Monday, June 20, 2011

Guitarists, what kind of gear do you use (guitars, strings, etc.)?

I'm bored and I feel like asking a question about guitars, gear, etc.
Like what kind of guitars you have, what brand and gauge strings you
use, amps, effects, etc.

I have 4 guitars, one being a starter guitar from when I was 16, just
some Synsonics Strat copy in red. My second guitar is a black Ibanez
Iceman 300. My two main guitars are my ESP Eclipse II SS in snow white
and my LTD F-400FM in see-thru black. It's just a hobby for me, but
I'd be lying if I said I didn't want to be on stage. The amp I've been
using for the past 8 years is a Peavey Transtube 112 EFX. I once had a
1/4 stack 2x12 Mesa cab and a Marshall MG 100 watt head, but sold
those when I moved out of my parents house. I do miss it, though. That
thing would rattle the whole house. And it would have done me no good
to have it sitting in my apartment collecting dust. If I ever get a
house one day, I'll probably try to find the same setup.

My ESP is strung up with D'Addario 11-49's and tuned to Eb standard.
The LTD is strung up with Ernie Ball 12-56's (as of today) and tuned
to C# standard. It used to have 12-52's on it with a wound G string,
but I found the Ernie Balls with the plain G, so they're much better
and the lowest two strings ares lightly heavier. I love nice stiff
strings and I do plenty of bending, as well.

So what do you fellow guitarists use? I'm just bored and can't think
of anything better to ask. =)
Both my ESP and LTD have EMG 81/60 pickups. The LTD once had two 81's,
but I swapped the 81 in the neck for a 60 and then did the 18 volt
mod. I never did that to my ESP, though. I really didn't notice much
of a difference anyway.

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