Best rig UNDER 2k!

david

Ok... hypathetical situation... what would your best rig for a 2k budget... This includes guitar, amp etc... Rackmount/stompboxes... its up to you...#


Oh yeah... there's free pie for whoever posts the best rig

jcoote

can we leave out the guitar

feylya

From my "Take a loan" thread:

In case anyone wants to know what my rig would be:
Marshall JMP-1
TC Electronics G-Major
Rocktron Velocity 100 Power Amp (2x55W)
Samsung Power Conditioner
SKB 6 Unit Rack Case
Behringer FCB1010
Behringer 4x12
Cow Bell
Random Midi, speaker and patch leads

No guitar in that. I'll rework it later if you'd like. I want that pie.


PS, what sort of pie is it?

Hammett_rules

OK...(price in pounds, sterling)

Guitar: Gibson Les Paul Studio=700 quid
Amp: Marshall TSL-100 & Marshall 1960 cab=900 quid
Pick-ups:EMG Zakk Wylde Pick-ups=150 quid
Effects: Jim Dunlop Crybaby=70 quid

Total=1820 quid ( sorry, my pound icon above the 3 doesn't work)

feylya

LTD EC 400 AT €655
Peavey Classic 50 2x12" €789
Boss GT-8 €444
Hard case for the guitar and various leads. €100
Delivery €20

And you've enough change for a quarter pounder with cheese from the eurosaver menu at McDonalds.

jcoote

furman pl-8e11 power conditioner €205
Engl E530 Preamp €500
tc electronics gmajor €400
fcb1010 €150
skb 19 P12 case €190
Boss ge-7 €90
ibanez weeping demon wah €133
rocktron velocity power amp €260

thats it and loadsa leads and that

its pretty close to feylyas but there is not much really good gear that has a small price tag too

jcoote

engl thunder 760
jap strat 700
gmajor and fcb1010 500

Karl Hungus

Lets see here...
Ibanez RGT42 - €639
ENGL Fireball Head - €1035
Behringer Ultrastack 4x12 - €311

Nice little rig there, methinks.

feylya

Of course, you'd need a foot switch to control the Fireball...

Karl Hungus

Oh yes, of course. Assuming I got one free, that's a pretty good rig, eh?

feylya

I prefer mine

And no, no footswitches with ENGL amps afaik. That's another €150 to the price

Karl Hungus

Rip off merchants! I'd probably score a second hand Mark IV for that price. Still, the Behringer cab looks nice, doesn't it?

david

Hmmm the pie is in transit fey:D. But... I think my projected rig is really my ideal one...

Engl thunder 760
Gibson SG special 680 + 120 for new pickup and servicing etc.
I'd say that my pedalboard and leads and cases and stuff cost me over €440 but a lot of that isnt necessary TBH.

feylya

Woo, pie for me!

With the exception of mine and jcoote's rigs, everyone else has clean or distortion sounds, nothing else. Not really a best rig imo. Versitility is the name of the game imo.

Karl Hungus

feylya wrote:

Versitility is the name of the game imo.

No it isn't. It's all about building a rig for under €2k, simple as that. Just because it does involve a GT8, doesn't mean it's not good. I'm not going to include things like a G Major, that I wouldn't use in a rig for me.

david

Meh... add a g major and a behringer fcb1010 off ebay to mine so...

david

Yeah i get all of my sounds/bleeps from my pedalboard... its my ideal rig... i probably wouldnt use a g major

feylya

In my book, a "best rig" with no certain sound required would be a rig that can make any sound the average guitarist would need. You put the Peavey C 50 and the GT-8 together with the 4 cable method and you can control everything you want from one pedal!

Ancient1

What's a g major?

You guys really need to go back to square one and check out some vintage fenders, that's where the juice is!

*waits for feylya's scolding*

jcoote

a gmajor is the sexiest rack multi effects system around thats not gonna cost u your mother... i have one and its just incredible...i won't go too much more into it but its good trust me... i'm with fey on this one its all about getting as many sounds as u need from your 2k and a good tone of course..but not everyone likes effects and that... ah its just different opinions and nobodies wrong...but i'm right

feylya

Ancient1 wrote:

What's a g major?

You guys really need to go back to square one and check out some vintage fenders, that's where the juice is!

*waits for feylya's scolding*

Fender strat on the neck pickup into a 4x10 Fender Bassman

jcoote

good god fey did u just get a new smiley...finally lost it i see...fender strat on the neck pickup into a christmas tree and u got a good sound

feylya

Lost it? I never had it

There's something incredible about a strat into a Bassman though. Not metal at all but it still rocks!

Ancient1

jcoote wrote:

a gmajor is the sexiest rack multi effects system around thats not gonna cost u your mother...

If that's the case then pick one up for me too next time you're down in Tescos and i'll sort you out with a few beers

jcoote

tesco wouldn't touch the place aldi all the way man...i like food poisonin .... seriously it rocks like ****...a tweed bassman is a classic for shure but if i had to choose one of them i'd take the strat...

feylya

Some how, a strat into an ENGL powerball doesn't seem right...

jcoote

no true enough but i'm not lookin to play metal wit it...hey ancient1 check this clip out...gmajor baby

feylya

True. I saw a guitarist the other night with a Marshall and a BC Rich Warlock. He was playing funk....y stuff

david

feylya wrote:

Some how, a strat into an ENGL powerball doesn't seem right...

Nah, it has to be humbuckers

jcoote

it does happen indeed did your man sound good???

buck the hums single coil all the way

feylya

Sounded savage...

jcoote

probably had a few effects did he

feylya

Wah.

jcoote

good man fair play to him...i can't even get a funk sound wit a tele :rolleyes:

Ancient1

jcoote wrote:

no true enough but i'm not lookin to play metal wit it...hey ancient1 check this clip out...gmajor baby

Sound pretty sweet, cheers dude.

A strat goes into everything, boys, everything...

jcoote

yeah i like that sound its really atmospheric

i suppose your right ancient1 listen to maiden

david

jcoote wrote:

yeah i like that sound its really atmospheric

i suppose your right ancient1 listen to maiden

They use Floyd equipped strats with humbuckers no? Meh its not a real strat!

jcoote

true but its still strat..ok i'll give u that one...but the sd single coils 1/4 pound sound savage at high gain

feylya

Ancient1 wrote:

A strat goes into everything, boys, everything...

Why would you want to put a strat into a boy? Shouldn't that be a thread in PI?

jcoote

ew thats rough fey a really arse tightener ... no pun intended...god bless primary school where we learned about grammar...the system works

feylya

You did say a strat sounds good in anything

jcoote

i know but feylya good god thats just wrong (courtroom music playing in background for added drama)

feylya

Yeah, I know...

Ravelleman

Ooo! Sounds like fun. Night time boredom strikes again!

Ok...

Fernandes Ravelle Deluxe - 700euro-ish shipped
Fender Deluxe amp - 700 shipped
Various effects - 600
including, but not limited to
Ibanex TS9
MXR Phase 90
Ibanez WD7
Big Muff

Throw in some leads and batteries and you have a nice home rig, very similar to what I shall be using in the near future.

feylya

Jesus, I had forgotten about this thread...

Ravelleman

Bah! That was a fast reply!

feylya

Omnipotent I am!

LundiMardi

well my rig is already over 2k. But shall i post anyway......yes, i think i shall!:)

Fender US Strat
ENGL Fireball
ENGL Standard 412

Strats all the way!!!

Mongo

Warwick Quad IV Head-700
Avatar Neo 4x10-400
Fender Geddy Lee Jazz-600 max from america
Sansamp Bass Driver-150
Boss Chorus-120 ish
30 for leads.