I have a great selection of
guitars, which you can check out below but on the 1991 classic
"Electric Voodoo" was performed mostly on a scalloped Kramer
which no longer is in my possession. Some parts were also played
on a 36 fret guitar. Not long after this I got a sponsorship
deal with Valley Arts, and for many years the Valley Arts Custom
Pro was a favorite.
Around 1998 I found a great 1961 Fender
Stratocaster which has been a favorite for bluesier stuff ever
since. I'm also frequently using a modified early 90-ies
Japanese Stratocaster. Outfitted with a Seymour Duncan Hot Rails
stacked humbucker and a DiMarzio HS3, this guitar has all the
power necessary. One of the causes for a change from the Valley
Arts to the Fenders come from my new found preference of
standard whammy bars. Sometimes however, when I need to really
go wild with the whammy bard I go back to my Valley Arts
guitars. When it comes to clean guitars though, I really need a
Strat.
I also have a 1967 Coral Electric Sitar which can really
spice up a track. I use this one a lot in the background on my
album and the song "Messenger" off my 1998 album "Obsession" was
written and based on this sound. The same goes for the "Outro
Jam" which I wrote for the Jason Becker Tribute.
From around
2005 on I have been playing mostly a new US Strat with Seymour
Duncan Hot Rails pickups.
The low tuned rhythm guitars that
sound like a 7-string is actually an old 90-ies Valley Arts that
I have tuned down to B or sometimes even Bb which has recently
been superseded by my new Boel MC-7.
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Fender Stratocaster 1961
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Japanese customised Fender
Stratocaster
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Fender Telecaster Paisley Park
(previous owner Louise Hoffsten)
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Valley Arts Custom Pro
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Valley Arts Standard
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Coral Electric Sitar 1967
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Samick Nylon String
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Landola Steel string acoustic
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Landola mandolin
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I originally started out as a bass player, and a few years I
went back to playing this lovely instrument again seriously.
Before recording the Condition Red album I really practiced
playing the bass seriously. I was extremely lucky to get hold
of two fine basses dead cheap, a Warwick thumb bass and a fretless
Bass Maniac. I also own a 1976 Rickenbacker. The Warwick is
my main bass.
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Warwick Thumb bass |
Rickenbacker 4001 Stereo
Bass 1976 |
Bass Maniac fretless bass |
