Question: build your do over rig

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Help!I'maRock!

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let's say for a moment you get to cash out on your current rig, getting full list price for each piece. this leaves you with enough to build a dream rig, but instead, you decide to go for practical (why i dunno, but follow me on this)

so if you were starting over and building a rig with "workingman's tools", what would it be?
 
Help!I'maRock! said:
let's say for a moment you get to cash out on your current rig, getting full list price for each piece. this leaves you with enough to build a dream rig, but instead, you decide to go for practical (why i dunno, but follow me on this)

so if you were starting over and building a rig with "workingman's tools", what would it be?
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Hmm...

I'd probably replace my Yamaha acoustic with the same, or something equivalent. Maybe a Seagull. I was on the fence between the Yamaha and the Seagull.

I'd probably have someone build me an electric solid body outta Warmoth parts. Jazzmaster body. Maple neck, maple board. Two TV Jones Filtertrons. Either JM-style trem with mastery bridge or maybe a Bigsby. Or maybe I'd just get another Reverend Flatroc.

To replace my bass, might look into one of the Reverend models, or just go to boring town with a MIM P-bass.

I'd prolly hold off on replacing the twelve string and save that for a wacky purchase down the road.

As I'm not gigging and just recording (with fake amps, no less), I'd likely wait on any major amp replacement purchases. Might pick up a Fender Pro Junior or one of those little Vox tube dealies.

Effects would be a total pick 'em. I'd probably snag a Swollen Pickle or Hoof Fuzz off the bat. And would definitely replace my Hummingbird trem.
 
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Well with all the gear I have or have had (ive not sold any gear to buy more so im adding it all up) I'd have about £1800 to spend

this for £650

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this for £420

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this for £380

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this for £375

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done

thats an Edwards LP92SD, a Fender Mexican Standard Strat, a Marshal Class 5 and a Vox VT120+
 
I like this thread, its also made me really pissed off at my 16 year old self, back when I had money to spend on gear that I wish I had now, it would all be so different
 
If I go full list price I probably have $15k-$20k worth of guitars alone. Add in amps, pedals and miscellaneous I could get some nice stuff to gig with and a new car.

I'd like to live in this particualr fantasy world for a while :embarrassed:
 
Mark Wein said:
If I go full list price I probably have $15k-$20k worth of guitars alone. Add in amps, pedals and miscellaneous I could get some nice stuff to gig with and a new car.

I'd like to live in this particualr fantasy world for a while :embarrassed:
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kinda how i got here.

i'd get 2 teles. one with singles and one with humbuckers, a Princeton Reverb reissue, Red Llama or two, phase pedal, mod delay, and boost pedal, and be done with it. oh, and a tuner.
 
There wouldn't be very many changes. Ken Fischer is gone so my dreams of a Trainwreck amp went out when he was diagnosed with Cancer back in the late 90's when I asked. I dream't of a Dumble back in the 80's but all the fun stuff I heard about back then is worse today.

I GAS more about reachable items other than what was mentioned - example Taylor Acoustic. It is just a matter of saving and deciding if it is worth it. My onlky regrets are my passing of a Gretsch 6120 and the loss of my stolen Jackson Soloist and Chanler/Jackson partscaster guitars.
 
I'd get my old Fender Twin reverb back, and my Marshall JCM800
I'd like to get my old Kramer back too, and a Series A flying V that was pretty nice, considering.
I'd stick with the Pod I have now, or, if I can't do that, then Boss Chorus, Ibanez delay, Tokai distortion & phaser
I'm missing a pedal or two there, but I'm coming up blank.
I had possession of a homemade Tele for a good while, but had to return it.
I'd liked to have kept it, it was pretty sweet.

the bass gear I own now is fine
 
I like everything I have but I kind of thinking I would like to give The Allen Sweet Spot that Howie recommended a try. I don't think I would miss my Blues Jr. much.
 
reverend1 said:
I like everything I have but I kind of thinking I would like to give The Allen Sweet Spot that Howie recommended a try. I don't think I would miss my Blues Jr. much.
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that's for the dream rig thread. this is the practical thread. keep your Blues Jr.
 
My rig is already pretty much a workingmans rig...but....

I would get a SF Princeton Reverb instead of the DRRI..

I'd get a Masterworks Alvarez instead of the Takamine (a bit cheaper and better sounding).

I would keep the Benford and add to it a twin Humbucker guitar of some sort...

My pedals are all pretty good and in the working mans budget..
 
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