Your Year in Gear - Edition 2026

[PeteR]

The year is ending soon,

how did it go for you ?

This Year I've bought 9 guitars

• Jan FGN Expert Iliad Thinline Madagascar rosewood
• Feb €pi LP-Custom-Lite
• April Squier Master Chambered Tele HH
• April Squier MiJ Strat 336 Boxer
• May History ZLS90 gifted by the Fujigen Founder-family
• June Greco EGC-550B
• Aug Greco EJR-82D
• Sept Squier SQ-Contemporary ST314H55
• Nov Squier JV-Contemporary ST553 (still in transit)

and sold 4 guitars

• Jan €pi Dave Navarro Jane
• June FGN J-Std Iliad Tele
• July Pupukea Sopran Uke
• July Squier MiJ Strat 336 Boxer

No movement with amps at all - it seems I'm settled with what I have
just sold a Carl Martin 'Hot'n'Drive' pedal in summer

 

[PeteR]

Without any doubt, the Expert Iliad TL is the most outstanding one....
gets lots of playing time


followed by the gifted History ZLS90, the one with the most sentimental value for me



which somehow lead me a bit into 'older' Fujigen made guitars like the 83-84 Squiers


the recently ordered Squier JV-Contemp HH-strat is still in transit

and the 89 Greco