Show us your Axe

[Elysium]

Just curious to know who out there owns/plays/learns a guitar. I myself own a Squier Jagmaster and have only started to learn the basics. Wanted a Fender Jazzmaster but they're too expensive.

[Buyasta]

I've got 2 guitars, both of which I rather like.

A Fender DG-6 Acoustic that I managed to convince my mum to buy me for my birthday when I was 15 - it'd been sitting in Cash Converters for a few months, and every time my friend and I went in there to check out their instruments I'd play it, as it has a great sound.

And then a couple of years ago I picked up an Agile AL-2000, which is a Les Paul clone, although it's a lot nicer than most clones, and I definitely like it a lot better than my first guitar, which was a JD Brothers Stratocaster clone - that one I'd sold a few years after getting the Acoustic.

Sorry about the picture quality, but all I had on hand camera-wise was a cellphone.

[Hitcher]

I have three ukuleles (I suppose they're more tomahawks than axes):


A Lanikai mahogany pineapple soprano
A Veelah koa wood tenor
A Kala koa wood concert cutaway with pickup.


All are strung with Aquila nylgut.

Loves them, I does.

[Bikemad]

strat ultra,k-yairi and yamaha acoustics and aria pro bass...............sadly..... virtually unplayed for a long long time...........

[DarkLord]

This is my guitar - ESP Explorer model 351 with my Peavey Bandit 80 watt amp.

I've had this a few years now - I got a flight case especially built for it as it doesn't work too well with soft cases.

2 passive EMG humbucker pickups, I usually run 10 gauge strings on it.

I likes it!

[firefighter]

http://www.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/9265183/2/istockphoto_9265183-firefighter-axe.jpg

[Drunken Monkey]

I don't have the LP or the VS65R any more, but I have added a PA...

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w177/drunken_monkey6984/For%20Links/PICT7270.jpg

[Slyer]

http://www.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/9265183/2/istockphoto_9265183-firefighter-axe.jpg
That joke is implied you lame bastard.

[Drunken Monkey]

Just curious to know who out there owns/plays/learns a guitar. I myself own a Squier Jagmaster and have only started to learn the basics. Wanted a Fender Jazzmaster but they're too expensive.

Squiers are good enough for learning on, had one meself a long time ago. Actually knew a guy who used one live (although it was a Jap squire, not a Korean one). Plus you need to get some time playing to get your ear in properly, then try a few different ones. When starting out you tend to buy something that looks cool. Once you've established your own sound, you may change. I've gone through a bunch, not a single instrument in my pic has been carried through since I started playing. The oldest is the Ibanez acoustic, I've had that about 14 years or so, and I don't play it much. I keep it as it's cheap so it's good to take away on trips and I don't care if I scratch it.
In saying that I've known people to keep their first instrument for many, many years.
Anyway, you still might get that fender yet, but the squire is still cool too.

[Buyasta]

Squiers are good enough for learning on, had one meself a long time ago. Actually knew a guy who used one live (although it was a Jap squire, not a Korean one). Plus you need to get some time playing to get your ear in properly, then try a few different ones. When starting out you tend to buy something that looks cool. Once you've established your own sound, you may change. I've gone through a bunch, not a single instrument in my pic has been carried through since I started playing. The oldest is the Ibanez acoustic, I've had that about 14 years or so, and I don't play it much. I keep it as it's cheap so it's good to take away on trips and I don't care if I scratch it.
In saying that I've known people to keep their first instrument for many, many years.
Anyway, you still might get that fender yet, but the squire is still cool too.

Once I'd had it a little while, I did come to dislike my first guitar, a cheap strat knockoff, but I've gotta say, I'm still as attached to my current two now as I was when I got them, and I don't really see myself getting sick of either of them, and I've had them for about 9 and 5 years.

Of course, having said that, as you said, it's probably the sort of thing that evolves along with your playing, and mine is fairly static, as I'm entirely lacking in talent or dexterity - I enjoy playing the few basic songs I can, but I'm pretty crap at it, and certainly wouldn't subject others to it.

[psycho22]

Bugger, just realised I haven't got a single picture of my gear.:gob:

I shall have to work on that.

But anyway I have:

Schecter Demon w/Gauge 11's atmo ( working on getting EMG's put in when money allows )

Crate GT212
Digitech Hardwire Metal Distortion and Chorus pedals ( working on delay )

[bungbung]

I sold some gear to buy a bike:
Ibanez EX350
Fender The Twin (red knob)
Roland JC50

Now I have a SX LP clone and a Peavey Studio Pro 112

[Corse1]

Had to replace my Fender custom floyd rose strat with this Ibanez to get some cash a few years ago:facepalm: Used to have fender tele and Gibson SG as well.
Also have an Ibanez Artwood steel string acoustic which is a great guitar along with a yamaha classical nylon........................they used to get a lot of play time.

Oh and the Fender princeton Chorus that I will never sell :yes:

[jim.cox]

Aint got me no Axe

But I has done got me a horn...

[Elysium]

I also use a Danelectro Cool Cat Transparent overdrive pedal. I'm hoping to get hold of a Electro Harmonix Stereo memory man in the near future.

[Ntoxcated]

I got the Strat clone in the 80's, still going well. The Ibanez is only a few years old and sounds fantastic.

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[madmal64]

Ive got a few guitars and stuff. I seem to keep collecting things musical this year.
Guitars are

Walden D552 12 String with Fishman pickup
Ibanez Performance PF5
Dirty Old ashton strat copy
Epiphone Custom
Segovia Acoustic

Pedals & Effects

Zoom G1
Boss RC20XL Loop station
Boss Micro BR
Digitech Vocalist Live 2
Electro Harmonix v256 vocoder

I run a Vox VT50 amp & also use my qsc 2000 pa amp through Drayton PA speakers.

Oh the fun

[vifferman]

... it's just a Washburn acoustic. I was going to buy a Tacoma at the time, and wish I had. My middle son's the real musician in the family (currently noodling on my guitar as I write this). He's got a Fender Strat replica (Probe, I think...got it when he was 12), a Washburn electric guitar with a very nice (but hard to set up) Floyd Rose floating bridge (the guitar's his older brother's, but his brother stopped playing), a very nice Ibanez semi-solid body jazz guitar, an extremely nice Ibanez Prestige bass with active electronics, a violin, a set of drums, a Korg keyboard, Korg synth, a scratchpad thingie (don't ask me - I dunno), couple of harmonicas, various other stuff.
It would take too long to photo it all, so you'll just have to take my word on it.

[DarkLord]

... it's just a Washburn acoustic. I was going to buy a Tacoma at the time, and wish I had. My middle son's the real musician in the family (currently noodling on my guitar as I write this). He's got a Fender Strat replica (Probe, I think...got it when he was 12), a Washburn electric guitar with a very nice (but hard to set up) Floyd Rose floating bridge (the guitar's his older brother's, but his brother stopped playing), a very nice Ibanez semi-solid body jazz guitar, an extremely nice Ibanez Prestige bass with active electronics, a violin, a set of drums, a Korg keyboard, Korg synth, a scratchpad thingie (don't ask me - I dunno), couple of harmonicas, various other stuff.
It would take too long to photo it all, so you'll just have to take my word on it.

Gotta love the floating floyds aye..... always fun trying to chunk and grind out some heavy palm muting songs e.g. Metallica.... strings always seem to go sharp :(

[Hawkeye]

Don't play myself but worked with a number of bands in the UK over the years.

Friend of mine has Paul Kossoff's Les Paul. He was in a band called Becket who were a Free copy band and who also supported Free on a number of occasions. When Kossoff died, my mate approached Kossoffs father and managed to buy the axe. One stipulation though. It has to go back to Kossoffs family if my mate ever wants to sell. Can't be sold on to anyone else.

[Usarka]

Only photo I've got and can't be ****d taking one.


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[Hitcher]

Thanks to Santa, I how have a fourth axe: this time I have a Boulder Creek Riptide, it's a soprano US-5NS model, in mahogany. Unlike other soprano ukes, this has a metal G string tuned an octave lower than usual. Very different. Loving it, I am.

Thanks Santa.

[jim.cox]

I got me a new toy...

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1956 Keilwerth New King Alto

Big & Phat & Sweet As :)

[Hitcher]

My new toy (to augment my tomahawk) is a Cry Baby(TM) wah wah pedal. It's nearly a week and I'm still smiling hugely.

[yod]

I got me a new toy...

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1956 Keilwerth New King Alto

Big & Phat & Sweet As :)

:drool:
Nice.

I played tenor for a couple of years and then played a Yanagisawa baritone for four years, loved the big pig! I often wonder how long it would take me to get the hang of it again, been a while now....

[Geeen]

My LTD (ESP) B404sm Neck through Bass and Vox t-25 Amp. Also the Wife's Crafter acoustic. Can't be arsed taking photos of the piano