BOTR 2021: Best Head and Cab Rig

[greatmutah]

Post em up.

[ajaxlepinski]

I know my rig will be CRUSHED by the competition... nevertheless, it's a good rig!!!

Topanga Reverb and Deep Trip Stormy Monday in the fx loop
Rivera RockCrusher
VHT D-50 Dumble Clone (with not one, not two, not three... but, FOUR gain stages!!!! One on the back and three on the front)
Mortatone 112/115 Cabinet - 150 watts avg/300 watts peak 12"Electro-Voice Alnico Coffee Can SRO & Electro-Voice 15" Ceramic SRO
Pittman Honeyslut Cigarette Tar Broadcaster

Rig clip... with finger drums
https://soundcloud.com/ajax-lepinski/2021-ggf-botr/s-Hre7iw7RCQA


Removed the Stormy Monday while recording the clip...

[NinjaRaf]

Here’s my live rig!! The Omega cab is the only piece new enough to have not been on stage yet but that will change next weekend.

Bauer Custom Koa V - BKP Blackcocks, mahogany body, Koa top, Spanish cedar neck, ebony board, Gotoh floyd.
Bauer Custom OGV - MCP Nuke, mahogany body, maple top, maple neck, ebony board, SS frets

EVH 5150 III 50S
Omega 412 with Celestion Redbacks

Line 6 G50 Wireless
Korg Pitchblack Mini
SMG Cockblocker noise gate

[Devin]

Burny RSA65

Fryette Powerstation

Sound City Master Lead 50

Sound City 4x12

[duncan]

Guitars:
1974 Greco TD500
1982 Gibson ES-335S Deluxe Professional

Amp:
Matchless Independence 35

Cab:
Dr Z Z Best loaded with a Celestion Creamback H75 and a Celestion G12-35XC

Pedalboard:
Out front - Sonic Research Turbo Tuner ST200 > Klon KTR > 1981 Inventions DRV > Dr. Scientist Reverberator
Loop - Diamond Memory Lane 2 > Walrus Audio SLÖ > Walrus Audio Fathom > Walrus Audio Mako D1 (controlled by the Morningstar MC6) > Earthquaker Devices Avalanche Run V2

[Marc G]

This is what i've been rocking since last year..... 50 Watt Plexi Clone with Blues breaker/ Bogner Oversized style 2x12 with GB128 speakers.... EBMM Stingray Les Paul Trad Pro with P90s..... my version of a basic bitch pedalboard for my cover band

[Matt]

Science Decolonizer Mk II with diagonal 2x12 cab loaded with WGS ET-90 speakers. And my '88 LPC as a cherry on top.

[K-Bizzle]

Alright here’s mine.

ESP Eclipse w/BG Hellabucker & Duncan 59
Fender JR Telecaster w/EMG 66/57
Matching couch guitar straps.

Line 6 Helix LT (in the loop for effects)

Egnater Armageddon

Bogner OS 2x12 w/WGS ET65s
Randall MTS 2x12 w/V30s

[2tallmusic]

Did not find the "wanna be rig" category. So just for the fun of it, my Laney rig



Laney GH30R with a Laney GS112V cab hosting a Celestion V-Type.

[JonVengeance]

Rig by Jonathan Clay, on Flickr

Rig by Jonathan Clay, on Flickr

Rig by Jonathan Clay, on Flickr

Live show by Jonathan Clay, on Flickr

Guitar: Gibson SG Standard with BKP Painkillers

Bogner Ecstasy 101B into Marshall 1960BX and Mojotone Cab

Pedalboard: Boss Tu-3W, Fortin Zuul (loop and front), Foxrox Octron 2, Boss PS-6 Harmonist, MXR Phase 90 script, Xotic Wah, Bogner Wessex overdrive, Xotic Volume pedal, Mason AD900 analog delay, EQD Dispatch master. Loop - Foxrox Paradox 2, MXR Micro Amp, Strymon DIG, Strymon Flint.

[lester]

"The Beast"

James Tyler Studio Elite Burning Water 2K - DiMarzio Virtual Vintage neck and middle, Motor City 2nd degree black belt, mid-boost, graphite nut, compound radius 10-12", '59 fat neck, wide/tall frets, Hipshot locking tuners/saddles ect.

OD100 SE+ - Heyboer "plexi" output transformer, updated 2nd channel, Whomp II
Cabinet - V30's


El Capistan in the power station loop.




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[GuitarBilly]

I'm not competing (do not enter me for votes) but just want to share my current 1/2 stack rig:

2204
Fryette PS100
1960 with greenbacks
Guyatone Delay (in the Fryette loop)
Morley Bad Horsie 20/20
Boss TU3
MXR Analog Chorus
Boss SD1
MXR Noise Clamp (not pictured)

[_ej_]

Custom made offset
Fryette Pittbull 50/cl
Gravity 412 with Creambacks

[greatmutah]

Here it is:

Metropoulos Metroplex
Metropoulos 2x12 with Creamback G12H75s
Pedal board as detailed in the large board thread
2004 Gibson Les Paul R7 with BKP Mules (Goldie)
1985 Gibson Les Paul Standard with original Tim Shaw designed PAFs (Scarlet)

Yes, my wife names my guitars.

[mortatone]

Here's my head/cab submission with one goal in mind... the low powered cranked Marshall sound.

Slagle Esquire
KingTone Duallist Overdrive
Fuchs Lucky 7 EL34 Head
Vox Open Back 2x12 Cab w/ Celestion Blue and 70's Blackback


When clean this amp/cab combination has a very bouncy kinda full bottom and nice grit on top. Add a good OD and that's all it needs to get a really really nice full cranked Marshall sound at very reasonable volume.

[greatmutah]

CHOOSE!

[greatmutah]

Guys I’m sorry, I forgot to get 2tall’s rig in there, and needed to add it. So we lost all the votes. So please revote.

[GuitarBilly]

This is the hardest category to choose. I need to sleep on it. So many great rigs!!

[Telephant]

"The Beast"

James Tyler Studio Elite Burning Water 2K - DiMarzio Virtual Vintage neck and middle, Motor City 2nd degree black belt, mid-boost, graphite nut, compound radius 10-12", '59 fat neck, wide/tall frets, Hipshot locking tuners/saddles ect.

OD100 SE+ - Heyboer "plexi" output transformer, updated 2nd channel, Whomp II
Cabinet - V30's


El Capistan in the power station loop.




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Say what you will about the headstock but I always loved that Burning Water finish.

[lester]

Cheers

Went to a sort of Tyler get together at the old Tone Mechants in Orange County and saw a couple of guys walking around with these matte finish badasses and I had to have one, headstock and all

You'd love it I'd bet!

[greatmutah]

Congrats to Duncan! PM Mort for your Strings.

[greatmutah]

I see that I missed that Lester also had 4 votes, however he and Duncan worked things out and reminded me that Devin was leading before the votes got Nuked with 5 so they're deferring to Devin with the Sound City Stack. Which I am ok with (I remember there being 5 for Dev and I legit screwed that up). So Dev, collect your winnings of strings thanks to some good dudes in this contest.

[Devin]

I see that I missed that Lester also had 4 votes, however he and Duncan worked things out and reminded me that Devin was leading before the votes got Nuked with 5 so they're deferring to Devin with the Sound City Stack. Which I am ok with (I remember there being 5 for Dev and I legit screwed that up). So Dev, collect your winnings of strings thanks to some good dudes in this contest.

Oh shit, for real?!


Y'all are some sexy, sexy men