Gear Geek Thread

[turnitto11]

Guitars:

1996 Gibson Les Paul Studio Wine Red

2003 Fender Nashville Tele

200? Squier Stratocaster

???? Dean Acoustic

 

Amps:

Traynor YCV50 Blue

Epipone Valve jr combo

Silvertone 1344

Marshall MS-2

Effects:

What I'm using:

GGG LPB-1 Clone

Fulltone Clyde Deluxe

GGG IC Buffer

Voodoo Lab MicroVibe

Ernie Ball VP Jr.

Boss TU-2

Boss PS-3

GGG PT-80 Delay

 

What I'm not using:

GGG Fuzz Face (modified with BC108C's and lower value input cap)

EHX Little Big Muff

Rat 2 (modified with LM308AH, different clipping, and changed resistors for 'better' tone)

Boss MT-2 (modified for no nasally mids)

Boss DS-1 (JCM modification)

Boss CE-3 (lots of mods)

GGG DOD250 clone (modified clipping section)

Boss RC20XL

Fender Tuner (broke)

DOD FX-55

DOD FX-55 (clipping mod)

 

Power Supplies:

Voodoo Lab PP2+

T.Rex Fuel Tank Jr.

Visual Sound 1spot

 

Other:

Strap-Some fuzzy levi I think

Picks-Dunlop Jazz 3

Cables-Spectraflex, conquest, fulltone

Pedalboard-Pedaltrain PT2

[Liberty Belle]

Guitars(the ones I use): Jaguar, humbuckers in both positions.

1966 mustang, humbucker in the bridge, jaguar antiquity in the neck(the vinbtage mustang pups are only about 5.5k and the output is {censored} IMO)

 

effect: either an 81 transistor big muff or a 78 opamp big muff

sansamp classic

metal muff

 

Amp: Fender 65 twin reverb Ri

 

Tuner: arion analog & behringer digital

 

Cables: earnie ball

patch cables: fender

straps:fender

strings:webstrings 10-52

tunings standard D#

picks:dunlop tortex purple

[sabriel9v]

Guitars I play a Fender Custom Shop NOS Telecaster. This guitar was originally a NOS when it was purchased, but has been played extensively so there is lots of natural wear on the neck and a healthy amount of gunk and dents on the body. The nitrocellulose finish is very soft looking visually, and is fairly transparent showing the grain of the ash body very prominently. I string it with .009-.046 D'addario strings, use Ultex 1.0mm picks, and run the stock FCS neck and bridge pickups. Other guitars include a Yamaha FG-411 12 string acoustic, strung with light gauge Martin strings. This guitar was my first to call my own, which my parents bought me when I was 10. Strap I use the Brown Deadstock Luggage Guitar Strap from Couch, ordered shorter than usual. Cables All cables are Planet Waves, two Custom series from guitar to pedals and from pedals to amp, and a Cable Station kit to connect all pedals. Effects Digitech Whammy - I don't incorporate this pedal much into my rig, but when I do I usually keep it on the end. Ernie Ball VP Jr. - Solid volume pedal used as a gain control for my dirt pedals. Tonally, backing up on the VP Jr. sounds a little different than rolling down my volume knob on my guitar. I believe it's due to the pot values in each. Korg Pitchblack - This one is coming out of the "tuner out" on the Ernie Ball. It is usually always kept on, and I just back up on the VP Jr. to start tuning. Electro-Harmonix HOG - I mainly use this pedal set to sound very Hammond B-3ish, and stick to the Freeze-Gliss mode to incorporate portamento between chords. I also always have the exp. reverse and spectral gate engaged. Moog EP-2 - This expression pedal is connected to the HOG and is used to freeze chords in the heel position, and let the guitar signal through in the toe position. Way Huge Swollen Pickle MKII - Fuzz based on a Big Muff, set to a very saturated yet midrange-heavy sound that sounds crossed between a Fuzzface and a Muff. Very crunchy when rolling down on the volume knob on the Tele, and stacks well for leads. Pro-Co Vintage Rat - This pedal from the early 90's has been modded extensively, starting with the obvious additions of a "lube" knob (inverted treble/presence control to tame harshness) and 3-way toggle for different tonal options (to toggle between LM-308 ala Vintage Rat, clipping diodes ala Turbo Rat, and a boost setting). Other mods include new aluminum gunmetal knobs, sky blue LED, true bypass 3DPT switch, and a Boss 9VDC power socket attachment on the back. Hardwire DL-8 - Current delay, usually set as to mimic an analog delay or as a phrase looper. Looking to sell this delay soon for an EHX Deluxe Memory Man. Power to the pedals is provided by either their respective power adapters or via 9 volt batteries (for the Rat/Pitchblack). Amp I play through a Vox AC30H2, the handwired 50th Anniversary model finished in cream tolex. The amp was retubed with Mullard EL84s approximately 8 months back, and lives in an Angstrom 3/4" ATA roadcase finished in standard black. Mainly I stick to the EF86 channel set to Pentode mode. I find the EL84 section has a bit more jangle to the high-end, while the EF86 has a more prominent midrange. I'm quite content with my guitar/amp combination, but do plan to get another electric in the near future. Prior to that however, I would like to finish up my pedal section with a DMM, Boss FRV-1, RC-20XL and OD-1, Drasp-modded DL-4 and Memphis Tremolo. Stick them on an ATA board with a tier set to the left, with a MXR/CAE Power Supply tucked under that.

 

Thanks to you I've got spooge all over my monitor. {censored}!!!

[Aaron SS]

 

To the OP, I don't know what the hell you're doin for a living, but there's no way I could afford all that boutique gear now lol.

 

 

I work da streetz

 

O ya this thread was meant as more of a "what do you have and use regularly" rather then post your collection FWIW

[fakeplastic]

guitars

{censored} telecaster copy - 5 strings, tuned ebeg#b or ebeebe

fender telecaster deluxe reissue - standard or daddad

cij jazzmaster (in the mail)

 

pedals

this changes daily, but current setups tend to include some of these:

boss tu-2

mid-fi glitch computer

moog ring modulator

homemade bypass/feedback looper

dod fx-90 analog delay

crowther prunes & custard

hbe germania

digitech pds 20/20

mid-fi pitch pirate

tech 21 boost rvb

boss hm-2

dod milkbox

digitech pds 1002

ibanez ts-5

dod fx-25 envelope filter

rat 2

vintage dod overdrive preamp

 

amps

fender pro junior

musicman hd-130 w/ musicman 2x10 cab

squier bp-15 w/ slashed speaker

 

other crap

boss dr. sample

crank contact mic

modified realistic concertmate 500

alesis midiverb 3

tascam 4 track

[tattoedsailor]

Guitars:

1966 Fender Telecaster

2009 Gibson SG classic

Taylor Big Baby

 

Amps:

Fender Princeton reverb(Recording Amp) swapped speaker for Eminence RJ 10"

Fender Bassman 4x10 RI

 

Effects:

EHX English Muff'n

EHX Small clone

EHX Small stone

EHX Big Muff (hairpie)

EHX DMMH

DOD FX90

GGG stratoblaster

Monsterpiece NPN (on its way)

Barber Burn unit

[amarr1]

 

Pro-Co Vintage Rat - This pedal from the early 90's has been modded extensively, starting with the obvious additions of a "lube" knob (inverted treble/presence control to tame harshness) and 3-way toggle for different tonal options (to toggle between LM-308 ala Vintage Rat, clipping diodes ala Turbo Rat, and a boost setting). Other mods include new aluminum gunmetal knobs, sky blue LED, true bypass 3DPT switch, and a Boss 9VDC power socket attachment on the back.

 

 

who modded your rat?

[TomCTC]

 

who modded your rat?

 

 

Jesus.

[amarr1]

Jesus.

 

seriously. :poke:

[Fenderman1991]

Guitars:

My main guitar is an '06 Mexican HSS strat. I have .10 D'addario XL or Ernie Ball regular Slinkys on it, depends what I'm in the mood for when I hit up the guitar store...

I blocked the trem since I never really used it and it did settle some stability issues. Thing never has tuning problems. I also rewired the middle tone knob so that it controls the bridge HB. Reason being is I hardly ever use the middle pickup, and when I did, the tone knob was on full anyway...it is a very useful mod for me. I might do some pup swaps in the nearish future, along with a few more customizations.

My other axes are all stock...

Epiphone Casino-this guitar has had nothing but Pyramid Gold flatwounds on it since the day it was bought, but since they're like quite expensive and hard to find (last time I had to import them for a hefty sum for strings), I need to find some new strings to put on this baby. Plays great though.

Epiphone Explorer-Ernie Ball Slinkys on it, doesnt get a whole buncha play time. Plays nicely, but the shape is awkward. Bought it as a newbie to the hobby. Got 2 stickers on it, one which I regret. They give it a personal touch I suppose though...

Epiphone Del Rey-Pretty sure this is out of production. It was my cousins, but he gave it to me. Great, great guitar. D'addario XL .10s on it.

Squire Strat-first evar guitar.

Johnson Telecaster copy-This guitar is really heavy. It's like solid maple or something...for 100 bucks its a very nice guitar though. The weight is the only issue. D'addario XL .10 on this as well. I have a red/yellow/green strap for it, and I put on this really nice sticker that makes it look really classy in my opinion. It matches the strap. I like itt.

Alvarez Acoustic-I dont even know the model. I hardly ever play it. I need a good acoustic. I believe there are Fender acoustic strings on this now.

 

My pedalboard hasn't changed in like forever. I have more pedals than are on it, but I've kept the ones that are on it as my board for quite a few months now. First is the Boss RC-2 Loop Station. Great little practice tool, and fun for noodling. Also helps when writing.

Then comes the Ibanez DE-7, its my only delay so it's always set differently. Gets quite a bit of use. I've always been jealous of all the multiple delay boards or the DL-4 owners, but this suits me.

Next, my Boss CE-5. It really doesn't get enough use, but I keep it around for some reason. Every time I turn it on I know why though. It's a very versatile chorus and it's very pleasing to play with. I have it at about unity, maybe a bit boosted. It's normally at a slight shimmer just to make my tone nice, but for various purposes, the settings will change and range from intense pitch shifting and everything in between.

Next is my dirt section. First up is the Russian Big Muff. I've dreamt of owning this pedal since I saw it on my favorite guitar player's board. Lame I know, but I can never get myself to get rid of it. It's a great pedal. It's light in the mids, of course, but it's soo fat and booming. Great for the music I play. It's got a great bottom end for palm muting. I love playing bar chords with it. It's great for Smashing Pumpkins/Weezer/alternative type distortion. It's also great for leads, ESPECIALLY when I boost it with the BD-2. Truly amazing.

Then my go to dirt, the Boss BD-2. It's been a love hate relationship, but honestly, its like always love. I've been on and off on replacing this, modding it, but everytime I play it, I jujst can't bring myself to do it. It just sounds fine. It's extremely versatile and extremely dynamic. I keep the volume about unity. The tone is really shrill and actually can hurt if its too high. I useuall keep it around 11 oclock. Thats the sweet spot imo. As for gain, right at about 10/11 o clock is where it's most dynamic. I can use the guitar volume to clean up to a perfect clean, or have a really nice crunch when its maxed. When I want some real intense overdrive, the gain knob will be moved though. 99.6% of the time, its at this dynamic setting.

Then I have the MXR Dyna Comp. The only reason its on my board is I sometimes use comp, but it's mostly used as a clean boost. I have a Micro Amp, which I actually like more as a clean boost, but since I do occasionally use comp, I figure it kills two birds with one stone. The output is always between 3 oclock, which is about unity, and dimed. The sustain is always around 11 oclock, unless I need the compression. Very rarely, but it does somtimes occur, I'll dime the output and turn the sustain all the way down to use as a real clean boost.

Then the Fender PT-100 tuner, in silver.

It tunes...

Then a Vox V-847A wah. I don't really use wah a whole bunch, but I guess enough to merit it to stay on the board.

 

I run this through a Fender Twin Reverb '65 Reissue. This is my dream amp. I love it so much, I can't see me ever parting with it. The cleans are amazing, it handles pedals extremely well. It's a classic. I can never pull a bad tone out of such an amp.

I probably actually would've went for a DRRI if it had been there, but it was this or a Super Reverb, and I went from this. Was not dissappointed, this amp is a beast. The volume hovers around a lot based on environment and situation. The treble is at about 5.5, 6. I love the highs. My mids are at like 7, 6.5. The treble used to be higher than the mids, but I've since changed that. And my bass is at like 4.5, 5. I can't stand a lot of low end, I dunno why. I've kept with the Groove Tube tubes, never found a problem with them. Stock speakers as well.

 

There, probably a bit too much information, but I liked geeking out.

[Aaron SS]

Not TMI^ Great post, exactly what the intention of this thread was for.

[turnitto11]

 

Not TMI^ Great post, exactly what the intention of this thread was for.

 

 

I would of, but I would of been at the computer for hours making up reasons on why I like the gear I have.

[royal crxsh johnson]

Alright, here we go.

 

Guitars:

2007 Fender 57 AVRI Strat

Sunburst

Standard Tuning down 1 half step/DADF#C#C#/DADGAE

DR Tite Fit 10-46

5 way switch

3 ply W/B/W pickguard

White knobs, pickup covers and switch tips

Lollar Blackface Pickups

and a wonderfully worn ernie ball black nylon strap that is the most comfortable thing on earth

 

2004 Squier Strat

Daphne Blue with Matching Headstock

C Standard/Drop D/Open D

DR Tite Fit 11-52

Tortoise Shell pickguard

GFS humbuckers

Master Volume/Toan

Wilkinson Tremolo System

Gotoh Tuners

 

2008 Danelectro 1959 Doublecut Reissue

Cobalt Blue/Polaroid Finish

Open D/Open G/Open C#/Open A

DR Tite Fit 13-56

Set up for slide

Stock pickups

 

2003 Squier Precision Deluxe

Standard Tuning down 1 half step

Black Sparkle

Rotosound TruBass Black Nylon Flatwounds, 65-115

GFS PB Pro and MM Pro Pickups

W/B/W Pickguard with 2 master volume/master tone

Electrosocket Jack

Planned purchases are a pro setup, a badass 2 bridge, and hipshot tuners

 

1966 Harmony Sovereign 1266

DADF#C#C#/DADGAE

Sunburst

John Pearse 80/20 Bell Brass 11-50

2 piece Tortoise Shell Pickguard

Planned mods are gotoh 18:1 sta-tites and a k&k pure western pickup

 

Late 50's Martin 00-17

Standard Tuning down 1 whole step

Natural Finish

John Pearse 80/20 Bell Brass 11-50

K&K pure mini pickup (i may be mistaken)

on loan from one of my best friends

 

 

Pedals:

Boss TU-2

Dunlop Jimi Hendrix Wah

Frantone Peachfuzz

Barber Direct Drive (sometimes replaced with a Vintage FX tubescreamer for blues)

MXR Carbon Copy

Voodoo Lab PP2+

 

i plan on buying a fulltone clyde deluxe, a deluxe memory man, a deluxe electric mistress, and a fulltone deja vibe.

 

Amps:

2006 Fender Blues Junior

Tone Tubby Hemp Speaker

Sovtek Tubes

i plan on doing the billm basic kit, presence, twinstack, jack, audio taper pots, and aux speaker jack mods.

i play with the reverb at about 7, middle on 7, bass on 9.5, treble on 4, master on 6, fat switch on.

 

1969 Fender Twin Reverb

All original

beat to {censored}

blackface with silverface cosmetics

on loan

 

Kustom Dart 10

white stripes in a box

 

Other:

Korg Microkorg

{censored}ty Alesis Drum machine

Rogue ukulele

deering goodtime banjo

Picks- dunlop .88

Cables- spectraflex tweed for long runs, and i'm going to buy george l's for my board

Pork pie little squealer drumset with sabian xs cymbals (buying zildjian k's) and pearl, ludwig, and pork pie snares.

gon bops congas

cb drums for the {censored} sounds

 

 

Recording:

apple blackbook 160 gb hd/4gb ram/2.16 gHz processor running logic and garageband

m-audio mbox mini

Shure SM57/58

Shure Unidyne

Shure KSM27

Presonus tube pre

[Aaron SS]

I would of, but I would of been at the computer for hours making up reasons on why I like the gear I have.

 

[tri99er]

Here's my list

 

GUITARS:

Gibson Les Paul Classic

Gibson Explorer

Gibson SG Standard (on its way)

ESP Eclipse II

ESP MX-250 Custom Explorer

Fender American Standard Strat

Fender Standard Tele MIM

 

AMPS:

Mesa Mark III (red stripe) w/recto 2x12 cab

Peavey Triumph 60 (brass face)

Mesa Tremoverb w/recto 2x12 cab

Fender Deluxe Reverb (on its way)

 

EFFECTS:

Korg Pitchblack

MXR Dynacomp (pre-dunlop)

MXR CAE MC-404 Wah

Fulltone OCD

Catalinbread DLS

EQD Hoof

Blackout Effectors Musket Fuzz

Skreddy Ernie (on its way)

EHX Mig Muff w/Tone Wicker (to be sold soon)

MXR 10 band EQ

EHX DMM (big box)

EHX DMM XO

MXR Micro Chorus

EHX Holy Grail

Boss RC-2

ISP Decimator

 

OTHERS:

Shure sm57 x2

Sennheiser e609 x2

Peavey PV-6 mixer

Apogee Duet

[jacobhf]

The lists are cool, but how do you guys use the gear? what combos do you favor and that fun stuff?

[theshoegazer]

I'll play.

 

Guitars

Fender '72 Telecaster Deluxe RI - Tuned DADGAD - Strings 10's

Ibanez AW300 - Tuned Standard - Strings 10's

Synths

Korg Electribe EMX-1

Casio Casiotone MT-110

Effects

Electro Harmonix Stereo Memory Man with Hazarai

Mellowtone Clean Chan/Dirty Chan

Electro Harmonix Russian Big Muff

Mellowtone Wolf Computer

Dunlop High Gain

Alesis Microverb I

Amps

Roland Jazz Chorus 120

Fender Frontman 15R

Recording

M-Audio Mobile Pre

Shure SM-58

Shure SM-57

Misc

Glockenspiel

Bongos

Tamborine

Rain stick

Various homemade electric and acoustic noisemakers

Boss TU-12 Chromatic Tuner

Slides

Ebow

Ceramic flutes

ART PowerMIX I

[tri99er]

 

The lists are cool, but how do you guys use the gear? what combos do you favor and that fun stuff?

 

 

Well I don't know about others here, but my combinations list would go on forever. Sometimes I run up to three different amps, each with seperate FX chains, sometimes I use one amp and no FX, it all depends on what I am looking for.

 

I don't even know where to begin with the combo's I use. I will try and get it all down, but it's gonna be a doozy.

[ads]

Guitars:

 

ESP Eclipse - Matt Black, gold hardware, EMGs (D Standard 11-48)

Gibson Flying V - Faded Cherry (E Standard 10-46)

Jackson DK2s - FM black with sustainiac driver (Dropped D 46-9)

Yamaha nylon acoustic - Early 80s model

 

 

Amps:

 

Marshall JCM800 2205 - With biege grill cloth

Mesa Single Rectifier Solo 50 - Series one

Marshall JCM800 50w 2 Channel Combo

Orange Tiny Terror - Korean Made

Blackheart Little Giant 5w Head

Blackheart Killer ant

Marshall Lead 12 combo

Epi VJ combo

Vox AD30VT

Lil smokey!

 

 

Speaker Cabs:

 

Mesa/Boogie 4x12 half open metal grill cab with black shadows

Mesa/Boogie 2x12 vertical half open metal grill cab v30/75

Marshall 1960AX Vintage style cab with greenbacks

Marshall 1960A JCM800 old 75s

Orange ppc 112 1x12 cab with v30

 

 

Effects:

 

Korg pitchBlack

MI Audio Crunchbox

MI Audio TubeZone

MI Audio Blues Pro Overdrive

Fulltone OCD ver4

ProCo Turbo Rat

EHX Metal Muff full size

Zoom TM-01

MI Audio Boost n Buff

Ibanez TS808

MXR ZW-44

Boss SD-1

Digitech Bad Monkey

Boss GE-7

Dunlop Jimi Hendrix Wah

Boss OC-2

Boss RV-5

EHX Signal Pad

POD XT

[hivedestruction]

Guitar:

American Standard Tele, Drop D, or standard and dropping the low E to A. Either DR Tite Fit 11-50 strings, or Ernieball Not Even Slinky strings.

 

Amp:

65 RI Twin Reverb, Stock power tubes, JJ preamp tubes. Stock speakers, upgraded and soldered speaker wire/plug.

 

Effects:

MXR/CAE boost

EB VPJR

Fulltone FD2 Mosfet

Earthbound Audio Supercollider

Skreddy Lunar Module

Boss DD-7

Boss PS-3

Tech 21 Boost RVB

Boss tu-2

+ a bunch I'm not currently using

 

Cables:

Mogami + G&H Plugs for patch cables

Planet Waves for longer cables.

 

Picks: Dunlop Green Tortex, or 1.0 Ultex.

[IamBurnout]

1992 Charvel Fusion Custom (Evo @ bridg)

1991 Ibanez S540 (Tone Zone @ bridge, covered in stickers, Jackson neck)

2000 Ibanez 7420S (3-way selector, replaced the floyd)

Parts-o-caster (Acrylic body, Fender neck, purple pearl guard, TOG HB's at bridge and neck, lace sensor silver in the middle)

Agile AL2800 (Golden Age HB @ bridge)

Ibanez GAX90

 

There's more, but I hate typing this {censored}.

[IamBurnout]

Continued:

 

1991 Jackson Rhoads (JB bridge, '59 neck)

Ibanex EX 3700

Epiphone 12-string

 

Marshall Lead 100 Mosfet head (most caps in the signal path changed to .01uf, external loop added for reverb)

Carvin SX300 head

Peavey Bandit (late eighties)

Tubeworks 4 x 10 (Eminence 10's, wicker grill, white piping, Ford 'thunderbird' logo)

 

Morley Classic Wah

Behringer Bass Synth

___"____ US600

___"____ Slow Gear

Dano Surf n' Turf

Dyna Comp

DOD FX30b

Vintage Small Stone

Boss PS-5

Fender tuner

Trotsky Drive

Ibanez AD202

DOD EQ610

Digitech DSP256XL

Digitech ISP33b

[~Abstract~]

Guitars: and basses

1980 Les Paul Deluxe Goldtop with Bill&Becky L550/L500 combo

1992 Les Paul Classic HCSB stock pickups added covers

2001 Les Paul Junior Lite with Gibson P90's

1980's Fender "by Squier" Stratocaster with ToneZone in bridge

2000 Peavey Wolfgang Hardtail

2000 Ibanez Artstar Semihollow

2000ish Fender DG23-S acoustic

1970's "Nashville" acoustic

2000ish Admira model "Monica" classical

1992 Fender P-bass Lyte

1970's Electra P-bass

2000's Squier VM Fretless

2000 Homemade neck-thru 6-string fretless...ebony, purple heart, mahogany, walnut, maple...

 

Amps:

1996 Fender Bassman Reissue

Mesa/Boogie Rect-o-verb head Series one

2008 Twister Amps F3 with pentode/triode and high/low voltage switching

2008 Dan Hall TrainWreck inspired amp 2xEL84M (and AirBrake)

1970's Acoustic Control Corporation 370

 

Cabinets:

Marshall 1960B with G12T-75's

Homemade 2x12 closed back / front loaded...G12H-30/G12M-25

Peavey 1820

 

Effects:

Maxon OD808

Digitech Whammy RI

MXR Carbon Copy

DOD Envelope Filter FX25b

Boss NS-2

EH Big Muff Pi with Tone Wicker

DOD Grunge pedal FX69 lol

[DylanWilde]

Electric guitar:

 

Aria Pro II PE40

- All electronics are removed and replaced with a single lace sensor gold in the neck position that is wired straight to the output jack.

- Custom set of D'Addario XL's (low to high) : 60w 46w 32w 24w 17 12

 

Amp:

 

1970s Traynor "Bass Mate"

- All original except for Weber 15" "Chicago" speaker and Tung Sol 12ax7's / JJ el84's

 

Acoustic guitar:

 

Epiphone EJ200

- Heavy Gauge Martin 80/20 strings (13s)

 

Keyboards:

 

Kurzweil KME61

 

Casio Privia PX110

-Used as a weighted key controller for the Kurzweil's sounds

[tsquared]

Here we go.

 

Guitars

- AVRI Jazzmaster - Tuned to Eb with 11s, mastery bridge

- EBMM Steve Morse - Tuned to Eb with 11s, soon to have a complete electronics overhaul

 

I use the Jazzmaster for everything at this point, the EBMM just doesn't stand up to it soundwise, though it is the best playing guitar i've owned.

 

Amps

-Mesa/Boogie DC-5 into Avatar 2x12 (V30s) or Mesa 4x12

-Swart Atomic Space Tone

 

I'm not a big tube swapper, Mesa 6l6s in the Mesa and whatever the Swart site recommends for tubes (6V6s) in the AST.

 

 

I run two different setups: one for my solo/looping stuff and one for band practice/jam/shows.

 

Solo/Looping

Jazzmaster >

Dyna Comp > vintage CS-9 > DMM > DD-20 (used as a looper) > RV-3

Swart AST

 

I'd also like to start working my Electribe ER-1 into this setup.

 

Band Jam/Practice/Gigs

Jazzmaster >

Dyna Comp > Lovepedal White Dragon/Vintage Rat RI > Vintage CS-9 > modded Small Clone (for vibrato) > DMM > DD-20 w/ tap tempo >

Swart AST or Mesa DC-5

 

The Lovepedal is dirt when I use AST and the Rat is with the Mesa. Generally the AST does great for practices and gigs in smaller room, but sometimes I need the extra headroom of the Mesa for my delays.

 

I also have a Planetwaves tuner that I keep in my gig bag. I use whatever decent USA-made cable I find at local shops (Mogami Gold, Horizons, whatever) for leads and Dimarzio patch cables. Power comes from a combination of 1 spot and various adapters when I can't daisy chain (DMM, Lovepedal.) I currently use an old Pedaltrain JR for my pedals, though I'd like to get my bigger board I bought from Rondo back in use (carpet ripped away.)

 

Pedals I have been known to randomly throw on a board:

NYC Big Muff modded for a mids knob.

Silver Kiss Proto

Script Phase 90

Monsterpiece NPN

 

 

I also have a big dreadnought Ibanez Artwood acoustic which I love, but I rarely play these days.