Hamerhack Posted May 31, 2007 Posted May 31, 2007 Listening to some vintage live Stones on the ipod, it brought to mind... that album cost me some money!I heard "Get Yer Ya'-Ya's Out" and went out and bought an Ampeg V4 and a Gibson.I wanted an SG, but only had enough cash for a Marauder (this was back in 1975, folks! The Maurauder was $175 new!) Still love the tones on that album! (Still have the V4 and the Marauder!) Mick Taylor and Keith playing SG and LP...absolute peak Stones.That was my first "real" guitar and amp, and that's how I ended up with it.Ever stop to think about why you have the gear you do?
BadJaxx Posted May 31, 2007 Posted May 31, 2007 i too, have always liked the tones on that album....especially Midnight Rambler...as for the thread subject, the closest i've come is, since i love SRV, i've gone thru several Strats trying to find one that works for me...finally settled on the John Mayer Siggy Strat...
jerseydrew Posted May 31, 2007 Posted May 31, 2007 I heard (saw) Springsteen and went out a bought a Tele (same color back in 1981 or 1982).Of course I realize that Springsteen's "tone" is nothing to write home about, but I wanted to be him. (still do)
MCChris Posted May 31, 2007 Posted May 31, 2007 I heard Rush's "Spirit of Radio" and went out and bought a wah.
Willie G. Moseley Posted May 31, 2007 Posted May 31, 2007 BLANK ONE: the Beatles on "Ed Sullivan" BLANK TWO: A Silvertone/Danelectro amp-in-the-case
Guest Meshuggah Posted May 31, 2007 Posted May 31, 2007 I heard Paults play and went out and bought a gun.I heard my college roomate and his girlfriend and went out and bought hand lotion and a Playboy.
Steve Haynie Posted May 31, 2007 Posted May 31, 2007 I heard KISS and went out and bought a bunch of KISS T-shirts, KISS belt buckles, KISS trading cards, KISS posters, KISS songbooks, KISS guitars, KISS furniture, KISS farm implements, KISS vacuum cleaners, KISS wading pools, KISS health insurance, KISS tires, KISS handtrucks, KISS cola, KISS bubble wrap, KISS doorknobs, and then I bought my second KISS album.
cmatthes Posted May 31, 2007 Posted May 31, 2007 I heard KISS and went out and bought a bunch of KISS T-shirts, KISS belt buckles, KISS trading cards, KISS posters, KISS songbooks, KISS guitars, KISS furniture, KISS farm implements, KISS vacuum cleaners, KISS wading pools, KISS health insurance, KISS tires, KISS handtrucks, KISS cola, KISS bubble wrap, KISS doorknobs, and then I bought my second KISS album. YOU'RE a KISS fan? I did end up with a Cherry Sunburst LP Custom as my first good guitar, largely due to staring at the "Alive II" gatefold during my formative years. Come to think of it, I also finally got a Paul Stanley model when they were tough to find (before the regular reissue run in the mid-90s), but that was kind of a letdown, so I sold that after a few years. Still have the pinball machine though... To the original question, saw "At Budokan" and got hooked on Hamers. I'm still trying to calculate the damages there! I saw REM in the mid-80s and bought a black Ric 360/12. That was a cool one. Was blown away by Danny Gatton in '91/'92 and bought an old Esquire ('62). When I bought that, I had been seriously looking over a real early autographed gold metallic Danny Gatton CS model, but passed on it. He killed himself a few months after that, sadly.
pesocaster Posted May 31, 2007 Posted May 31, 2007 I heard that girls give it up for guitarists... I went out and bought a guitar...
Brooks Posted May 31, 2007 Posted May 31, 2007 sabs = 2 SG's.brad gillis = kahler installed on 2nd SG.r.a.t.m. = whammy pedal.all that was decades ago,all my gear purchases in the last ~15-20 years was influenced by my ears or reviews/recommendations.
alantigold Posted May 31, 2007 Posted May 31, 2007 I heard KISS and went out and bought a bunch of KISS T-shirts, KISS belt buckles, KISS trading cards, KISS posters, KISS songbooks, KISS guitars, KISS furniture, KISS farm implements, KISS vacuum cleaners, KISS wading pools, KISS health insurance, KISS tires, KISS handtrucks, KISS cola, KISS bubble wrap, KISS doorknobs, and then I bought my second KISS album. KISS makes albums??? Yes...big Kiss fan (not as much as the old days before I knew that Gene was...Gene). I've wanted a cherry sunburst LP like Ace Frehley's for years, but never bought one. But my mother has one (80s vintage, before you get too excited). Alan
Hackubus Posted May 31, 2007 Posted May 31, 2007 GNR = Les PaulJohnny Thunders = '57 TV LP Junior. Uncle Rick = Hamers.Myself = earplugs
FunkyE9th Posted May 31, 2007 Posted May 31, 2007 Heard EVH, bought a Kramer Pacer with FloydHeard Martin Taylor, bought a Yamaha AEX1500
mathman Posted June 1, 2007 Posted June 1, 2007 Tom Petersson and bought a Cruise Bass. Cause I couldn't afford a 12 string.....
Frogburger Posted June 1, 2007 Posted June 1, 2007 Major Keith influence here too-bought an Ibanez "lawsuit" LP Custom copy in '76 and a real Gibson Hummingbird a couple years later.Wish I still had them...
cloakerz Posted June 2, 2007 Posted June 2, 2007 I heard a Rivera m60-112, and 15 years later I finally could afford it and bought one.
Disturber Posted June 2, 2007 Posted June 2, 2007 I heard Rush's "Spirit of Radio" and went out and bought a wah. I saw Billy Idol on MTV with Steve Stevens soloing on Rebel Yell. I went out and bought my first Hamer
Zipper Neck Posted June 2, 2007 Posted June 2, 2007 I heard Incubus's Mike Einziger and bought a Boss Super Phaser, an MXR Phase 90, A Crybaby and a Boss DD-20. All are gone except for the delay.
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