Things I'm glad I bought!

[hummingbird]

My wonderful warm & rich sounding little Martin which I have been recording with for 3 years and gigging with for 2.5 years.

[davekershaw]

Sept 17, 2008, 2:56am, silvercord wrote:oh goodness:) so glad you asked:)1 my tiny behringer xenyx502 that i can control my monitor/headphone mix on...its small portable, strong and cheap2. My Schecter C1 FR Hellraiser diamond series guitar(omg...droooool;!)3. my infrasonic blow 5 monitors (made by sammick of korea)(not the best of their league..but great for what i need)4. my taxi membership and the friends i have met here(no joke) ((as i did buy the membership)its allowed me to kick myself in the pants and start understadingmyself(in terms of recording and composition) and the industrythe friends have given me support, and the change to makesome great music with them! (Mild Bill, Devin...hope the list goes on..)5. Ozone 3!!! seems more than a few of us likes that one!6. rode NTK valve microphone..nice and smoove: )~wee!thanks for askin, Dave!So not much really then Geoff!

[davekershaw]

Sept 17, 2008, 5:51am, hummingbird wrote:My wonderful warm & rich sounding little Martin which I have been recording with for 3 years and gigging with for 2.5 years.Nice!

[prez]

Sept 14, 2008, 6:56pm, marcblack30 wrote:i love everything in my studio as well, but my favs are:Stylus RMXReason 4Taylor 614-Ce-LTD acoustic Guitarmy Honey Burst '90 Les Paul Custom i bought after High SchoolDual MonitorAlesis Studio monitorsStylus...I'd like to get that some day. That thing is a monster.Jude 2

[marcblack30]

Sept 17, 2008, 9:06am, prez wrote:Sept 14, 2008, 6:56pm, marcblack30 wrote:i love everything in my studio as well, but my favs are:Stylus RMXReason 4Taylor 614-Ce-LTD acoustic Guitarmy Honey Burst '90 Les Paul Custom i bought after High SchoolDual MonitorAlesis Studio monitorsStylus...I'd like to get that some day. That thing is a monster.Jude 2It is in fact a beautiful piece of software! I envy the ones who have all three of the Spectrasonic products plus the new Omnisphere! Maybe Hummingbird and I could team up and rob a bank! I'll make the soundtrack!

[Mark Kaufman]

My 1972 Rickenbacker 4001 bass...$150 in 1988. Worth a bit more today. The Yamaha GO46 firewire interface from Zzounds...it's a nice one, just as good as the Presonus Firebox I sold to get this one... but best of all, it came bundled with Cubase Studio 4, all for $219. CS4 costs $400 alone, so go figure.My Alvarez Yairi acoustic and my Reissue '57 Stratocaster--those items that I paid a lot of money for in the 80's have proven worth the cost over the years. Quality saves you money in the long run, and brings so much enjoyment and relief.

[ernstinen]

1. My 1963 Stratocaster that I paid $200 for. I just bought a vintage guitar book, and it's now worth between $20,000 and $50,000!!! 2. My Soundcraft Board. It was state-of-the-art when I bought it years ago, and cost $4000. I still use it every day. What a sweetheart!3. My Sennheiser K2-U shotgun mic. I bought it at a garage sale for $5. It's a GREAT microphone!4. My 2003 Pontiac Vibe GT. It hauls lots of gear, hauls ass, and I still get 30 mpg!Just off the top of my head --- Ern

[ernstinen]

BTW, I'd be happy to look up the value of your guitars/amps in my "Vintage Guitar" book --- no charge! For instance, Mark's 1972 Rickenbacker 4001 bass is worth between $2,200 and $3,100. Oh, I forgot --- my vintage Yamaha NS-10M monitor speakers. Couldn't live without 'em! Ern

[mojobone]

My 80s Fernandes Strat was a smokin' hot deal; all it needed was a volume pot and a string change, I've got $120 invested, and it smokes USA strats costing thousands...

[ernstinen]

Sept 17, 2008, 8:30pm, mojobone wrote:My 80s Fernandes Strat was a smokin' hot deal; all it needed was a volume pot and a string change, I've got $120 invested, and it smokes USA strats costing thousands...Well it might "smoke" some USA Strats, but not mine! I looked it up, and you made some serious $$!Your guitar is valued at $150 to $700.BTW, they're made in Japan (not that there's anything wrong with that - Seinfeld). I had a Japanese Strat as a backup "live" guitar (if I broke a string etc.), and it wouldn't stay in tune for the life of me! I sold it.Ern