20th July 2012
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#1 | | Gearslutz.com admin
Joined: Apr 2002 Location: A Yank in London, UK Thread Starter  | Top 5 Guitar accessories?
Winders?
Tuners?
Pliers?
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20th July 2012
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#2 | | Lives for gear
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a nice cloth to wipe it down after playing
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#3 | | Gear maniac
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A cloth
Extra strings
A case
Slide
Condoms
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#4 | | Gear interested
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A piece of foam being the headstock strings.
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#5 | | Gear addict
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#6 | | Lives for gear
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Besides my Beatle ties, Beatle boots and Telefunken shirt? Pliers, cloth, picks, stand, tuner, strings, case, humidifier.
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#7 | | Lives for gear
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In no order:
proper picks, peg winder, string cleaner (seriously!), electrical/gaff tape, STRAP LOCKS 
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#8 | | Gear maniac
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For acoustic, I would say,
stroboclip tuner
bone saddle
extra strings
capo
case
For electric,
strobostomp or stroboclip (if playing solo)
extra strings
picks of all shapes and densities
case
sm57 (sometimes the soundguy's assortment of mics is downright terrifying.)
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21st July 2012
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#9 | | Lives for gear
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Snark Tuner
Super Bullets 10's strings
String winder/cutter
Dunlop .73 picks
Smokey amp - just in case amp head breaks/cuts out, this will power a 4x12 cab
microfiber cloth for cleaning
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#10 | | Lives for gear
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1. Beer
2. Picks
3. Strap
4. Cable
5. Beer
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#11 | | Lives for gear
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1.picks
2.strings
3.screw drivers and allen keys to adjust whatever
4. truss rod wrench
5. evidence audio Lyric cable
6. peg winder
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#12 | | Lives for gear
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Almost forgot - Hum-X by Ebtech electric Iso transformer for sketchy power or when amp and pedalboard are on different circuits.
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#13 | | Lives for gear
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Cables, amp, picks, spare strings, stand.
After that
Pegwinder - Unless you have locking winders this is a necessity, otherwise replacing strings becomes a huge PITA.
Swiss Army Knife - the width of the pliers is exactly right for bending the strings to either side (once you grip the string in the pliers) to fit onto your pegs and stay in place while you wind, and then you can clip the excess wire with them too. The screwdriver is also invaluable for adjusting and dismantling parts of the guitar.
Rag/Towel/Cloth/Chamois - A clean guitar is a better sounding guitar. I prefer bar towels, they're dirt cheap, you can lightly dampen them and clean the fingerboard (or use some spit if you prefer), add more water and use a soldering iron to help repair dings, arrange screws and other bits and bobs that have a propensity for rolling on them if you ever have to dismantle any parts of your guitar, and coincidentally tie them around the neck as a cheap
damper when tapping. Also they're good in case of Vogon, although not as good as a beach towel.
Slide - I prefer metal
e-bow - Great for those U2 with or without you moments
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22nd July 2012
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#14 | | Lives for gear
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Originally Posted by jrod9900  1. Beer
2. Picks
3. Strap
4. Cable
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22nd July 2012
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#15 | | Lives for gear
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Originally Posted by Michael E | I like the A frame stands a lot. Another great alternative are the Hercules stands. I play a bouzouki and the bowl back doesn't sit too well on those A frames. My Hercules stand has been great.
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25th July 2012
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#16 | | Gear maniac
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AC30
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