What's that one little piece of gear you can't live without?

[kingpinMS3]

For many many years i've gone through all sorts of iterations of gear. I keep coming back to one standard piece of equipment.

the ART DST-x preamp/amp.

I love the DST-4(or 80/80 in amp form) because it does an awesome rendition of the early dino tone. they're inexpensive because most people don't know what it is or how it sounds.

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what's that one piece of gear where you get "your" sound from, or keep going back to because you just love it that much?

 

[heineken_fretwalker]

Inb4 thread turns into Axe Fx thread

 

[CodyMTS]

No shit, not even exagerating one bit, I reckon this little fucker and my picking attack is where all my heaviness comes from. If I ever play with a pick that isnt one of these, all the balls just dissappear

 

[ralphy1976]

my wife..cause i can do everything else thanks to her!!!

 

[noob_pwn]

axefx.
hahaha.
and my jazz III's

 

[drenzium]

bodenhamer ts7

my rig just doesn't work without it

 

[MaxOfMetal]

Trems.

I've tried and owned dozens of fixed bridge guitars and I simply never get along with them. I don't know what it is, but I don't feel comfortable with fixed bridge guitars, at least not truly comfortable. I just don't sound like "me" when playing something with a fixed bridge.

Maybe it's all in my head, but until I convince myself otherwise, I'm going to be playing trems till the end.

 

[teqnick]

Waiting on someone to take a picture of their weiner.

 

[cow 7 sig]

my original COW7

 

[metalvince333]

um...my hands, pretty much the only thing ive kept longer than a year. I do love my vader 2x12, really really road friendly

 

[Larrikin666]

Trems.

I've tried and owned dozens of fixed bridge guitars and I simply never get along with them. I don't know what it is, but I don't feel comfortable with fixed bridge guitars, at least not truly comfortable. I just don't sound like "me" when playing something with a fixed bridge.

Maybe it's all in my head, but until I convince myself otherwise, I'm going to be playing trems till the end.

I'm exactly the opposite. Fixed bridges are my bread and butter.

 

[fretninjadave]

My Keeley modded ts9 4x2 flexy is what gives me my ferocious tone

 

[budda]

TS7ovChaos. That and my WGS-loaded Peavey 412 are the only parts of.. my rig.. I havent.. sold since.. 2007.. WOW

 

[jymellis]

ibanez guitars

 

[Benzesp]

My mesa standard recto cabs. I've had them for 13 years. They still deliver.

 

[eyebanez333]

My mesa standard recto cabs. I've had them for 13 years. They still deliver.

+1

 

[DrakkarTyrannis]

The DTX..can't do without it.

 

[Andromalia]

ADA MP2.
Was lucky enough to find another one recently, and I4m likely to try to use it as a preamp with the axe fx for effects when I want to get the heavy AJFA tone which is likely what I like the most all things considered.

I think it's mostly due to the fact that I got used to it, being the first quality piece of equipment I owned in the 90es.

 

[troyguitar]

Wireless. I can't stand playing with that damn tether on me.

 

[Scar Symmetry]

My uber-tight right hand.