As guitars are more than just entertainment, they are entitled to a section of their own. The best guitars come from the 1970s, and are manufactured in Japan. Examples of this are Ibanez, Tokai, Westone and Diplomat. The USA has also been known to throw out the odd fine axe.
A good guitar must be paired with:
- A good amp…
- Pedals! (Although one can sometimes go without these, if the guitar and amp are of sufficient quality)
A good source of relief for one’s guitar related cravings can be found here.
Vintage ibanez site that appears to be lost to the way back machine. brehaut
A link for those of you interested in this sort of thing: Top 20 Guitar Solos (Youtube videos of each) — eonsim
A fun thing to do with guitars is to try different tunings.
Personal Rigs
A number of members are GAS (Gear Aquisition Syndrom) affected. Many have raved on about specifics below.
- Brehaut rambles on about his gear
- Brendon feels the need to buy an acoustic
- Fraser also plays some guitar.
- Greg has an unnatural fear of transistor-based amplification and digital signal processing
- Jim likes to join in with the rest of the lads /\/\RAWK/\/\!!!
- Matt has a dwindling collection.
- Scott is an overly ambitious fool.
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Stephen opines about Mesa and other expensive stuff
- Tony’s magical gear
Gear chains – interesting combinations of gear.
15 Watt Cult
A growing brotherhood of believers follow the one true path, forsaking gratuitous wattage for the glorious tonal emancipation only obtainable when one’s tubes are glowing hot.
- Greg the Unmatched leads our elucidated brethren.
- Fraser the Mysterious has been collecting dark materials with which to summon forth tone.
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Brehaut of Orange is a recent convert.
Japanese Axes Posse
Closely affiliated to the 15 Watt Cult, the JAP and its members eschew overpriced American and poorly constructed south-east Asian guitars in favour of the glorious playability and incomparable mojo found only in oriental instruments of a certain vintage.
