by malcolm tent » Wed Feb 10, 2010 10:50 am
I've talked about it a few times before, but I'll gladly talk about it again.
Guitars:
Fender Telecaster-- mutt model. Wine finish, '50s style "C" neck, left-handed six-saddle bridge, Texas Special pickups. Best guitar I've ever played, one day I'll be pushing it in a shopping cart. Think it cost me $350.
Guild M-20 acoustic. '98 or therebouts. It's a nice guitar, no electronics at all. Best for fingerstyle playing.
FX:
Danelectro Dan-echo-- sounds pretty good, bought it for $20. Bit too fancy for me.
Seymour Duncan Pickup Booster-- some guy at school borrowed this to me and forgot about it. I've moved to another city. . . so I guess it's mine. It's pretty cool, I can blow up my amp with it.
Sola Sound Wah Wah-- From the sixties, Dad gave it to me on the condition that I keep playing guitar. Broken right now, needs to have the battery terminal thingy soldered back on.
Amp-- Roland VGA 5. Found it in the corner at Mars Music (remember them?). It had been dropped off the truck and wouldn't turn on. Asked them how much they wanted, guy said $50, I bought it to cannibalize the speaker (Roland amps have NICE speakers), and discovered the on/off switch was the broken part. It's basically a Line 6 amp, but by Roland.
Other stuff--
Deering Goodtime Banjo-- for when I'm tired of playing guitar
Santa Rosa Ukelele-- For when I'm tired of playing banjo
Rickenbaker 330-12-- broken headstock (repaired), beaten to hell, $4-- at Guitar Center. Insanely temperamental instrument, almost never in tune, only plays songs it likes. It's in custody of my parents because I can't be bothered.
A couple of Ibanez basses-- one of those "all in one kit" things, my first electric instrument, which I like. Also have an ATK I keep meaning to sell for something I'll play. Some instruments you just never bond with.
1979 Rickenbaker 4001-- bought this when I was still in public school and had spending money. Mapleglo, very good condition. Also very tempramental, Ric's are little princesses, very pretty but high maintenance. I saw a '90s model the other day, it was listed at $100 more than I payed for this one and was listed as having "issues." This is also in custody of my parents, as I'm openly scared of it, think it's going to be my retirement fund.
Bass Amp-- SWR SM-400 and a Hartke 4X10. Meh, it works.
"If you can't deliver it like a garage band, fuck it."-- Mark E. Smith