Gear

In 2025 I’ve started working primarily out of Champion Street Sound Studios in Bellingham, WA. So all of my recording equipment is housed there - however all my instruments are available for use on any session I work. Backline rentals are also available for sessions, shows, or tours.

Instruments

• Guitars

  • 1982 Yamaha SBG500 (Upgraded with Fralin Humbuckers)

  • 1980’s Peavey T-60 (Upgraded w/ Sperzel Locking Tuners and Fralin Big Single 43’s)

  • Franken-Strat (Upgraded w/ Sperzel Locking Tuners and Porter Vintage Custom Pickups)

  • Upgraded LTD P/J Bass w/ Aguilar Pickups

• Amps

  • 1990s Peavey VTM60

  • 1970s Fender Bassman 50 (Modded)

  • Fender ‘65 Twin Reverb Reissue (Head Conversion)

  • Ampeg V4-B Bass Amp

• Speaker Cabinets

  • 2x12” Custom Closed-Back Guitar Speaker Cab w/ WGS G12C & Reaper 50

  • 2x12” Custom Open-Back Guitar Speaker Cab w/ WGS G12C/S

  • 4x12” Mills Acoustic Undersized Guitar Speaker Cab w/ Eminence Speakers

  • 4x12” Avatar Straight Guitar Speaker Cab Loaded w/ 2 Celestion V30s, 1 WGS ET65, and 1 Mojotone BV-30v Speakers

  • 4x12” Custom Angled Guitar Speaker Cab Loaded w/ 2 WGS Green Beret and 2 WGS Reaper Speakers

  • 4x10” TC Electronics Bass Speaker Cab w/ Eminence Speakers

  • 2x12” 440 Live Bass Speaker w/ FaitalPRO 12FE300 Speakers

• Pedals

  • Delay & Reverb

    • Catalinbread Belle Epoch Delay

    • Empress Effects Reverb

    • EMMA Electronic Navigator Delay

    • Squarewave SQ-103 Delay (great boutique bucket-brigade delay)

    • Boss DD-5 Delay

    • Boss RV-6

    • TC Electronics Hall of Fame V1

    • Line 6 DL-4

    • Strymon El Capistan V1

    • Walrus Audio Fathoms

    • Walrus Audio ARP-87

  • Modulation

    • Walrus Julia Chorus

    • Boss CE-5 Chorus

    • Boss TR-2 Tremolo

    • Catalinbread Callisto Chorus

  • Saturation

    • Boss OD-3

    • Wampler Tumnus (Klon Clone)

    • Caroline Guitar Company Shigeharu Octave Fuzz

    • Revv G3 Distortion

    • Ibanez SM7 Smashbox

    • Source Audio Aftershock Bass Distortion

    • Darkglass Alpha Omicron Bass Preamp/OD

    • Browne Amplification T4 Fuzz

    • Browne Amplification Protein Dual Drive

    • PedalPalFX PAL959 Plexi Emulator

    • Science Amplification Mother Preamp Pedal by Electronic Audio Experiments

    • Electronic Audio Experiments Longsword Distortion

  • Dynamics

    • Wampler Ego Mini Compressor

    • JHS Whitey Tighty

    • Barber Compact Tone Press Compressor

    • Diamond Comp / EQ

• Drums

  • 1965 Rogers “Holiday” Kit

    • 22x14” Kick, 13x9 & 16x16” Toms

  • 1967 Rogers “Holiday” Kit

    • 20x14” Kick, 12x8, 13x9 & 16x16” Toms

  • 1970 Ludwig “Big Beat” Kit

    • 22x14” Kick, 12x8, 13x9, & 16x16” Toms

  • 1950’s Slingerland Kit

    • 24x14” Kick, 13x10 & 16x16” Toms

  • Late 60’s George Hayman “Vibrasonic” Kit

    • 22x14” Kick, 13x9 & 16x16” Toms

  • 1968 Rogers “Dynasonic” Snare

    • 14x5”

    • Chrome Over Brass

  • 1960s Ludwig “Supraphonic” Snare

    • 14x5”

  • 1980s Ludwig “Acrolite” Snare

    • 14x5”

  • 1990s Pearl Free-Floating Snare

    • 14x6.5”

    • Brass Shell

  • 1970s Ludwig “Standard” Snare

    • 14x5”

    • Maple/Poplar/Maple Construction

  • Late 1960s George Hayman “Vibrasonic” Snare

    • 14x5”

    • Baltic Birch Construction

• Cymbals

  • 21” Zildjian K Sweet Ride

  • 20” Zildjian K Custom Dark Ride

  • 19” Cymbal and Gong Holy Grail Crash/Ride

  • 18” Meinl 18” Byzance Jazz Thin Crash

  • 18” Zildjian K Thin Sweet Crash

  • 14” Zildjian K Custom Dark Hi Hats

  • Other Assorted Cymbals

• Synths

  • Yamaha SY77 (successor to the venerable DX7, but easier to program & has digital sampling based synthesis in addition to the DX7 FM synthesis.)