here's some (albeit crappy) pics:
the amps


the guild:


the G&L:


the fender:

12/19/2004 10:42:03 PM

1/26/2005 5:07:49 PM

1/26/2005 5:23:55 PM

Now I'm rockin' the '77 Fender Super Reverb.

1/26/2005 5:31:52 PM

Guitars
Paul Reed Smith Custom 22 Emerald Green
Taylor 314-CE
Art & Lutherie acoustic standard
(gonna buy a martin backpacker to take on the sub)

effects
VOX Tonelab SE

amp
Peavey Express 112 (I want to get a new amp sometime)

1/26/2005 5:41:03 PM

^ I would suggest a Baby Taylor over a Backpacker...the Martin sounds like arse, is poorly balanced, and hard to hold.

1/26/2005 5:44:28 PM

Currently...

Guitars:
Gibson 70's SG, 70's Ampeg Heavy Stud, Late 90's Gibson Les Paul Special

Amp:
Fender Custom Vibrolux Reverb

Board:
Boss Tuner, Delay, Metal Zone (for feedback and such), EH Gtr Synth, EH Double Muff

[Edited on January 26, 2005 at 5:50 PM. Reason : ::]

1/26/2005 5:49:27 PM

aight just a little bit more update info:

AMP
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Peavey 5150 I series head running through a 4x12 Peavey cab
-getting the head cleaned this week
-im replacing all the power tubes soon with JJ6L6GC's. all 4
-im replacing the preamp tubes with either JJ12AX7 or ElectroHarmonic 12AX7. all 5
and i might get a biasing swith custom installed


GUITAR
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Black Ibanez 80s RG series
-im installing sperzel tuning locks asap
-hopefully soon installing EMG pipckups


PEDALS etc
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-Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor to cut the feedback from the high gain 5150(daisy chained to supply power to the other pedals)
-Boss DD3 digital delay pedal



Other guitarist in my band has:

Guitar
-------
Gibson Les Paul
Gibston SG
Ibanez Custom S series (about 1500 dollar guitar. i dont have that kind of money haha)
top of the line EMGs

Amp
--------
Mesa Boogie Triple Rectifier head and matching cab
totally biased with Sovtek preamp and powertubes
and modded by btbam's guitar tech

Pedals
---------
Noise Compressor
ibanez fuzz distortion(for the few parts we use light distortion with a delay pedal)
Boss DD3 delay pedal
Wireless input to his amp


i dont know what our bassist uses hah. i totally forget.

1/26/2005 5:57:30 PM

i'm thinking of adding a fretted bass to the collection, cause you just cant two-hand tap without frets

3/10/2005 2:23:07 PM

Quote :

"Paul Reed Smith Custom 22 Emerald Green Taylor 314-CE Art & Lutherie acoustic standard (gonna buy a martin backpacker to take on the sub)"

I hate you... no really.

My two dream guitars. PRS and Taylor... don't have the money for either








My broke ass has:
1998 Fender American Stratocaster, standard.
Takamine EG531SC, slate black, acoustic/electric
Some really old peice of shit classic electric named a Merlin (It's my dad's when he was little.... sounds pretty decent though )

Forget all the names to my amps. I have 4... three Fenders' and a Marshall (The Marshall is a practice amp. My largest is a 350 Watt fender)

[Edited on March 10, 2005 at 2:30 PM. Reason : sdfsd]

3/10/2005 2:28:38 PM

Most of it, you can't see my 505 or my mixer, but that's most of it

3/10/2005 2:54:52 PM

are those Sony MDR-V700 headphones i see?

3/10/2005 3:08:12 PM

Here's what I tool around with:

Dean Tonic S (the copper version)


Vox AD15VT


[Edited on March 10, 2005 at 3:54 PM. Reason : got a little diamond theme goin']

3/10/2005 3:53:45 PM

i rock it like this:



yes i'm really left handed



my other Paul, woo woo

[Edited on March 10, 2005 at 5:10 PM. Reason : x]

3/10/2005 5:08:53 PM

Yamaha RBX 4-string
Crate 30W amp

3/10/2005 10:46:21 PM

Quote :

"are those Sony MDR-V700 headphones i see?"

You know it

They've been through hell but they're still my babies

3/11/2005 12:54:24 AM

sweet

if i wasnt tryin to expand my bass collection by two, i would def have a pair of those around my neck

3/11/2005 1:45:59 AM

They're nice, but if you don't dj, the money can be spent somewhere better than on $100 headphones

3/11/2005 9:40:35 AM

Hwy1 Amer. Fender Strat
Fender Hot Rod Deluxe
Johnson Acoustic (the best $100 guitar ever)

3/11/2005 4:43:36 PM

1991 Gibson Firebird
Mexi-standard Strat
old Gretsch solid body

Peavey Triumph 60W...gonna sell it and buy a Mesa (or maybe a Fender amp, like a Twin Reverb or something)

Vox wah


and i have a Boss floor mount processor that i use occassionally

3/11/2005 10:07:28 PM

^^ I think it's worth it if you do a lot of home recording. I prefer headphones to monitors for various reasons, not least of which being size and feedback.

3/12/2005 12:25:46 AM

I think you can get sound that's more or less as good as the 700's for a good bit cheaper out of AKG's ect. I think where the 700's shine is durability and flexibility, which is what dj's need them for.

3/12/2005 1:07:29 PM

^^ha, mixing/mastering on headphones is like...the n00biest thing ever.

3/12/2005 9:03:24 PM

Why does it matter? I am asking because if there's a good reason, I'd probably switch when I move and have room for it.

3/12/2005 10:01:50 PM

I still do a lot of my mastering on headphones, I think using both is the best thing to do, especially if you have a home studio. Even with really good near-field monitors its kinda tough to really hear some of the nuances, and it's a lot easier to hear panning, phasing, delay and reverb on headphones. However monitors have their advantages too, namely that what your end users are going to be hearing is going to be through speakers and it really lets you take advantage another dimension other than just left and right.

3/13/2005 1:44:36 AM

I play a 79 Washburn Falcon through a Peavey head I got dumpster diving at Mars. I've got a Crate cabinet I got for free, but I put four 12" Celestion Rockets in it when they were on clearance for $29.99 each a while back. Oh yeah, and a DOD Corrosion distortion pedal I got on clearance at Guitar Center a few years ago. Total cost for it all was ~$350. It's loud as fuck and sounds great.

3/13/2005 2:15:18 AM

headphones exaggerate the stereo image, so if it sounds 'right' on headphones, you'll lose some imaging when using speakers. if youre used to switching back and forth though, you can counter this by mixing the image exaggerated on the phones, but then that just adds that much more guess work to it.

good monitors have a far flatter freq response so theyre a much better reference for mixing. even really good headphones wont be as flat as just decent monitors. a lot of headphones (especially a lot of Sony) have hyped bass and treble which is good for DJs and such, but no good for mixing.

you can hear anything on good monitors that you can on good headphones and more assuming the room is quiet and you have em turned up to a proper volume.

monitors also give you a better representation of the average listening experience, two speakers in a room. its important to emulate this when playing w/ all your time delay effects and stereo imaging.

the plus to headphones is that theyre cheap and you can get an OK mix on them. especially if you mix, then listen to the mix all a bunch of different systems, take notes, and tweak, repeat. i know this because i used to mix on headphones (AKG 240s) and i could never get the mix to sound right on other systems w/o way more effort than it should. i finally got some half decent monitors (Event TR6s) and within 10min a song, i had the old mix worked out to where it sounded nice on most systems. monitors help take more of the guess work out and make the overall mixing process easier to get decent results

[Edited on March 13, 2005 at 11:25 AM. Reason : tyypoooooooos]

3/13/2005 11:24:00 AM

All right then.

3/13/2005 11:36:14 AM

Perhaps I don't have the room acoutsics right, but I have a very difficult time hearing panning, reverb and phasing on my monitors. I can hear it, but I can hear it much better on my cans. Granted my area of production probably involves a great deal more sounds and effects going on at once than most.

3/13/2005 12:35:45 PM

^well you're right, you will hear panning and those effects better on headphones since each ear is getting 100% of each channel. ie, there's no channel mixing in the air as w/ speakers/monitors. your job in mixing is getting your intended mix out to everyone accurately so they hear it as you want them to. if you think most ppl will be listening on headphones then mix it for headphones, etc. but just realize that if they listen on any sort of open air speakers (car, home stereo, club, etc) itll sound different and the stereo effect will be diluted. if you listen on your monitors and the effect is weak, then pan harder, add more verb, etc. it will definately take more to produce the same effect w/ open air speaks than headphones. so my point is that this is subjective and a bit of an art and there is of course no right or wrong, but you should try to mix under conditions that will best translate to majority of yoru listeners if you want them to hear it liek you do

3/13/2005 12:43:12 PM

well I mentioned that in my first post, I know most people will be listening on speakers, but its easier sometimes to get certain effects just right on headphones, monitors are just a little to forgiving on certian things.

3/13/2005 12:51:22 PM

my step brother has an original Les Paul Goldtop.



[Edited on March 13, 2005 at 1:17 PM. Reason : .]

3/13/2005 1:17:07 PM

stay on topic, fellas

3/13/2005 5:33:59 PM

Heres my setup



and




Guitar

ESP LTD H-300
Replaced the pickups with a Duncan Distortion in the bridge and a '59 Model in the neck
(those EMG-HZ pickups were crap). Also put a coil tap on the bridge pickup.

Alvarez Yairi acoustic

Amp

VHT Pittbull 45
Peavy 4x12

Effects

Morley Wah
Boss GT-6 multi-effects pedal

3/13/2005 6:38:59 PM

speaking of gear, my gf recently bought me a little Digitech RPx400. its a modeling/processor gizmo thats also a 4x USB recording interface. the best part is that you can use the pedals to control recording software so you can record, track, etc all hands free. It comes w/ Pro Tracks which is decent software, but it can also be configured as a midi control surface (has 5 knobs, 4 buttons, 3 foot pedal switches, and a rocker wahwah style pedal) in Cubase, Sonar, etc.

I wanted something that could easily and simply record rhythm tracks and then practice lead stuff hands free and it does that well. when my gf got me this i was kinda whoa DigiTech. i dunno..but i must admit (as a tube amp guru/purist) a lot of the amp models dont sound half bad. you can play w/ crap like amps (w/ all the controls on the real amp), the cab size and type, and mic placement. it also has a ton of effects w/ a million adjustable parameters each to mess with. you can edit, save, etc all the patches. it also has a basic drum machine and a mic pre.

i'm finding it too be quite handy for writing songs, practicing, and even jamming w/ all the different amp sounds. and theres a lot of options for signal routing w/ all the inputs and outputs in this thing for recording, etc. i think its a pretty good deal at $250ish and woudl recommend it

3/13/2005 7:08:55 PM

heres a blurry picture of my amp and basic show pedal setup with my vocalist sitting in the way before the set at our last show:



and a picture of the ol battleaxe itself:

3/14/2005 11:12:58 PM

its funny how playing your guitar up high became cool. i guess its a good though so now maybe ppl can play and look hip at the same time. hurray for progress

3/15/2005 12:35:17 PM

yea thats the only way ive ever played my guitar from the time i started out. when i started out you know i always sat down when i played guitar so when i stood i adjusted the guitar so it was at the same height for my hands as if it was on my knees. which is pretty high when you slump over and play it on your knees. so yea thats how it started for me

3/15/2005 12:47:56 PM

^yeah ok shut the fuck up. you know you only wear it high cause every hardcore/emo/screamo/wanna-be's wear them like that. quit posting now.

3/15/2005 3:05:21 PM

hahaha dude seriously you crack me up. i started playing guitar years before i got into hardcore and ive ALWAYS played it this high. screamo sucks. most hardcore sucks. what ppl call emo today pretty much sucks. you have no idea what the hell you are talking about so you can take your know it all ego and shove it up your ass

ill help you out and list the bands ive been listening to the most lately:

coldplay
between the buried and me
the mars volta
silverchair
random jazz
copeland
death cab for cutie
sigur ros
smashing pumpkins
sunny day real estate
the red chord
dillinger escape plan.

those are the top most recent played bands in my itunes. a bit more diversified than you imagined im sure

[Edited on March 15, 2005 at 5:02 PM. Reason : edit]

3/15/2005 5:00:23 PM

^ props. new coldplay coming soon

AND copeland! go see 'em on the 28th

[Edited on March 15, 2005 at 7:39 PM. Reason : x]

3/15/2005 7:38:30 PM

^^youre right. most hardcore sucks...thats why youre band plays hardcore according to purevolume. if you guys were as skilled as btbam then itd be cool but theres really nothing there.

3/15/2005 10:10:58 PM

first of all btbam is not hardcore. and i dont really consider my band hardcore at all. the only reason i describe us as "hardcore" on purevolume is to come up in searches and for a similar reason to the search thing because of the general name for the "scene". our style is deifnitely metal/southern rock based. hardcore is more like comeback kid, throwdown, terror etc etc stuff i dont like really.
and yes most hardcore especially these days sucks.

what i listen to and what i love to play happen to be slightly different. yes. and hey of course we arent as talented as btbam but theyve got several years and several bands on us man. im pretty sure tommy and paul werent as good as they are now a year into their first band ever...in fact i know they werent. some of the stuff paul and tommy did individually before prayer for cleansing, undying, and btbam sucked bad. so yea. besides the fact that paul has like several years of guitar playing on me and that playing guitar is his job. give it a few years if we stick around that long and we'll see where we are at.

heck the new stuff we are writing is 10x guitar ability our old stuff was so maybe when thats recorded youll give it a chance

3/15/2005 11:37:50 PM

the hardware is black now and some of the more embarrasing stickers have been covered up i've pretty much destroyed all remnants of homestarrunners legs with heavy strumming.



the homeade "inlay " on 12 says 'beautiful'

3/16/2005 12:06:27 AM

good deal. i used to be into a lot of deep elm and militia group stuff way back in the day. werent planes mistaken for stars and white octave on deep elm?

3/16/2005 12:12:55 AM

southern rock...oh you mean like lynyrd skynyrd and charlie daniels band?

3/16/2005 12:43:04 AM

yea. we cover some sweet home alabama

3/16/2005 12:47:56 AM

just got a new bass...pics to come soon

5/16/2005 11:53:56 AM

5/21/2005 7:05:08 PM

sweeeet

i should be installing the EMG81/85 set in my ibanez soon...im excited to say the least!

5/21/2005 7:43:47 PM