My basic setup is my Ibanez Fireman guitars and for pedals, the TC Electronic MojoMojo is the mainstay of my board, along with a Catalinbread Calissto Chorus.
In my touring rig, there's a pedal drawer, where I'm able to switch pedals in and out, going into the front of the amp.
I'm obsessed with fuzz pedals.
As far as pedals are concerned, the test for me is if I step on it, do I seem to be playing better?
I love using lots of different pedals in the studio because you have the time to experiment with sounds. But when you're singing, fronting a rock band, and playing, you don't really want to have to think about a lot of that stuff.
I think I could walk into any music shop anywhere and with a guitar off the rack, a couple of basic pedals and an amp I could sound just like me. There's no devices, customized or otherwise, that give me my sound.
My guitar setup is inspired by Stevie Ray Vaughan.
