| MUSIC |
| GEAR |
| I play an Ovation CS257 Acoustic/Electric guitar, just like the one pictured below. I am working on improving my guitar-playing skills so that I can write and perform solo material. |
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| ACOUSTIC/ELECTRIC GUITARS |
| SOLID-BODY ELECTRIC GUITARS |
| I own a Steinberger Spirit Model GU-7R Custom Electric Guitar, just like the one pictured below. Go Headless for a change! |
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| ELECTRIC BASS GUITARS |
| Steinberger World Home Page...the ultimate resource for all things Steinberger-related! |
| I admit it, when it comes to bass guitars, I am a total Rickenbacker freak! The distinctive look...that distinctive tone...! My current main bass is a 1999 white Model 4003 4-string, just like the one pictured below. It is one of the last white basses made by the company before discontinuing the colour in 1999. |
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| For several years I have wanted to own and play a 12-string bass. I finally have achieved this. My most recent acquisitions are not one but two Hamer Chapparal CH-12 bass guitars, one black and one white, just like the ones pictured below. Talk about an in-your-face wall of sound! These are amazing instruments! I can easily see my bass-playing style becoming much more aggressive as a result of playing these beasts! |
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| 12ver Tag-Team Mayhem!!! |
| The white bass is tuned to standard tuning (Eee//Aaa//Ddd//Ggg), with the option of tuning the bottom set of strings to Drop-D (Ddd) as needed. The black bass I have tuned down to B (Bbb//Eee//Aaa//Ddd). Totally wicked-sounding! |
| EFFECTS |
| I currently use a DigiTech BP200 Bass Modeling Processor unit, just like the one pictured below. It has a wide variety of programmable effects parameters and a control pedal, all in an affordable package. It is also small enough to take just about any gig or practice space. |
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| STRINGS |
| I only use Dean Markley strings for my guitars and basses, even my Steinberger (I have an adapter that allows this). I use Dean Markley Blue Steel Cryogenic strings for the electric instruments, and VintageBronze Acoustic strings for the Ovation guitar. As I have a heavy right-hand technique when picking, I use the heaviest-gauge strings available. This cuts down considerably on replacing broken strings! |
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| White Elephant...! (LOL) |
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