2006-05-26, 07:33
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Top 5 most essential gear.
You have your half-stack, guitar, and a cord that connects the two. What are the top 5 most essential pieces of gear you need after that? Ok so the strings, plectrums, straps, and other little things are a GIVEN. What about rackmounts? Preamps? Equilizers? Compressors? The list goes on and on.
Last edited by 29A : 2006-05-26 at 18:08.
Reason: Ok so there's the given.
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2006-05-26, 08:15
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Plectrums are fairly handy...
Oh, and make sure your guitar has strings on it!
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2006-05-26, 08:44
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picks, strings, extra guitars, guitar strap, strap locking system
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2006-05-26, 12:47
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Equalizer
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2006-05-26, 13:46
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1) tuner
2) strings
3) picks
4) guitar strap
5) something to hang yourself
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2006-05-26, 14:21
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strap is given... so its considered 0 in my 1-5
1. duct tape... straplocks arent strong enough for a les paul thats guna be swingin around like a sledgehammer
2. 31 band equalizer in the fx loop
3. chromatic tuner (preferably pedal)
4. Delay, nothing sounds cooler than well calculated delay
5. booster pedal or a channel selector switch... anything to get those solos louder than the rhythm
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2006-05-26, 16:44
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equalizer, good pickups, noise gate/reducer, plectrums are nice too
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2006-05-26, 17:53
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other than the basic amp, guitar, cables, picks, strings, ect...
footswitch
tuner
noisegate
whammy(wh4)
dl4
basically my pedalboard.
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2006-05-26, 18:55
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That's the only thing required.. the soundguy will handle the rest...
a tuner could be handy ...
and a delay ...
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A DOD Death Metal pedal works just fine, but only with a decent Marshall. I run mine thru an MG30 watt combo, and it's brutal.
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2006-05-26, 19:36
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FUCKING HOFF-STYLE!!!!!!!
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Guitar -> Cable -> Amp -> ROCK!
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2006-05-26, 20:32
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footswitch, noise gate/supressor, whammy pedal, wah pedal and good pickups
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2006-05-27, 02:12
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1)ranch salad
2)Floorboards
3)Roland microcube
4)Fish tank
5)batteryhead.
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2006-05-27, 04:12
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1)ranch salad
2)Floorboards
3)Roland microcube
4)Fish tank
5)batteryhead.
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what is a ranch salad? it sounds... kinky in a disgusting way
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2006-05-27, 04:26
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1. EMGs
2. Boss GT-8
3. ISP Decimator
4. BBE sonic maximizer
5. mogami cables
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2006-05-27, 04:27
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cab
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guitar
cord
fingers
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2006-05-27, 04:36
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1. electrical AC power outlet
2. oxygen to breath
3. atmospheric pressure
4. 40% humidity
5. tempurature between 65-75 F.
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2006-05-27, 06:17
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Quote:
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strap is given... so its considered 0 in my 1-5
1. duct tape... straplocks arent strong enough for a les paul thats guna be swingin around like a sledgehammer
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How is duct tape stronger than a straplock, because i too have had a straplock rip out of my guitar when i swung it around my back, flew like a damn bird, quite embarassing.
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2006-05-27, 06:42
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Please, stop slinging guitars around. The straplock might hold together just fine but the guitar wood will not. At least use longer wood screws, pre drill the holes, and put wood glue on the screw threads when installing the strap buttons. That will help more then anything else.
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2006-05-27, 07:29
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In no order:
Boss NS2/similar noisegate.
Boss DD-3 Delay.
EQ Pedal/rack(ie: my Fish n' Chips EQ).
Volume pedal.
Dead silence... that's when inspiration comes to me.
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2006-05-27, 08:21
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Quote:
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what is a ranch salad? it sounds... kinky in a disgusting way
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In a brokeback mountain kind of way?
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2006-05-27, 08:31
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In a brokeback mountain kind of way?
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that is very disturbing
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2006-05-27, 09:28
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1. Footswitch
2. Booster
3. Crybaby
4. Eq
5. Chorus
That's about it.
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2006-05-27, 09:29
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2006-05-27, 10:40
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2006-05-27, 15:35
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2006-05-28, 23:21
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Amp (With quality Speaker cable)
Guitar
Quality Cable (Absolutely Necessary)
Tuner (Pedal)
Reverb
Delay
The bare minimum
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2006-05-29, 00:50
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1. horny girlfriend
2. the girl your doing on the side
3. case of beer
4. bass player, vocalist, drummer with their equipment in your living room
5. a large pepperoni pizza.
that comes next for me.
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2006-05-29, 08:31
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1. horny girlfriend
2. the girl your doing on the side
3. case of beer
4. bass player, vocalist, drummer with their equipment in your living room
5. a large pepperoni pizza.
that comes next for me.
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Sounds good
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2006-05-29, 10:50
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MorbidGuitar
1. horny girlfriend
2. the girl your doing on the side
3. case of beer
4. bass player, vocalist, drummer with their equipment in your living room
5. a large pepperoni pizza.
that comes next for me.
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very nice
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Horny girlfriends are overrated and fucking annoying,
(if they are hornier then you are)
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Originally Posted by Killjoy
A DOD Death Metal pedal works just fine, but only with a decent Marshall. I run mine thru an MG30 watt combo, and it's brutal.
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2006-05-30, 20:45
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Hm. Maybe so. Horny girls in bars I like. Are they really so much worse in a steady relationship?
Anyhow, someone mentioned duct tape. Me and a few friends of mine has this theory, that you can't possibly be a serious muscian without having duct tape. There are always problems that need quick solving with duct tape. And duct tape will solve anything. If it doesn't then you haven't used enough duct tape.
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2006-05-30, 20:47
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Quote:
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Originally Posted by MorbidGuitar
1. horny girlfriend
2. the girl your doing on the side
3. case of beer
4. bass player, vocalist, drummer with their equipment in your living room
5. a large pepperoni pizza.
that comes next for me.
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Ah, I see now, missed that one. Mm. How predictable.
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2006-05-30, 21:22
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Amadeus
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Anyhow, someone mentioned duct tape. Me and a few friends of mine has this theory, that you can't possibly be a serious muscian without having duct tape. There are always problems that need quick solving with duct tape. And duct tape will solve anything. If it doesn't then you haven't used enough duct tape.
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Yes sir! I remember walpurgis' Lake Shore Park gig when they had no way to post a sign so I went to the Dollar Store up the street and got a roll of duct tape and a curtain rod. I had the sign up in about 5 minutes.
EDIT: Add generous roadie with wheels and credit card to that list.
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Amadeus:Oh, and was there a cesserole (never mind spelling) involved?
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2006-05-31, 12:24
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Amadeus
Hm. Maybe so. Horny girls in bars I like. Are they really so much worse in a steady relationship?
Anyhow, someone mentioned duct tape. Me and a few friends of mine has this theory, that you can't possibly be a serious muscian without having duct tape. There are always problems that need quick solving with duct tape. And duct tape will solve anything. If it doesn't then you haven't used enough duct tape.
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So its like, "Damn! I broke a string... DUCT TAPE! QUICK!"
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2006-05-31, 13:38
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hehe
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There are always problems that need quick solving with duct tape. And duct tape will solve anything. If it doesn't then you haven't used enough duct tape.
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Duct tape has over 1000 uses. Strangely enough, it doesn't work AT ALL on air Ducts, go figure.
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2006-05-31, 17:43
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MorbidGuitar
1. horny girlfriend
2. the girl your doing on the side
3. case of beer
4. bass player, vocalist, drummer with their equipment in your living room
5. a large pepperoni pizza.
that comes next for me.
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Sounds nice.
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2006-05-31, 20:29
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i don't use anything other than guitar-cable-amp , don't really use any effects other than the reverb on my amp
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2006-05-31, 21:28
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So its like, "Damn! I broke a string... DUCT TAPE! QUICK!"
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Sure. Why not...?
About the air ducts... of course you can fix them with duct tape. Just start wrapping around today, singing a happt little tune, and sooner or later, you'll have a stable and well isolated duct duct.
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