Here's a catalogue of the equipment I use. Visit the Useful Links section to easily access manufacturers' web sites. Also, visit the list of
My Preferred Suppliers. These guys have been invaluable in supplying the tools needed to create my perfect studio. From my experience,
these guys have not only supplied top quality brand products at superb value prices, but also delivered a reliable and excellent service.
 
Also included is a list of My Influences. This should go someway to understanding my choice of gear. Of course, this is shaped by my
endless search for that all important tone; a lifelong preoccupation that's both fun and rewarding. Particularly gratifying is when you
realise you've achieved about as close as you're gonna get to the tone that Jimmy, Pete, Eric... et al. defined on the original recording.
 
Most of all, I hope you enjoy playing music as much as I do. Celebrating 40 years of playing rhythm guitar (as of 2009), it's truly a great
privilege to have witnessed firsthand the music of the late 1960s and early 1970s. Sure, it's a cliché, but... those were the days!
 
Electric Guitars  
Gibson 2008 Les Paul Standard Click here for picture
Fender '62 Reissue Stratocaster Click here for picture
Fender '62 Reissue Telecaster Click here for picture
Fender '60s Custom Telecaster with B5 Bigsby Vibrato Click here for picture
Gibson Pete Townshend Signature SG Original '69 Spec (rare prototype!) Click here for picture
Gibson Pete Townshend Signature SG Click here for picture
1959 & 1960 50th Anniversary Les Paul Standards Click here for picture
Schecter PT Click here for picture
Epiphone Les Paul Standard Paul Kossoff Tribute Model Click here for picture
Epiphone Les Paul Standard Paul Kossoff Tribute Model (headstock) Click here for picture
Epiphone '61 Reissue 'Les Paul Custom' SG (G-400 Custom) Click here for picture
Fender Special Edition Custom Telecaster FMT HH (SOLD) Click here for picture
 
Part of My Electric Guitar Collection
 
Electric Guitar Specialised Pickups  
Fender Custom Shop Texas Special for '62 Reissue Stratocaster Click here for picture
Fender Custom Shop Texas Special for '62 Reissue Telecaster Click here for picture
 
Acoustic Guitars  
Takamine EG523SC Jumbo Click here for picture
 
Guitar Amplifiers  
Marshall JVM410H with Marshall 1960A Extension Cabinet Click here for picture
Marshall Class5 Limited Edition British Racing Green Click here for picture
Fender Hot Road Deluxe Emerald Green Limited Edition Click here for picture
Fender Hot Road Deluxe Emerald Green Limited Edition 112 Enclosure Click here for picture
Fender Pro Tube Princeton Recording-Amp (with upgraded reverb) Click here for picture
Fender Pro Tube Princeton Recording-Amp (with upgraded tubes) Click here for picture
Hughes & Kettner TubeMeister 18 Head (with built-in RED BOX DI) Click here for picture
Hughes & Kettner TubeMeister TM 112 Cabinet (with Celestion Vintage 30) Click here for picture
Fender Vintage Modified Champion 600 Click here for picture
BSS AR-133 Active DI Box Click here for picture
Hughes & Kettner Red Box Classic Guitar Cabinet Simulator Click here for picture
Fender Princeton Chorus (front view) (SOLD) Click here for picture
Fender Princeton Chorus (rear view) (SOLD) Click here for picture
Marshall MG4 Series MG30FX (SOLD) Click here for picture
 
Guitar Effects Pedals & Mobile Interfaces  
MXR Dyna Comp M102 Click here for picture
BOSS FDR-1 Fender '65 Deluxe Reverb Click here for picture
BOSS NS-2 Noise Suppressor Click here for picture
BOSS LS-2 Line Selector Click here for picture
BOSS TU-2 Chromatic Tuner Click here for picture
BOSS CS-3 Compression Sustainer with Monte Allums Opto Plus Mod Click here for picture
BOSS OD-3 Overdrive with Monte Allums Supra Plus Mod Click here for picture
Dunlop Jimi Hendrix Signature Wah JH-1B Click here for picture
Dunlop Jimi Hendrix Signature Fuzz Face JH-F1 Click here for picture
DigiTech Eric Clapton Crossroads Artist Modelling Series Limited Edition Click here for picture
IK Multimedia iRig PRO Click here for picture
IK Multimedia iRig HD Click here for picture
IK Multimedia iRig STOMP Click here for picture
   
Guitar Amplifier Passive Attenuation  
Omnisonic Deluxe Tube Amp Volume Control Box Click here for picture
 
Guitar Headphone Practice Amp  
VOX amPlug Classic Rock Click here for picture
 
Guitar Connectivity  
Van Damme SPOFC Classic Instrument Cables terminating in NP2X-B and NP2X-AU-SILENT Neutrik Connectors Click here for picture
Sommer Patch Cables with Hi-Con Connectors Click here for picture
 
Electric Guitar Strings  
Elixir 12052 Nanoweb Coated Light 10-46 Click here for picture
Ernie Ball 3121 Coated Regular Slinky 10-46 Click here for picture
 
Acoustic Guitar Strings  
D'Addario EXP10 80/20 Bronze Extra Light 10-47 Click here for picture
D'Addario EJ16 Phosphor Bronze Light 12-53 Click here for picture
 
Guitar Capos  
Shubb Deluxe Steel String S1 Click here for picture
Shubb Original Steel String C1 Click here for picture
Kyser 6-String Acoustic #16133 Click here for picture
 
Guitar Picks  
Fender Delrin No. 351 (.73) Click here for picture
Dunlop Ultex Standard No. 421 (.60) Click here for picture
 
Guitar Straps  
Ernie Ball Black Polypro Straps Click here for picture
 
Guitar Strap Locks  
Dunlop Straplok Lok Strap No. 7000 Click here for picture
 
Guitar Stands  
Hercules GS414B Click here for picture
Hercules Electric TravLite GS302B Click here for picture
Hercules Acoustic TravLite GS301B Click here for picture
 
Studio Mixer  
Soundcraft MFX 12/2 with Lexicon 24-Bit Digital Effects Processor Click here for picture
 
Studio Multitrack Recording  
Tascam DP-02 Digital Portastudio Click here for picture
 
Software and Interfaces  
WaveMachines Labs Auria 48 Track DAW for iPad 3rd Generation Click here for picture
Focusrite iTrack Solo Click here for picture
Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 Click here for picture
 
Studio Microphones  
AKG C 3000 B (Vocals and Ambient) Click here for picture
AKG C 1000 S (Acoustic Guitar) Click here for picture
Sennheiser e906 (Guitar Amp/Cab) Click here for picture
 
Microphone Phantom Power  
Stagg PCO-S Click here for picture
 
Microphone Connectivity  
Van Damme UPOFC Digital Microphones Cables terminating in NC3MXCC and NC3FXCC Neutrik Connectors Click here for picture
 
Microphone Stands  
Hercules MS651B Click here for picture
Hercules MS631B Click here for picture
Hercules MS540B Click here for picture
 
Studio Headphones  
AKG K 271 MK II Click here for picture
 
Studio Monitors  
Tascam VL-A4 Click here for picture
 
Monitor Connectivity  
Van Damme SPOFC Classic Microphone Cables terminating in NP3X and NC3FXX Neutrik Connectors Click here for picture
 
My First Electric Guitar, Guitar Amplifier and Effects Unit  
Hofner Colorama II with Bigsby Vibrato [c1961] Click here for picture
Hofner Colorama II with Bigsby Vibrato [c1961] (main body) Click here for picture
Watkins Dominator (Original Brochure) Click here for picture
Watkins Copicat (Original Brochure) Click here for picture
Watkins Dominator Golden Anniversary re-issue 1959 - 2009  
Watkins Dominator Golden Anniversary re-issue 1959 - 2009 Click here for picture
Watkins Dominator Golden Anniversary announcement flyer Click here for picture
 
 
New Photos as of 2013 are shown below  
 
 
My Influences  
Classic Rock  
Bad Company; Cream; Deep Purple; Free; Led Zeppelin; Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac; The Rolling Stones; The Who; Neil Young
Blues  
Albert King; B.B. King; Howlin' Wolf; Muddy Waters; John Lee Hooker; Freddie King; Robert Johnson
Country  
Alan Jackson; Brooks & Dunn; David Ball; David Lee Murphy; Dwight Yoakam; George Strait; Hank Williams; Johnny Cash
And, of course, it goes without saying...  
Bob Dylan & The Band!
 
My Top 5 Guitarists who have had the greatest influence upon me

1. Eric Clapton

2. Pete Townshend

3. Paul Kossoff

4. Jimmy Page

5. Ritchie Blackmore

 
My Top 5 Albums that have had the greatest influence upon me

1. Disraeli Gears

2. Who's Next

3. Fire and Water

4. Led Zeppelin IV

5. Machine Head

 
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Useful Links  
Gibson Guitars http://www.gibson.com/
Fender Guitars and Amps http://www.fender.com/en-GB
Marshall Amps http://marshallamps.com/
Hughes & Kettner Amps http://www.hughes-and-kettner.com/
Takamine Guitars http://www.takamine.com/
Schecter Guitars http://www.schecterguitars.com/
BOSS Guitar Effects Pedals http://www.bossus.com/
DigiTech Guitar Effects Pedals http://www.digitech.com/
Jim Dunlop Guitar Products http://www.jimdunlop.com/
Monte Allums Guitar Pedal Mods http://www.monteallums.com/
Elixir Guitar Strings http://www.elixirstrngs.co.uk/
Ernie Ball Guitar Strings http://www.ernieball.com/
D'Addario Guitar Strings http://www.daddario.com/DaddarioHome.Page?
Shubb Guitar Capos http://www.shubb.com/
Kyser Guitar Capos http://www.kysermusical.com/
VOX amPlugs http://www.voxamps.com/amplug/
Hercules Stands http://www.herculesstands.co.uk/
Van Damme Cables http://www.vdctrading.com/
Neutrik Connectors http://www.neutrik.com/
Soundcraft Mixers http://www.soundcraft.com/
Tascam Portastudios and Monitors http://www.tascam.de/en/index.html
AKG Professional Audio http://www.akg.com/Home-793.html
Sennheiser Professional Audio http://en-uk.sennheiser.com
Focusrite Interfaces http://uk.focusrite.com/
IK Multimedia http://www.ikmultimedia.com/
Amp-Fix (Watkins Dominator Golden Anniversary) http://www.amp-fix.com/
 
My Preferred Suppliers  
EES Music Main Dealer for Fender; Takamine; Marshall; VOX; BOSS and lots more!
DV247.com Main Dealer for Gibson; Fender; Soundcraft; Tascam; AKG; Sennheiser; Focusrite; EVERYTHING!
GAK.co.uk Alternative Supplier to DV247.com
Absolute Music Alternative Supplier to DV247.com
Gary Ledingham UK's only authorised technician to carry out Monte Allums guitar effects pedal mods (e-mail him!)
Cadence Cable Systems Supplier of Professional Connectivity Solutions using Van Damme and Neutrik
String Slingers eBay Shop Supplier for Dunlop; Shubb; Kyser and lots more!
Guitar and Lights eBay Shop Supplier for Picks, Strings and all manner of Guitar things!
Thorpy671981 eBay Merchant Supplier of Professional Connectivity Solutions using Sommer and Hi-Con
Omnisonic eBay Merchant Manufacturer and Supplier of Affordable and Innovative Tube Amp Volume Control Boxes
 
If you would like to discuss the merits of the equipment I use, please drop me a line at backroom@live.co.uk (Last website revision 27/09/13)
 

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