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I purchased a 2011 Mexican Tele with a flight case included. The only issue I had with it on the day I purchased it was that the bridge pickup sounded weak and thin. I replaced that with a Dimarzio Pre B-1 to get more of a Tele sound I was accustomed to. I will never part ways with it.

If I were allowed only one guitar for touring, it would be this one. Gibson SGs/Epiphone G-400s are well-known for being able to get that Fender-like top end while still having the bottom end Gibsons are known for.

I borrowed a 2008 Mexican Tele from my brother while he was in the Marine Corps. I learned how to play electric guitar on this instrument and I still use it from time to time. The only modifications on this are the tuners and the Tele/P-Bass style volume and tone knobs. I now have the Fender locking tuners and the Fender amp knobs.

Bought it with a pack of new strings for $200. I did end modifying the pickup switch and the bridge saddles for tuning stability and string action. I mainly use it for cleans in recording.

I struggled with whether or not to buy a 12-string electric or a regular 6-string acoustic. I settled for a 12-string acoustic and it stays in my band's practice space.

I have this mainly for writing and just general jamming, but also this works well for live music.

I bought this looking for a Fender Twin Reverb. I couldn't afford the Twin, so I opted for a used Peavy instead. This amp has the basic clean sound that I want, but I was surprised by the overdrive channel and the boost. This combo tube amp contains an FX loop (which may come in handy pretty soon) and reverb, which gives this spring reverb sound when it's cranked all the way up. The only downside to my purchase was that it did not come with a channel footswitch. Incredibly versatile amp to say the least.

I purchased this almost a year ago and I have to say this thing sounds great. I mainly use the depth all the way up for a nice stuttering effect. My only concern with this pedal in particular is that when you engage the pedal there is a noticeable volume drop. Not very helpful considering it's the last thing in my chain. However, that can be easily fixed by prying out the C4 capacitor. Now I have no issues with the volume drop.

As a bassist in my band, I use a borrowed Fender Rumble combo from the early to mid-aughts. I only used that for nearly a year. I don't really like the preamp sound and having only the onboard aux out to go to the front of the house is pretty limiting in an indoor live setting. This handy tool helped to eliminate these issues. I run a cable from my bass to tuner into the Bass DI+. One 1/4" out goes through the front end of the amp. I have the amp EQ bands tuned all the way down. The XLR out goes to the front of the house. With all of that in mind, I still have one more output jack at my disposal.

I bought this seeking to help expand our singer/guitar player's live sound. Currently building a home studio and I know this will become very useful while recording.

There is a bit of a learning curve to this pedal, but it's very useful once you get the hang of it. The "Chaos" mode and "Momentary" mode are a blast to putz around with. Aside from the usual hard-cutting tremolo/fuzz combo thing I do, use it for things along the lines of "How Soon Is Now," "Born To Run," "Evil" by Interpol, "You Should've Hung Out" by Rival Schools.

This is a simple interface for those who've just started recording with a small budget.

I mainly play bass with my fingers, but if I'm performing fast, punk-tempo songs, this is my go pick.

I hated playing with picks because (1) most picks feel flimsy with my heavy pick attack, and (2) dropping picks while playing became a routine thing. I looked into these and not only do these hold up well, but I think my guitar playing improved once I got accustomed to them.

My dad bought me one Christmas. I ended up changing the stock pickups, the strap buttons, and the tailpiece. I mainly use it for in-studio work.

A fellow musician was downsizing and gave me this. It was a great addition to my pedalboard. Around the same time, I got my hands on an EHX Small Stone Nano, which is essentially the same circuit. I wound up selling it because of its large footprint on my pedalboard and it didn't make much sense to have essentially two of the same phaser pedals.

A fellow musician gave me this pedal because he was downsizing. I loved this pedal, but I didn't know how I would apply that to my rig.

I used this as my main distortion sound as a novice guitarist with only a cheap 10-wat solid-state amp. Then I discovered what valve amp distortion was. I kept it around for several months afterward, but I ultimately let it go in service of cleaner closet space and a less crowded pedalboard.

My bandmate gave me this pedal as he no longer needed it. It's quite versatile. I haven't had a chance to really apply it in my rig since most of mainly rely on fuzz and amp distortion, but I have it for when a situation calls for it.

I bought it in my naïveté for about $60 used. Didn't care for it. I wouldn't knock it down completely because it's all in how you use it. It was helpful in learning what I didn't want in my electric guitar sound.

Mainly used it for outdoor events. Sadly I had to see it go due to downsizing and lack of performing opportunities.

Usable, but not very versatile. Works less like a fuzz and more like a noisy distortion pedal. Goes pretty well with single coil pickups. Only goes one octave. Ideal for bass and lo-fi indie rock music, though I think J. Mascis used better gear back in the day. It cost me $35. You get what you pay for.