acoustic guitars: |
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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 |
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electric guitars: |
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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 |
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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 |
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other instruments: |
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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 |
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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 |
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audio interfaces: |
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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 |
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recording workstation: |
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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... |
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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 |
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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 |
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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) |
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