The Official "Post Your Instrument" Thread

[TimelessSymphony]

My current keyboard gear:

Korg x50   


Roland Fantom GI (Using as a MIDI controller now).

I've been updating my sound sample libraries throughout the year so here they are:

ProjectSAM: Lumina, Orchestral Essentials 1 & 2 (soon), Symphobia 1
Spitfire: Albion I
Sonokinetic: Da Capo
Audiobro: LA Scoring Strings 2
Cinematic Strings: Cinematic Strings 1 & 2
Best Service: Shevanni
Friedlander Violin
Sample Logic: Morphestra Generation & Synergy
Native Instruments: The Giant, Factory Library

ReFx Nexus
East West Quantum Leap Goliath, Symphonic Orchestra Gold

[Nihil-Morari]

Cool! I've never really used software instruments live, until I noticed I wanted to use sounds that I didn't have, and that I would have to buy an expensive workstation or an ugly yamaha keyboard or something. So now I've started to use my iPad as a sample library, with Sample Tank, Arturia iMini and Manetron. I must say that although I've got some great gear, it does sound tempting to just have to move 1 midi keyboard, plug it into MainStage and be able to play just about everything. I just love making sounds live, not playing preset after preset. Adjusting sounds live makes it so much more fun to do. Every gig sounds different, because you feel different every night. Of course the big advantage of presetting everything is that certainty that everything sounds the way you want it to.

Well, hell, here's my stage setup right now:



In front of me a Korg R3 (mainly for synth leads, and a couple of cool polysynths)
a Clavia NordStage (still airforce 1, all my pianos, rhodes', wurlitzers, hammonds and other organs come from that thing, I've got it since 2008 I believe, still working great, not a single fault)

Behind me a Korg MS20-mini (mainly a gizmo, I use it effectively just a couple of times each show, but it looks cool, and I do a lot of cool effects with it)
And a midi keyboard, built in a mellotron-lookalike-wooden thing that I bought off off the dutch ebay last year. The midi keyboard runs through an iPad, via a Line 6 Midi Mobilizer II, but that thing's dreadfull, I'm buying a iRig midi-thing soon. The iPad, as I said, mainly runs Sample Tank, for horns, strings, mellotrons, electronic drums etc.
In my fake mellotron there's a ART MX822, all my keyboards go to that thing, which is a 8 stereo channel mixer and DI box. It just has volume and panning, so no excessive buttons like on a mixer, and just two outputs so the front of house don't go crazy.

On the floor I've got a couple of sustain pedals, a controller pedal, and one specifically for the leslie speed on my NordStage.

Lastly I've got a monitor that I carry around to each show. There's a monitor output on my DI mixer, so that I can adjust my monitor volume every second of the show, without disturbing the sound engineer. It's a Mackie SRM 450, great thing.

[Phoenix87x]

Just picked up a brand new RG premium and basically I LOVE this guitar. Its super light, very comfortable and easy to play, stays in tune great, and the sound is exactly what I was looking for. Been wanting one for a long time and I'm really happy with it.

[1neeto]

That's beautiful!

Kinda late NGD, but got me this 3 weeks ago. Sterling JP70 in purple burst.

[hefdaddy42]

Nice!

[1neeto]

Nice!

Thanks! Loving it so far. This thing plays amazing and its build quality is top notch. In fact, this is better built than my now gone Mexican tele.

[Nefarius]

Got my latest acquisition a little over a month ago and couldn't be much happier.
Now I can remove "awesome studio microphone" from my wishlist.
It's an AKG C 414 XLS (standard pic, too lazy to take one myself).



I didn't use it a lot so far but the first few test recordings (vocals, acoustic guitar) were awesome.
That thing is one allround workhorse capable of recording pretty much everything you could wish for in high quality.

Greetings...
Nef

[GasparXR]

That's awesome! It even has the ability to use different polar patterns, nice. I recently got two mics as part of my college program, the MXL 440 and 441. Much more basic and inexpensive than those, and they're just cardioid, but they're sweet nonetheless.

[Nefarius]

I really like the company and its product range. Enough to consider parting with my old trusty Shure SM 58 and getting an AKG D-7 for the next live project. And even though I'm well aware they're a part of Harman International since 1993 it's nice I'm able to "buy local" with AKG being an Austrian company.

Greetings...
Nef

[Kotowboy]

[James Mypetgiress]

Alesis Vortex:

Akai LPK25:

Ion Audio Redline Drums

[TheLordOfTheStrings]

Picked up this bad boy a couple of months ago. Ibanez 7 string. Gotta love that silver sparkle.

[hefdaddy42]

 

[mimipetrucci]

my claire. pgm 301 j craft

[mimipetrucci]

[mimipetrucci]

[BlackInk]

^ Sweet.



My ESP 5-string bass. Also some DVDs because why the hell not.

[mimipetrucci]

@blackink-Totally amazed with the D-5 quality 

[mimipetrucci]

babies

[Nefarius]

My two Parkers (2011 DF845 Custom left, 2008 Deluxe right) in their natural habitat on a stage and ready to rock.



Greetings...
Nef

[guitarrero]

ahhhh, Parkers, nice!

My current stuff:

[PuffyPat]

do i spy strymon on that rack?

[Kotowboy]

My two Parkers (2011 DF845 Custom left, 2008 Deluxe right) in their natural habitat on a stage and ready to rock.

Pretty Fly...

[guitarrero]

do i spy strymon on that rack?

Indeed you do, sir. Got a Mobius and a Timeline in there. And there's still space for a BigSky... let's see

[PuffyPat]

do i spy strymon on that rack?

Indeed you do, sir. Got a Mobius and a Timeline in there. And there's still space for a BigSky... let's see

nice. i love strymon stuff, but it's waaay too expensive. maybe one day i'll pick up a flint tho.

[guitarrero]

do i spy strymon on that rack?

Indeed you do, sir. Got a Mobius and a Timeline in there. And there's still space for a BigSky... let's see

nice. i love strymon stuff, but it's waaay too expensive. maybe one day i'll pick up a flint tho.

True, they are expensive, but worth every penny.

[rob.b.666]

Wonder where my son gets his inspiration from ? :

[Tiko]

Latest addition...

[skcubs]

My two Parkers (2011 DF845 Custom left, 2008 Deluxe right) in their natural habitat on a stage and ready to rock.

makes me miss my parker so much.
i had a '95 deluxe in emerald green, from when ken parker was still involved. i've not played any new ones, are they still owned by washburn now?

the only picture of my parker i can find


I have sold a lot gear recently, because i want to get a majesty so i only have one guitar i have for the moment.
a JP6 in desert gold sparkle, i bought in 2002 when musicman were putting out loads of sparkles.

[Orbert]

Welcome, skcubs!

Also, I like that pic of the gear all sitting on the guy's bed because that was the only place to take a picture.  Been there.  ♫♫

[Orbert]

Latest addition...

Very cool.  I'd love to play one of those, but yeah right.  Still a sweet looking instrument.

[skcubs]

Welcome, skcubs!

Also, I like that pic of the gear all sitting on the guy's bed because that was the only place to take a picture.  Been there.  ♫♫

hello!

haha, that picture was from when i was at college, i had the smallest room ever. i was in a band that played decent sized places in those days. I used to have to fit my and my band mates cabs and all my amps and guitars in those days, so ended up having to spend my college days sleeping next to gear. i'm sure thats every guys college ambitions! 

[Nefarius]

Hello skcubs! Welcome to DTF from a fellow Parker player!

Greetings...
Nef

[DarkLord_Lalinc]

My keyboard world.

[TheLordOfTheStrings]

I have sold a lot gear recently, because i want to get a majesty so i only have one guitar i have for the moment.
a JP6 in desert gold sparkle, i bought in 2002 when musicman were putting out loads of sparkles.

No piezo?