.

gibson sg
mesaboogie dual rectifier
mesaboogie 4x12
mesaboogie 2x12

thinking about getting a custom 22

can i have all of your stuff?

whose stuff?

your stuff.

the boogies are hard to get good tone from sometimes.....

soon to get a Gibson Firebird V

fender tele :skid row mothafuckas:

im bringing back this thread. im really bored with the amp i have now(sovtek mig 100) its just a straight up rock amp and im really getting into playing hardcore music. so what im thinking about is getting a mesa dual rectifier or triple rectifier. and i was just wondering what everyones input on them is. i really have no idea about them except i know they sound awesome.

A lot of hardcore bands I've seen use Peavey 5150s, too. I recommend looking into those because Mesas are teh expensive.

Gibson SG, Fender Strat (american), Ibanez acoustic/electric,line 6 flextoneIII w/ 2 12's...cant forget the trusty Boss tuner and the dunlop tortex picks w00....thenn the ones i dont play- washburn KC40v? and two old acoustics that just sit around

|EDIT|: ive noticed some talk about pedals...my line 6 has all that digital business in it and it pisses me off because i cant get the sound i want...should i dump that stuff and get a half stack and have pedals instead of the digital processor stuff

epiphone les paul standard (ebony)
alvarez acoustic
line 6 spider 112
a gazillion wedgie picks coz they're the best (1.0 and .73 mostly)
some cool wedgie pick holder things

www.wedgie.com <<<some cool stuff

how do you like the alvarez? I was looking at them today and I was liking how it felt/sounded. Long term review??

my alvarez acoustic
RF8 (im pretty sure thats it after looking at the alvarez website)
Body Style Folk
Back/Sides Mahogany
Top Spruce
Finish Natural Gloss
Body Binding Black Multi-layer
Fingerboard Rosewood
Tuners Covered
Bridge Rosewood
Electronics N/A

its a bit thinner than most acoustics. it was my first guitar and it was only like $300. tone wise.. with a new set of strings the thing sounds really good, but my friends martin still rapes it in the ass. i like the neck of it, but then again i dont go around playing many acoustics in shops to compare. ive never had any problems with it and it stays in tune pretty well. oh yha and it came with some sweet brown hard case with brown fluffy stuff inside. i dont know if that helped at all, but i tried.

guitars:

fender strat custom (1 JB humbucker)
prs singlecut
crestwood strat copy
washburn acoustic

amps:

marshall jcm900 head
marshall cab
vox practice amp

effects:

power conditioner
vox wah
metal zone
rat

other:

casio workstation
2 hammon organs

Schecter Tempest Custom (WHITE!) - oh yeah Schecter can lick balls, I ordered this shit a week after I graduated and guess what shit hasn't came yet...
Schecter 006 - Red
Schecter Omen 6 - woody shit color.
Fender Squire - black n white, kinda like Michael Jackson.
Boss ME-50 pedal board
Boss Flanger
DOD distortion
Crate 120 combo
emg picks up, don't know which guitar to put em into...
1 15 wat fender, 1 10 wat crate

Whats the difference with Epiphone and Gibson SGs?
whered you guys learn about all this guitar stuffs.

rickenbacker 650D
mesa single rect
ampeg 4X12 (gonna upgrade soon)
and a shitty standard tele thats falling apart

rickenbacker rules so hard.

i have a

gibson sg special
mesa dual rect-tremoverb 2x12 combo

no pedals :>

i pretty much only have my amp right now. And an acoustic.
I sold my ESP (ltd) explorer cos i didnt like it. I didnt buy another guitar in return, instead i just got drunk a few nights :cry:

epiphone=cheaper parts/constructed overseas

gibson=namebrand/overpriced/relatively cheap parts until you get to the most expensive models/constructed in america

the gibson is the real thing... epiphone is a licensed knockoff of gibson.


if you're looking for a good knockoff of gibsons, go with agile. i've had mine for about 2 years, and it's still my favorite guitar. my friends that have real gibson les pauls tried mine out and said they liked it better than theirs.

my stuff...

agile black beauty les paul
fender tobacco sunburst telecaster
squier strat (pretty much dismantled by now)
fender 12-string acoustic electric

peavey transtube supreme head (200 watts)
behringer 4x12 (400 watts)
pod 2.0/footswitch

You're making Epiphone sound like it's shit. Which it's not.
Just thought I'd point that out. Yeah.

Gibson SG Special (modified pickups)
Fender American Texas Strat
Old Crappy Jackson
Line 6 HD 147 head (300 watts...wow)
Line 6 Cab
Whammy Pedal
Martin Acoustic from the 50's (not a re-issue)
Santa Cruz Acoustic
Shure Wireless System
Couple of pedals i dont use

I hope to get a Gibson SG Standard sometime soon, or an American Deluxe Telecaster

well i got an epiphone special. its real cheap, and i was wondering how bad really was. i think it was only like 150$ or something. what should i be looking for in "good" guitars?

guitars
-fender american deluxe with a hot rails in the bridge (sounds incredible). it also has a raised bridge that you can push down on with your hand, and it makes some rad noises.
-fender custom shop. believe it or not, they messed up on this guitar and now it sounds shitty. way too muddy. anyway, it has a duncan invader in the bridge and an emg 81 in the neck, and it was supposed to be the other way around. but it looks cool... haha.
-a crappy ibanez which was my first guitar.
-a really old synsonics acoustic.

amps
-peavey 5150 with a marshall 1960a cab.
-marshall avt 150. i like this better than the half stack.
-crate mx10 practice amp. terrible.

effects
-digitech gnx3
-danelectro distortion (really old, but can make some cool sounds)
-boss tuner
and then there's just other random stuff i don't ever use.

and an akg wireless.

$500, and this bitch is mine.

epiphones are good guitars to learn on i suppose
they are contructed fairly cheaply, use cheaper parts
the gibson SG special is a fantastic deal, you can find one on ebay for a great price




i don't believe gibsons are overpriced
they're built to be lifetime guitars and are priced as such
when you consider it, paying 1,500 for a guitar that will play well until you die is a great deal


I have never played an epiphone that i didn't hate.
They might be ok for a few years while you're learning, but then they fall to pieces.
I have 5 friends that bought various epiphones between 3 and 7 years ago.
On one the tuning machines slip within the headstock making it impossible to tune, the neck warped on another, the input jack has ceased to function on all of them at some point.
The strap knobs have stipped their holes on all of them, needing to be fixed using epoxy purchased at home depot. In the worst case the nut slid out from under the strings.

I know this because I was the one that fixed all of them.
My gibson les paul studio, one of the least expensive gibsons, has never had any problem at all. I've had it for 5 years now. It sounds wonderful and from taking it apart for fun several times I can tell you that its construction and workmanship is flawless throughout.

If you can't tell that epiphones are crappy, then it's probably not time for you to invest in a real guitar yet

i agree with most everything you said, mr. sandwhich. but you gotta admit, some of that money is paying for the gibson brand name. there are plenty of other high quality guitars out there that are much cheaper. they just don't have the popularity. (agile, dillion, more that i can't think of...). don't get me wrong... i love gibsons, they just cost a lot.



everyone looks for what matches their style... so it's a pretty subjective thing. as for myself:

-clear/loud harmonics
-long sustain
-good tone
-low action/no fret buzz
-good playability in general (frets flush with neck on top and bottom)
-intonation's gotta be set right (fret spacing, adjustments)
-solid tuners
-it should look good too
-good price

i know i'm leaving something out... but that's a good start.

guitars
ESP H-1000 Deluxe Custom
Seymour Duncan JB/59 set
tune o matic bridge
neckthrough body (mahogany)
trans parent flamed blue top, purple back. mohagany trimmed body
all gold hardware
mother of pearl inlays and offset block
volume, tone, 5 way slotted toggle
24 xl frets

fender electric acoustic

amps
vintage fender amp. 450 watts.
2 12 inch jensen stereo speakers.

effects_
some shitty multi effects pedal
and a foot switch.

03' gibson les paul smartwood studio
'96 fender prosonic head
fender tonemaster 4x12
boss dd-3
boss tu-2
boss ns-2

some olympia acoustic i stole from my step-dad a few years back

Black Gibson SG Standard
Marshall AVT100
BOSS Chromatic Tuner

yea thats about it... not much, but its nice

well since the guitar thread has made its way to the top again ill post this here.

im selling a marshall 4 12 jcm 800 1960a cab. its pretty beat up but the speakers are only like two years old. brand new celestions. so if anyone is interested let me know and we can get in touch

guess who still hasn't installed his EMGs??!!

Carlos Robelli acoustic(shit)
Squire-Strat with custm pearly silver pick guard
off white stratocaster
Gibson Epiphone
Crate Stack (4x 12'')
Crate head
RP2000
Boss BR-532 4 track

Chuck Norris?

guitars: fender strat (H in the bridge), 1950 martin D-18, alvarez acoustic/elec, 70's Epi acoustic

Amps: peavey XXX head, marshall 1960A cab, Randall RG100SC combo amp that im trying to sell, and 2 cool little boss pedals (noise supressor and the tuner - pretty cool)

Guitars:
Fender Tom Delong Strat (yellow)
Peavey Firenza (sunburst, solid swamp ash with dimarzzio humbuckers)

Amp:
Peavey 5150 combo

Acoustic:
Martin DR

its pronounced "gee-tawr"

got that right

pick one and then tell us the model.

meeee!!!

Well Epiphone has a model called "Gibson." He might be talking about that

Well then. Didn't know that. I'm really on the ball tonight.

Since I last posted in this thread I've bought a black Gibson Les Paul Studio, its sexy.

My equipment is:

Ibanez GAX70
Squier P-Bass
Fender American Jazz Bass
Carvin R600 Bass Head
Korg Tuner
Furman Power Conditioner
Ampeg 4x10

I need to invest in a guitar amp. Then a better guitar.

:wink:

my rig:

Guitars:
1. Gibson Les Paul Custom (black)
2. Gibson Les Paul Custom (white)
3. PRS Custom 22 (light sunburst)
4. Fender 72' Tele Custom
5. Fender 72' Tele Thinline

Amps:
1. Vintage Series Marshall JCM900 (Modified by Bogner)
2. Orange 4x12
3. Mesa 4x12

Effects:
1. Line 6 Delay Modeler
2. Line 6 Modulation
3. Line 6 Tap Tremolo
4. Boss Tuner
5. Ernie Ball Volume

Misc:
1. Dunlop Picks
2. Elixir Strings
3. Monster Cable

more to be added!

n00b :shock: