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Marshall 1960A
4x12 Cabinet
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| Standard 80's JCM800 series angled front
cabinet with stock Celestion G12M70 speakers. A lot of people rip on these speakers, but I
don't have any problem with them. Classic 80's metal tone in abundance. |
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Marshall 1982A
4x12 Cabinet
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| This cabinet dates to 1974 and was
purchased along with a Model 1959 Super Lead 100 head from the same year. It is loaded
with Celestion G12H30 speakers, which are my favorites. Compared to the JCM800 cabinet, it
has an overall brighter tone - but not too bright. The head that came with this cab was a
beast and had the 6550 power tubes. In the early 90's, I had it converted to EL34's, but
never bonded with it after that and it was sold shortly thereafter. Another lesson in the
"if it ain't broke, don't fix it" category. |
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Basson B112 1x12
Cabinet
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| I purchased this cabinet to use with my
Soldano Atomic 16 before locating a set of Marshall 1931A/B cabs for her. This is actually
a very good sounding cabinet with a closed back and plenty of forward projection from the
Eminence Legend speaker. I would have probably bought another one if I had not found the
Marshalls. The only bad thing about this cab is that it is incredibly heavy for it's size
- which did not suit my intended purpose of a light, portable rig. |
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Boss eBand JS-8
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| This is an excellent tool for guitar
players like myself who don't want the hassle of lugging their equipment around and
dealing with the drama of being in a band. I won't get into all of the features, but you
can read about it at the Roland USA web site. Basically, it's a self-contained
band in a box with built in amp and effects modeling plus the ability to record your own
sessions easily. A bit on the expensive side, but well worth it in my opinion. I only wish
they had stuff like this available when I was learning to play the guitar. |
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Boss RC-50 Loop
Station
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| This is a very cool practice tool allowing
one to endlessly repeat a given passage while working out a solo or even just mindless
noodling. I only use the most basic features, but this unit has so many features that I
probably won't even scratch the surface of it's capabilities. |
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PodXT
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| The PodXT is great for late night noodling
with headphones so you don't disturb everyone in the house. Again, this unit has more
features than I'll ever use. What I like is the ability to download pre-made tones from
the online tone library. It's definitely hit and miss as good tone is highly subjective to
each user, but I have found a few that are really good. |
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Yamaha PSRE213
Keyboard
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| A great cheap keyboard with built in drum
tracks to jam over. I also thought I'd learn to play a bit of keys, but quite frankly it's
not meant to be so I'll be sticking with my guitars. |
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Peterson V-SAM
Strobe Tuner
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| Expensive, but worth it. This tuner has a
built in metronome as well as several tempered tunings, which really sound sweet. It also
makes it easy for me to set my own intonation very accurately. |
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Marshall MS-2
& MS-4 Micro-Stacks
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| These are in the other stuff section
instead of amplifiers because I consider them more of a novelty item than a real amp.
Truthfully though, they are very cool for what they are. I prefer the tone of the MS-2
over the MS-4 - it just sounds more aggressive to my ears. One great use for these is to
roam around a venue with it during sound check - guaranteed to annoy the hell out of your
bandmates! A good friend of mine, Freddie Nelson, used to do this regularly with his band,
which would ultimately result in the thing being confiscated from him. |
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MXR Distortion +
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| I haven't used this thing in more than 20
years, but it's one of those things that as soon as I sell it I'll end up needing it and
paying twice what I sold it for another one, so I'm just keeping it hanging around for
now. The thing that I do like about this particular stomp box is that the distortion
produced is not the real fuzzy kind, but more of a natural overdrive. But, since I hate
having anything between my guitar and amp, this will most likely continue to reside in
it's box. |
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