| acoustic guitars: |  |
| Taylor 310 (2006) sitka, mahogany, ebony, yum | |
| Martin Backpacker (2007) steel string with pickup -has been around the world with me | |
| Ibanez EW20ASE (2010?) figured ash; with pickup, EQ and tuner; my open-mic and dog-walking guitar lately | |
| Alvarez Regent 5214-12 (1998?) 12-string - spruce, mahogany, rosewood | |
| Yamaha FG-75-1 (1976?) a bit beat up, so mainly used for dog walking, but I had a pickup installed around 1988 and it has a great "peanutty" sound | |
| electric guitars: |  |
| Gibson Les Paul Deluxe (1976) maple top, custom cherry pickup surrounds, with Seymour Duncan JB bridge pickup and original neck pickup | |
| Squier Stratocaster (1988) black, Japanese-made, sweet Noiseless pickups | |
| Sekova (1979?) black Les Paul Custom clone | |
| bass guitars: | |
| Michael Kelly Dragonfly 5-string fretless (2005?) quilted maple, acoustic/electric, with that low-low-B | |
| Ibanez Road Star II (1988?) black, fretted, funky, 4-string | |
| other instruments: |  |
| Bushman Jenny tenor ukulele (undated) mahogany, rosewood | |
| Epiphone MM-30 mandolin (2011), antique sunburst | |
| Crane cabinet grand piano (>120 years old) | |
| souvenir pan pipes: Curacao, Thailand, New Mexico | |
| assorted percussion: shakers, bells, frog, rain stick | |
| amps: | |
| Fender Twin Reverb (1975) silverface with EV speakers | |
| Fender Blues Junior (2015) laquered tweed, Jensen 12" speaker | |
| Ampeg Portaflex PF800 and Pro Neo PN-115HLF (2020?) bass head and 1x15 cabinet | |
| Fender BXR100 (1996) bass combo amp with 15" speaker | |
| audio interfaces: |  |
| MOTU 828mk3 Hybrid FireWire/USB audio interface with 2 mic preamps, 8 line-level TRS I/O, and 2xADAT Lightpipe I/O (connected to MacBook Pro with a 6-foot USB 2.0 type B to type C cable) | |
| ART TubeOpto8 with 8 tube mic preamps and ADAT Lightpipe I/O to/from the MOTU | |
| PreSonus DigiMax LT with 8 mic preamps and ADAT Lightpipe output to the MOTU | |
| Line 6 POD 2.0 guitar recording device with amp modeling and effects, line out to the MOTU | |
| Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 2-channel USB audio interface for simple sessions in the playroom or livestreaming | |
| recording workstation: | |
| Apple MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021), M1 Pro (10-core CPU, 16-core GPU, 16-core NPU), 16 GB RAM, 2 TB SSD | |
| Apple Logic Pro X, GarageBand, OBS... | |
| LG 24UD58-B 24-inch 4K IPS LED monitor | |
| OBS Studio configured for multi-camera studio capture and/or livestreaming | |
| Elgato EpocCam Pro and Camera Hub for streaming iPhone or iPad camera(s) to OBS | |
| BlackHole 2ch routes Logic output to streaming/zooming input | |
| Two HDMI video capture dongles for GoPro Hero 4 + iPad screencast inputs to OBS | |
| Anker 577 Thunderbolt Docking Station (13-in-1, Thunderbolt 3) one plug for power, audio (MOTU), 4K display, MIDI keyboard, Ethernet... | |
| monitoring: | |
| M-Audio BX8a studio monitors | |
| JBL Pro III bookshelf speakers (unpowered) | |
| Krivitzkynator Kicker 2 x 15" custom-built subwoofer (unpowered) | |
| Gemini XG-2000 power amp (for subwoofer) | |
| Technics stereo system (for JBLs and speakers by pool table outside studio) | |
| PreSonus HP4 headphone amp and monitor master volume | |
| Hosa SLW-333 Passive Stereo Monitor Switcher 1: M-Audio, 2: JBL, 3: media hub inputs | |
| Sony MDR-V6 headphones (4 pairs) | |
| Senheisser HD 500 headphones | |
| MIDI controllers: | |
| Mackie Control Universal control surface with 9 motorized faders, jog wheel, and lots of knobs, buttons, and lights. Can control Logic and MOTU CueMix. | |
| Akai MPD24 controller with 16 drum pads, 8 faders, and 8 knobs | |
| M-Audio Keystation 61es semi-weighted 61-key keyboard MIDI controller | |
| Apple iPad Pro (12.9-inch, 2022) M2, 256 GB running Apple's Logic Remote | |
| microphones: | |
| EarthWorks SR77 small-diaphragm condenser mic | |
| Rode NT1-A large-diaphragm condenser mic | |
| Audio-Technica AT2020 large-diaphragm condenser mics (2) | |
| Audio-Technica AT2021 small-diaphragm condenser mic | |
| Shure Beta 58a dynamic mic | |
| Shure SM58 dynamic mics (2) | |
| Shure SM57 dynamic mics (2) | |
| CAD KBM412 kick drum mic | |
| AudioSpectrum ancient cheap dynamic mics (2) | (click pix to enlarge) |
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