[DavePierce]

Mine is an old Fender tube amp, BOSS RC-2 loop station, a really small line 6 processor, and an Ibanez RG!

Whats yours and how does it sound. I really need to upgrade!!!! Give me suggestions...

[X4StringDrive]

First off...Welcome to the forum Dave. Mine has gone the digital way, Samick AV6 into an Alesis firewire interface, thru Guitar rig 1{a software app} on the 'ol PC, sent out to Event B.A.S. powered monitors...no amp, no stomp box's, and record thru another app called Adobe Audition. Can't take it out very easy to play somewhere, but then at my skill level...that's a blessing to others{lol}. Sorry I can't offer any tips on upgrading, figure that's a personal desire kinda thing, Everybody has their own idea's and want's but maybe once again I'm wrong ........enjoy

[knight46]

Hello DavePierce and welcome to the forum. I have taken a path similar to Kenny, Squier 51 to TonePort UX1 to computer or condenser mic for acoustic to TonePort to computer. Both using Reaper for recording.
I also have a MicroCube and a Fender 15g Frontman for amps, but play most of the time through the TonePort.

[carol m]

I record with acoustic plus mic to MAudio Pre USB (a sound card equivalent with pre-amp) or acoustic electric using line in to the MAudio and then use Reaper or Audacity (PC) or GarageBand on a Mac for the recording, effects and mixing. Very basic, but at my level it wouldn't really be any benefit to use much more.

[timvass]

HIi guys

Well I gave up on a single set up a while back and now I kind of have horses for courses...

Into my P.c and for recording I use an old boss GT3 . I have number of electric guitars but I like my fenders the best because they feel right although at least 2 have seymour duncan pickups fitted. I also use the pedals from my live setup for some tracks.

Strat for funk,clean sounds and creamy overdriven lead . Tele for rythm country rock blues (11s fitted its a simple tough guitar and most like an acoustic to play) 72 tele with p90s for tearing it up. I am also considering a les paul type guitar at the moment because I dont have one..

For live stuff I loose the boss pedal.I have a Marshal blues breaker,a dan echo and a eq pedal . My amps dont have effects loop(a function of budget as much as anything) so I use the Marshall od pedal to get the delay the "right" side of the distortion .

I favour valves and use an epiphone blues custom tube amp or a smaller clone of the much moded epi 5watt head and a single 100watt cab ...somtimes combinations of the 2 .

I have tried several digtal multi effects and solid state amps but I just cant get on with 'em live. To me they always feel sterlile and digital ,where as tubes respond more musicaly somehow producing sounds that I wasnt expecting on the night which inspire me to play better . I have read a lot of tech stuff as to why this is harmonics breakup blah blah...........zzzzzz. To me the they sound and "feel better .

Feel free to disagree infact I hope some one does or we will never move forward and we might all sound the same!

I dont think the audiance could tell the difference between tube and digital at a gig (usually a party or bar) but for me thats not the point. I can tell the difference and valves make me feel good ,that increases my confidense and make me play better .

IF I could only use one..... The best tube amp I could afford my danecho delay and a good tele with a chuncky neck and a good set of 10s . Mic it up with a SM57 and we are good to go live or recoreded .

These are very personal choices brought about my weaknesses as a player as much as by my strengths . My set up is always evolving but I always learn somthing from other peoples setups even if its what I dont like . So this is mine!

Tim