| Tools of the Trade |
| Guitars 1992 Gibson Les Paul Studio - This was a 2002 Christmas gift from my ex-wife and is my main guitar. It's black and beautiful. Mmm Mmm Mmm, I love this guitar! It took a fall and was repaired by my bud, Homeless Bob. Oddly enough, it plays and sounds better than it did before the "accident". Gibson Flying V - A 1982 re-issue of the '58 V. This guitar has that beautiful mid-range honk and like my Les Paul it has a killer tone. I use it in drop C tuning for every Bad influence gig. Kramer Focus - This guitar has been with me since '87. It's candy apple red with a Floyd Rose bridge and was routed and fitted with a genuine handwound DiMarzio pick-up in the neck position courtesy of my buddy Bobby F. I use this guitar for the metal stuff. This guitar took a stage dive which broke the headstock at the first tuning peg. Using my superior woodworking skills it is in fine condition. You can't even see the crack if it's in it's guitar case. I'm that good, Baby! Kramer "Strat" - My Blues-mobile. It's a tobacco burst finish and I love to play it. I tune this one a half-step down. Low action and single-coil hum from the neon lights! Gotta love it! Fender Tele-acoustic - It's a thin bodied electric-acoustic that I can run through the PA and get a beautiful, warm sound. It's also the sketch in the background of this page. All of my electric guitars are strung up with D'Addario XL's (10 - 52) The acoustic guitar use D'Addario Acoustic Lights (11 - 50) I use a briefcase style 6 space guitar stand. |
| Amps Kustom Quad 100 head - This is a mother of an amp! It has it's own built-in digital effects which means that I now run straight into the amp after the Wahwah and run my processor through the effects loop in the back of the amp. I run it through my 4x12 Peavey cab. Peavey Classic 50 - I've had this for years and it still kicks ass. |
| Effects and stuff Nady 201 True Diversity Wireless - This thing is about 13 years old. I've had other guitarists laugh at me because it's so old. They stop laughing when they see it works better than their newer, "top of the line" models. D' Armond Wahwah - I won't do a gig without it. Zoom 505II effects processor. I use this unit for tuning, Reverb, Chorus, Talk Box and Lead Boost. This thing kicks ASS! For playing slide I use a stainless steel slide that I made. I use Fender picks - heavy gauge! These bastards hold up through pick slides, hammering, tapping, tapping, and tapping. (I like tapping) I only use Energizer 9-volt batteries in my wireless unit, tuner, and wah pedal. I've used them forever and I'll never change! |