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That piece of gear.....(Fun thread)

Postby dylanger » Wed Jul 21, 2010 8:47 am

What's that piece of gear that you have that you would never ever part with.

For me it's my 96 fender bassman 59 reissue. If someone offered me 3 g for it I probably wouldn't give it up.
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Postby macrae11 » Wed Jul 21, 2010 1:03 pm

Well that's foolish. You could sell it for 3, and then buy another one for less than $1500. I know what you're saying though, that is a great amp.

I don't have any kit that I wouldn't part with, as it stopped being about the gear some time ago for me, and became more about the process. As such, I can pretty much work with whatever's put in front of me, as long as it's decent.

That being said, there is a number of pieces that I do dearly love, and would hate to have to replace, even though most of them aren't actually mine.

Larivee OM-05. Sounds good on every recording.

U87, 414's, Sennheiser 441. I could make great records forever with just those mics.

Great River MP-2NV. So flexible.

Al's STC-8. I wish I had a bajillion of these. 1176's and whatnot are fine, but I only really need 3-4 really coloured compression boxes. I could use 20 channels of Cranesong easy.
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Postby dylanger » Wed Jul 21, 2010 1:51 pm

Ya that's not the first time iv heard that....
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Postby Malcolm Boyce » Thu Jul 22, 2010 11:53 am

SM57
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It just fills Forum pages..." --compasspnt

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Postby macrae11 » Thu Jul 22, 2010 11:54 am

Ha! I could so part with all my 57's.
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Postby giggleycraft » Thu Jul 22, 2010 12:39 pm

My electric cello, the Yamaha SVC 50. I've had my acoustic since high school, but have considered uprading a few times. It has a nice sound, but is still a basic student model. I'm pretty sure I'll part with the acoustic someday, but can't imagine getting rid of the Yamaha.
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Postby Malcolm Boyce » Thu Jul 22, 2010 1:40 pm

macrae11 wrote:Ha! I could so part with all my 57's.


I kid around sometimes.
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Postby macrae11 » Thu Jul 22, 2010 1:47 pm

I know. Should have added a smiley. :-D
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Postby Mathieu Benoit » Thu Jul 22, 2010 1:59 pm

Malcolm Boyce wrote:SM57


It will always work, but it's rarely ever a first choice.
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Postby clinton » Thu Jul 22, 2010 2:02 pm

My '79 Gibson J-45
My '70 Hofner 12-string
My '05 La Patrie Etude nylon string
My Yamaha Recording Customs
My '65 Ludwig snare
My leather stick bag (long story, weird connection)
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Postby Mathieu Benoit » Thu Jul 22, 2010 2:18 pm

clinton wrote:My leather stick bag (long story, weird connection)


It's the internet, so I'm sure your story will fit. Indulge us with a story. :-)
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Postby macrae11 » Thu Jul 22, 2010 3:19 pm

clinton wrote:My '79 Gibson J-45...


Man o man I love old J-45's. And 50's
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Postby clinton » Thu Jul 22, 2010 5:04 pm

macrae11 wrote:
clinton wrote:My '79 Gibson J-45...


Man o man I love old J-45's. And 50's


it's great man. It records so well too. I don't gig much with it anymore. It was beat to shit when I got it and then add the years of playing I've put into it too. She deserves to rest.
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Postby macrae11 » Thu Jul 22, 2010 6:08 pm

You me and Matt are going to have to get together and do some tracking sometime. It'd be fun.
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Postby clinton » Thu Jul 22, 2010 9:34 pm

for sure man, anytime
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Postby Mathieu Benoit » Thu Jul 22, 2010 10:02 pm

macrae11 wrote:You me and Matt are going to have to get together and do some tracking sometime. It'd be fun.


Anytime, anyplace.
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Postby Christian LeBlanc » Fri Jul 23, 2010 9:08 am

My Yamaha QY-70 sequencer. It has a real graphical, intuitive way of letting me program it, it's awesome for working out melody/structure ideas, and would only be better if it had more memory (and sampling capabilities). This is how I see written music.
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