GEAR

Dan has a problems. Creating alphabetised inventories (er, there’s a CD collection spreadsheet). Writing about himself in the third person. And bad GAS. Presumably there’s a 12 step program for Gear (or Guitar) Acquisition Syndrome (GAS). But until he’s through that, and settled on the one true Axecalibur to rule them all, he’s incredibly fortunate to enjoy an embarrassment of equipment. There are links through to the luthier (click on their name) and, for some, to build threads on the Acoustic Guitar Forum (click on the model).

GUITARS:

STEEL STRING:

• Ralph Bown – OMX (Lutz spruce / Brazilian rosewood)
• Casimi – C2 (alpine moon spruce / koa)
• Jason Kostal –
  • MDC (German spruce / Claro walnut)
  • OM (European spruce / Madagascan rosewood)
• Larrivee – L05-MT (mahogany / mahogany)
• Lowden –
  • O35cx custom with fingerstyle neck (cedar / East Indian rosewood)
  • Baritone (Sitka / bastogne walnut)
  • Pierre Bensusan “New Lady” (Adirondack spruce / Honduran rosewood)
  • O12 (Sitka spruce / mahogany)
  • O12-12 (Sitka spruce / mahogany) – 12 string
• Adrian J Lucas – Clarion (spruce / cocobolo) – 5 or  6 course mandolin / mandola / short-scale 12-string guitar
• Martin – OMM John Renborn Custom (Italian alpine spruce / Madagascar rosewood) – John’s own guitar
• Dermot McIlroy – A25c custom (Cedar / Kew black walnut)
• Andreas Montgomery – fan fret parlour (European spruce / Macassar ebony)
• Tom Sands – Model L Baritone “Beverly” (Swiss moon spruce / ovankgol)  – On Tom’s website / Dan’s story / Video

• Timberline – T20HGpc harp guitar (mahogany / mahogany)
• Voyage Air – VAOM-06 (Sitka spruce / mahogany)
• Kathy Wingert – Model E (German spruce / Brazilian rosewood)

ELECTRIC:

• Eastman
  • AR405E archtop jazz guitar with Lollar P90
  • T486 (335 style) customised with Seymour Duncan Triple Shots
• G&L
  • Fullerton S-500 blueburst with custom blueburst headstock and locking tuners (2000)
  • Tribute S-500 with red/silver/blue Lace Sensors and Gotoh ratio locking tuners (2018)
• Fender –
  • Eric Johnson Stratocaster, sunburst (2020)
  • Classic Player Baja Telecaster, blonde (2018)
• Jackson – JS32-7Q (7 to 6 string conversion)
• Parker – NiteFly H/S/S and Roland G2a hex / MIDI pickup
• PBC (Dave Bunker) – GTS3000 super strat (HSS)
• PRS SE Custom 24 – Seymour Duncan SH-4 JB bridge and SH-2n Jazz neck pickup 
• Schecter – C7 Hellraiser (7 string)

NYLON:

• David Whiteman – Richard Durrant signature model (spruce / maple) (indeed, this was his guitar)
• Sadao Yairi (B&M)-
  • Concert (1974) (spruce / rosewood)
  • Soloist (1965) (spruce / mahogany)
  • Soloist (1970) (spruce / mahogany)

BASS:

• PBC (Dave Bunker) – GTB355HS – 5 string bass, dual-active EMG pickups

• Squier – Affinity Series PJ bass – 4 string, two (upgraded) Wilkinson Alnico 5 pickups, hi-mass bridge with brass saddles

OTHER GEAR:

• PREAMPS & EFFECTS: Pendulum SPS1 // Neural DSP Quad Cortex // Dtar Solstice // Lexicon MPX550 reverb // Strymon Big Sky reverb // FMR Audio RNC stereo compressor // Electro Harmonix 22500 looper // Boss OC3 ocatver // TC Electronic Hypergravity multiband compressor // Roland VG-8 // ToneWood Amp mk i and mk ii

• ACOUSTIC PICKUPS: K&K Pure Mini // Seymour Duncan MagMic // Mimesis // Fishman Rare Earth Blend // L R Baggs M1, M1a, Lyric and I-Beam // Submarine // Submarine Sub-6

• ACOUSTIC STRINGS: Elixir (Phosphor Bronze (12-56 and 13-56; 80/20 Baritone; and custom sets) // Wyres coated Phosphor Bronze (custom sets) // D’addario XS // Thomastik-Infeld // Various others

• AMPS: Blackstar Sonnet 120 // Yamaha THR10c // Positive Grid Spark

• ACCESSORIES: Planet Waves Dual Action capo // G7 Heritage capo // Peterson Strobe Clip on and Strobosoft tuners // E-bow // Wolfram Precision Crystal nail file // Ergoplay // Footrest // Bow // Brunner – Muriel super trebles

• STUDIO GEAR:
  • Microphones: CAD VX2 // 2 x Gefell M300 // 3 x CAD M179 // 2 x DPA 4060 // DPA d:vote Core 4099 // Audio Technica AT4033a // Rode NT2a // 2 x Studio Projects C4 // Behringer B5 // 2 x sE Electronics SE8 // Shure SM57
  • Preamps: DAV BG2 (The Broadhurst Gardens No. 2) // Audient Mico // Focusrite Clarett 8 Pre // RME UCX // Little Labs Red Eye // SPL GoldMike // Studiomaster C3x
  • Effects: TC Electronic M3000 reverb // See above 
  • Interfaces: RME UCX // EMU Ensoniq PARIS with 2 x EDS cards, MEC (with ADAT, 8 in and 8 out interface cards) and 442
  • Monitoring: Neumann KH310a // PMC TB2+ centres and rears // PMC XB1p sub powered by Flying Mole DAD M100 digital monoblocks // BK Electronics XXLS400 sub // Drawmer CMC2 monitor controller // KRK Ergo // AKG, Beyer D150, Nuraphone and Sony WH-1000xm5 headphones // Shure SE535 IEMs // further PMC TB2/TB2+ 5:1 surround sound system with BK Electronics monolith subwoofer // PMC FB1 
  • Controllers: Ensoniq C16 // Behringer, B-Control Fader BCF2000 // RME Remote Control // Studiologic and Fatar keyboards // Behringer FCB1010