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| I have a wide range of guitars that I
use on and off the stage. All of the Fenders, Squires and Statocaster
guitars have a Dimazio HS-3 bridge pickup and a YJM neck pickup. The Kramer
guitars have a Seymore-Duncan SH4 and have a Floyd Rose tremelo system. The
custom "Mr Scary" guitar has a Seymore-Duncan 'hotrails' pickup in it. This
is my baritone guitar. The guitar is 2 3/4 inches thick (very heavy) but it
has a fantastic bass tone. It also has a Floyd Rose. One of my favourite
guitars has got to be the Ibanez Floral. This is the real thing. I bought it
in late 1988, one of the first to hit Oz. To this day, this gem is still
original and it plays fast. The rest of my collection are stock standard and
they've been fantastically maintained in great working order by none other
than the best, Brendan Mason at RealGuitars in Glen Iris, Melbourne. I also have been using a Jackson Dinky" Skull pit". The more I play it, the more I'm adjusting to it and love playing it. I'm in the middle of a project at the moment painting a Jem body in fluro yellow with black swirl through it and I've ordered 2 custom pickups from Dimarzio. Hot pink Evo's for the bridge and neck and I'll be placing a Dimarzio "Hot Rails" in the centre. Pictures I've been running this Marshall JCM800 combo since 1985 and has never let me down. This amp gets the best treatment from the one and only David Ulbrik himself, a long time personal friend of mine who also sold me my first electric guitar (all those years ago...1980) Who now is the director and manufacturer of the mighty ULBRIK Amps. I also have a 12" x 4 Sovtek quad box for that extra volume to kick some arse. |
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| AMPS: | |
| I've been running this Marshall
JCM800 combo since 1985 and has never let me down. This amp gets the best
treatment from the one and only David Ulbrik himself, a long time personal
friend of mine who also sold me my first electric guitar (all those years
ago...1980) Who now is the director and manufacturer of the mighty ULBRIK
Amps. I also have a 12" x 4 Sovtek quad box for that extra volume to kick
some arse. Lately I've tried the MARSHALL Mode4 , but it didn't suit my playing or the songs MEDUSA plays, so I've hunted down a 1971 MARSHALL Plexi 100Watt head and a 1973 MARSHALL 100watt cab A. This rig is ideal for me .....at this point in time. What an unbelievable sound this gives out. I was getting something like it with my combo but not as loud and grunty...All I can say is ...WOW!! |
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| I use the Boss GT-6 effect processor
and the Roland GP-8. Now this might be a bit old but it's easy to use and
has got some great sounds. I also have on hand the old trusty Boss pedals
for just in case I like to attack my sound with a slightly fatter sound. The
pedal board consists of - Ibanez Compressor/Limiter DOD YJM308 Boss CS-3
Boss MT-2 Boss OD-2 Boss GE-7 x2 Boss PH-2 Boss DD-3 Boss NS-2 Boss TU-12
Dunlop Cry Baby whah pedal Behringer PB1000 pedal board Samson bug wireless
Nady wireless I also use Dunlop 2mm picks so they don't flap in the wind.
For the strings, only one brand, the only brand that I've been using for the
past 32 years of playing....D'Adarios' .009-.46. |
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| COMMENTS: | |
| Many people keep asking me "Why do you have so many guitars"? My answer is- I collect guitars and I find them all different in a strange way. If I had a sponsorship with one of these guitar manufacturers then I think I would open a shop. My current rig is very simple and easy to set up. I don't want complications with it so if anyone can come up with a Marshall head combined with Boss technology in it, let me know. | |
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Fender, Marshall, Ibanez, Jackson, Charvel, Kramer,
Boss, Dunlop, Nady, Samson. |
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| BASSES: |
| Squier P-basses, both black with Badass2 bridges and DiMarzio "Split-P" pickups. |
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| Peavy Pro-bass 1000 pre-amp/Eminar E-250 power amp This stuff is starting to show it's age but it has been a bullet proof combination for a lot of hard yards. |
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| I don't run any effects in my rig. I run a Nady 201 wireless system and an A/B box which switches to a Boss TU12 Tuner (take some advice people, a tuner is a must). |
| COMMENTS: |
| Some of my gear is really starting to show it's age. I'm hoping to
upgrade my amp later this year. I was hoping to already have done that,
but I had to spend the money on new basses instead. My EV cabinets, I wouldn't swap for anything. They have done so many hard yards it's not funny & they have never (touch wood) ever let me down yet. I absolutely swear by them. |
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| DRUMS: | ||
| Yamaha Maple Custom - black stain finish with gold lugs. - 10x10 tom - 12x10 tom - 14x12 tom - 16x14 tom - 14x4 snare - 22x16 kick |
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| I use all Zildjian cymbals. - 14" A custom hi hats - 16" A brilliant medium thin crash - 17" A brilliant thin crash - 18" A brilliant china boy - 19" A medium thin crash - 20" A custom ping ride |
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| HARDWARE: | ||
| TAMA Iron Cobra double kick pedals with felt beaters. Yamaha tom stands Yamaha straight cymbal stand Gibraltar hi hat stand Gibraltar boom cymbal stand x 2 TAMA snare stand Dixon drum stool |
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| SKINS: | ||
| Evans Genera HDD coated - snare Remo Emperors - toms Remo Powerstroke 3 with patch - kick |
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| Vater Excel. | ||
| COMMENTS: | ||
| This is my dream kit. It looks great, sounds great and is great to play. | ||
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