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items These are just my preferred selections of instruments and accessories I recommend from 10 years of experience that I've found to be worth the price for great music production, whether you're a beginner all the way to advanced
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Guitars
Mounts
Amps
Pedals
Cable
Interface
Guitars
Fantastic mid range priced guitar that sounds and feels and plays like a high ranged guitar
Mahogany body, maple neck, rosewood frets all come together to make a warm tone but humbucker pickups bring out a loud presence
String through body so no me...
Schecter Guitar Research Omen Extreme-6 Electric Guitar Black Cherry | Guitar Center
Affordable great toned guitar for beginners on a budget
Great quality wood lock bridge mechanism with a whammy
Ibanez GRG120QASP GRG Series 6-String Electric Guitar Transparent Blue Gradation
It doesn't get anymore classic than a Gibson
I go to this guitar when I want that vintage 70s and 80s sound
Gibson Les Paul Studio Electric Guitar - Blueberry Burst | Guitar Center
Epiphone branding with Gibson quality manufacturing
This is my drop C# beast for Bullet or Blackveil songs
Epiphone Les Paul Custom Electric Guitar - Alpine White | Guitar Center
One of my go to acoustics for a balanced tone
Low string action for easy playing, intonation perfectly, and smooth neck for an easy slide along the fretboard
Ibanez AEG70 Flamed Maple Top Grand Concert Acoustic-Electric Guitar - Tiger Burst High Gloss | Guitar Center
Mounts
The most sturdy stand I can trust with an easy one handed placement
Automatically locks in place once set
Hercules GS414BPLUS Auto Grip System (AGS) Single Guitar Stand
Save space with a double stand because chances are you have more than 1 guitar
Hercules GS422B PLUS Auto Grip System Double Guitar Stand
When you have no space on the floor you can hang all your guitars on the wall
Hercules GSP38WBK PLUS Auto-Swivel Yoke Hanger Wall-Mount Guitar Hanger - Black
Amps
The most versatile guitar amp brand for beginners
(50watts at full power for mid size venue, half power at 25watts for bedroom practice, and 5watts power for headphones use)
Solid state build digital amp with a friendly interface for computers and a...
BOSS Katana Gen 3 50W 1x12 Guitar Combo Amplifier - Black
*Large sized venue performances*
"Needs cabinet speaker connection to function"
Go to classic amp with vacuum tubes for a responsive smooth sound whether it's a clean old school sound or a heavier modern sound
Marshall DSL100HR 100W Tube Guitar Amp Head
Cabinets that are paired with amp heads to produce the sound
Huge booming presence for concert level play
Marshall 1960A 300W 4x12 Angled Guitar Speaker Cabinet Black
*Medium sized venue performances*
Go to classic amp with vacuum tubes for a responsive smooth sound whether it's a clean old school sound or a heavier modern sound
Marshall DSL40CR 40W 1x12 Tube Guitar Combo Amp
*Bedroom/Garage practice*
Go to classic amp with vacuum tubes for a responsive smooth sound whether it's a clean old school sound or a heavier modern sound
Marshall DSL20CR 20W 1x12 Tube Guitar Combo Amp
*Bedroom/Practice size use*
"Digital model that can connect with a computer interface"
Go to classic amp with vacuum tubes for a responsive smooth sound whether it's a clean old school sound or a heavier modern sound
Marshall MG30GFX 30W 1x10 Guitar Combo Amp
Made after the legendary guitarist himself Eddie Van Halen
Classic 80s push distorted sound
EVH 5150III 50W Tube Head Stealth Black
High gain, low lows, clean sound powerful volume
You can't go wrong with an EVH
EVH 5150 Iconic Series 40W 1x12 Combo Amp - Ivory | Guitar Center
35watts for medium sized gigs or garage practice
Orange Amplifiers Crush 35RT 35W 1x10 Guitar Combo Amp - Orange | Guitar Center
VOX Custom amps offer two channels: Normal and Top Boost. Each channel is equipped with its own Volume control, and the Top Boost channel offers highly interactive Treble and Bass tone controls. This powerful channel pairing provides an abundance of ...
VOX Custom AC15C1 15W 1x12 Tube Guitar Combo Amp - Vintage
50-watt, 2-channel tube amp with full/half-power switch, 3 drive levels
Two 6L6 power tubes, five 12AX7 preamp tubes
Tube-driven reverb, fully buffered series FX loop
12", 8-ohm Celestion Custom 90 speaker
MESA/Boogie Fillmore 50 50W 1x12 Tube Guitar Combo Amp - Black
Pedals
Strobe tuners are the most accurate in the business due to the centum distance between 2 adjacent notes
Strobe tuning is an analog process that is instant unlike digital that has a delay
Peterson StroboStomp HD Tuner Pedal
An amp can only house so many effects so adding a distortion pedal doubles the heavy metal sound you get from normal distortion
BOSS DS-1 Distortion Effects Pedal
Become a one man band! Record your playing and hear it back through your amp so you can play lead on top of rhythm
BOSS RC-1 Loop Station Effects Pedal
Cable
10ft shorter cable more for bedroom/garage practice
Ernie Ball 10' Straight to Angle Braided Instrument Cable Black/Black | Guitar Center
Classic great trusted brand 20ft for more freeing mobility on stage
Ernie Ball Braided Straight to Angle Instrument Cable 20 ft. Neon Purple/Black
Short cables to connect multiple pedals while saving space without clutter
Ernie Ball Flat Ribbon Patch Cables 3-Pack - 6 in. Red | Guitar Center
Interface
Connect directly to your computer with your guitar! Using an XLR connection (provided) immediately start recording original music or covers by using a virtual amp setup
Focusrite Scarlett Solo Studio 4th Gen Pack
I know it's wildly pricy but if you intend to produce the music you create a multi core processor is integral for music and video editing
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 16" Intel Core Ultra 7 155H RTX 1000 ...
More budget friendly option with the same amount ofCores and RAM needed to produce and edit music
Dell 15.6" 2K Touchscreen Laptop Intel 13th Generation Core i7 ...