My Gear
The equipment that brings my sound to life
Fender Telecaster
This little guitar can be a rock and roll machine or a sweet jangly sonic blanket for lack of a better word. It is true 60s spec apart from the neck which apparently should never have left the factory due to being a deep U neck profile, this guitar has the defenition of a baseball neck. But I think its this "issue" that makes me love the guitar, it can feel more like a light Les Paul with single coils sometimes and it quickly became my go to guitar.
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Gibson Les Paul
The closest I'll get to rock god territory. The heritage of the Les Paul is too long to mention, but strangely enough I sought one out after seeing Johnny Marr of the Smiths use one when touring for The Queen is Dead. I needed a guitar that could handle the heavier music I was playing at the time, so when this 2009 studio model came up I pulled the trigger. The 2000s studios might be my favourite Les Pauls trading looks for playability and sound. I'm not sure what pickups are in there but they have clarity and top end rarely found in humbuckers.
Vox Ac30
The Beatles, The Edge, Rory Gallagher, the AC30 is the sound of british guitar music. I use AC30s for their high headroom and mystical "chime" that you can't really get of a marshall stack. Another wonder of the AC30 is the tremolo circuit which I never turn off, it gives my guitar a warble which just adds another dimension to my sound especially when playing in smaller groups. Before the tremolo is a beautiful spring reverb which I run always on in the studio unless I'm tracking fuzz guitars, though I sometimes have to turn it off on particularly loud stages.
Walrus Audio Monuments
This is without a doubt my favourite guitar pedal of all time. I never turn this pedal off, instead I use an expression pedal to blend the tremolo with my dry signal and the tap tempo to keep in time with the band. The guys at Walrus Audio are geniuses and this pedal has everything you could possibly want in a tremolo, a volume knob to balance out your sound or provide a solo boost if you're feeling saucy, a division knob to select the subdivision that your tremolo warbles at, and a powerful shape knob with classic sounds right next to downright weird wave shapes. Many people have asked why my guitar sounds like its "moving" and here I am giving away my secret. It's this pedal.
Way Huge Conquistador
All you need is fuzz, fuzz, fuzz is all you need. Most fuzz pedals such as the Fuzz Face and the Tone Bender give you smooth sustain with an aggressive attack, and don't get me wrong those are amazing pedals. but I want more, and the Way Huge Conquistador gives me more. It's a heavily gated fuzz with a honky midrange and a spitty attack that makes the guitar sound like a wild rabid animal.