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11. What gear do you use? / What is your favorite piece of gear?
Archie: Now you are asking a lot! I have terminal G.A.S. and Iım getting ready to blow you out now. I'll give you a list of my "important" stuff:
Guitars
96 Squier Strat (equipped with 2 SD APS 1 pickups and an SH-2 Humbucker at
the bridge. One piece maple neck and Gotoh heads)
86 JBPlayer PT Tele (equipped with a JB jr. at the neck, APS 1 mid, an an
SH-4 at the bridge, Kahler Tremelo and Locking Nut)
98 Samick DLR 20 LP Double Cutaway (with SD PAFıs )
77 Gibson Les Paul Standard (Black w/creme binding, all stock) The first
³real² guitar my dad ever bought me
98 Telecaster (malachite green, 3 saddle bridge, Vintage Stack Pick up at
the neck, 52 Broadcaster at the neck, one piece custom maple neck, Gotoh
heads)
2000 Terry C. McInturff Glory Standard (the factory is only an hour drive
from me)
2001 Morgan Monroe Acoustic-Electric (Thin Bowl)
Basses:
2000 MusicMan Stingray 5 w/piezo bridge
2002 OLP MM3 (StingRay 5 copy with Bass Lines Pickup/Preamp)
2000 Samick 5 String (Fantastic bass)
1971 Fender Jazz Bass (Duncan Antiquity Pickups and Leo Quann Badass II)
1987 Dean Hollywood Z Bass (Looks like an X-Plorer bass)
1999 Samick YB530FL Fretless (unlined dark rosewood neck-beautiful)
Synths/Keys
Roland XP-80 with International Orchestral Sound Expansion Board)
Roland Alpha Juno 2 analog
Roland S-50 Sampler
Ensoniq ESQ-1 Workstation (Ver. 3.5)
Akai 60 Analog Synth
Yamaha DX7 IIFD w/Eı
Amps:
Carr Rambler 112
Line 6 Spider 1 112
Line 6 Vetta Combo
Ampeg SVT-350R Classic Bass w/BSE 410 Cab
Yorkville KB 200 Keyboard Amp
Recording
2 Yamaha AW16G based rigs
Tascam 424 4-track
Mackie 1604 Mixing Console
G3 Power Mac with MOTU Digital Performer, MPegger 1.1
SM58 Mics
Alesis Nanoverb
Alesis 3630 Compresso/Limiter
Zoom 505
Art MP V3 preamp/DI
Tannoy Monitors
My favorite musical gear that I own would have to be a 1964 Silvertone 1564 ThinLine Hollowbody (Single Cutaway-looks like a Les Paul) Bought it
at a yard sale for 15.00. Most mojo of anything I own and a wonderful tone.
(I play it on "White Christmas" at my SoundClick Site) This was the last guitar I purchased while my Dad, my best friend and biggest supporter was alive.
He planted that music bug in my head and I canıt get it out. He passed away in 1992. I Love him still and he is sorely missed.
12. Is there anything else you want to share with Song Stuff visitors?
Archie: I simply hope you enjoy my music for what it is. That's all I ask. I think that I am an example of the fact that getting a little older and wiser doesn't make you dull and boring young 'uns. Music and the Arts are the last pieces of our humanity we have left and It's up to us to perpetuate it's importance. If I have any goal, it would be that. Aside from performing and writing, I teach youngsters music everyday - I always learn
from them and consider it a privilege to teach this art form to them so they can keep it alive.
Also an interesting note. As busy as my musical/professional life is, I have been married to the same lady for 20 years and have 2 very active, "musical" kids. (my son is a saxophonist/keyboardist and my daughter is a
saxophonist/Drummer who is really hot. She performed on several tracks on my Demo CD. Thank You babygirl.
"Life is just a game and they're many ways to play; All you do is choose."
.....Stanley Clark
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A Songstuff staff member for sveral years, Steve plays guitar, writes songs and records his own material.
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