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Nomad 100 head - $750
Recto 2x12 - $250
Phase 90 - $75
Wah - $100
Memory Man - $200
Tubescreamer - $20
PRS - present
Jap-o-caster - found it + $50

all together: $1445

I bet i have the least expensive rig haha
 
jdurso said:
Where i'm planning on building the taxes are at least that a year... good thing is I'm building green so hopefully my utilities will be minimal.

Well God Speed jdurso. I good friend of mine built his "ecologically friendly" home about 10 years ago and he loves it. He recycles about 90% of his water and nothing goes to waste. In fact, he installed like 15 giant solar panels on his property that generates electricity back into the grid. Anyway, good luck!
 
Lets see.

Mesa Dual Caliber 5 Combo, traded my Fender Supersonic for it, and i got the Fender for 900 used.
Ibanez Prestige RG1570 600 new, 150 for set of dimarzios (no longer own)
Carvin DC727 500 used
Ibanez 1989 777VBK Jem 800 used (my biggest steal yet!)
Weber Mass 100 atten. (got it brand new, dont remember the exact price, i think 150?)
Gibson Faded Flying V 550 new
Ibanez Ak95 550 new
Ibanez Ts9 100 new
Bbe Green Screamer 50 new (from a bug on GC's website!)
Boss DD6 120 new
 
Areola said:
Here's something that's going to make you ALL sick...

Mesa/Boogie
Road King v1 #RK00033 - $4500 - Purchased, shipped to AUS from US, Customs fees, and Changing the transformer
Dual Rectifier #R006862 - $2700 the first time, then about $2400 when I bought it back from the dude I sold it too. Hahah
Bass 400+ #B3830 - $2000
Recto Cab Std Slant #C30010 - $1500
& #C42367 - $2000 (I got $300 off cause it was a floor model)
1516B Bass Cab #C26788 - $1500
Quad Preamp #Q2230 - $900
Total= $14,400

Other
Maton Mastersound MS2000 - $1700 (cause I got $1000 plus the guitar for the Dual Recto before buying it back)
& MS500 - $900
Ampeg SVT810E - $1900
Orange AD30H + PPC412A - $2000 combined
Total= $6,500
Grand Total= $20,900
Current converstion to $US = $17,100

:lol: I could have put a deposit on a house

Just for more attention to make myself feel superior (which is what these threads are for, arent they)

I'll add my bass for $2000.
Then a few pages on i'll add in my effects pedals.
 
I like this idea because I want to see just how much i've 'downsized.'


Old Rig:

Mesa Quad Pre: $700
Mesa 50/50: $500
G-Major: $400
Furman: $100
Pedals + Board(includes ABY): $500
Carvin 4x12: $400
Sovtek Mig60: $400
Carvin 2x12: $250

Guitars: Parker P-42: $400
Les Paul Studio DC: $750
Ibanez Jtk1: $250

So that was getting up near $5k, without talking about extra tubes, cables, setups, blah blah.

Now, (after I grab my new poweramp in a week or two)

Guitars: Parker P-42: $400
Les Paul Studio DC: $750

Pod XT Live: $250
Mosvalve MV-982: $150
Furman: $100
Carvin 2x12: $250

That's under $2k!! But still, $2k seems like a lot when I realize the insane **** I put this rig through on a daily basis, 50 weeks a year heh...

But anyway, that saved an awful lot of cash, and an awful lot of headaches :)

Naturally, I've got a bunch of other crap I don't always use (other guitars, amps, pedals, blah blah blah... obviously I don't play bass on a daily basis, nor do I play fretless guitar) but these are my 'main rig' sort of things.

I know, I'm a dirty evil digital guy now. No regrets, it's totally worth it. Flame on!
 
Areola said:
Just for more attention to make myself feel superior (which is what these threads are for, arent they)

I'll add my bass for $2000.
Then a few pages on i'll add in my effects pedals.

Nothing??? no????? No Lol's?

For the record, I was taking the piss out of myself as much (if not more) than anyone else. I'm the biggest ****** here, but maybe admitting it decreases my level of wankiness... but thinking that actually makes me MORE of a ******. so my initial statement is confirmed
 
Areola said:
Areola said:
Just for more attention to make myself feel superior (which is what these threads are for, arent they)

I'll add my bass for $2000.
Then a few pages on i'll add in my effects pedals.

Nothing??? no????? No Lol's?

For the record, I was taking the piss out of myself as much (if not more) than anyone else. I'm the biggest ****** here, but maybe admitting it decreases my level of wankiness... but thinking that actually makes me MORE of a ******. so my initial statement is confirmed


:lol: :lol: :lol:
 
Areola said:
Areola said:
Just for more attention to make myself feel superior (which is what these threads are for, arent they)

I'll add my bass for $2000.
Then a few pages on i'll add in my effects pedals.

Nothing??? no????? No Lol's?

For the record, I was taking the piss out of myself as much (if not more) than anyone else. I'm the biggest ****** here, but maybe admitting it decreases my level of wankiness... but thinking that actually makes me MORE of a ******. so my initial statement is confirmed


:lol: :lol: :lol:
 
*1983 Alembic Spoiler Koa, refinished: Black E1500
*1988 Alembic Spoiler Coco Bolo E1500
*1990 Alembic Elan Quilted Maple Stormburst finish E1700
*2006 Alembic Custom fretless Spalted Maple E3000
*20** Alembic Custom Elan 5, hopefully done by December :) E8900
*1984 Aria Pro II SB Black 'n' Gold I E500
*1991 Fender Prodigy with Alembic pickups and electronics E800
*Mesa/Boogie Bass 400 (old 6 x 6L6 version) E800
*Mesa/Boogie Strategy 400 E800
*Mesa/Boogie Powerhouse 1000 (4 x 10 and 1 x 15) E1800
*Mesa/Boogie 1 x 15 Diesel x2 E600
*Mesa/Boogie 2 x 10 Diesel x2 (one with Eden speakers and one with EV speakers) E500
*Art SGX Nightbass SE + x-15 Ultrafoot E300
*Morley PWB E100
*Morley PWF E150
*E-H Big Muff E50
*E-H Little big Muff E60
*E-H Nano BassBalls E40
*Tech 21 XXL distortion E45
*T-Rex Fuel tank jr. E100
*AKG WMS 300 wireles (two systems) E200
*Rocktron Hush II CX Noise reduction E40
*Samson PowerBrite pro Power conditioner E160
*Technophobia Custom loop/true bypass pedal + 2 remote switches E70

That´s E23715 or $33177...
 
This is how much of an upgrade I just did....

(Australian Dollars)

Old Rig

Laney Linebacker Head $700
Eminence 2 x 12 cab $400
Boss GT-6 $1000
Electro-Harmonix Metal Muff $100

Total $2200


New Rig


Mesa Mark V head $5000 (Mesa Dealer)
Stiletto 4 x 12 slant $2000 (Mesa Dealer)
Ernie Ball VP JR $170 (Ebay)
MXR Carbon Copy $170 (Ebay)
DiMarzio Super Dist $FREE (Mesa Dealer)
DiMarzio PAF Pro $FREE (Mesa Dealer)

Total $7340


Also looking at getting an MXR GT-OD $120

and eventually a Moogerfooger Ring Modulator $440 (when I have the cash).
 
Gear is way too expensive! Everything here is in CAD since I'm a beaver boy.

Ok,

Dual Rec Blackface Two Channel: $1,700 used but in great shape.

Mesa Standard Rectocab: $1,000 barely used. Basically I had to break in the speakers myself.
(diamond plate)

Godin LG $735 (add $300 for pickup swap)

Gibson Les Paul Standard $3,100
Premium Plus

Yellowjackets $100

Peavey 1 x 12 with a swapped in $200
Celestion G12m 25

I almost forgot my most important piece.
Peavey Rage 158 practice amp $75
This ensures I can actually practice while living in a condo this fall.

-american funds from here-

Latest project: Theile 2 x 12:
$40 wood
$50 hardware /w shipping
$25 grille /w shipping
$112 G12M heritage celestion
$75 Hellatone 60L
 
hmm this is a good idea, I wonder how much I have invested in my gear so far...lets see what is in in US dollars even though I, like yellowjacket, am Canadian :)

AMPS:
Mesa Roadster Head - $1500
Mesa Roadster 2x12 - $450 (thanks jdurso!)
Orange ppc412hp8 - $1000

GUITARS:
PRS Custom 24 Artist - $2800? (I got this through a series of trades so I am not sure, it could be closer to $2000 actually but...whatever)
Gibson Les Paul Standard - $2100
Takamine EF-381C - $400 (what a deal!)
Takamine EF508KC - $1000
TNARG (my name backwards) CUSTOM FRETLESS STRAT - Free so far, but we'll see!

FX:
LYT32 Pedal board w/ata case - $230
TC G-System - $900
Boss FV500h - $50
Fulltone OCD - $135
BB Preamp - $145
Barber Tone Press - $120
Copilot FX Android - $135
Voodoo Pedal Power Plus2 - $100
Fulltone Clyde Deluxe Wah - $180

Total = $11,245 (give or take a couple hundred for tubes/cables/etc.)

Yikes. I guess that isn't too bad since I have been acquiring guitars and stuff since Jr. High (I am 22 now). I would say that about half that value was from presents/gifts (i.e. past guitars/amps/fx/misc.) throughout my childhood, and then I invested the other half myself within the last 4 years or so to acquire all the specific gear you see now. But still, ****, and I was thinking about getting a second head, a combo amp, and selling my 2 cabs and getting 2 mills cabs within the year...uh oh.

-grant
 
F-50 head + mesa cab - 2900
Mark V - 5500
gmajor 2 - 800
ts9 - 300
korg pitch black tuner - 150
fcb1010 - 300
tonelab se - 700
line 6 compressor - 140
RJM mini amp gizmo +cable for mk5 - 380
ebmm john petrucci - 4500
ebmm axis supersport - 2200
ebmm silhouette special le - 1900
epiphone lespaul custom - 1500
mim fender strat - 800
olp 5-string bass - 900

afew things i have forgotten, but you get the idea... yeah things are expensive here in australia... then theres the money ive lost on trading in amps.. :(
about $23,000 AUD.... i need to lie down....
 

  • 10U Road Runner Rack - $250
    Trailer Trash Pro Series 30 x 18 Pedal Board - $500
    Furman AR-1215 - $550
    Mesa Triaxis - $1,600
    Mesa Simul Class 2:90 - $1,150
    Mesa 1x12 Thiele 90 watt - $375
    Mesa 1x12 Thiele 200 watt - $450
    Rocktron HUSH IICX - $200
    TC G-Force - $1,400
    Rocktron Patchmate Loop 8 - $380
    2U Drawer - $80
    MXR EVH Phaser - $130
    MXR EVH Flanger - $190
    MXR GT-OD - $90
    MXR Dyna Comp - $70
    Dunlop 535q Wah - $130
    Original Digitech Whammy Pedal - $450
    Ernie Ball Jr Volume Pedal (Vol) - $100
    Ernie Ball Jr Volume Pedal (CC) - $85
    Ernie Ball Music Man - Steve Morse Model - $1,300
    Ibanez JS-100 (Modded) - $1,000
    12 String Chapman Stick - $1,800
    Boss TU-2 - $100
    Boss LS-1 - $90
    2 DC-Bricks - $240
    2 Planet Waves Kits - $120

    TOTAL: $12,830
 

  • 10U Road Runner Rack - $250
    Trailer Trash Pro Series 30 x 18 Pedal Board - $500
    Furman AR-1215 - $550
    Mesa Triaxis - $1,600
    Mesa Simul Class 2:90 - $1,150
    Mesa 1x12 Thiele 90 watt - $375
    Mesa 1x12 Thiele 200 watt - $450
    Rocktron HUSH IICX - $200
    TC G-Force - $1,400
    Rocktron Patchmate Loop 8 - $380
    2U Drawer - $80
    MXR EVH Phaser - $130
    MXR EVH Flanger - $190
    MXR GT-OD - $90
    MXR Dyna Comp - $70
    Dunlop 535q Wah - $130
    Original Digitech Whammy Pedal - $450
    Ernie Ball Jr Volume Pedal (Vol) - $100
    Ernie Ball Jr Volume Pedal (CC) - $85
    Ernie Ball Music Man - Steve Morse Model - $1,300
    Ibanez JS-100 (Modded) - $1,000
    12 String Chapman Stick - $1,800
    Boss TU-2 - $100
    Boss LS-1 - $90
    2 DC-Bricks - $240
    2 Planet Waves Kits - $120

    TOTAL: $12,830
 
Amps
Mesa Triple Recto - $1100
Bogner Ecstasy - $2400
Marshall JCM900 - $640
Mesa Recto 4x12 - $1000
Bogner 4x12 - $950
Basson 4x12 - $640

Guitars
Jackson DK2T - $600
Fender Strat - $750
Schecter 7 String - $400
Gibson Les Paul Faded - $1350

Misc.
Speakers - $250
Pedals - $350
Pickups - $300

Total: $10,730

Makes me happy knowing I could probably get at least 75% of that back!
 
My Mesa and Bogner cabs both have V-30s in them, which I'm happy with. The Basson came stock with Eminence Legends, but I really, really hate those things. I'm in the process of replacing them with speakers I like a lot because I want to use that cab for playing out. That said, it needs to sound good with all my amps and guitars, so what I've done is taken the mids of the V-30s and the treble and bass of the G12T-75s to form a pretty balanced cab.

The speakers are used in an X pattern, and while I don't care for it as much as my Mesa or Bogner, it's a pretty damn good cab; much better than the way it came stock!
 

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