Gear Page
Gear Acquisition Syndrome (GAS)
Unfortunately like most guitarists I have an illness that can not be cured, GAS (Gear Acquisition Syndrome).
It afflicts me with an emptiness to my wallet.
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On a serious note though, I have loved the opportunity to try out so many different effects, amps, cabs and guitars that allow me to create my 'sound'.
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Some of the gear I use is not expensive, some of it is not great but it is all an extension of me my guitar to help me sculpt the sound I need.

Guitars
Every Guitar is named, every instrument has it's own personality and use.
I will confess though to not liking the Les Paul and having quite an aversion to it. Maybe one day I will actually find one I can actually like but until then, these are the instruments of choice for me...
Marilyn
Brad
Jeff
Penelope
Nina
James
Russ
Pino
(Ibanez AZ MM1)
Fender Telecaster (Blonde)
Baja w/ A1 switching
Fender 1959 Thin Skin re-issue Stratocaster (American)
Fender 50's re-issue Stratocaster (Japanese)
Ibanez Jem 7DBK
Takamine (FD450SMCSB) Electro Acoustic
Fender Player Jazz Bass Tidepool Maple fretboard
Ibanez 5 string Ergodyne Bass
Amps & Cabs
My choice of amplifiers is very simple and I have a very simple way of thinking with them...
'Good head with a good cab'
This is why I very rarely choose combo amplifiers as often I find open back cabs not to my taste.
My Fender Twin is a bastardised Head. I wanted a Twin but in head format. I asked Fender themselves and they had nothing except other models and I found it annoying that the Twin had the clean sound I liked but was in a combo format (and a very heavy one at that).
I found a wonderful man called Paul Huish in Windsor who agreed to bastardise a Fender Twin and put it into a 'Head'.
This has been my 'Go To' amp for over a decade - it's bloody great!
I have even taken it to the local music shops when testing potential cabs and had people asking the shop if they were selling the amp... nuff said!!
My back up amp is my Marshal TSL 100 head when the time calls for it.
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Recently I had the wonderful Stewart Ward from Session Amps donate a Session 5E3 Extra for me to use (long term). This was the very one used by Guitarist magazine for a review. All I will say is that it is a great little amp with a big voice. It may not be valve driven but delivers one hell of an authentic sound for a transistor amp.
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Cabinets are very simple- closed back please.
A Cornford 2x12" and a Marshall 4x12" cab.
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As and when I get call up to play bass I use an Ashdown MAG300 C410 combo as it does the job and playing bass is not my forte.
Fender Twin
Bastardised Head
Victory Duchess V40
New main head (lunchbox style)
Marshall TSL 100
Only channel used is the 'Clean' one
Cornford Roadhouse Cabinet
2x12" for Small Venues and Events
Marshall 1960B Cabinet
4x12" Cabinet (Straight)
For Bigger Venues and Outdoor Events
Session 5E3 Extra
Donated by Stewart Ward of Session Amps
Ashdown MAG300
4x10" Combo Bass Amp
Palmer PDI 03
Speaker Simulator
I have tried to link to product sites for information about the gear I use. Although technology and products quickly become out-dated and this means that some of the links will be to archives or fan pages.
Some of the links may not be in use as yet (until I find a decent page for them).
Effects
Effects Flow Chart
A diagram for the way I place my FX
Pedal Train Terra 42"
Pedal Board
Voodoo Labs Pedal Power 2 Plus
Power Supply Unit
Voodoo Labs 4x4
Power Supply Unit
Boss TU-2
Tuner
Morley Bad Horsie 1
Wah Pedal
Keely 2-Knob Compressor
Does what it says on the tin...
Boss ES5
5-Way Effects Switching System
Ibanez TS9
Overdrive
Keeley (ModPlus) Ibanez TS9
Overdrive
Keeley Katana
Clean Boost
Vox Satchurator
2 Channel Distortion Pedal
Amp switching Pedal
(Channel/Reverb/FX Loop)
A Dan Jones (Tonemason Guitar Works)Â Creation
Boss OC-2
Octave Pedal
Boss PH-3
Phase Shifter
Boss TR-2
Tremelo
Morley Volume Pedal
Does what it says on the tin...
Boss RC30
Looper Pedal
Boss DD-5
Digital Delay Pedal
TC Electronics 'Hall Of Fame'
Digital Reverb Pedal
Strymon Sunset
Dual Overdrive Pedal
Keeley Fuzz Bender
Fuzz Pedal
I have tried to link to product sites for information about the gear I use. Although technology and products quickly become out-dated and this means that some of the links will be to archives or fan pages.
Some of the links may not be in use as yet (until I find a decent page for them).