Finally got my Guitar Room Organized - Reduced the Clutter so I can focus on playing

HowieJams

HowieJams

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I am one of those people that if there is clutter I can't work.
In some ways it is good and in some ways it is bad.
I always admire how some people can have a mess and just start working and be productive.
That is not me...
I need to be organized before I start anything.

Same with my guitars, amps, pedals, if it is a mess I can't even think of playing.
That is why i like minimal pedals, in a perfect world my amps would have delay/reverb, and a TS808 built in, but unfortunately that is not the case.

So yesterday the humidity in the house finally is at 36% so I was able to hang my guitars up for a bit and take the time to organize my amps and pedals to see how my guitar room would best function for me.

Recently I cut down from 15 guitars to 6 guitars, so I have a lot of free space to fill. I had to get creative.
On a positive note, my wife said I will need to buy another amp since one of them will be traveling to our vacation home with my Ibanez Prestige.
She even thinks I should buy another guitar, but I can just hang more stuff where the Ibanez is and it will look cool.

Are any of you guys/gals like this or can you just play no matter what?
 

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Which model of Prestige is that Howie? Looks cool.

I've definitely got to get my guitar room cleaned up.
 
chumbucket said:
Which model of Prestige is that Howie? Looks cool.

I've definitely got to get my guitar room cleaned up.
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It is an Ibanez Prestige RG652AHMFX
It is a hardtail, no trem.
Great guitar with great specs...
$1500 Brand New with a killer abs case, locking tuners, Dimarzio Tone Zone and Air Norton Pick-ups, and a super fast neck with jumbo frets.
When I was cutting down my gear, this made the cut over my 2000 PRS Custom 24 core.
 

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Smash said:
This happens to me also, it needs to be pretty non trashed
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Pedals are the most difficult to organize.
I have my delays in the loop behind the amp or on top of them.
The pedalboard in front has to be mini pedals.
I have 3 mini pedalboards, but that one is my favorite.
 
My pedalboard is a constant work in progress as far as sometimes i put a delay, sometimes i try a new boost, so i keep it spread out to try things easier.

And i dont need tiny pedals
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Funnily enough I did the same recently. It has made me enjoy playing a lot more again. Cleanliness is next to Godliness I guess.
 
I like to have a clean room. I get into pickup swap mode or trying different things and it gets messy. I’ll work like that a few days then clean it up.

I love putting on some college baseball or YouTube while I’m working on something. Here was my desk last night, but cleaned it all up this morning.
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VonBonfire said:
I learned to live in the rat shit infested squalor of a gross singlewide for 3 years so I don't need operating room levels of cleanliness to focus on my guitar anymore. I have a flush toilet now and hot water on demand so I am pretty much living the pinnacle of the American dream.
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Flush toilet and running water are must haves!
 
311splawndude said:
Looks super clean Howie :yes:

Not sure how I feel about the fake hanging ivy :dunno:
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I got that from my wife, as long as it doesn't scratch my guitars I am fine.
She would rather have guitars hanging there, but I just cut down.
I could buy some cheapo guitars and hang them, but I would rather have the Ivy than a hanging ornament.
 
HowieJams said:
I got that from my wife, as long as it doesn't scratch my guitars I am fine.
She would rather have guitars hanging there, but I just cut down.
I could buy some cheapo guitars and hang them, but I would rather have the Ivy than a hanging ornament.
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Its cool man. I was just busting chops. I actually prefer the space in between the guitars more. But happy wife, happy life!
 
I wish I could only work in a super organized environment. It might give me motivation to straighten up around here. The place where I work and play music is technically clean, as in not dirty or dusty, but there's clutter everywhere.
 
TheGreatGreen said:
I wish I could only work in a super organized environment. It might give me motivation to straighten up around here. The place where I work and play music is technically clean, as in not dirty or dusty, but there's clutter everywhere.
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My problem is I can't work in clutter, so it would stop me from being productive.
Clean is one thing, clutter is not dirt, just not organized.
Clean is a must.
 
Smash said:
My pedalboard is a constant work in progress as far as sometimes i put a delay, sometimes i try a new boost, so i keep it spread out to try things easier.

And i dont need tiny pedals
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I wouldn't be able to function with that much space on my board. Where is the phaser? Delay? You have room for a vibe of some sort! At least get a Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man or a hair fan or something!
 
Whenever I do something like this, I also love sharing it. I also don’t take before pictures lol. Looks like a fun room.
 
phillybhatesme said:
Whenever I do something like this, I also love sharing it. I also don’t take before pictures lol. Looks like a fun room.
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I would much rather have a separate closed off room so I would not have to worry about bothering other people, but other than that it is a nice space to play
 
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