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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.

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.

Ya that's not the first time iv heard that....

SM57

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

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.

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

I kid around sometimes.

I know. Should have added a smiley.

Malcolm Boyce wrote:SM57

It will always work, but it's rarely ever a first choice.

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)

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.

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

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

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.

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

for sure man, anytime

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

Anytime, anyplace.

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.