BASS GUITARS

 

My endorsement is with Ernie Ball Musicman Guitars - five string Bongo basses and four and five string Stingray basses. Thanks to Sterling, Brian, Beth and Derek.

 

I also use some of my other guitars:

 

I also have an assortment of others including custom Roger Giffin, Wal fretted and fretless, Steinberger, Chapman Stick and Gibson EB0 models.

 

These days I have to give a shout out to my 6 string guitars, as I am play guitar on may projects including my solo work :-

 

Electrics - I mainly use my beautiful Gretsch 1959 6120 TLV - which is an orange 1959 Chet Atkins reissue (thanks to Tony Franklin at Fender) and a Telecaster with Samarium pickups, a Music Man "Bone" guitar?? (go figure!) and a 1986 BC Rich ASM given to me by Bernie Rico Sr. (RIP).

 

Acoustics - I use a Gibson J200 and a Martin D42 (Frampton model). I also have a Tacoma D20 and I use Dean Markley acoustic pickups.

 

AMPLIFICATION

For bass I am endorsed by MarkBass Little Tube 800 amplification and 2x10 Traveler 400W cabinets.

I also use the Line-6 LowDown Studio 110 for low volume and studio work.

 

For Guitar I am endorsed by Rivera Amplification and I use the Venus 6 Combo.

 

Vintage Amplification - Ampeg SVT2 and SVT3 amp heads with a combination of Ampeg 8x10, 4x10 and 1510 cabs. In Europe I use Marshall 3000 series 3 Kwatt systems.

 

 

 

DEAN MARKLEY STRINGS 

I have been with Dean Markley for 28 years now; they really make the only serious bass strings. I use Blue Steel med lite gauges on my four string and fretless basses and SR2000 med lite guages on my five string basses. I have custom SR2000 on my eight string and piccolo basses. For hard rock work I believe that the combination of a Spector with Half&Half Dean Markeley strings cannot be beaten to this day. Thanks to Dean, Bari Wilson and David Lienhard.

 

Other Devices

I am endorsed by NADY Systems for my wireless systems, guitar amplifiers and their terrific Ribbon microphones - thanks to Mike Perez, always.

 

I am endorsed by T-REX Effect Pedals. I use the Bass Juice distortion pedal, the fantastic Octavius pedal and the Squeezer tube compressor pedal, thanks to Jes Selane.

 

I am endorsed by Line-6 and use their excellent M9 and M11 Stompbox modeler. I also use their LowDown Studio 110 amp for low powered bass gigs such as with the flamenco band I sometimes play with - Cale.

 

Sometimes I will use a Sobbat DB-Bass overdriver - totally unique, and Boss Bass Chorus pedal. Sometimes I use a Phaser. I also love the Blackstone Appliances overdrive for guitar. Generally I try to keep it simple and down to two effects:-VOLUME and ATTITUDE !!!

 

I am endorsed by Jim Dunlop for my accessories and custom made picks - I use the Delrin .96mm. Thanks to Julie and Scott Uchida.

 

Recording equipment

For recording I use mainly Digidesign Pro Tools. I have been using this since the late 90's and I actually trained with the folks up at Digidesign's headquarters. Of course in studios I will use whatever is available in mics, consoles and outboard but invariably I will end up going into my pro Tools rig where the project stays until it is mastered. My main rig consists of an HD3 accel core and 16 i/o. I use an abundance of plug ins from various different manufacturers.

 

I am also endorsed by and use the now defunct Tascam Gigastudio 3.0 system extensively for the ultimate in sampling requirements.