the shameless how much i spend on my guitar gear thread

Whitestrat said:
Update:
  1. Ibanez JEM77BFP - Sold
  2. Ibanez 440R - Lost this. If anyone has one and wants to sell, let me know.
  3. Hohner headless (dunno model name, but I liked this one) - Sold
  4. Ibanez JPM90HAM - Sold
  5. Fender MIM Robert Cray Series - Sold
  6. Epiphone Slash LP - Sold
  7. Epiphone LP Custom - Sold
  8. Ibanez RG1077XL
  9. Fender CIJ ST68 - Sold
  10. Fender American Deluxe - Sold
  11. Fender AVRI 62 - Sold
  12. Fender Vintage Hot Rod 57 Sunburst
  13. Fender Vintage Hot Rod 57 Black - Sold
  14. Ernieball Musicman John Petrucci 6 Mystic Dream
  15. Ernieball Musicman Silhouette piezo - Sold
  16. Ibanez Andy Timmons AT300 - Sold
  17. Edwards LP98LTS - Sold
  18. Ernieball Musicman Silhouette 20th Anniversary Maple trem flame
  19. Ernieball Musicman Silhouette 20th Anniversary RW piezo trem flame
  20. Ernieball Musicman Silhouette 20th Anniversary RW hardtail quilt
  21. Ernieball Musicman Silhouette Special HSS Limited Edition 2008 Seqouia Gold - Incoming
  22. Ernieball Musicman Albert Lee Tobacco burst
  23. Ernieball Musicman John Petrucci 7 Mystic Dream - Planning
  24. Fender partsocaster with 3lbs ash body and qtrsawn flame neck - Being built
  25. Ernieball Musicman Silhouette Special White Rosewood SSS
  26. Ernieball Musicman Silhouette Graphite Pearl Rosewood - Planning...:twisted:
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Amps:
  1. Fender Bronco Tweed
  2. Laney VC15-110
  3. Fender 65 Princeton Reverb Reissue - Incoming
 
some ppl here are as young as 15 u know. not me though but some of them are rich i tell ya. ppl like me are schooling.. we dont have the time to work. and worst of all i'm managing 2 very expensive hobbies: guitar and photography. i'm saving up for gas and saving up to buy a dslr. but gas is stopping me from funding a camera. its just sickening i tell you.

i'm just worried i'll end up spending like 10k on gear when i grow up and start to work. its a disgusting lot just for a person who plays guitar as a hobby. thats how horrible gas can be. but thank goodness, i believe that its the players skill and technicality that matters, gear is secondary, just like photography, its the photographer that matters the most the gear is secondary.
 
well its possible to school and work. sacrifice? i school and work. and i know many who do too. its about controlling ur finances and time.
 
thats true.. i could work on the weekends but that means no time to play guitar! no lah actually, i didnt want to work because i would be spending money needlessly, and yes i agree that people shouldnt complain abt guys being rich and spending so much on gear. if thats they're way of spending money we are in no position to change that.
but IMHO, i feel that we should only spend on what we need not what we want.
thats how i save money hahah.

ahh heck i'll just post my shameless $$$ spent on guitars and gear

gibson les paul studio: $1850
ibanez pgm3:$800??

dunlop crybaby 535:$200
barber LTD:$160
boss ge-7:$65
dime distortion DD-11:$100 (steal to the max)
ehx big muff:$110 (traded for a first hand pedal worth that much)
VS h2o:$110 (steal to the max again)

total: you go calculate

i dont have my own amp, i borrowed one but i'll be buying one after exams.

my first pedals ever were digitech hothead and boss ch-1 both sold.
 
dudelove said:
i'm just worried i'll end up spending like 10k on gear when i grow up and start to work. its a disgusting lot just for a person who plays guitar as a hobby.
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No it's not. $10k is nothing when you really go wild. When you eventually being your career life after graduation and get a pretty good salary, you'll find that you'd even be tempted to get a guitar that could even cost $10k per guitar. Once that money is in your hands, your GAS knows no cure...:twisted:

Have patience, young grasshopper...;)
 
Whitestrat said:
No it's not. $10k is nothing when you really go wild. When you eventually being your career life after graduation and get a pretty good salary, you'll find that you'd even be tempted to get a guitar that could even cost $10k per guitar. Once that money is in your hands, your GAS knows no cure...:twisted:

Have patience, young grasshopper...;)
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that is so true, bro.

i estimated that i throughout the years, i spent app $60k on gears. ridiculous! however, my excuse is i play music for a living.

ironically, on the day i retire as a pro guitarist, my gear is as such:

1. A Fender Mex Strat (heavily modded by yours truly) with parts cannibalised from broken guitars = US$299.

2. A BOSS ME-5 (sponsored)

3. 2 x BOSS DS-2 (sponsored)

4. A Fender US Telecaster (loaned)

5. A Fender Acoustic (sponsored)

6. A Roland GP-16 with MIDI controller (only utilised on concerts tours, in a flight case custom case) = appx S$1000 used.

7. any amps according to my specs during concerts and tours. i just play any amps that clubs provide. im not choosy.

total costs = haha .... that Fender Mexican of mine and the GP-16 around 1.5k?

:)
 
Same here. I need to think about upgrading my amplifier and upgrading my guitar's pickups. Or possibly, re-routing for a full-sized humbucker at the neck. I'd also want to get my HM-200's footswitch repaired, and heavily-padded Ritter gigbags for my other guitars.

But of course, these are my future wishes. No money to spare, no talk! :mrgreen::mrgreen:
 
spent $700+ for my cort mr730fx
but got great singapore sale gt discount,
so paid around 650+ for the guitar.
then got all the rubbish la,
picks,polish,cloth, blah blah.
so total $675+.
 
ok so here goes mine:
yamaha pacifica pac012 + bag --> $398
sound drive sd15w amp --> $135
4 picks --> approx $3 (1 given to me by mike when i bought the amp from him...well i was using the finger pick and he told me i was using the wrong pick for the type of music i was playing :mrgreen: ) i'm still experimenting on picks though, prob gonna buy a few more in time to come.
 
epi les paul standard, 1993, 50 bucks..traded with friend with my 3/4 classical congress with his lp..
marshall valvestate 20, 100 bucks from slavation army, they said it was spoilt but took it home, sprayed some contact cleaner and volia! works like a charm..total amount spent, 150 bucks for lp and marshall :)
 
here Goes..

Well, here goes..

Samick Deluxe- $300
Epiphone SG Special- $320
Morley Wah Pro Series II- $120
Fab Flange- $60
Boss MT2- $120
Marshall Valvestate 10- $90
Crate GFX 30- $190

Total- around 1.2k?
Still gassing for a new guitar hee :)
 
dudelove said:
some ppl here are as young as 15 u know. not me though but some of them are rich i tell ya. ppl like me are schooling.. we dont have the time to work. and worst of all i'm managing 2 very expensive hobbies: guitar and photography. i'm saving up for gas and saving up to buy a dslr. but gas is stopping me from funding a camera. its just sickening i tell you.

i'm just worried i'll end up spending like 10k on gear when i grow up and start to work. its a disgusting lot just for a person who plays guitar as a hobby. thats how horrible gas can be. but thank goodness, i believe that its the players skill and technicality that matters, gear is secondary, just like photography, its the photographer that matters the most the gear is secondary.
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hmmm, then i think u should go buy 4D.... buy every number... hahaha then can go buy all the guitars u want

http://soft.com.sg/forum/people-guitar/58741-if-i-had-million-dollars-flaunt-your-gear-appreciation-showoff-thread-6.html
 
I dunno how much my whole rig costs, but a setup of an LTD EX400BD and a Peavey 5150 for $2000+ is a REEEAAALLLLL STEAL, well for metal anyay

:D
 
Guitar:
Squier Stratocaster Deluxe FMT - $325 (sweelee sale)
-Dimarzio Blue velvet (B) - $64 i think (sweelee sale)
-Gigbag - $15 (Also at sweelee sale)

Costed: $404
Status: Sold for $200.



Ibanez RG350DXWH - $500 with Tremol-no and coilsplit, stock pickups (2nd hand)
-Dimarzio Breed Neck - $80
-Stan Hinesley Viper, overwound - $190
-Dimarzio Cliplock Strap - $32.50

Sold INF4 for $15
Total: $802.50 - $15 = $782.50


Pedals:

Ibanez Tubescreamer TS-7 - $65 (2nd hand), modded twice. $205 total.
Landmine Distortion - $190 (2nd hand)
Ibanez Delay/Echo DE-7 - $95 (2nd hand)
Danelectro FAB Chorus - $27 brand new
Morley Bad Horsie 2 Wah - $170 (2nd hand)
Danelectro Fish n chip = $40 (2nd hand) - intermittent operation (anyone know where I can get it fixed? haha)

Amp:

Ibanez Toneblaster 25 - Bought for $200, sold for $95.
Ibanez Toneblaster X 30R - $260, 2nd hand.

Total excl. pot/string/installation/maintenance: $2058.5.


Im aiming for a 7 string guitar in the future, also possibly a Strat, and another 6 string humbucker guitar for straty stuff and dropped tuning respectively.
 
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