Most underrated piece of gear?
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A tool kit and duct tape for when the bassist brings his broken bass to practise. Saying that, something simple and reliable
Lee_M.
Brockburst Toneologist
Re: Most underrated piece of gear?
Yes, yes, yes! I totally agree. I have had my CVR for about 5 years, now, and love it. I recently got out the earplugs and cranked my R8 through it on 10.....simply amazing. All I needed was a 2x12 cab and I was ready to rock. If I can finally get the D120's into a 2x12, I'll have some smokin Duane tone!
Hot _Grits said:
Yes, yes, yes! I totally agree. I have had my CVR for about 5 years, now, and love it. I recently got out the earplugs and cranked my R8 through it on 10.....simply amazing. All I needed was a 2x12 cab and I was ready to rock. If I can finally get the D120's into a 2x12, I'll have some smokin Duane tone!
Norman_T
New member
Re: Most underrated piece of gear?
Good quality leads & patch cables.
You can spend hundreds on upgrades/guitars and then use cheap leads. Buy a good decent set of leads and patch cables they will last you and will probably be the last thing you will sell - guitars/pups/amps etc will all come and go.
Remember a decent set of leads/cables is for life!!:saeek:
Good quality leads & patch cables.
You can spend hundreds on upgrades/guitars and then use cheap leads. Buy a good decent set of leads and patch cables they will last you and will probably be the last thing you will sell - guitars/pups/amps etc will all come and go.
Remember a decent set of leads/cables is for life!!:saeek:
sooperunkn
New member
Re: Most underrated piece of gear?
A bone nut. And for acoustic, a bone nut and saddle. The only thing better is ivory if you can find it.
A bone nut. And for acoustic, a bone nut and saddle. The only thing better is ivory if you can find it.
Nightburst
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Re: Most underrated piece of gear?
Your ears! Can't make music without them. Just how many of you wear earplugs everytime you crank it up?
Your ears! Can't make music without them. Just how many of you wear earplugs everytime you crank it up?
3
3 cent hero
Guest
Re: Most underrated piece of gear?
hands are pretty underrated. without them you couldn't play guitar, and your hands will make almost any guitar sound like you... unless you use EMG's, then you sound like someone with EMG's :fing25:
hey now, don't hate. EMG's are good at what they do
what are earplugs?Nightburst said:
hands are pretty underrated. without them you couldn't play guitar, and your hands will make almost any guitar sound like you... unless you use EMG's, then you sound like someone with EMG's :fing25:
hey now, don't hate. EMG's are good at what they do
Re: Most underrated piece of gear?
Now tell me if I'm off-centre here, call me mad if you will, but I'm starting to form this crazy idea that you're not a huge fan of EMGs :laugh2:
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3 cent hero said:what are earplugs?
hands are pretty underrated. without them you couldn't play guitar, and your hands will make almost any guitar sound like you... unless you use EMG's, then you sound like someone with EMG's :fing25:
hey now, don't hate. EMG's are good at what they do
Now tell me if I'm off-centre here, call me mad if you will, but I'm starting to form this crazy idea that you're not a huge fan of EMGs :laugh2:
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Re: Most underrated piece of gear?
Yeah. I would have to agree that the musician himself is the most underestimated peice of the equation. Everyone who talks about musicians immediately starts on the "Well this guy uses this" subject. We spend too much time saying the musician wouldnt be where he is without his tone, that he gets from his equipment. But its really the other way around, The gear would be rotting on a music store shelf with no one to play it. Doesnt matter how much you spend on your equipment, a good player using a one hundred dollar guitar will sound infinitely better than a slopply player with a $5000 Gibson. Thats why I respect a person who can make beautifull sounds from an Accoustic guitar.
Yeah. I would have to agree that the musician himself is the most underestimated peice of the equation. Everyone who talks about musicians immediately starts on the "Well this guy uses this" subject. We spend too much time saying the musician wouldnt be where he is without his tone, that he gets from his equipment. But its really the other way around, The gear would be rotting on a music store shelf with no one to play it. Doesnt matter how much you spend on your equipment, a good player using a one hundred dollar guitar will sound infinitely better than a slopply player with a $5000 Gibson. Thats why I respect a person who can make beautifull sounds from an Accoustic guitar.
Vasshu the humanoid typhoon
Unseen
Re: Most underrated piece of gear?
......good strings......
......simple setups.....
......good strings......
......simple setups.....
Hot _Grits
Buttery Toneologist
Re: Most underrated piece of gear?
I plugged my 57ri strat into mine and dimed it at my birthday party jam last may, and for about half an hour I thought I was Jeff Beck.
I plug my mesa recto 2x12 with v30s (and back removed) into the main speaker jack, and it sounds great. At rehearsal, I do the same with a 900 series 1960 Marshall cab with the side handles removed to act as ports. Sounds even better. Both cabs are an ohmage mismatch (8 ohm cabs for a 4 ohm load), but my experience with using 4 ohm cabs is that the 8m ohm cabs sound better.
Lee_M. said:
I plugged my 57ri strat into mine and dimed it at my birthday party jam last may, and for about half an hour I thought I was Jeff Beck.
I plug my mesa recto 2x12 with v30s (and back removed) into the main speaker jack, and it sounds great. At rehearsal, I do the same with a 900 series 1960 Marshall cab with the side handles removed to act as ports. Sounds even better. Both cabs are an ohmage mismatch (8 ohm cabs for a 4 ohm load), but my experience with using 4 ohm cabs is that the 8m ohm cabs sound better.
Hellion
New member
Re: Most underrated piece of gear?
I don't use a capo much, probably because I don't have any problems transposing, but they DO come in handy if you're having to play songs with certain required fingerings (try playing "Landslide" in the key of Eb using a C-chord fingering without a capo). They definitely have their place.
Mincer said:
I don't use a capo much, probably because I don't have any problems transposing, but they DO come in handy if you're having to play songs with certain required fingerings (try playing "Landslide" in the key of Eb using a C-chord fingering without a capo). They definitely have their place.
Re: Most underrated piece of gear?
I don't consider my hands and ears to be gear, and a set up is a crucial part of service and maintenance, so I'll leave those out of this discussion. I would say that the most *underrated* pieces of gear are strings, picks, and a tuner (at least a tuning fork or pitch pipe). The former two items have a big impact on tone at a very small price, while the last item is crucial for those of us who lack innate perfect pitch.
As for more obvious pieces of equipment, I think certain Fender amps (e.g., nonreverb models) and guitars are actually underrated, along with various models from other manufacturers (e.g., Guild, Orange).
I don't consider my hands and ears to be gear, and a set up is a crucial part of service and maintenance, so I'll leave those out of this discussion. I would say that the most *underrated* pieces of gear are strings, picks, and a tuner (at least a tuning fork or pitch pipe). The former two items have a big impact on tone at a very small price, while the last item is crucial for those of us who lack innate perfect pitch.
As for more obvious pieces of equipment, I think certain Fender amps (e.g., nonreverb models) and guitars are actually underrated, along with various models from other manufacturers (e.g., Guild, Orange).
