Playing guitars while doodling with basses at my home workstations.
Chasing raw, authentic and uncompressed voices through clean or breakup tones with natural wobble. I prefer instruments and gear that breathe, respond, and reveal imperfections honestly rather than polish them away.
Some of these are long-term companions. Some are legacies for my daughters.
instruments
Gibson Custom Shop Historic Collection 1956 Les Paul Goldtop Reissue “Regent”
My long-term Les Paul keeper.
Heavy, honest and emotionally complete. Potential legacy-grade instrument.
Fender Eric Clapton Stratocaster “Red”
The best playability in the collection.
Those Lace Sensors remain strangely addictive.
Fender Haruna Telecaster Boost “Spring”
The SCANDAL connection. Enough said.
Shawbuckers and boost circuit bring surprising warmth and atmosphere.
Müb Miezo 18″/5 “Enza”
The Maurizio factor.
Effortless bass playability with authority and elegance.
Fender x Hello Kitty Stratocaster “Niko”
Cute, cheerful and impossible to dislike.
TYMA HB-400 “May”
Small-bodied, resonant and quietly inspiring.
AKAI MPK Mini IV “Mindy”
Tiny keyboard. Big doorway into textures and ideas.
workstation 1 — guitar corner
Fender Pro Junior IV
Simple and honest.
The amp that tells the truth.
Bugera PS1 Power Soak
Keeps the tubes cooking without waking the neighbourhood.
BOSS RC-10R
Still learning how to make the drummer behave.
workstation 2 — bass & atmosphere Corner
Phil Jones Bass X4C Nanobass
Small cube. Serious authority.
Surprisingly beautiful for ambient bass textures.
Mosky Beta Ultra
Compact utility weapon.
signal path
dirt & gain
- JHS Legends of Fuzz Bender
- Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi
- ThorpyFX Team Medic
- VOX Straight 6 Overdrive
- VOX Cooltron Bulldog
movement & texture
- Danelectro Cool Cat Tremolo
- H.B.E. Mimic Mock I
- Black Country Customs Secret Path
- TC Electronic Infinite Sample Sustainer
guest gear
Occasional visitors, experiments and utility companions.
- Yamaha THR10II
- Positive Grid Spark GO
- Orange PPC108
- Orange Crush Mini
- Third Man Hardware Triple Threat
- Valeton GP-5
- Electro-Harmonix Crayon
A little clean tone, a little wobble, a little atmosphere, and occasionally, woman tone in a smoky imaginary pub.