Zoom 505II Effects Processor

EFFECTS - MULTI-EFFECTS

PRICE:	FREE, used.
KEY FEATURES:	Equalizer, reverb, delay, preamp modeling, distortion, chorus, phaser, flanger, wah, auto-wah, harmonizer.
CUSTOMIZATION?	N/A
SOUND SAMPLE:	N/A
HIGHS:	Versatile, very cheap (even when not acquired for free!); easy to work with for direct recording.
LOWS:	Difficult to produce quality tones with a mild overdrive; some effects sound "cheezy" or digitized; not made to be played through another preamp.
SHORT TAKE	Not terribly useful for jamming or live shows, but great for on-the-fly direct recording!

Boss Super Phaser PH-2

EFFECTS - PHASER

PRICE:	$30 Used
KEY FEATURES:	Knobs for rate, depth and res. Modes I and II.
CUSTOMIZATION?	N/A
SOUND SAMPLE:	N/A
HIGHS:	Produces many phaser sounds (albeit poorly!)
LOWS:	Sounds sterile; many tones produced are mostly useless.
SHORT TAKE	A generally digitized-sounding, if reliable, phaser.

2002 U.S. Fender Stratocaster

GUITARS - ELECTRIC

PRICE:	$400, used
KEY FEATURES:	S-S-S pickup configuration; 1 volume and 2 tone knobs, alder body, maple neck, rosewood fingerboard
SOUND SAMPLE:	N/A
HIGHS:	Classic "strat" tone. Great midrange and high response. Can be set up for many playing styles.
LOWS:	Fingerboard radius and fret layout may frustrate shredders and metal maniacs.
SHORT TAKE:	A classic American ton