Re: What kind of gear do you have and are you happy with it?
Posted: Mon May 09, 2011 6:17 am
I have gone through several guitars as I slowly build up to my ultimate collection.
Guitars:
Early 90's Lefty MIM Squier Strat - black/white, rosewood fretboard - first guitar I ever owned. Tone pots didn't really work (no gradual taper as they were righty pots wired backwards for lefty operation), pickups were kinda weak (and I could never figure out how to get that Clapton '24 Nights' tone out of them... this was before I learned about the mid-boost circuit the Clapton strats have). This was sold to buy a:
1998 Lefty Epiphone Les Paul Standard - cherry sunburst which I owned from 1998 until 2009. After I bought my current love, it wasn't getting played so I sold it to a up and comin' high school kid who just loved it - I'm glad it found a worthy home where it'll get played a lot.
Which brings me to my current love, my 2008 Lefty Gibson Les Paul Traditional in heritage cherry sunbust. Purchased on pilgrimage to Southpaw guitars in Houston, TX. When I walked through the door and they heard I was from Canada, I think the dollar signs racked up in their eyes. Played many a guitar that day and this was the one that spoke to me. I'd have preferred the Iced Tea burst colour, but when you're a lefty.... pickins are slim.
I also have a late 1990's Fender DG-16LH acoustic that I rarely pick up anymore. I went and played a house party the other week with a fellow lefty that has a nice Martin and after playing his guitar, it inspired me. So I now have a Lefty Martin 000-28EC on order which should arrive this week.... There goes my tax return. (Oh and BTW - even though these are usually listed for sale in the $3200 range, they can be found for MUCH less... even the lefty versions!)
Amps:
To ensure I am able to annoy my neighbours to the fullest extent I've got a hand-wired Marshall 1974x 18watt clone made by Trinity Amps in Toronto ON that has a TMB channel instead of the tremolo channel and a boost switch that puts it from Beano (where it normally lives) to La Grange. It has a voltage regulator that lets me play at non-ear bleeding levels or crank it for gigging - and it'll outpower a lot of higher wattage amps out there.
Also a Line 6 Toneport for headphones-on rockin'
Effects:
Not much - Vox Wah, Boss CE-5 chorus for 'Badge', Fulltone OCD and I might pick up a reverb pedal at some point down the road.
Still to acquire (someday): lefty ES-335, lefty Clapton signature stratocaster
Here's a rig pic (before picking up the two new pedals... will post a pic of the 000-28EC when it arrives):
Guitars:
Early 90's Lefty MIM Squier Strat - black/white, rosewood fretboard - first guitar I ever owned. Tone pots didn't really work (no gradual taper as they were righty pots wired backwards for lefty operation), pickups were kinda weak (and I could never figure out how to get that Clapton '24 Nights' tone out of them... this was before I learned about the mid-boost circuit the Clapton strats have). This was sold to buy a:
1998 Lefty Epiphone Les Paul Standard - cherry sunburst which I owned from 1998 until 2009. After I bought my current love, it wasn't getting played so I sold it to a up and comin' high school kid who just loved it - I'm glad it found a worthy home where it'll get played a lot.
Which brings me to my current love, my 2008 Lefty Gibson Les Paul Traditional in heritage cherry sunbust. Purchased on pilgrimage to Southpaw guitars in Houston, TX. When I walked through the door and they heard I was from Canada, I think the dollar signs racked up in their eyes. Played many a guitar that day and this was the one that spoke to me. I'd have preferred the Iced Tea burst colour, but when you're a lefty.... pickins are slim.
I also have a late 1990's Fender DG-16LH acoustic that I rarely pick up anymore. I went and played a house party the other week with a fellow lefty that has a nice Martin and after playing his guitar, it inspired me. So I now have a Lefty Martin 000-28EC on order which should arrive this week.... There goes my tax return. (Oh and BTW - even though these are usually listed for sale in the $3200 range, they can be found for MUCH less... even the lefty versions!)
Amps:
To ensure I am able to annoy my neighbours to the fullest extent I've got a hand-wired Marshall 1974x 18watt clone made by Trinity Amps in Toronto ON that has a TMB channel instead of the tremolo channel and a boost switch that puts it from Beano (where it normally lives) to La Grange. It has a voltage regulator that lets me play at non-ear bleeding levels or crank it for gigging - and it'll outpower a lot of higher wattage amps out there.
Also a Line 6 Toneport for headphones-on rockin'
Effects:
Not much - Vox Wah, Boss CE-5 chorus for 'Badge', Fulltone OCD and I might pick up a reverb pedal at some point down the road.
Still to acquire (someday): lefty ES-335, lefty Clapton signature stratocaster
Here's a rig pic (before picking up the two new pedals... will post a pic of the 000-28EC when it arrives):