I am a weird gear nerd

[Techdeth]

I am an amp neree really . It’s been a decade since I last wanted a different guitar or even pick ups . What did it for me was taking a $99 Epiphone with $5 pickups . I could take that guitar and make insanely good tones out of my boutique amps . It taught me a lesson. I was good to go . No new guitars amps nothing . It’s also how I could afford amps . I never needed funds for guitars or pick ups .
Anyone else have any weird views like this ?

 

[Exo-metal]

RT needs a filter against new members like you. You failed the RT test in my world lol
As a player I get it. I want a few baroque instruments and I could be happy just playing those.

 

[pipboy90]

I’m the same way. Once I discovered the ESP LTD series I was good to go for guitars. They do everything I need mostly. I’ve been way more exploratory with amps than guitars/pickups. It’s only recently that I’ve been trying some Gibsons Les Pauls out.

 

[CrystalSky]

It’s like with girls. Some guys like tits more, some prefer ass, and some only want both at the same time

 

[Techdeth]

It’s like with girls. Some guys like tits more, some prefer ass, and some only want both at the same time

I’ll take both

 

[Techdeth]

RT needs a filter against new members like you. You failed the RT test in my world lol
As a player I get it. I want a few baroque instruments and I could be happy just playing those.

I’m confused lol

 

[CrystalSky]

I’ll take both

Time to star GASing for guitars then too

 

[Techdeth]

Time to star GASing for guitars then too

I got them . All I need

 

[mnemonic]

Some guitars just sound right and it doesn’t even matter what pickups are in them. Feels good to find one like that.

Conversely, some also just don’t sound or feel right no matter what you change, which can be frustrating if it’s an otherwise great playing (or expensive) guitar.

 

[Techdeth]

I’m the same way. Once I discovered the ESP LTD series I was good to go for guitars. They do everything I need mostly. I’ve been way more exploratory with amps than guitars/pickups. It’s only recently that I’ve been trying some Gibsons Les Pauls out.

Yep I’m the same . The amps today are just ridiculous and amazing

 

[japetus]

I like to play nice amps and quality guitars, but use the shittiest most garbage cables I can find. Thin gauge, Crackling, soaked in beer, none over 5 feet long. Like the ones you get in a shitty $79 chinese starter guitar kit.

 

[Exo-metal]

I’m confused lol

The premise of RT is gear and you stated you had a 10yr dry spell on gear, by RT standards you have failed unless you go out and but 10yrs of gear to make up for your error.

 

[platyman]

Someone's a witch.....

 

[PurityS.L.G]

I found an awesome Hondo strat at a swap meet for $70. No joke it blew away my early '00's American Standard in feel and sound. Had way more of that strat quack than my Fender. Couldn't believe it so I sold it and bought a Framus Cobra cab and pocketed the rest. Myself included, we are all guilty of putting way too much stock in a name brand popularity.

 

[MetalHeadMike]

I've owned 7 guitars over 40 plus years but almost 70 amps over the last 12 years. I like experimenting with amps a tad more I think.

 

[platyman]

I've owned 7 guitars over 40 plus years but almost 70 amps over the last 12 years. I like experimenting with amps a tad more I think.

tube amps scare me too much to work on haha

 

[MetalHeadMike]

tube amps scare me too much to work on haha

If you don't have some idea what your doing, you'd be wise to not poke around in them, no doubt. Real easy to damage and amp or hurt yourself.

 

[CrystalSky]

I like to play nice amps and quality guitars, but use the shittiest most garbage cables I can find. Thin gauge, Crackling, soaked in beer, none over 5 feet long. Like the ones you get in a shitty $79 chinese starter guitar kit.

I hear high quality cables are quite affordable if you know your soldering iron

@griff10672 am I right?

 

[platyman]

If you don't have some idea what your doing, you'd be wise to not poke around in them, no doubt. Real easy to damage and amp or hurt yourself.

The way things have gone the last two years I’d totally Darwin-award myself if I tried to clip a resistor or something

 

[rottingcorpse]

Once I got the custom guitars I wanted, I came over to rigtalk and started with the amp collection because I wanted to try everything.
I could play a cheap junky guitar, but I have exactly what I want. I ain't going back.