Guitar, keyboards and sax.



Ibanez Gio, Squire Jazzmaster, Fender Blue Burst Strat
Glen Burton AR-15 guitar, Fender Telecaster, Green IYV Les Paul clone, Epi Les Paul, Music Man St Vincent. Play through a Line6 Spyder 3 modeling amp and a 2x10 closed back cabinet. Or a Line6 15w practice amp. That amp is modified to use either the internal speaker or the 2x10 cabinet.



Rack top to bottom

Digitech Vocoder
Furman power supply
Digital Music MX-8 MIDI patching system
Nord Lead synth module
Proteus synth module (Thanks again Steve)
Alesis mixer
Yamaha TX-81z module
Korg M3R module (A Korg M1 in modular form)
Kurzweil 1000PX module
Roland JU-6a module
Korg drum machine and Zoom drum machine on bottom shelf
Below is my Behringer keyboard amp that I never use anymore.

Not shown are the real keyboards

Ensoniq ESQ-1 synth
Ensoniq EPS16+ sampler
Yamaha DX9 (again, thanks Steve)
Korg Krome
Roland FA-06
Nord Electro4
Kurzweil K2500

The keyboard setup in the studio is so complex that it's a post of its own.

And my remaining sax is a Kong alto from the early 60s. I bought it off Craigslist from a guy in New York. The backstory is great, especially on Father's Day. My father worked at a place that was first known as HN White, named for Henderson White. They made all kinds of brass instruments. When he died, his wife Edna took over. Soon after a guy named Tom King invested heavily and it became King Musical Instruments. The plant was on 52nd and Superior Ave in Cleveland. I lived in 61st and Superior. My father worked in that place in several roles for his entire working life. When I got that horn, I took it to Cleveland's version of THE repair shop, which is run by a guy named Tom. Tom's father Tom Sr worked at that place and from company picnics and such I have known Tom since we were about 8. I asked if he was ready to see what was in the case. He just said "Oh oh. Are you bringing me something that will take every waking minute for the next 2 weeks to fix?" So he took a look at it, called me in 2 days and told me it was done. I asked if I needed to rob a bank on the way to pay him and he said it was 27 bucks. 2 pads needed replacement and 1 upper key was slightly out of alignment. I told him then that I had called the company that King had evolved into and they ran the serial number. That horn was built some time in 1963 or 1964, meaning my late father had a hand in building it. I had a baritone sax in the past as well but sold it when a guy made me an offer that was over twice what I paid for it, well after I had a need for it. I use tenor reeds in my alto so I have more sugar cane vibrating on the mouthpiece and it sounds really full.

Last edited by eddie1261; 06/18/23 06:28 AM.