Is your current rig the best rig you've ever owned?

[some dude]

Is your current rig the best rig you've ever owned?

If not, why?

Myself, I've downgraded a couple of times by accident. I thought I was moving forward but it wasn't until after the fact that I'd realized I had actually gone backwards. I'm now 1 piece of gear away from having what will be my best rig ever, which is also 1 piece away from having rebuilt the exact same rig I sold 5 years ago (minus some minor differences).

 

[DiezelMonster]

Yes....

This is why.

That is all.

 

[Ancient Alien]

Yes....

This is why.

That is all.

That green Meathead is pure Sex

 

[Badronald]

Yes....

This is why.

That is all.

That guitar looks dangerous.

Get the damn toys off the cab and put the head where it belongs.

 

[diagrammatiks]

yup

4 of the best amps around. of course there are a few I still need.

4 of the best guitars around plus 2 more on the way. full sets of upgraded pickups. found my perfect pick.
4 cabs loaded with scumbacks

couldn't be happier.

 

[stratotone]

yup

4 of the best amps around. of course there are a few I still need.

4 of the best guitars around plus 2 more on the way. full sets of upgraded pickups. found my perfect pick.
4 cabs loaded with scumbacks

couldn't be happier.

Nice gear, but I bet if you rewired your pedalboards it might sound better.

 

[DiezelMonster]

yup

4 of the best amps around. of course there are a few I still need.

4 of the best guitars around plus 2 more on the way. full sets of upgraded pickups. found my perfect pick.
4 cabs loaded with scumbacks

couldn't be happier.

Nice gear, but I bet if you rewired your pedalboards it might sound better.

I think he's goin for the Eric Johnson tone!

 

[rottingcorpse]

i went from a 20 space rack full of stuff pushing four 4x12's in the 90's, to multiple heads pushing six 4x12's and an isp sub now. by far a better, more massive sound now. the modern guitar tones now are much better suited for my playing style. plus, i dumped the effects units and concentrated on technique more.

plus, i have better guitars now. diezelmonster, juggernaut, zombieland and i know a bunch of cheap bastards on another forum who say they play just as well on cheap crappy gear as they do on the good stuff. but it's funny how they are always starting threads and asking questions on how they can get a better sound outta their crap guitars, cheap ass pickups, and junky amps. then they will say "i feel so uninspired to play guitar anymore." i can honestly say just smashing an open D and listening to it vibrate my body makes me wanna play more.

not to mention that since i joined this forum i have found more useful info than anywhere, and heard more cool amps (imo, most of the tone comes from the amp) than i have in the past 20 years.

i have never been happier with my rig and sound.

 

[Shark Diver]

Yes. I am easily at the point that my rig is the best I have ever had. I have a custom rack SLO and custom X99 with a Custom SM100r stereo. Since they were tweaked to my liking it would be hard not to consider it my best rig. Finally settled on my tube sets and speakers. It is fairy compact and easily transportable, and covers everything I need or want.

Been talking to Friedman about Marshalizing my X99 and then I think I will never look for any other gear. Seriously. At least amp/cab wise.

FX at home: 2290, PCM70 and a Surf Box. Giging FX a G System.

EVM 12ls and SROs in Thiele cabs.

I want for nothing.

Except a nice Les Paul...


PS - That Fortin rig is sic.

 

[yngzaklynch]

You guys know I've loved the Marshall VM for awhile now. I've owned lot's of amps... Bogners, Soldanos, Marshalls, Mesas, Splawn, EVH5153, 5150II, Engl, etc... tons of amps. If I am to be completely honest I'd say that I'm not 100% that the Marshall VM is my best rig. Somedays I think it is but there are plenty of days that I think when I had 2 strats (a nice H/S/S) Am. Deluxe and my current Am Strat 50th Anni loaded with DiMarzios into a Mesa Mk IV med head into a Bogner Uberkab was my best.

 

[stefvorcide]

YES.

 

[Digital Jams]

I am done, three marshall heads with a masterpiece of metal coming and my Vai rack played through with charvels.

I have the tools, just need to learn how to use them better now.

 

[Hard&Heavy]

Yup so far.

 

[RJF]

works for me.

 

[diagrammatiks]

yup

4 of the best amps around. of course there are a few I still need.

4 of the best guitars around plus 2 more on the way. full sets of upgraded pickups. found my perfect pick.
4 cabs loaded with scumbacks

couldn't be happier.

Nice gear, but I bet if you rewired your pedalboards it might sound better.

wut pedals. i plug straight in!

who likes earrape

I was actually waiting for a new surge protector and some cables to come in.

 

[Mudder]

No. I have a solid rig that is great for the money. However I would probably kill a man to get back my old Hot Cat combo. Money issues forced the sale.

 

[Spaceboy]

I've owned 'better' gear, but this setup is perfect for a particular tone I've been wanting for ages. Outside of that particular sound, it's weak. I've been fighting my gear lately to get useable sounds for other bands, but I think it's about time for me to move on to something else. The band I needed the rig for is starting to get stale for me.

 

[Les Zombie]

Im more than happy with my current setup, sure i have had more expensive rigs but that didnt mean anything to me, im happier with less these days.

 

[racerevlon]

I'm doing a show later this month and found out that they're not going to be mic'ing any of the cabs--guitar or bass. So, I needed something I know is going to sound good going direct, and I obviously can't schlep my 6-head/cab rig out. So, I re-programmed the Death Star around the Hughes & Kettner TriAmp MK II (it has the famous Red Box DI on board) and plugged it into a Marshall loaded with Heritage 30's.

A bit of history--characteristically, I'm "anti-pedal." I believe you should be able to plug into your amp and get the gain you want without boosting. Now, some of you might argue that rack gear is just pedals in a different form factor and to this I have no viable retort. What I have done with this incarnation of the Death Star is put a Tube Screamer, BOSS SD-1, and BOSS Drive Zone set to BD-2 (Blues Driver) in three of my loops. Turns out, people use pedals cuz they do something to your sound that is good.

I was at the studio today and wasn't getting "exactly" what I wanted out of channel 2B. Instead of going up to channel 3A, I kicked in the Tube Screamer and KERPOW!! All of a sudden I had a fire-breathing monster on my hands. Perfect tone, perfect attack, great grind. The others in the band love it, so I'm going to the studio early next week to dial in the tones for the gig and that'll be my stage setup. The Death Star, and the Hughes & Kettner TriAmp MK II split to the board via the Red Box DI and into the Marshall 4 x 12 with Heritage 30's, all controlled via Rocktron All Access.

When I get done with this, the H&K will go back to its place in my home setup and the Death Star will be re-connected to the Splawn QR and possibly the Mesa Mark V.

Is it currently the best rig I've owned? Yes.

Is it going to get better once I've scored my Splawn Nitro? Yes.

Then, I believe, it will be perfect... (once I get it dialed in, of course).

Cheers,

 

[some dude]

I've been thinking about getting one of those Palmer DI/speaker sims for just such a reason.