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| Jeff's Gear Page |
 "Lexy" I needed a small combo to use for jams and super small clubs. Since Steve (Mikes) is such a great guy, he not only lets me use his Fender Super Reverb combo's whenever I need to, But he bought this killer dirty amp for me for Christmas! I had Calzone make a custom case for it to keep it new. It is so small "anti me" meaning no walls behind me. Don't let the size fool you, this amp rocks.
Case #2 "Little Bro" In a nutshell I have three different amp rigs. When used alone, Case #2 is my small rehearsal or small club rig. The Marshall amp is A/B switched with the Bandmaster. I use a Whirlwind multi-selector. The Marshall is for dirty stuff and the Bandmaster is for clean. Real simple and sounds great. When I combine the racks, I use the GCX to switch all of my amps. The Calzone road case keeps them safe and easy to transport.
 Case #1 "2 Ton Tessy" When used alone, Case #1 is a bit more creative. The DMC Ground Control GCX unit enables me to switch both heads and all of its functions (such as vibrato, channel switching, reverb, and the effects loop) via MIDI, I split the signal between the two heads with the Digitech Harmonizer located in the case. The 5150 is responsible for all of the distortion and the Bandmaster does the rest. High-tech switching meets 1964. A Really cool and efficient system. This custom Calzone case keeps the amps and the two effects safe and easy to transport.
P.S. Paul at Calzone, "I love the little drawer you put in this case".
The Rack "Fridge" I designed this rack to be multi functional. Since I do a lot of session work, clinics, and touring I needed to make my effects rack self sufficient. Self sufficient meaning that I can use the rack by itself. My MosValve and Rocktron power amps and my choice of three pre-amps supply the tone and the power to drive my effects. My pre-amps are the ADA MP1, the Mesa Boogie Triaxis, and an old Gallien Kreuger CPL 2000. The ADA and the Triaxis are both MIDI programmable pre-amps. They are powered by the MosValve and do most of my session work and clinics. The Eventide is like an instrument in itself. I actually use two of them together. I use it as much as I use my strings. When I am not using it as a harmonizer or reverb, it is used to just split my stereo signal and fatten up the sound. Pictured in the rack from top to bottom is:
There are some secret weapons in the back of the rack. I will gladly show you them if you ask me at one my guitar clinics.
Special thanks to Tube Works for the
indestructible power amp.
Over 15 years of road abuse, and not even a burp!
The Big Show
Updated Picture Of Guitar Rig 2.10.06
When I combine it all together for the big shows or sessions, I have everything going through my GCX and DMC Ground Control unit. This enables me to switch between any amp or combination of amps, any effect, any pre-amp, or everything all at once. It is a dream come true. It gives me total flexibility and the ability to reproduce the tone I hear in my head. It is a must see to believe, state of the art guitar rig.
 Another Brick in The Wall No system is complete without the speakers, so here is a shot of my Brick Wall of sound that has become my trademark. They are six custom made and painted Dynacoustics 4x12 cabinets. The bottoms are loaded with ElectroVoice speakers and the top cabinets are loaded with Celestion Vintage 30's. When I have the whole rig set up on a stage that is big enough, there is also a Brick Wall backdrop that connects the two speaker colums with the amp and effects rack lined up between them. Special thanks to Tommy Riley of Dynacoustics for his great work.
 The Whole Magilla This is a shot of the whole system, minus two 4x12 cabinets and except that at a real gig I normally don't place any of the racks onstage. My six 4x12 Cabinets take up a lot of room. We put my racks either on the side of the stage facing me, or offstage near my Tech. The combined width from one end to the other with everything properly positioned is over 17 feet!
 The Whole Magilla Live On Stage
The Old 1998-2003 Custom Pedalboard - Midi Controller
The New Custom Pedal Board - Midi Controller
This Pedal Board contains my Bad Horsie Wah, a Digitech Whammy Pedal, Boss Chorus, Tube Screamer, and an A / B box to switch between guitars / wireless. It is positioned side by side with my midi contoller board. It can be used alone with my combo amp or any of my amp racks. I basically use it when I am not using the racks.
Secret Weapons
Secret Weapon #1 is not pictured. The vintage Fender Bandmasters are fed into two Cab-Tones. These are cabinet simulators that send a line level out to a rather large 500 watt MosValve stereo power amp. The end result is a pre-CBS Bandmaster on steroids. I can also send a direct feed to the house system and choose an open or closed back cabinet simulation. Come on down and see me play to find out my other secret weapons.
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