BOTR 2017: Best Budget Rig (under $1000)

[GuitarBilly]

[soulsurfer]

rounding up -
$200 for the Kustom trt100 head
$300 for the ampeg 410 cab
$500 for the LP

[newholland]

In.

Fender Stage 100- 180 bux.
Marshall 8412- 130 bux.
Joyo Sweet baby- $40
1972 Telecaster- $0 recovered dilapidated from a basement.

i just run into the clean channel of this thing with the joyo on all the time.

Cab actually has an evm12l (which i craigslisted for $50) and an emi delta pro12a in it. Yep, two holes are empty on the bottom. I traded off the v30's in the cab for a pair of c90s, which inhabited the other holes in the cab. i took them out. the other speakers were
g12m70's, which i still have.

total rig cost $350. if i sell the celestions, i'd think i could cut that in half. it actually does sound good!

[JonVengeance]

Squier Mexican Strat - $60. This was found in a dumpster, but I spent $60 on the Dimarzio Super Distortion. I put some work into sanding the finish because it was covered in horrible stickers and splashed with some blue acrylic paint.

Peavey XXX - $280 + 75 for tolex and treadplate. I paid $280 for a G-flex cab and then traded it for the XXX. I then re-tolexed it and put on a new faceplate.

Mesa 2x2 - $400 used at GC.

Total: $815

[newholland]

haha... bump for grimespace and for solid state fenders.

[Yarbicus]

Randall RM50 $300
Yamaha RGZ Standard $350
Donner Tuner $30
Ibanez CPL compressor/limiter $40
Ibanez TS7 $30
DOD Boneshaker $40
Yamaha EQ $40
Ibanez Bi Chorus $40
Keeley Mag Echo $115

Total =$985

[Tortuga]

haha... bump for grimespace and for solid state fenders.

Here ya go... winner winner, chicken dinner!

$50 Squier strat
$80 Lawrence Keystone pickups
about $30 in misc other electronics, pickguard, shielding, etc.
Free Frontman 65R
old cables
Free Digital Metalizer (thanks Ajax! )
Free Peaverty speaker (thanks SoulSurfer! )
Free Chicago Music Exchange pick (thanks Dan )

...and, thanks Kyle for letting me take the winning pic in yer messay room

[newholland]

haha... bump for grimespace and for solid state fenders.

Here ya go... winner winner, chicken dinner!

$50 Squier strat
$80 Lawrence Keystone pickups
about $30 in misc other electronics, pickguard, shielding, etc.
Free Frontman 65R
old cables
Free Digital Metalizer (thanks Ajax! )
Free Peaverty speaker (thanks SoulSurfer! )
Free Chicago Music Exchange pick (thanks Dan )

...and, thanks Kyle for letting me take the winning pic in yer messay room

:lol:

hahaha.. holy shit... grime'd!

[2tallmusic]

In as well:




1. Mighty Mite Partscaster with a Mex Fender neck and an Anderson H3 - EUR 450
2. DV Mark Little 40 - EUR 225
3. Vermona Regent 112 Cab - EUR 14
4. Altec 417-8c - CAD 99
5. MXR Badass Distortion - EUR 34

Overall ~ $875

[ajaxlepinski]

Won't win this category either!

This is the rig I use to blast off, when I get home from work. It's in a secretary cabinet in the living room and I can get the rawk on while the g/f is watching TV.

$400 - Freefall Korean Shredder
$ 80 - Used Bean Pod
$ 19 - Phillips headphones
$499 - Total

[clipless bumper]

3rd try posting FTW -




5 watt Billy Penn Custom - originally built for Bon Jovi - $350
Mercury Magnetic upgrade - by Billy Penn - $200
Celestion Alnico Blue - $200
'82 Gibson SG Jr. - $200 for a 1960A - traded for a 1922 w/ 70's greenbacks - traded for SG.

Total - $950

[Chris Z]

6505mh $350
Mesa oversize 1x12 $250
Alesis Quadraverb $0
Fulltone OCD $50
Morley Wah $30
Agile 2000 on loan from my friend $0

[hardvalve]

1980s Poverty Rig
1980s Randall RG-80 with Celestion G12T-100
1985 Guild Liberator Set Neck Guitar with EMG 57 in the bridge, SA, and Duncan Blackout Single coil Neck, 150 ever made
PLX Bion Boost, GAB Hommie Edition
TC Flashback Mini Delay Pedal

Under 1000.00 Total

[sleewell]

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[GuitarBilly]

beat the competition with a Yarbstick