Guitars:
1) 'Les Paul'
May 2009, £90 2nd-hand from an AVF member
1) In a small way I guess Guitar madness started in May 2009, when I took in a 'Gibson' Les Paul valued at £90 towards some TAG McLaren loudspeaker stands I sold! It was supposedly made 'out of hours' in the Epiphone factory and doled up to look like a Gibson
I paid £60 for a luthier and he replaced broken truss rod and set-up best he could. But being pre-Rock Band 3 days I soon gave up trying to play it and it's main purpose was to be just an ornament, as I was never going to attempt learning again
It does have problems at higher frets but looks a lovely ornament in the lounge.
EDIT Jan 2014, Fret levelled, nut filed, electronics sprayed by Luthier, now a player!
2) Squire Rock Band 3 Stratocaster
April 2011, £206 JG Windows
I then read in Edge Magazine in W H Smiths about a new game Rock Band 3 that would have a 'real guitar' released to play along to your favourite bands. Yeah, really! Then I started reading these xbox music forums and it was like a soap opera, and still IS! The Mustang was brought straight away but that doesn't quite qualify here, although it had 105 buttons! Then the Squire was released and I was lucky enough to get one mail order from JG Windows in Newcastle thanks to a tip-off from Craigy. A guitar ahead of it's time, playable (to a degree) outside of the game, and midi signals relaying to my favourite ever computer game RB3. Still fun to this day. Absolutely shamefully setup from Fender and withdrawn 2 weeks later.
3) PRS 25th Anniversary SE Custom 24
October 2011, £499 (price-match down from £599) PMT Southend
GAS starts on the forum as we all start buying real guitars to play outside of Rockband 3. Royal Blue PRS.
4) Jackson PS4
May 2012, £92, e-bay Heybridge Basin
Found the Local Deal e-bay App! Nice bargain for a Floyd-Rose guitar, lovely low action
5) Vintage Wraith Metal Axe Bass
June 2012, £43 e-bay Kent
Another drive for an e-bay bargain. Active bass just to try and see if bass is fun in Rocksmith and play a few notes on recordings.
6) Gear4Music Stratocaster
July 2012, £15, e-bay Basildon
Speculative bid as only 8 miles away and came with a case!
7) Squier Vintage Modified Jaguar SS Bass
November 2012, £191 GAK Brighton
Really enjoy bass, and the Vintage although sounding great, is bit uncomfortable with it's fins and length! So thought a short-scale would be the answer. Passed to Barbara now.
8) Peavey Millenium BXP4 Bass
November 2012, £99 offer (list £199) mail order Guitar Guitar
Less than a week after buying the Jaguar, bargain half-price offer on full size Peaveys and beautiful Tiger Eye colour!
9) Epiphone Dot (335)
March 2013, £279 Guitar Guitar Epsom
Really getting into blues and enticed by a Semi Acoustic that can be strummed and heard while watching TV
10) Variax JTV59 Cherry Sunburst
June 2013, £649 offer (list £1099) Andertons
Heard a Variax demo end of 2012 and went for the free Backtrack! Once Andertons had 50 on offer, I jumped in car down to Guildford and cherry picked one!
11) Taylor BT1 Baby Taylor
Jan 2014, £241 PMT 10% off day!
My first decent acoustic, a Baby but ideal with my frozen shoulder.
Amps:
Peavey Vypyr 15
June 2009, £89, PMT Southend
April 2013, Sold £45 eBay
Vox Mini 3
April 2011, £108, PMT Southend
Orange Crush 10
2012, eBay £22
April 2013, Sold £31
Fender Frontman 25B Bass amp
June 2012, £32? eBay
Blackstar HT5R 2x10 Anniversary Edition
April 2013, £369 price match (£429), PMT Southend
Pedals, Recording, Accessories:
Route 66 Overdrive & Compression
October 2011, Free offer with PRS SE Custom 24
Zoom R8, Multi-track Recorder
£199
Zoom G2.1Nu Multi-Effects pedal
eBay £40?
Line 6 Backtrack+
Dec 2012, free with Variax demo
Wallmounts: £13 x 5 = £65
Straps, Leads, Cleaners, Picks = £150
Books:
Leeds Guitar Dictionary 2400 Chord Positions, 35/- (is that shillings!)
Hendrix Smash Hits - Fender G-Dec 3 edition, £20
Learn To Play Bass Guitar, Phil Capone, £13
Hal Leonard - Blues Bass, £12?
Teach Yourself Guitar Tone and Effects, £12?
Blues By The Bar, £8
iPhone Apps: £15
iRig recorder
Metronome
GarageBand
JamUp
Time Trainer
Anytune Pro+
Xbox 360: Rockband 3, Beatles RB, Rocksmith = £100