Guitars?....Let's see 'em!

You know, we need a "like" function on the forum.....

You do pretty work, my friend!

My new bass is now my avatar.....Ibanez BTB686 Terra Firma.

6-string, neck-thru, 35 inch scale...and it's nice to look at!

Well, my red burst friend is now gone.......to help pay for THIS amazing, amazing piece right here:

exo wrote:Well, my red burst friend is now gone.......to help pay for THIS amazing, amazing piece right here:

Can't be real. There is no living tree that is wider than that neck.

At the moment, I have these:


Amanda, my first bass - a pink Ibanez RD707


Aurora, my first 5-string bass - a wood finish Washburn MB5


Aleana - a red metallic 5-string Yamaha RBX375



Melinda, my first electric guitar - a black Jackson JDX-94


Darci, my first 7-string guitar - a matte black ESP LTD EC257

I also have a couple of steel string guitars, but I don't have any pictures of them.

^Very Happy to see a post from you!  

Hope you are doing well.

ESP B-1005SE

Jbassr wrote:
ESP B-1005SE

She's got alot of knobs and switches. Can you give me the short rundown on what they do? 

Yes. The two larger control knobs are Balance & Volume. The three smaller knobs are Bass, Mid & Treble. The 2 switches are Active/Passive & Mid Freq. Selection 400/800. Its a great sounding Bass.

My main two instruments, so far (until a custom instrument I have being made comes in the mail) :

A Cort Action V-A Bass, and a Jackson JS22-7 (tuned down to F):
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Here are mine. 
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OVUeweK9b2pQsAVXvrWabkpfRqKcYxGs/view?usp=sharing
I have an Ibanez Jem Jr., Epiphone Les Paul Standard, Fender Mexican Strat with vintage Noiseless pickups, '95 Fender Mexican Telecaster, and a Fender Mexican Acoustasonic Telecaster.(Those are all the pictures). I also have a basic Fender acoustic and a Peavey Raptor with Wolfgang headstock.

My two main basses, Harley Benton's. I swear by these basses, amazing instruments for the price. Just upgraded the pickups to DiMarzio's and the bridge/machine heads on the blue one to Gotoh.. they both could go against up anything.

Also a made in Japan Charvel CX 90 and an Ibanez RGB300 reissue, these ones haven't gotten any love for years since I got the Harley Benton's.

^^ Very cool. Where do you play, mostly?
I'm pretty much a church and hobbiest musician. For the longest time I only had one of each instrument, but I've been gifted a few (and given away a few) in recent years. But these are my main ones:
Top is a Schecter, bottom is one of the new Martin models.

I currently have my eye on the new PRS SE CE 24 Standard Satin. It's a 24 fret guitar, PRS standard temolo, satin finish, and it's only $499 (american, don't know about y'all's money systems). It looks awesome, has great reviews, 24 frets without a Floyd Rose (which I've been wanting), and it's not expensive at all.

Christian Thrash Rules wrote:I currently have my eye on the new PRS SE CE 24 Standard Satin. It's a 24 fret guitar, PRS standard temolo, satin finish, and it's only $499 (american, don't know about y'all's money systems). It looks awesome, has great reviews, 24 frets without a Floyd Rose (which I've been wanting), and it's not expensive at all.

Should be a great guitar for you, CTR. That's app. $800 Canadian. It's been my opinion for years that the average guitarist would be happy with most guitars $500CA and above.

Yeah. Cheap guitars have gotten a lot better recently. My Ibanez Jem Jr. only cost $500 (or $800 Canadian I guess), and it's one of my favorite guitars.

Sevenoneself wrote:^^ Very cool. Where do you play, mostly?
I'm pretty much a church and hobbiest musician. For the longest time I only had one of each instrument, but I've been gifted a few (and given away a few) in recent years. But these are my main ones:
Top is a Schecter, bottom is one of the new Martin models.

That Schecter is a beauty! I used to have a Schecter Omen bass years ago, wish I kept it. I play around the Toronto scene, sometimes in Ottawa and Montreal too.

I recently signed up for a Guitar Center give away. They have an electric pack and an acoustic pack, I signed up for the electric. It has an EVHIII 50W amp, Line 6 Helix Multi Effects Pedal, cables, a leather strap, and a Jackson American Series Soloist SL3. Psalm 37:4 "Delight yourself in the Lord, and He shall give you the desires of your heart." Thanks for the new guitar, God! 

exo wrote:You know, we need a "like" function on the forum.....

You do pretty work, my friend!

Well, whaddya know...

Sabbath85 wrote:

Sevenoneself wrote:^^ Very cool. Where do you play, mostly?
I'm pretty much a church and hobbiest musician. For the longest time I only had one of each instrument, but I've been gifted a few (and given away a few) in recent years. But these are my main ones:
Top is a Schecter, bottom is one of the new Martin models.

That Schecter is a beauty! I used to have a Schecter Omen bass years ago, wish I kept it. I play around the Toronto scene, sometimes in Ottawa and Montreal too.

Thanks! God has been good to me. I had one electric guitar (knock-off Les Paul) for about 20 years. Then my wife bought me this one for my 40th birthday a few years ago. What a beautiful gift, and it plays so nice.

I've only had 2 acoustics during my "adult" life as well (and only because one was stolen!). During Covid we received a bit of an inheritance and I picked up this Martin; I think it plays just as nice as Taylor's and Gibson's that are twice the price.

When you say you play the "scene" in these cities, what do you mean? Do you play regularly with some bands?

^^ Do you remember what the name of the knock-off was? Some of those are just as good! Like those Japanese Tokai's and Fernandes.

I mean the metal scene around Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal.. I have a death metal band and we play the clubs/smaller venues, sometimes we get invited for just local shows, little metal fests or open for a bigger band that's on tour. We got to open for Immolation a few years ago.

^^ Dillion guitars was the name. I agree with you, this is a great guitar and is still just as reliable as 25 years ago when I bought it. Mine is the DL Extreme Cherry Sunburst; absolutely gorgeous and stunning to look at. I got it for $600CAN in 2001. The only repair work I've ever had to do on it is replace the 3-way pickup selector (a handful of times). 

http://www.dillionguitars.com/guitar/electric/DL/DLXtrem/detail.html

Do you have any music of your band to listen to or watch? I'd love to hear/see some of your music. I've never been in any band that's played together for any length of time (other than Church bands), and love checking people's music out.