any Brewsicians here?

got to talking about guitars on 4chan and decided I'd make a thread here. Show off your gear!
My 1998 Japanese S540 (THAT I GOT FOR FREE!)


97 strat plus/97 standard american neck/rio grande HSS


LTD FX-400


Taylor 310


A fake explorer that I'm refinishing.


and my tiny apartment rig. a blackheart killer ant (that is soon to be modded) and a peavey 4x12 cabinet. Took the other head to my parents in houston to try to sell it, but I doubt will. Just a cheap crate solid state.

I don't call our brewery Singing Boys Brewing for nothing

I don't have any pictures right now, but I have two primary instruments, a 50 year-old Guild six-string (mini jumbo maple body, arched back, very cool) and a newer Martin 12-string (its one of their lower end models). I've had the technicians put the internal pickup and mic combination inside each, and run them through a powered sound board/amp that I use with Kustom speakers.

The music I really like doing is old time Appalachian mountain music and Carter Family stuff. My oldest son and I sing together, its great fun. Maybe I'll post a link to some of our music files when I have a moment.

My dad plays as well and we've always had a thing for bluegrass/mountain music.

here's an reeeealy old picture of my washtub bass (actually made with a flower pot)



that was about two years ago now. I really want to make one of these though: http://www.jagshouse.com/cbg/gutbucket.html

I play bass, guitar and drums. The only instrument I own right now is my bass which is a Univox HiFlier U1800B.



Exactly like the one on the right.

Those are ones I've acquired over the years -- I also build 'em: http://dracoguitars.com

I play African Djmebe and Bongos and mess around with the Didgeridoo and Native American Flute.

2000 Tama Starclassic Maple. Still have the kit but I tossed the polyester club shirts. Props to anyone who can name the club pictured in the upper left corner.

Rick500 said:

Those are ones I've acquired over the years -- I also build 'em: http://dracoguitars.com

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that's actually what I want to do with my life.

going to business school so I can open up my own consignment shop and do vintage stuff while I make my own in the back.

I'd *love* to be a luthier for a living. So far I do it purely for pleasure and it almost pays for the shop equipment.

If I'm ever at a point where I think I'm reasonably able to either build guitars or brew for a living, I'm gonna go for it, no question.

Yes, it's musicianship, before anyone says a word:


HBT decal on my record case:


In action, Mexicali, MX, mid '08:

scrambledegg81 said:

In action, Mexicali, MX, mid '08:

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your shirt looks like one of these:



you can get them Here

Don't have any uploaded pics of most of it but here's a few pieces. I build/mod guitar tube amps and also have assembled a few guitars from Warmoth et al parts.

Here's an old Disckerson Lap Steel and matching amp...from about the 1940s. I built that smallbox Marshall on top in the background, the amp on bottom is a 100W Silver Jubilee in standard colors:


Here's a couple of hombrew Strats:


A refinished LP Studio:


A Fender Strat with a CSB Gibson LP Standard in the background:


My homebrew SLO-clone:


Full frontal of the SLO-clone:

A bass I had made for me a couple years ago:







more at: http://ramirezbass.com/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=46&Itemid=54

I play bass, guitar, mandolin, banjo, anything with strings...

SpanishCastleAle -
I've been amazed by your homebuilt amps in other threads and again this time. Beautiful amps. Oh, and that Dickerson lap steel & matching amp -- too cool!

Pickngrin said:

SpanishCastleAle -
I've been amazed by your homebuilt amps in other threads and again this time. Beautiful amps. Oh, and that Dickerson lap steel & matching amp -- too cool!

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Thanks! That little lap steel rig rocks with a Tubescreamer goosing it. They were a big fad back in the 40's or so. It's all faded but it has a Hawaiian theme (as many of them did), palm trees in the upper left and a hula girl in the bottom right. It was made to run on 110vac so at today's wall voltage (which is often ~125vac in my home) it runs pretty hot and the power tube has cherry spots on it's plate.

SpanishCastleAle said:

Thanks! That little lap steel rig rocks with a Tubescreamer goosing it. They were a big fad back in the 40's or so. It's all faded but it has a Hawaiian theme (as many of them did), palm trees in the upper left and a hula girl in the bottom right. It was made to run on 110vac so at today's wall voltage (which is often ~125vac in my home) it runs pretty hot and the power tube has cherry spots on it's plate.

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the shop here in town has got an original tubescreamer.



he wants $700 for it; it's ridiculous.

funkapottomous said:

the shop here in town has got an original tubescreamer.
he wants $700 for it; it's ridiculous.

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Yup, all cuz this guy famously used one.



Talk about bitter-beer-face.

lately, I've been playing some music on a little instrument called a bowed psaltery.



Here are a couple of YouTube links if you'd like to hear what it sounds like:



[ame]http://www.youtube.com/user/bowedpsaltery#p/a/u/1/pubx5Bupmks[/ame]

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Talk about bitter-beer-face.

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that, or some sort of intestinal blockage.

Bass here, never bothered to learn how to truly play anything else (at least not well) but I dabble in guitar and piano.

I have a Dean Edge Pro 4 string, this is not the actual guitar but is exactly the same. Mine's body looks nicer, must be a better cut of wood...



I also have a few cheap guitars, Fender acoustic and Ibanez electric. Bottom of the line, don't know the model #'s.

At first when I saw the title to this thread I thought it was "Brewsiscans", as in "Franciscans" and glossed over it thinking it a trappist-style thread.

I'll chime in, though, because I am a musician but not in quite the same field as you all. I'm a professional bass trombonist in Southern Ontario and play with the Hamilton Philharmonic and Orchestra London. Brass players have a bit of a (deserved) rap as beer drinkers so why not add brewer to that as well.

I have no pics of my gear and I don't think I have permission to upload either. Just thought I'd chime in.

Cheers everybody!

Bass is my main instrument, but I play guitar and a little piano. I play around on some other things too. I have a few pics of some of my instruments at http://www.jaxwell.com/guitar

I own:
- Ibanez Soundgear 5 string bass
- Custom made acoustic guitar
- 1965 Fender P-Bass
- 1964 Hofner Beatles bass
- 2 Mexican Fender Strats, one heavily modified

I also have a spinet piano, Rickenbacker knock-off bass, 4 string banjo, a midi keyboard, mandolin, and a bunch of assorted amps and other equipment.

Livin' the Dream. I work in a brewshop and play keyboards in a country band. I ran out of children to stay at home for.

www.tencentbiscuit.com

Barry