TTR Gear Porn
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PelliX
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An old 197x Hofner 12-string. I took those pics before I reattached the pickguard which had come off. The number on the headstock is not actually a factory serial number, this guitar comes from the time when they didn't have S/N's. These stickers were added by the outlets selling them, though I have no idea which shop that might have been. Plays and sounds amazing and it also has a zero-fret, a little uncommon for an instrument like it.
Gibson Les Paul Tribute. Bought this one new, the picture was taken just after I got home with it. Plays and feels very nice, though I'm generally more into single coils.
A MIM Strat from 2012. Self-relic'd by the previous owner... seems a rodent started the process and he finished it off but didn't quite get all the teeth marks out of it. Has Bare Knuckles Mother's Milk pickups, controls and pickguard. Does what a Strat should and stays in tune quite well even when not decked.
An old Yamaha APX. Not really in use much but nice as a grab and go guitar and has a remarkably pleasant neck when used to electrics.
My Epi Hummingbird (awesome guitar...) and a cheap mandolin. I declined to do a couple of songs with the band because I didn't have a mandolin, so our singer bought it for me... at that point she had me cornered, obviously...
A Red Special by Brian May Guitars. Fun guitar and surprisingly comfortable. Great hardware, too.
PelliX
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Synths and keyboards... I don't actually have decent pics of them for the most part (eek). It's not my forte but I tickle the keys from time to time. I still have my old Roland EM-10 that I got when I was a teenager. It's an entry level keyboard with some neat little functions for hashing out quick ideas and demos. I adore the action for fast stuff, probably because I'm so used to it. No weighted keys, nothing special, but a far cry from the cheap Casios and so on. I actually bought a second one some years ago for next to nothing just to have a spare. As it happens, I put one at my drummer's place in case he gets the urge. There are some decent sampled instruments in it, not too many. Couple of useful piano patches, couple of synths, some obscure bits and pieces.
I also have a few old Roland Sound Canvas units, an SC-50, SC-55 and an SC-88. They see varying amounts of action depending on what I'm working on. While they appear simple on the outside, they're actually quite comprehensive when it comes to fine tuning patches.
For more serious piano work I have a Roland A-30 master keyboard. Weighted, with the FP-2 pedal, etc.
While I love the feel, I find it hard to build up speed on those keys. The touch and feel is amazing, though.
Probably the most used is my Roland JV-80 which I dutifully restored from a horrible case of the red glue from hell...
After a day of scrubbing and soaking, re-glueing all the weights for the white keys, cleaning the contacts and replacing about 20 of the push buttons it's restored to its original glory. I got the JV cheap (due to its condition - only two keys would move when I got it), apart from that it cost me some sponges, a bottle of drain cleaner, a quarter bottle of mouthwash (that stuff is handy), a cubic meter of elbow grease, a good few bob in the swear jar and the buttons.
I also have a little Behringer UMX-25 2-octave MIDI controller but I only use it to control software knobs and faders. Ghastly cheap and nasty piece of kit, that.
I also have a few old Roland Sound Canvas units, an SC-50, SC-55 and an SC-88. They see varying amounts of action depending on what I'm working on. While they appear simple on the outside, they're actually quite comprehensive when it comes to fine tuning patches.
For more serious piano work I have a Roland A-30 master keyboard. Weighted, with the FP-2 pedal, etc.
While I love the feel, I find it hard to build up speed on those keys. The touch and feel is amazing, though.
Probably the most used is my Roland JV-80 which I dutifully restored from a horrible case of the red glue from hell...
After a day of scrubbing and soaking, re-glueing all the weights for the white keys, cleaning the contacts and replacing about 20 of the push buttons it's restored to its original glory. I got the JV cheap (due to its condition - only two keys would move when I got it), apart from that it cost me some sponges, a bottle of drain cleaner, a quarter bottle of mouthwash (that stuff is handy), a cubic meter of elbow grease, a good few bob in the swear jar and the buttons.
I also have a little Behringer UMX-25 2-octave MIDI controller but I only use it to control software knobs and faders. Ghastly cheap and nasty piece of kit, that.
PelliX
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A random pic I shot at some point of my typical mic'ing arrangement; a 906 and a 57 at the grill of a Marshall 2x12:
Eventually opted for a cab-gripper instead of a full size mic stand. Much more practical.
My old TR-505 which I still use from time to time to hash out ideas or lay down a canned drums track for testing;
Probably my most used amp, a Marshall SC;
Bench pic of my JTM45 while I was doing a re-cap on it:
Old ADAT expansion unit, DBx compressor and an Alesis DM-5 (non-Pro). I actually have three of those, one as an extension for increased polyphony and one at my drummer's place for
I'll see if I can dig up some pics of the mixing desk, mics, compressors, other amps, reel to reel, etc, etc.
Eventually opted for a cab-gripper instead of a full size mic stand. Much more practical.
My old TR-505 which I still use from time to time to hash out ideas or lay down a canned drums track for testing;
Probably my most used amp, a Marshall SC;
Bench pic of my JTM45 while I was doing a re-cap on it:
Old ADAT expansion unit, DBx compressor and an Alesis DM-5 (non-Pro). I actually have three of those, one as an extension for increased polyphony and one at my drummer's place for
I'll see if I can dig up some pics of the mixing desk, mics, compressors, other amps, reel to reel, etc, etc.
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