Live setup for clubs, bars etc.

If I can, I will mic them acoustically. If it's a rowdy bar:

1992 J.R. Zeidler Excalibur Dreadnought/Fishman Rare Earth Custom Blend Humbucker

1995 J. R. Zeidler Carrara Mandolin/Fishman bridge piezo installed by builder

2000 Stefan Sobell Octave Mandolin/ Baggs bridge piezo installed by builder

2004 Rob Aylward Selmer style Maple (Petit Bouche) w/ Stimer S51 Dupont pickup

(AKG C1000s condensor microphone)

Boss or Korg Tuner

Morley Lil' Alligator Volume Pedal with minimum volume pot to set rhythm volume

Raven Labs MPB-1 Blender

pickup to monitor

mic to house PA

setup varies with venue and how lazy I feel that day

W/Wayfaring Strangers- Sobell OM running straight to tuner. Instrument miced only, no direct signal-pickup used strictly for tuning!

Electric Guitars:

Sometimes I run straight to the amp; sometimes a few toys.

1988 J.R. Zeidler custom electric solidbody with three pickups (on/off switches, hum/sing neck and bridge, reverse wound single coil middle)

1995 Fender J.D. Telecaster with three Seymour Duncan and/or DiMarzio pickups (5 way switch)

1994 Epiphone Casino

1979 J.R. Zeidler 5 string electric mandolin (hum/sing DiMarzio)

played through any combination of:

Hilton or Morley Volume pedal

Klon Centaur

Analog Man Tube Screamer

Diaz Tremodillo

TC Electronics stereo chorus

Yamaha UD Stomp

1992 Matchless SC 30 combo

1969 Fender Deluxe Reverb

1969 Fender Vibrolux Reverb

1956 Fender Princeton (Tweed)

sometimes a stereo amp setup

2001 Carter D10 (8 x 7) Pedal Steel w/ TrueTone Pickups

1954 Fender Dual Pro (D8) all original

1940's era Epiphone Electar Lap Steel (6 string) hum/singBartolini pickup

Hilton Electronics Volume Pedal

Peavey Nashville 1000 amp or one of the above Fenders

sometimes a stereo amp setup