EQUIPMENT
INSTRUMENTS
GUITARS
1992
The track was recorded in Cubase VST.
The
1980 LR-10: For Jazz, Blues, and Fusion. I really
enjoy the response of this guitar. Equipped with Seymour Duncan Antiquity
pickups.
The LR10 was fed through my Boogie Quadpreamp and Korg A3 and straight to the desk. The chorusing was an A3 Patch.
1981 AR-300 CS: For just about anything. It’s a really
great versatile guitar. Does all of the above plus rock, pop, and country
styles as well. Love the ebony neck. This guitar has become my current
favourite.
For this recording I played
through my MKIII with a little reverb & delay from the A3. The signal was
then sent from the direct out on the MKIII to the input of my QUAD Preamp for a
little extra tone shaping.The signal was sent out of the recording outs
straight to the desk and into the soundcard.
All my Ibanez have been refretted. I love the Ibanez necks and high frets but they made them too soft, (for speed of production I suspect) and with the amount of practice I do they wear pretty quickly. I usually get some thing like the largest highest frets available (like Jim Dunlop No. 6s)
I mainly buy all my gear second hand and some of the older instruments still represent good value for money.
2006 GIBSON CUSTOM SHOP HISTORIC "G0" MODEL.
Made by Gibson custom shop for the Guitar Centre chain in the US. Essentially the same as an R0 or R8 with a plain top and a '60s neck profile. Replaced pots and caps with a Kit from RS Guitar Works and replaced the burstbucker pups with SD Antiquities. The BBs are good pups, but would work better for a edgier hard rock band. The Ants have a warmer more vintage sound to my ears.
Really pleased with the instrument now, but don't find it superior to my Ibanez AR-300. Just different.
OTHER GUITARS
1960 Fender Precision Bass
Hand made Greg Smallman Steel string acoustic (Exquisite Soloists instrument). Click on the image below for a Sound Byte. This is a remixed version of Aardvark's Delight.
I used a mid price Sony condensor mike pointed at the bass side sound hole at approx 6".
1987 FENDER STRAT PLUS
2005 GIBSON ES-175
WASHBURN M-120
Suzuki Nylon: Martin UST Pickup (Solid Cedar top, Solid Rosewood back and sides)
Suzuki Steel String: UST Pickup ( useful for live work)
Yamaha Solid top 12 string (FGX423SC-12): Yamaha UST Pickup and eq.
Aria Steel String (AD-50): Baggs I-Beam Pickup. (Solid Spruce Top, Solid Rosewood Back, Nice Martin D-28 copy)
SAXES
Yanagsawa 880 Alto Sax Lawton 7* B Mouthpiece
1938 Buescher Aristocrat Tenor Lawton 7* B Mouthpiece, Link, MBII
ROLAND HANSONIC 10
OTHER INSTRUMENTS
Nice old handmade violin (1912)
KORG DW8000 SYNTH
AMPS
GUITAR AMPS
Fractal Audio AXE-FX Ultra
Matrix GT 800FX Power amp (500w)
ADA Midi Controller
Mission Expression/Volume pedals
2 x 12L EVs
Mesa Quad Preamp
Korg A3/A2 for effects.
Rocktron Midi Octopus
ADA Midi Controller
Crown XLS 602A Power amp (700w)
Boogie Simulclass MKIII combo
Boogie Simulclass MKIII combo for smaller gigs. I’ve used Boogie for over 20years (MKI, MKIIB) and love them. I find them a great match for Ibanez guitars.
I use my Korg A3 for FX and switch Amp channels and the A3 with an ADA Midi Controller and Axess CFX 4 channel switcher .
BASS AMP
IVP Parametric Preamp
Crown XLS 602A Power amp (700w)
2 x 400w 15" EV Bins
RECORDING
