Guitars

actual time "time frame" (2000): black RG7 and black 540S7, actual time upcoming third EP (2004): LACS ST7, RG2027, 540S7. Diesel Chief 2002 Demo: Squier VII Strats, Diesel Chief 2003 unreleased CD: Dean EVO 7.

• Ibanez LA Custom Shop S-Series Neck-Thru 7 String, Wine Red
  • neck-through body construction w/ three-piece neck
  • contoured mahogany body, thicker than a stock S-series guitar
  • thick flame maple top
  • Lo-Pro Edge 7 tremolo
  • H/S/H pickups custom wound by Steve Bluecher at DiMarzio
  • 5 way superswitch wired for custom coil cut combinations
  • DPDT push/pull tone pot activates a single coil mode in all switch positions
  This LA Custom Shop guitar was owned by Ibanez endorsee David Fiuczynski, whose work as leader of Screaming Headless Torsos and with his many instrumental fusion projects is uniquely creative. I rewired the switching into a more versatile configuration.

• Ibanez LA Custom Shop RG-Series 7 String, Cherry Sunburst
  • mahogany RG body with flame maple top and binding
  • custom wound DiMarzio 7-string bridge humbucker and middle single coil
  • DiMarzio Air Norton 7 neck humbucker
  • Lo-Pro Edge 7 tremolo
  • 5 way superswitch wired for custom coil cut combinations
  • DPDT push/pull tone pot activates a single coil mode in all switch positions
  This RG was built in the LA Custom Shop from a Japanese RG7 neck and a custom body. The LA Custom Shop only builds for Ibanez endorsees, but I don't know who they built this guitar for. I changed the pickups and rewired the switching.

• custom mahogany S7
  • contoured African mahogany body, thicker than a stock S-series guitar
  • 22-fret maple neck with ebony fingerboard
  • Seymour Duncan Custom bridge humbucker, modded with Alnico V magnet
  • Rio Grande Tallboy middle single coil
  • Seymour Duncan Jazz neck humbucker
  • Lo-Pro Edge 7 tremolo
  • 5 way superswitch wired for custom coil cut combinations
  I built this guitar myself, from a Warmoth body blank and a custom shop neck. See my carpentry page for more deatils.
  

• custom 7-String Neck-Thru Flying V
  • stained maple body
  • 24-fret neck-thru neck
  • DiMarzio Tone Zone 7 and Air Norton 7 pickups
  I built this guitar myself, from a Carvin neck and a slab of maple. See my carpentry page for more deatils.
  

• 1997 Ibanez RG7620, Black
  • basswood body, 24 fret neck with All-Access neck joint
  • custom chrome Lo-Pro Edge 7 tremolo and chrome hardware
  • Seymour Duncan JB 7 string bridge humbucker, DiMarzio PAF7 neck humbucker
  • Yamaha 5 way switch wired for custom hum canceling coil cut combinations
  • DPDT switch to activate a single coil mode in the humbucker switch positions

• 2001 Dean EVO Special 7, Amberburst
  • mahogany body, set mahogany neck, arched Quilted Maple top
  • Stop Tailpiece with strings-through-body
  • DiMarzio Tone Zone 7 and PAF 7 humbuckers
  • custom wiring with dual volume controls and push/pull pot for coil cut

• 2001 Squire Stratocaster VII HT, 3 Tone Sunburst
  • agathis body, hardtail bridge
  • custom tortoise shell pickguard I made
  • DiMarzio Tone Zone 7 humbucker and Rio Grande Muy Grande 7 single coil pickups
  • Schaller E Model Megaswitch wired for hum canceling coil cut combinations
  • custom DPDT push/pull tone pot wired to coil cut bridge humbucker in all Megaswitch positions
    

• 1991 Ibanez 540S7 Sabre 7 String, Black
  • thin contoured mahogany body, 22 fret neck
  • Lo-Pro Edge 7 tremolo
  • sold, to a guy who flipped it on Ebay

• 2001 Ibanez Prestige RG2027X, Vintage Violin
  • mahogany RG body, 24 fret neck with All-Access neck joint
  • Lo-Pro Double Edge 7 tremolo, with piezo saddles
  • DiMarzio Tone Zone 7 and Air Norton 7 pickups
  • sold

• 1999 Ibanez AJ307CE Artwood Jumbo Acoustic/Electric
  • Fishman Transducer Pickup and Onboard Preamp

• 1957 Gibson J45 Acoustic, Brown Sunburst
  • rosewood neck
  • spruce top
  • original frets and tuning machines
  My grandfather bought this guitar new in 1957. He left the original price tag in the case -- it cost $127 plus $45 for the case. The neck is solid rosewood. They don't make them like this anymore.
  
  

Main Rig for Diesel Chief

• Crybaby 535Q wah with 5 wah settings and true bypass
• ported 1x12 combo amp box I built, with 3 rack spaces and a Celestion Vintage 30 speaker
• Peavey Rockmaster tube preamp
• Rockman Graphic EQ
• Mesa/Boogie 20/20 tube power amp

Main Rig for _actual time_

• Crybaby 535Q wah
• Rocktron MidiMate foot controler
• Boss FV-50L Volume Pedal wired as Midi Expression Pedal
• Rocktron Voodu Valve preamp/FX unit
• Tube Works MosValve solid state power amp
• custom compact 6 space rack case I built

Speaker Cabs

• custom vertical 2x12 that I built, loaded with a Celestion Classic Lead G12-80 and a Celestion G12-H30
• custom 4x12 that I built, loaded with Peavey Sheffield 1290 speakers
• custom 2x12 that I built, loaded with Carvin BR-12 speakers
• Tube Works 1x12 with convertible open/closed back and a Celestion Classic Lead G12-80 speaker

Recording / Studio Gear:

scott andrews
scottandrews@his.com