2023: Gear Year in review

[spawnofthesith]

What have your ins and outs been this year? Any highlights?


In:
Gibson SG Special
donner square verb
Mesa Boogie Roadster
PRS S2 vela
PRS core custom 22
Peavey XXX 40 combo
EVH 5153 6l6 50w with 2x12
PRS CE24
PRS S2 mccarty 594
line 6 HX one

Out:
Gibson SG Special
Marshall JVM 210H
Rivera 4x12
Fender AV thinskin '55 tele

My pedal and amp gas is basically nonexistant at the moment which is kind of a nice feeling

I discovered that I'm apparently a big PRS guy too no meaningful guitar gas, but I am still lusting after a core HBII and I do need to pickup a tele again at some point

[rock flag and eagle]

No guitars or amps this year, just pedals
MJM London germanium fuzz
Strymon Lex V1
Drybell Vibe Machine V3
DLS effects Versa Vibe
Keeley Caverns
PedalPCB ElectroVibe
Keeley Compressor Plus
Dunlop Band of Gypsys mini fuzz face
MXR Fat Sugar

I sold off the Fat Sugar and ElectroVibe to a guy at work who was looking to build up a pedalboard. I have plenty of vibe pedals and the Electrovibe sounded similar to my JHS Unicorn. The Fat Sugar is typically a Stupid Deal of the Day, so maybe at some point I'll rebuy one.

[Marc G]

hmmmmmm not too much moving around in 2023 for me....


In:
Gibsons SG Special
Wampler Pinnacle
Fulltone 69 Fuzz
Epiphone 335
Wampler Ratsbane
MXR Duke of Tone
Peterson Mini stomp Tuner


Out:
Epiphone 335
Mesa Boogie TA-30


I also got some Fralin pickups for my Firebird and I have. Tone Pro locking bridge for the SG Special on the way.... but don't really consider that gear lol..... I can see me upgrading the pickups in the SG to the Fralin noiseless P90s in the future though....but it's not a pressing issue

[Devin]

The only thing I bought this year gear-wise was the silverburst LPC (which still absolutely fucks)


Oh and I guess I'll give an honorable mention to the Infiltrator 2 plugin if that counts; currently obsessed with that and using it on everything

[greatmutah]

In:

J Rockett the Dude v2
EQD Dispatch Master
EQD Disaster Transport
G&L Fallout (Fullerton Deluxe series)
Orange Rockerverb Mk III 50 Watt
ESP LTD KH-602
Catalinbread Tribute Drive

Out:
Line 6 Helix LT.

[Loop Bizkit]

In:

Vintera Jazzmaster
Otamatone Deluxe
Novation Summit


Out:

Nothing

[BroSlinger]

IN:
EAE - Citadel, Limelight, OxEAE Fuzz, Sending Delay, Hypersleep Reverb, Dude Incredible, Dagger
Spruce - Glaciers, The Gale
29 - Jfet
Benson Delay
Skreddy - Klipper, Juicy Pig
JHS - Mary Kay, Supreme
Meris - Mercury X, Enzo
Master effects - PMEQ
Basic Audio - Rusty spooky tooth, Selmer Buzztone
Empress Echosystem
pastfx new division chorus
Cioks sol
Technics - AC1200 synth, KN1000, KN3000
Boss - DS-2, VB-2W, AC2, RE-202
Chase Bliss - Reverse Mode C
Caroline Somersault Chorus
Source AUdio Lunar Phaser
dod metal x
Marshall Shredmaster
SUF early Ram's Head, Dire Wolf Vintage
Critter - Rat
EQD Transmisser
Line6 Verbzilla Tonecore
Spiral Demhe fuzz Red diode version
Friday CLub - Good times fuzz
Emperor 2x15

Out:
some MidFi pedals
Mutron Ripper

[Chris Z]

IN:

Charvel DK MIJ
Boss Midi footswitch
Replacement MOTU interface
Peavey 6505mh
SKB pedal board
lots of cables

[TurboPablo]

In: The Last Pittman
Some pedals
Stereo pair of KSM137s'
Martin 000-18
UA Twinfinity

Out: Nada

[GuitarBilly]

I am going to need a whole day off to inventory everything. But I kind of did a purge recently, since I needed to raise cash to buy the new house. For the Gibsons, I kept only my #1 LP Classic, a 2003 Studio and the SG Special. All the others were sold.

I also put together a few partscasters and got an Ibanez RG and a Jackson DK2. So I have 10 guitars total now.

Amps... I sold a bunch of stuff. Pretty much only kept the 2203, the DSL and the BluGuitar. Oh I also got a DSL combo since I found a crazy deal on one ($350). All the Mesas, EVH, etc were sold.


Pedals... jesus christ, I don't even know. My main board has a DD500, Nobels ODR-1, Boss SD-1 and a mini Crybaby. So that's pretty simple.
I also have a second board with another mini Cry Baby and a Boss MS-3. But I rarely used multi-effects these days.

Other than that, I have boxes full of pedals here but I also sold a bunch of them, so I need to go through them and see .

[NinjaRaf]

EVH 100S got replaced by the Mark VII
I got the Synergy stuff and KSR PA50
Tom sent me that Peters
Got my cousin's guitar all situated with a replacement body in the same color and made in the same month as his original...the veneer top even appears to be cut from the same piece of wood. Grain patterns are identical.
Fucked around a little bit with pickups
Got my pedal board situated

That's it. Been a slow year for me.

[Holy-diver]

In:
5150 III 100w EL34
Mesa Mark VII
Lichtlaerm King in Yellow
BAT Pharaoh
Jackson Rhoads 7
Amazon Headless

Out:
Mesa Mark III
Mesa Mark IV
EVH 100w Stealth
50w stealth
Friedman Phil X
Fender Root Jazzmaster v4

Might have forgotten something. Moral: the Mark VII is the easy king of the mark series for me and it’s not particularly close. 100w El34 was close with the regular stealth but ultimately I feel is more useable. They both crush the 50w variety in all but size.

[MacaroniSalad]

In
Edwards LP Custom
Gibson SG Special (Moons)
Small shop Strat
Ibanez TS9
Laney GH50L
Marshall Vintage Modern 2266
Mesa Rev. G "Racto"
Fender American Standard Tele

Out
Edwards LP Custom
Gibson SG Special (Moons)
Marshall Vintage Modern 2266
Eventide Micropitch
EVH 5153 Iconic head
Traynor 212 cab (that MAY have been tail end of last year, but I know I had it in December at least)
Fender American Standard Tele

Basically with guitars, I should stop fucking around with stuff outside of my norm. And even amps, the Racto is cool, but it won't be around forever. Frankly, hopefully not much longer

[maggotspawn]

In: 50 watt Plexi clone
50 watt JCM clone
Out: DSL100HR x 2
EVH 5153 50 watt 6L6
Randall RD45H

[2tallmusic]

In:

Haar Traditional T
Barefaced Reformer
EHX MIG-50
2 dB Technologies KL10
Audio Technica AE2300
Audio Technica AE6100
J Rockett Mr Moto
OneControl Honey Bee
Another CM PlexiTone
Laney Loudpedal

Out:

GCB95 HP
Origin RevivalDrive HotRod
Friedman Motor City Drive
CM Chorus

[NinjaRaf]

Moral: the Mark VII is the easy king of the mark series for me and it’s not particularly close. 100w El34 was close with the regular stealth but ultimately I feel is more useable. They both crush the 50w variety in all but size.

Yeah, I've been saying this about the VII. It is the KING of the Mark series. I've been tempted to grab another IV, but why. Especially considering the prices these days. But this amp has been the king of all amps for me. Amazing amp. Amazing tone and response!

I don't know about the EL34, but I felt the 100s was the top tier of 5150s. Definitely blow the 50 watts away...not even close.

[JSutter]

In

Digitech Whammy Wah*
DOD FX75B Flanger*
Bogner Ecstasy red mini
Rocktron Utopia Wah
Kmise Roll Boost
Korg CA-20 tuner*
Azor Delay
Arion SFL1 Flanger
Seymour Duncan Shape Shifter tremolo
DOD FX65 Chorus*
*Recreating an old pedalboard

Squier Standard Stratocaster, I like this way more than I thought I would after installing a bridge HB.

Marshall G50RCD, another surprise after some mods.
Fender Ultimate Chorus DSP, third stereo chorus amp I've had. Do I have to say how nice the cleans are?


Out

Bogner Uberschall pedal, very good.
Bogner Ecstasy red mini, biggest let down of the year. I didn't like it through any of my amps. Very fizzy and muddy. Hype?
I have some gear listed to be sold.

You could say I had nostalgia driven GAS. Most of the gear is over 20 years old. The Squier is from 1997, the year I started playing, and isn't much different from my first guitar. I can assemble a rig very close to what I had in middle school.

[Dave]

In:

Skrecho
DR Z Prescription
Mesa bass rig
Eventide H90
Gibson Flying V

Out:

Marshall SV20
Martin MMV-000
1962 Bandmaster rig
Gibson Flying V


I didn’t do too much shuffling this year.

[valtyr]

In -
Moog Matriarch
Prophet 5
Mesa Boogie Nomad 55 combo

Out -
Schecter 8 string bass
Kawai k4 synthesizer

[VTM]

In:
Two packs of strings for my acoustic.

Out:
VTM 60
Peavey Penta
Peavey Supreme XL
Crate Stealth head
Crate Stealth combo
Peavey 6505+
Suhr Reactive Load
Myasnikov IIC+
Rockmaster preamp
Peavey Classic 60 power amp
Racks
Blackmore Fender strat
LTD Arctic Metal
Jackson RR 24
MXR GT-OD
BBE Sonic Stomp
Boss SD-1
Boss GE-7
Crybaby Wah
MXR Custom Badass Modified
Henning Boost
Numerous Behringer pedals

[ZEEGLER]

IN:
Peavey Ultra Plus (#2)
Mesa Roadster
EVH 5150 III
Carvin V220
MXR Classic 108 Fuzz
Boss SD-1 50th Anniversary
1997 Gibson SG-1

OUT:
2013 Gibson Les Paul Standard Plus
OG Peavey Butcher
Peavey Ultra Plus (#1)

[Zozobra]

Slow year as I'm just easing back into playing after a few years out.

In:
Ibanez RGIB6
M-Audio AIR 192x4 interface
M-Audio BX4 monitors

Out:
Dean z79
Hamer sunburst xt
A bunch of pedals

[EndTime]

I don’t even remember. Nothing major by most metrics. I think I put together and finished building an old raw stock Peavey HP special that I sourced the raw necks and body for. Pretty sure that was the his spring.

I have an Evh 15 lunchbox head here I should have returned but missed the opportunity. Lol. So I bought that.

Other than that, I pretty much just dialed in speakers and pickups and looked more into Speaker IRs and way to utilize this type of recording.

[Diddlybo]

In: Eastman LP Jr, Gretsch Rat Rod, Fender FSR Tele

Out: Eastman LP jr, Epi Firebird, Fender FSR Tele

Not much going on with pedals and amps this year.

[madrigal77]

In:
LTD EC-1000T CTM
Laney LFR 212
Fractal FM3 Mk2

Out:
Boss Katana Artist Mk2