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my gear

Setup

Typically I connect my guitar directly to my PC. I'm a big fan of Amp Locker for its cost and quality as an amp sim.

  • Regular Playing:
    • Guitar → Pedals (Optionally) → Steinberg UR12 Interface → Audio Assault Amp Locker.
  • Recording:
    • Guitar → Pedals (Optionally) → Steinberg UR12 Interface → REAPER.

Guitars

I have three guitars:

  • Harley Benton Fusion-III HSH EB FPU
    • Extremely versatile sound and plays great for lead and rhythm
    • Killer bang for buck, although this exact model isn't available anymore
    • Store Link (Archive)
  • Schecter C-1 Platinum (White)
    • Great quality and sound
    • Perfect for heavier music
    • Store Link
  • Squier Affinity Strat (Candy Apple Red)
    • First guitar
    • Nothing special. It plays like a guitar and sounds like a guitar
    • Decent value but Harley Benton offers more for a similar price

Gear

Pedals

  • Digitech Drop
    • By far my most used pedal
    • Allows me to downtune or mimic a 7-string with a 6-string
  • BOSS DS-1 Distortion
    • My first pedal
    • Probably your first pedal too
  • BOSS BD-2 Blues Driver
  • BOSS CS-3 Compression Sustainer
    • Makes pinch harmonics and tapping sound much better
  • BOSS MT-2 Metal Zone
    • Unironic good pick
  • BOSS DC-2w Dimension C Waza

Pedalboard

My pedalboard is a custom build with IKEA Hejne shelves and velcro. My pedal chain is as follows:

Guitar 🠞 Digitech Drop 🠞BOSS CS-3 🠞BOSS BD-2 🠞BOSS MT-2 🠞BOSS DC-2w 🠞 Amp/Interface

I currenly use a Truetone 1 Spot for power which I'm looking to upgrade. I'd like to fill out the board as my current setup uses just over 1/4 of it.