Stage Gear

 

ELECTRIC GUITARS

Red 1961 SG style
Gibson Les Paul

Modified with 2 EMG active “humbucking” pick-ups, strengthened body neck joint assembly, a stop tailpiece, Gotoh tuning keys,  special wide frets and strap locks

Strings .011-.049 nickel wound

 

1969 blonde top, paisley black

U.S. made Fender Telecaster

Modified with 2 EMG “single coil”

active pick-ups, 6 saddle bridge, out of “phase”switch, wide frets and strap locks.

Strings .011-.049 nickel wound.Blonde

 

Gibson L6S

(stock with no veritone switch) year of assembly unknown, 2 Gibson “humbucking” pick-ups. strap locks

Strings .012-.052

I employ this instrument for “open E” tuning slide guitar only.


ACOUSTIC GUITARS

Takemine

single cutaway acoustic with internal pick-up and “onboard volume control and EQ”

Stings .012-.052 bronze, wound 3rd

 

Yamaha

single cutaway acoustic with internal pick-up and “onboard volume control & EQ”

Strings .012-.052 bronze, wound 3rd

 

Amazing Mandolin

Electric mandolin custom built by Mike Zimmerman


AMPS

Music Man

112 Sixty Five

35/65 watt

one 12 in. JBL K120 speaker

Tremolo, spring reverb

Fender

Acoustisonic 30 (stock)


ACCESSORIES

Ibanez TS-9 “overdrive pedal”

This is the only “off board effect” that I use. It’s always on. In the immortal words of my good friend Dez Leahy “I don’t want to have to do a tap dance every time I play a solo”

Boss TU-70 tuner

White Fender Extra Heavy Pics, For both electric and acoustic

Glass Slide, guitar stand(s) capable of holding 5 instruments, bottle of water, black stage towel