Guitars & Gear
Acoustic Instruments
- 90s Taylor 410 w/Fishman pickup
- New Taylor GS7 w/Taylor electronics and Neve K4 preamp
- Baby Taylor w/Fishman pickup
- late 70s/early 80s spruce top Dobro square neck
- early 70s Oscar Teller nylon string (was given to me by Peter Gabriel at the conclusion of the Solsbury Hill album. This guitar was played by Robert Fripp on that album and played by me on the Alice Cooper singles “I Never Cry” and “You and Me” among others)
- Various other acoustic instruments such as an atique psaltery and an autoharp from the 60s
Electric Guitars
- Gretsch 6119 LTV White Falcon
- Gretsch 6122 Country Gentlemen 62 re-issue
- Gretsch GLove Corvette
- 2 Gibson SG Heritage models, red no finish. One with dot inlays and one with crescent inlays
- Fender Jeff Beck signature stratocaster, surf green
- Guild/DeArmond prototype jazz box guitar (one of a kind, was never put into production)
- late 40s/early 50s Supro purple mother-of-toilet seat lap steel (was my father's)
Amplifiers
- 2 Gretsch Variety model amplifiers (serial numbers “1” and “2”)
Pedals
I love pedals so I have a huge variety. The ones listed are the ones I generally use onstage mainly with Lou Reed.
- Pete Cornish SS3 distortion pedal (given to me as a gift from Lou Reed)
- Pigtronics Attack Sustainor compressor pedal
- Pigtronics custom made booster pedal and switch.
- Goodrich volume pedal
- Fulltone OCD 2 Obsessive/Compulsive Distortion pedal
- Roland GR20 guitar synth
Endorsements
- Gretsch guitars and amps
- Taylor acoustic guitars
- Pigtronics effects pedals
- Rotosound strings
Recording Equipment
- Power Mac G5 dual processor with Pro Tools LE 7.3.1 and 002 control surface.