Jack Farr

Had an '05 version since 2009 and I've been married to her ever since. Made a few cosmetic modifications over the years and swapped out the bridge and neck pickups for some Duncan Strat Hotrails. (I'm a heathen I know). An extremely versatile guitar which I've used for a multitude of genres and projects over the past decade and I don't think I'll ever part with this lovely thing. A couple of proviso's though are that it is somewhat on the weighty side and the neck is what Fender loving refer as "the baseball bat neck" so if you're not used heavy guitars or guitars with big necks then this won't be your cup of tea and you'll find it somewhat of an argument to play with if you find one of these. But anyway, yeah, most of my playing career has been spent with this beauty in my hands and that's how it's going to stay.

Had mine since late 2015, and she's a wonderfully versatile thing! I've gigged and recorded her with everything from jazz to punk rock. Admittedly getting used to using/maintaining the Bigsby took a while for me. (First guitar I owned with a Bigsby trem). Occupies a nice middle ground tone wise in my current collection between being punchy enough to be used for rock recordings but also able to clean up nicely for jazz style playing which is where it saw it's main use these last few years. Plays great, and holds her set up pretty well particularly with heavier strings (I use 48-11's myself) and the Megatron pickups are nice and punchy. Fit and finish is good, save for the jack socket problems you get with these kind of sockets but other than that, she's a left field choice for someone looking for something old school that isn't the typical Strat/Tele or Les Paul/SG choices.

Bought one of these from my brother in law when he worked at a second-hand shop a few years back so it's seen a thing or two even then and as it needed a home, and I thought "screw it, why not?" I've since done a couple of busking gigs with it and I use it for the odd mess around but in all honesty it's an oversized, cheaply made bit of plasti-wood. It doesn't hold it's tuning and you've really got to argue with it to get something half decent out of it. And I daren't tune it above C-Standard cause I feel like it'll snap in half. To be fair to it I'd be interested to see what a cleaner example of this, or another one Tanglewood's guitars could do, but 12 strings aren't really my thing.

Got one last December and I immediately fell in love with it from the moment I saw this guitar in the store. Being a 70's re-issue it's got a nice fat neck (having a already having 70's reissue Strat I felt at home right away) and oversized headstock. This also has a nice balance between feeling sturdy but also light enough to be back-friendly for a long gig, cause as much as I love my main guitar (the aforementioned Strat), it does weigh an absolute tonne and with the back problems I've had in recent years it doesn't hurt to invest in lighter guitars for me these days! The pickups are crisp and have a lot of character, it holds it's set up well, my only complaint is the bridge needs a bit of adjustment to keep the rattle down but as long you don't put heavy strings on you should be fine, which is a mistake I made to begin with. But other than that, I love it and I want 5.

Got one of these for myself for recording purposes as I needed a bass, but not being much of a proficient bass player at the time (yes, bass playing and guitar playing are very different) I didn't want to shell out too much. A really solid instrument that holds it tuning well, nice build quality to it and to be honest - fantastic bang for your buck. The pickups leave a little to be desired (a little on the thin side) but it's nothing a decent amp EQ or drive can't fix in the meantime but that said I may upgrade them soon.

Had mine since 2008, been a solid companion for the 11 years I've had it. Gigs well, and records well so if you're like I was when I got mine and you're looking for your first "bigger amp" then I'd highly recommend one. Plenty loud enough for most uses as in all the years I've had it I don't think I've had to turn the master above 5!

Bought it off of a friend of mine who was looking for a home for it and I needed a bass amp. Solid amp, that does what it says on the tin (or grille, rather). The tonal range isn't mind blowing and the overdrive really isn't much to shout about either but if you stick to cleans it's perfectly fine to record with.

Had one as my gig and studio workhorse for both guitar and bass since 2011, great value and reliable, save for some knocks and half of the control knobs falling off recently. I would wholly recommend taking the time to configure your own tones as a lot of the presets sound like they're from the early to mid 2000's "sikk high gain tone dude" era of guitar tone, and the noise gate is a little too enthusiastic sometimes, but all this said it's done the job and still does after all these years. Keeping hold of mine until I have the funds to put a proper pedalboard together, and/or start gigging on a regular basis as I've very much locked in the sounds I use for what I play these days. Side note: The power supply can be somewhat fragile, as it's got older I've almost pulled it in half when unplugging it from a socket, so have a backup.

It's a Cry Baby. It's iconic. You know how good they are.

Not the fanciest delay I've come across but if you just want "a delay pedal" like I did when I was shopping around you can't go too far wrong with this one. Excellent value for money as are a lot of the "big box" TC pedals. They have a digital delay pedal for sale too if that's more your thing.

Like a lot of the "big box" TC Electronic pedals they're good value for money if you're just after some effects for your first foray into grown-up pedalboards like I was when I got mine, nothing particularly bad to report other than my Big Muff seems to react weirdly to it, causing a big spike in level whenever it's used with it. But I don't tend to use them together much anyway, but still. Solid pedal, good price.

One of the main reasons for me turfing out my old multi-fx was it's awful noise gate, so I very much appreciated this pedal being as affordable and easy to use as it is. For the price point you find anything better in my opinion. I use a Big Muff and a single coil shod Mustang a fair bit and it does the job with the background noise of that.

Put a pedalboard together after running a multi-effects unit for many years and got a couple of the "big box" tc-electronic pedals including this one. A very impressive pedal for the price point and I'd definitely recommend it if you're looking to get into pedals yourself or if you're like me and just wanted something to reign in the dynamics a bit before you mix proper in your DAW.

Very much the understated hero of my board, a genuinely beautiful sounding pedal when paired with a guitar with single coils especially. Also works brilliantly as an extra boost when stacked with a fuzz for lead sections, or as a subtle bit of distortion for old school style jamming. Love it.

This pedal is a thing of beauty. Was looking to get a Big Muff for a pedalboard I was putting together and after seeing the Billy Corgan demo of the Op-Amp I had to have it. Here's a demo I recorded for music page a few months back (apologies for the dodgy camera, my phone was kinda broken at the time!)

Good price, accurate and nice and compact so very board friendly. Doesn't work with bass though.

Been using these as my main mixing headphones for the past few years now and I can't really look beyond them for the price point. Nice broad range, they don't colour the sound and they're nice and durable. Which I very much appreciated using these during my uni years. Of course you could look to higher end models of this brand but if you're looking for something more affordable I wouldn't look past these for me.

Upgraded to these when I played in a jazz band, while also being in and out of studio and writing sessions for my other projects. I needed something a little more sturdy under my hands and these fit the job perfectly and I used them on all my guitars until recently when I found myself playing less frequently. These work perfectly fine in everything from Drop C to regular Standard E without feeling overly tense to play, I'd recommend them if you're looking to downtune a step or are a frequent player who finds .9s or .10s too slack.

Bought these in my more heavy handed days, dependable as you'd expect from Ernie Ball if a little too heavy for me, so I'll probably be downgrading to regulars again. In my hubris I've been using these for standard tuning, I would recommend these more for down tuning.

Bunged these on my Fender Mustang as in my hubris I used .11s on it (yes, I know) which were way too much for it. So far, so good. Personally I find .9s too light so this a nice half way house between lightness and enough tension for me to be used to as I use heavier strings on my other guitars.

Been a Logic user since 2011, a good solid DAW to use and it tends to argue with you a little less than Pro Tools does. The stock plug-ins aren't amazing but they're a good foundation, and in comparison to Pro Tools it can be a little on the clunky side with EQ, and more advanced editing like sample replacement for me. But on the whole Logic is fairly straightforward to use. But as it always has been Logic is great value for money for a professional DAW and I'd highly recommend saving up to get it over getting a free DAW if you want something pro-level but can't afford Pro Tools.

Would highly recommend one of these if you have a small home set-up, can't really go wrong with it.

My first guitar was one of these, since did it up a bit and passed it on to another family member of mine who wants to play. A perfectly serviceable guitar if you want to start playing or know someone who does, especially as Squier build quality these days is lightyears ahead of what it used to be.

Good little amp for beginners, surprising amount of gain in it from what I recall. Since been moved on to another family member of mine who is learning to play so admittedly I've not heard it for some time!