Identifying the gear

The Walrus is right, its a bobcat, my band's original manager owned one as a decorative item in her fancy condo. If you can find one with a straight neck or fix the warped neck (I am pretty sure they don't have truss rods) then they sound good thanks to the dearmond gold foil pickup(s)

these junk guitars are expensive in the USA now given how poorly they are made overall... I really regret not buying tons of them when they were around for $50 at yardsales, pawnstores and guitar shows because now I could be raking in the Philly Hipster loot (the last 10 years our city saw a boom of spoiled, rich 20-something's moving into fishtown and nolibs, getting guitars, starting a vintage vinyl collection and trying to be cool, I could tell stories) and laughing all the way to the bank with it... people used to spend the $50 just to steal the pickups to install in teles at the neck. I think I still have a pair of these goldfoils in a box waiting for the right project. They were pulled from a similar Harmony guitar owned by my best friend in the 90s. I think I turned the body into a sculpture as an artschool project, LOL

Yo, I said left, not right.

Yo, I said left, not right.

Oh, I'm sorry. Kinda funny story, but I have problems with left-right. I switch them a lot. Actually, the pedal you're looking for could be some kind of custom-made pedal, but this seems to me like a Klon KTR Overdrive pedal.

The Walrus is right, its a bobcat, my band's original manager owned one as a decorative item in her fancy condo. If you can find one with a straight neck or fix the warped neck (I am pretty sure they don't have truss rods) then they sound good thanks to the dearmond gold foil pickup(s)

these junk guitars are expensive in the USA now given how poorly they are made overall... I really regret not buying tons of them when they were around for $50 at yardsales, pawnstores and guitar shows because now I could be raking in the Philly Hipster loot (the last 10 years our city saw a boom of spoiled, rich 20-something's moving into fishtown and nolibs, getting guitars, starting a vintage vinyl collection and trying to be cool, I could tell stories) and laughing all the way to the bank with it... people used to spend the $50 just to steal the pickups to install in teles at the neck. I think I still have a pair of these goldfoils in a box waiting for the right project. They were pulled from a similar Harmony guitar owned by my best friend in the 90s. I think I turned the body into a sculpture as an artschool project, LOL

Ah, I wish something like this could happen here. In Yugoslavia, we could only get those vintage guitars which were called Melodija. They sound good, but they cost around $200 and they have the same quality as Fuzztone, Kraftsman or something like that. You rarely found a guitar that was a Fender, or a Gibson here. Bands like Prljavo Kazalište (highly suggest them a listen), Metak and so on used Gibsons and Fenders, but have no idea how they got it. Those players (like me) used something like this. I know, they are odd-shaped, but there are way way more models that were produced in Eastern bloc than this one. Unfortunately, I can't help because I'm really bad at identifying the models and most of the players that played those died and guitars are now godknowswhere... But, still, the 14, 15 and 16 Gibsons with Min E-Tune are also overpriced. Cheap guitars became part of many musician's rig, and yeah, it was quite a boom for hipsters back then.

I feel your pain, truly.... it can be ahrd to find GOOD Gibsons and Fenders here at reasonable prices, so I can only imagine how it is in eastern Europe.

I feel your pain, truly.... it can be ahrd to find GOOD Gibsons and Fenders here at reasonable prices, so I can only imagine how it is in eastern Europe.

Well, about the prices...I never said that the prices were awful. I just don't know what do Western people consider under "reasonable prices". We don't buy off eBay or Reverb or Fretted Americana or any dealer from UK or US, because shipping is way too high. In Croatia, eBay might be popular just because of those tiny things like tuners, eventually pedals because shipment doesn't cost too much. But nobody really buys guitars, amps or anything that's huge. Shipping prices are just unfair. About the prices here, well, here's how it goes. (Everything I will say here does not include shipping.)(And all are second-hand, but mint condition.)

Pedals, like Strymons are a bitch to get here, TimeLines are out of stock, actually, the only pedal you can buy is Mobius, and they cost like 400$. If you live where I live, you'd probably pay like 5$ of shipping. People are also selling whole pedalboards. A pedalboard, TC PolyTune, TC Hall Of Fame, TC Repeater, HBE Overdrive, Visual Sound Compressor, Dunlop 535Q Wah, Boss FV-300L and a power supply totally cost about a 1000$. Boss PS-5 costs about 125$, and DS-2 is about 40$, which I don't consider much.

Amplifiers, I know you're all about Voxes, so lemme start with that. Vox AC30CC2X with Celestion Alnico Blues costs 1050$, Vox VT30 costs 200$, and that's pretty much it. Vox AC30's are pretty rare, you can get AC50 or AC15 pretty easy, but there's only one second-hand Vox AC30 in Croatia that is currently selling. I have no idea about the shipment, but I'm sure that it wouldn't cost a lot, considering Hrvatska Pošta (our main postal service here) does not pay so much for shipping. Marshalls are very popular here, and every man's dream is that he'd play one day on Marshall head. Marshall JMP-50 with matching 4x12 cabinet costs about 690$, and combos like Valvestate are 200$ or even more - really depends on the model. No Marshall model here is over 1600$.

And guitars and other things, well...i'll check the prices out. They aren't so pricey, at least for me, but I still can't afford one.

Croatia prices sound pretty close to me for what you've outlined. Good voxes are rare here too. You can get a custom classic anywhere (and probably overpay for it), but vintage voxes are typically only available on the web anymore and the handwired stuff is rare in person and then its typical new and marked up high. I got lucky with my AC30s. My 62 came from the web 15 years ago or more. I actually lost the auction on ebay, but the guy who outbid me never paid so I got it for my high bid, I think $1200 plus some extortionate shipping fee which was a lot for an amp at the time.

My fawn ac30HW was a lucky score. I lived in a better gear region of the USA at the time and bought it used from a store I was really friendly with who accepted mostly trade items for it and marked the sticker price down for me because I had helped them sell a lot of gear by making it sound good and talking more affluent customers into purchasing it. I miss living in Maryland because I had a great relationship with this store. I must have bought, sold and traded a dozen guitars there not to mention trading vintage pedals and such. They always had something cool on the floor and they always wheeled and dealed with me. Both me and Atomic music made out well on all our interactions and its rare to encounter a shop with great stuff, flexible pricing and a fair trading policy like that. Its also rare to get rewarded for playing the merchandise even if you play it really well.

The thing with me is that even when I am happy with my stuff I always have my eyes peeled and I am not afraid to purchase something I can abrely afford as long as I know I can sell it at a profit if I need the money back. Its rarely failed me. Having an encyclopedica knowledge comes from this sort of behavior. I rarely keep stuff with great resale forever unless its so good it redefines me as a guitarist and I can't do without it. That's happened maybe twice. Otherwise I try not to get precious with anything. Selling a piece that suddenly goes up in value is usually a good idea because the extra money allows you to keep the less valuable stuff in your stable. If you really miss it you can replace it unless that particular instrument has sentimental value. I look at my gear as an emergency bank account. I would never empty it and I rarely dip into it, but its nice to know its there.

Croatia prices sound pretty close to me for what you've outlined. Good voxes are rare here too. You can get a custom classic anywhere (and probably overpay for it), but vintage voxes are typically only available on the web anymore and the handwired stuff is rare in person and then its typical new and marked up high. I got lucky with my AC30s. My 62 came from the web 15 years ago or more. I actually lost the auction on ebay, but the guy who outbid me never paid so I got it for my high bid, I think $1200 plus some extortionate shipping fee which was a lot for an amp at the time.

My fawn ac30HW was a lucky score. I lived in a better gear region of the USA at the time and bought it used from a store I was really friendly with who accepted mostly trade items for it and marked the sticker price down for me because I had helped them sell a lot of gear by making it sound good and talking more affluent customers into purchasing it. I miss living in Maryland because I had a great relationship with this store. I must have bought, sold and traded a dozen guitars there not to mention trading vintage pedals and such. They always had something cool on the floor and they always wheeled and dealed with me. Both me and Atomic music made out well on all our interactions and its rare to encounter a shop with great stuff, flexible pricing and a fair trading policy like that. Its also rare to get rewarded for playing the merchandise even if you play it really well.

The thing with me is that even when I am happy with my stuff I always have my eyes peeled and I am not afraid to purchase something I can abrely afford as long as I know I can sell it at a profit if I need the money back. Its rarely failed me. Having an encyclopedica knowledge comes from this sort of behavior. I rarely keep stuff with great resale forever unless its so good it redefines me as a guitarist and I can't do without it. That's happened maybe twice. Otherwise I try not to get precious with anything. Selling a piece that suddenly goes up in value is usually a good idea because the extra money allows you to keep the less valuable stuff in your stable. If you really miss it you can replace it unless that particular instrument has sentimental value. I look at my gear as an emergency bank account. I would never empty it and I rarely dip into it, but its nice to know its there.

As I have said before, Voxes are really rare here and you really have to see a lot of bands if you wanna see Vox. Anyway, Laney amps are popular here because of the price, but something that most of the Croatian guitar players (as I've said before) play are Marshalls. They sell like crazy. I checked out the prices for the guitars, but vintage ones are something that caught my eye. 1979 Gibson Les Paul Standard, all stock, goes for 2500$, which is a good price for second-hand here. Then I stumbled across Gibson Marauder, EMG 85 on the bridge and 87 on the neck, although I see no logic in that, it sells for 850$. Lawsuit models are really cheap, so you can get Tokai or Greco LP for about 400$, which is actually a really good price. Most expensive Gibson here is the 20th Anniversary LP Custom from 1974, of which were 572 made. It costs 4900$. Fenders are much cheaper than the Gibsons, and the most expensive ones are those with CBS Headstocks, from '79 and so on, they cost about 2200$. And Custom Shop Stratocasters cost about the same here. PRS guitars all cost the same - about 1690$ each. Yeeah, and Gibson J-50 from 1962 costs about 5000$.

Anyway, I have found photos of Ross MacDonald's gear, and his EquipBoard desperately needs to be refreshed.

https://www.instagram.com/p/tnX6_KP0Qd/?modal=true

https://www.instagram.com/p/6DdSV_P0dc/?taken-by=rass1975

This upright is impossible to identify, Martin acoustic bass (maybe B65?), or a Sigma Martin STB-R, and some kind of lap steel.

Yo, I said left, not right.

Oh, I'm sorry. Kinda funny story, but I have problems with left-right. I switch them a lot. Actually, the pedal you're looking for could be some kind of custom-made pedal, but this seems to me like a Klon KTR Overdrive pedal.

Correct! I put it on Brynjar's page.

As for the first image you linked, I see an Avalon U5 DI Preamplifier at the very top left, and an Empirical Labs EL8 Distressor which is second to bottom rack. The amplifier on the right is an Ashdown BTA 400 400-Watt Valve Bass Amplifier Head. I can't see the rest.

On the second image, well I'm better with Fender basses. The one on the left is a Fender Standard Precision Bass, and the one on the right is a Fender 50's Precision Bass (however, I could be wrong on that one). For the others, I can't find the proper Martin bass. And yes, it is impossible to find the maker of most classical instruments. I don't know about the ukulele either.

Yo, I said left, not right.

Oh, I'm sorry. Kinda funny story, but I have problems with left-right. I switch them a lot. Actually, the pedal you're looking for could be some kind of custom-made pedal, but this seems to me like a Klon KTR Overdrive pedal.

Correct! I put it on Brynjar's page.

As for the first image you linked, I see an Avalon U5 DI Preamplifier at the very top left, and an Empirical Labs EL8 Distressor which is second to bottom rack. The amplifier on the right is an Ashdown BTA 400 400-Watt Valve Bass Amplifier Head. I can't see the rest.

On the second image, well I'm better with Fender basses. The one on the left is a Fender Standard Precision Bass, and the one on the right is a Fender 50's Precision Bass (however, I could be wrong on that one). For the others, I can't find the proper Martin bass. And yes, it is impossible to find the maker of most classical instruments. I don't know about the ukulele either.

How about this Epiphone Josh Klinghoffer has? http://i587.photobucket.com/albums/ss313/LaChicaDeAyer/Bands%20Singers%20Actors/dsgsdfg.jpg

It looks like Epiphone Kent, but there are many things that do not match with my theory.

Going to take a look later. in the meantime, that's a Kyser Six-String Clamp Capo on the neck. I will get back to you on the Epiphone.

Keep in mind that Josh does have an excessive amount of vintage gear. We may. Ot find this model on the Epiphone website, so you'll have to dig deeper. Perhaps there are some old Epiphone catalogs?

I think its an early Gibson-made epi century. They went to P90s and the large headstock in the early 60s after running out of the proprietary epi "New York" pickups. in 61/62 it would been a small headstock with the epiphone pickup that looks a bit like later mini hums, but by 63? big peghead and a P90, then by 65 I think she got those mini hums that are small PAFs in the epi covers with Gibson style mounting instead of the weird epi mounting.

Majour zombie conjuring here.

http://equipboard.com/pros/matthew-bellamy/fender-telecaster

Just saw this and I'm a bit confused. Two people marked it as incorrect, but if you look at 0:55, you can see it appears to be a straight black Telecaster.

Edit: I just saw the headstock. So it's not Fender. Anyone recognise it?

Suhr, or reverend T style?

Neither. Suhr has a point on the headstock whereas the Tele in Matt's hands has a rounded section for the tip.

Reverend is also has a very different headstock design.

Yamaha?

Yamaha doesn't make any telecaster style guitars. Closest match is this:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3339/3339421116_eee2d5f3c0.jpg

Notice the headstock is not perfectly round, there's a sort of dip. Not quite so.

I was wondering what was Mike Dirnt (the guy on the right) playing in this "Redundant" version. It sure looks like Takamine GD30-BLK, but it doesn't have that white outlay. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPl1i8mlppk

I hate how many different acoustics Takamine makes, it's a damn chore to look through all that sexiness. I think it might be a TF341DLX but because the cameraman has such a hard on for Billy and shot it with a damn potato, I can't tell for sure.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nk4BxhCvc-s

Yes, the balding man with sunburst or whatever finish guitar with single coils, standing centre stage. If any of you know what guitar that is, I'd sorely appreciate your input.