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Old 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.

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Old 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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Old 2006-05-26, 08:44
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picks, strings, extra guitars, guitar strap, strap locking system
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Old 2006-05-26, 12:47
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Old 2006-05-26, 13:46
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1) tuner
2) strings
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4) guitar strap
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Old 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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Old 2006-05-26, 16:44
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equalizer, good pickups, noise gate/reducer, plectrums are nice too
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Old 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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Old 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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Old 2006-05-26, 19:36
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Old 2006-05-26, 20:32
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footswitch, noise gate/supressor, whammy pedal, wah pedal and good pickups
 
Old 2006-05-27, 02:12
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Old 2006-05-27, 04:12
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what is a ranch salad? it sounds... kinky in a disgusting way
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Old 2006-05-27, 04:26
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Old 2006-05-27, 04:27
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Old 2006-05-27, 04:36
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Old 2006-05-27, 06:17
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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


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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Old 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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Old 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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Old 2006-05-27, 08:21
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what is a ranch salad? it sounds... kinky in a disgusting way

In a brokeback mountain kind of way?
 
Old 2006-05-27, 08:31
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In a brokeback mountain kind of way?


that is very disturbing
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Old 2006-05-27, 09:28
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1. Footswitch
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4. Eq
5. Chorus


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Old 2006-05-27, 09:29
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Old 2006-05-27, 10:40
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Old 2006-05-27, 15:35
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Old 2006-05-28, 23:21
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Amp (With quality Speaker cable)
Guitar
Quality Cable (Absolutely Necessary)
Tuner (Pedal)
Reverb
Delay

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Old 2006-05-29, 00:50
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1. horny girlfriend
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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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1. horny girlfriend
2. the girl your doing on the side
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4. bass player, vocalist, drummer with their equipment in your living room
5. a large pepperoni pizza.

that comes next for me.


Sounds good
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Old 2006-05-29, 10:50
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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.


very nice
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Old 2006-05-30, 15:03
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Horny girlfriends are overrated and fucking annoying,


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Old 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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Old 2006-05-30, 20:47
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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.


Ah, I see now, missed that one. Mm. How predictable.
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Old 2006-05-30, 21:22
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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.



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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Old 2006-05-31, 12:24
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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.


So its like, "Damn! I broke a string... DUCT TAPE! QUICK!"
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Old 2006-05-31, 13:38
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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.


Duct tape has over 1000 uses. Strangely enough, it doesn't work AT ALL on air Ducts, go figure.
 
Old 2006-05-31, 17:43
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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.


Sounds nice.
 
Old 2006-05-31, 20:29
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Old 2006-05-31, 21:28
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So its like, "Damn! I broke a string... DUCT TAPE! QUICK!"


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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