WHITE MAN FATHERS 16 CHILDREN (:-o) * Guitars *, * NOW INCLUDES AMPS & PEDALS*
 

There is another side of me that some of you already know, I PLAY GUITAR semi-professionaly. I took some pics for a guitar/amp forum I belong to, so I thought I would share them with you, so I posted them up. :cool: If there are any players here, and I know there are a few of you, get ready to drool.
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First time they have all been in the same house at the same time.
Sorry if any are blurry, I don't know what was going on with my camera.
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http://lh5.ggpht.com/oneviciousgsx/S...pics%20002.jpg
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Front row:
The two reasons why I play guitar. My dad and EVH.
1957 Gibson Les Paul Special - TV Yellow - the real deal, not a reissue (yes, I still have the original bridge which will slip right back on)
Frankenstrat - built to spec (SD EVH, Floyd)
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Middle row, left to right:
Gibson Gary Moore Les Paul - Lemon Burst (SD Dist/SD zebra Jazz)
PRS Custom 24 - 10 Top Violin Amber Burst - pre-automation (EMG 81/85)
The Heritage VIP1 - Tobacco Burst (solid qulited maple body/quilted maple neck, SD Screamin' Demon)
The Heritage VIP1 - Cherry Burst (quilted maple top/mahogony body/mahogony neck, SD zebra Invader/SD zebra Jazz, Kahler)
Ibanez RG7620 - Vampires Kiss Met (EMG 707-81/707, Floyd)
Ibanez RG1527 - Cosmic Blue Met (SD Invader7/SD Jazz7, Floyd)
Ovation GCXT - Red Ghost Flame Met
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Back row, left to right:
Gibson Les Paul - Gothic (EMG 81/85)
Jackson USA Randy Rhodes - Gloss Black early run/low serial number 80's era (SD Invader/SD Jazz, Kahler)
Hamer Californian USA Elite - Aztec Gold (solid flame maple body, EMG 81/SA, Floyd)
Hamer Californian USA Elite - Amber (solid flame maple body, EMG 81/SA, Floyd)
Hamer Californian USA Elite - Iridescent (SD Invader/SD Cool Rails, Floyd)
Hamer Californian USA - Iridescent (SD Invader/SD Cool Rails, Floyd)
Alvarez acoustic - Natural
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More pics:
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http://lh5.ggpht.com/oneviciousgsx/S...pics%20018.jpg
1957 Fender Tweed Deluxe - both amp & guitar bought new at the same time by my dad.
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http://lh5.ggpht.com/oneviciousgsx/S...pics%20011.jpg
http://lh3.ggpht.com/oneviciousgsx/S...pics%20012.jpg

http://lh5.ggpht.com/oneviciousgsx/S...pics%20007.jpg
Bet ya didn't know The Heritage Co. made these solid body bolt-on guitars early on in their existence. They both play great.
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http://lh4.ggpht.com/oneviciousgsx/S...pics%20008.jpg
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These Hamer Californians are some of my favorites.
http://lh5.ggpht.com/oneviciousgsx/S...pics%20013.jpg

http://lh4.ggpht.com/oneviciousgsx/S...pics%20021.jpg
The solid flame bodies even look awesome from the side.
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http://lh3.ggpht.com/oneviciousgsx/S...pics%20009.jpg
Enjoy.
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Now if I could only get all my amps in one place, that would make for another awesome set of pics.

Re: WHITE MAN FATHERS 16 CHILDREN (:-o)
 

cool

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Are you serious your sitting on like 50k worth of guitars

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Holy crap!!! That's an amazing collection.

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Fuck'n sweet!

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Wow, quite a fertile man you are to have fathered that many kids!

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So you are saying you are a real life Guitar Hero?

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Wow, that is one hell of a collection!

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Better yet, he could be a jukebox hero, because that only takes one guitar...

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Wow man, that is seriously impressive! I only have two, three if you count my guitar hero controller :D Looks like you really like your Hammers. Which ones do you use most often?

What do you have for amp equipment?

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He'd have stars in his eyes.

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x2....

Wow just wow :eek:

What happen to the 10/10 smilies? :score0010:

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Fucking amazing. Makes me wish I knew how to play guitar.

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These two are my favorites. The amber colored one is set up @ 2/32 of an inch off the frets. Plays like butter. The aztec gold one is at 3/32 of an inch off the frets, plays great too.
http://lh4.ggpht.com/oneviciousgsx/S...pics%20021.jpg

As far as amps go, it's another long list,.......

Fender Tweed Deluxe (1957) pictured above
Spiegel 603a (1950's era)
HiWatt DR504 (Dan Reeves era)
Mesa Dual Recto head (early version/chrome chassis)
Mesa RoadKing head (red croccodile leather)
Randall RG80 head (early version carpeted)
Soldano SLO head (rare Chrome Crocodile tolex)
Stage rig - Mesa Tri-Axis/2:90 + extras
PODxt Live
Mesa 395 tube power amp
Marshall 9100 tube power amp (modded by Torres Engineering)
Carvin Tube 100 power amp
Rocktron Pro G.A.P. pre-amp
Rocktron Pirahna tube pre-amp
Bogner/Hafler Triple Giant tube pre-amp
Mesa amp switcher (chrome version)
2 Mesa 4x12 Recto cabs - Celestion V30's
1 Mesa 2x12 open back cab - Celestion C90's (red croccodile leather)
1 Mesa 2x12 Recto cab - Celestion V30's (red croccodile leather)
2 Randall 2x12 cabs - Jaguar speakers (carpeted)
Numerous rack effects, pedals, etc............
Plus some other stuff I probably have forgotten about.

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That is a sweet collection! Wish I could play... haha

Re: WHITE MAN FATHERS 16 CHILDREN (:-o) *Guitars*
 

I'm quite jealous of that PRS 24. All I have is a les paul.

-A. Swift

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Yes I'm serious. But I don't have that much invested. Pawn shops and ebay are your friends. I think the most I ever paid for a guitar was $1400 (the PRS and the Gary Moore L.P., both worth a lot more than that). I have only bought four new guitars from music stores, and they were all under $1k. The red flame Ovation $895, the two pick-up Heritage $725, the dk red 7-string $750, and one of the Hamers $350 were all new. I got the dk red 7-string on close-out from a local store. Of the Hamer's I have, the one all the way to your right (looks black in the pic, but it's really iridescent) I got at a store closing auction for $350 new. I went to the auction with $600 in my pocket. I bid up on the Hamer until I won it, then I bid on a new Crate "Blue Voodoo" tube combo amp. It went for $350 (I ran out of cash) to the highest bidder. So I missed it by $100. The other iridescent Hamer next to it I bought at a pawn shop for $275, no I'm not kidding. The EVH "Frankenstrat" I had built to spec, so it didn't come from a store. Every other guitar in these photos were bought "used" locally or on ebay. Other than the L.P. Special my dad gave me of course. There are some really great deals out there, just look around and you'll find them. By the way, every guitar I ever bought came with a hardshell case included in the price, except for the EVH Frankie.

Also, of all the amps I own, only two were bought new, my Randall RG80 head and my Mesa 2:90, all the rest were used.

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Thanks, it's 1 of my top 5 to play on. But I like my flame maple Hamers better. So here's my order for the top 5

1 Amber Hamer
2 Aztec gold Hamer
3 Gary Moore L.P.
4 PRS
5 Gothic L.P./EVH Frankie, yeah it's a tie on those two.

All the others play great also, or I wouldn't still own them. If anybody here is a real player then you'll understand what I about to say. They each have a quality and character all their own, and makes them unique in their own special way.

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You sir have a problem.

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Oh trust me, I know.

The only thing worse than DSM syndrome is GAS (Gear Aquisition Syndrome). :wink:

But from what I hear, there are some members here with just as many DSMs in their yard, most of which don't run. All my guitars play fine. :bengals:

One thing about good guitars, they rarely ever loose their value, most go up over time. Wish we could say that about DSMs.

Re: WHITE MAN FATHERS 16 CHILDREN (:-o) *Guitars*
 

If a DSM was a guitar it would break strings every two days.

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We played a show one night were during the 2nd song I broke a string, grabbed another guitar quickly to finish the song, started playing again and broke a string on that one too, same song. Grabbed my 3rd guitar and made it a few more songs in and then broke a string on that one. Had to stop the show so I could restring. Rare that it happens that way, but it did. I've played many shows with out any string breakage through several shows. I don't change my strings that often. I never go out and play with less that 3 guitars.

If you've ever seen Spinal Tap, there's plenty of shit in there that any musician can relate to.

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Here's a Ibanez 7-string I just came across for anybody interested. $499 plus shipping. Looks brand new. Seller might throw in the shipping cost.

Link

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Update to thread (from the dead :wink:)

Finally got some pics of them together.

For those who are into this type of stuff, enjoy :bengals:. If not move along :p.

http://lh6.ggpht.com/oneviciousgsx/S...Amps%20026.jpg
Starting top left and going clockwise; Soldano SLO, Bogner Uberschall, Mesa Road King, Mesa 2x12 open back cab w/c90's, Mesa 2x12 closed back w/Celestion v30's, Randall 2x12 w/Eminence's, Randall RG80ES, Hiwatt DR504, Mesa Dual Recto

http://lh5.ggpht.com/oneviciousgsx/S...Amps%20030.jpg
Bogner Uberschall (Rev 2)
Mesa Road King (Red Crocodile Leather)

http://lh4.ggpht.com/oneviciousgsx/S...Amps%20027.jpg
Soldano SLO (Chrome Crocodile, supposedly 1 of 5 made to commemorate Eric Clapton's induction into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame)
Mesa Dual Recto (#654, Rev F, Pre-500 trannies, Chrome Face, Black Diamond Plate)
Hiwatt DR504 (Dan Reeves era)

Current pedals (changes all the time :wink:)

http://lh3.ggpht.com/oneviciousgsx/S...Amps%20017.jpg
Front row; Mesa amp switcher, AnalogMan Bi-Chorus w/deep switch, Fulltone OCD V4 (x2), MXR M117 Flanger, MXR Phase90, Morely Bad Horsie wah
Second row; Soldano amp switcher, Bogner amp switcher, VHT Valvulator tube signal buffer/power supply, BOSS SD-1 (stock), BOSS SD-1 (Monte Allums T808 mod w/high gain & asymetrical/symetrical doide switches), Digitech Bad Monkey
Back row; POD XTLive w/all upgrades, Mesa King Controller

I lost the pics of my Mesa Tri-axis/2:90 stage rack and Mesa 4x12 cabs. :angryfire: If I ever get more pics of them, I'll update this thread again.

Re: WHITE MAN FATHERS 16 CHILDREN (:-o) * Guitars *, * NOW INCLUDES AMPS & PEDALS*
 

Cool on the modded Super Overdrive. Have you ever used a Turbo Overdrive? I don't think they make them anymore, but it's what Kurt Cobain primarily used, if you like that sound. I have one, if you want to try it out (but gotta promise to give it back!).

edit: I forgot to comment on the rest of the gear. YOU SUCK! :D I like the mesa setup with the celestian's, I bet that is a nice nice setup.

Re: WHITE MAN FATHERS 16 CHILDREN (:-o) * Guitars *, * NOW INCLUDES AMPS & PEDALS*
 

Never tried that pedal. When it comes to overdrive/distortion pedals, I'm usually disappointed because most of them sound like buzz boxes or chain saws. I like tube overdrive for the coloration it gives, the natural compression and it's smoothness over everything else. The OCD pedals are awesome, especially version 4 (actually 1.04). When needed, I use one for a slightly overdriven crunch or slight solo boost and the second one for true high gain rhythms and over the top solos. The SD-1 stock kinda sucks in my opinion, very sterile and flat sounding, no life. I would describe the overdrive as kind of dull. The Monte Allums T808 mod fixed that in a big way. Pick up a new or used SD-1 (they sell real cheap, especially used) and spend $30 on the MA T808 mod with the 2x gain switch and asymetrical/symetrical switches. I did it myself in about 2-3 hours. You won't believe the difference it made in that pedal. Monte Allums

If you like messing with stuff, you can build your own effects pedals pretty cheaply. BYOC sells some very "top shelf" boutique pedal kits at really good prices. Their .pdf instructions are laid out very well and extremely easy to follow. I've got their phaser kit on the way. It should be fun. You can paint, powder coat, decal, and/or sticker it up yourself for a custom looking pedal.

The Bogner Uberschall is my favorite amp right now with the Soldano coming in a close 2nd.

Re: WHITE MAN FATHERS 16 CHILDREN (:-o) * Guitars *, * NOW INCLUDES AMPS & PEDALS*
 

Are you still in Core9?

Re: WHITE MAN FATHERS 16 CHILDREN (:-o) * Guitars *, * NOW INCLUDES AMPS & PEDALS*
 

Nice line up! I'm a big fan of gibson and PRS myself

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No, we broke up at the end of 2005. I'm working on putting together another band right now, but finding dedicated people (who can really play) is hard to do at times.

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Nice gear!

Currently I play a '76 Les Paul Deluxe through a Marshall JCM 2000 with a 1960 Lead full stack. A POD XT Live is sitting here too, but I'm not really into effects. For my birthday last year a buddy of mine gave me a Dean acoustic.

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l2...f/DSCN0082.jpg

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During high school I took classical guitar classes and jammed with some of the local bands. Since high school I really haven't played very much at all, just randomly here and there. Christmas before last I picked up a '98 Les Paul Classic and started to work on my chops again. Unfortunately it's been a slow process. The new house I'm buying out by the lake has a theater room, so I'm planning on getting to sit down and really bury myself in guitar for a while. I plan on selling the '76 Deluxe and buying a 1960 reissue. I just can't get away from the neck and feel of a Les Paul.

Last weekend my 8 year old daughter was asking me questions about the guitars and picked them up and played her some songs. She was so amazed that I could play.

I'm glad I saw this post, I was wanting a reason to learn another song or two. The tubes are warming as I type....

:D

Re: WHITE MAN FATHERS 16 CHILDREN (:-o) * Guitars *, * NOW INCLUDES AMPS & PEDALS*
 

It's really cool to see a Marshall stack in all it's glory. I just never really warmed up to them like some people do. How do you like it?

I've never seen anybody play a shotgun before. Is that for the heavier rhythms? :lol:

Check out the Les Paul Studio and Gary Moore editions. I really like them both.