Gear

I am best known as a songwriter and worship leader but few people know that I do a lot of studio work on guitar and sometimes vocals.

First off, my electric guitars are few these days but they do the job well. My Les Paul, Tele, Peavey Signature and Strat are all well represented in the projects I do. I am more of a single-coil, strat/tele, guy but I love me some Les Paul, too. The Peavey Guitar is WONDERFUL! It has that perfect balance between single-coil bite while simultaneously carrying the humbucker robustness and sustain. Don't ever dis Peavey in my presence until you have tried this guitar.

Some of my acoustic guitars:
Langejans R-6 dreadnought
Wechter Nashville hi-strung guitar
Epiphone MM50 mandolin

Extension Cabs - the top one is a Shaw and has two WGS 10-inch Veteran speakers. The bottom cab one Celestion G12H 12-inch speaker & a WGS Black and Blue 12-inch speaker. All cabs are open-back.

This Shaw extension cab has a WGS Reaper 12-inch speaker.

This is where I record my vocals and guitars. I call it, "The Cave."

Studio pedal board--customized and wired by Kevin Shaw at Shaw Audio.

My "nano" live pedal board

My small wireless pedal board

My main live pedal board

The top head is a Shaw Retro-Mod 15. It's a Class A, cathode bias, 6V6-based amp that brings the Tweed Deluxe into the 21st century (a touch sensitive amp with a tighter, less “flubby”, bottom and a smooth top end that is not harsh or brittle)! My amp was hand built using vintage transformers and use some of the finest modern boutique quality components ( Sozo, Orange Drop, JJ’s, Cliffs, Belton, etc.). All Shaw amps are hand-wired with true point-to-point construction -- no circuit boards or turret boards. There are two 12AX7s in the Retro-Mod's pre-amp section.

The "red head" is a Shaw Fulltilt 18, an EL84, Class A push/pull tone machine with two separate pre-amps: input 1 has a single EF86 tube, and input 2 has two 12AX7s (Kevin also super-sauced mine for higher gain in input 2). It has a hand-wound TDS transformer and point-to-point wiring. All of Kevin's amps are very pedal-friendly! www.shawaudio.com

This amp is a Victoria Deluxe (20112) and it's a 5E3-type circuit like the old Fender Deluxe from the 50's. I replaced the speaker with a WGS Reaper 12.

This amp is my Dr. Z Maz 18 NR 2-10. I like 10" speakers because they seem to produce the tone I need in recording, without the low-mid/ bass honk that usually gets dialed out anyway in the mix...(my story and I'm stickin' to it!)

By the way, when you use great cables, pres, mics (and placement), converters, intoned guitars, great amp settings and bone-tone*, you will produce .wavs that will stand up and say, "hello," in any mix. No one ever asks me, "Is that a ProTools or a Digital Performer .wav?"

*BONE-TONE: definition- The unique musical tone that emanates from an individual's hands and fingers. It is equal parts heart, soul, touch, experience, pain, joy, passion, inspiration, expertise and God's anointing. Bone-tone comes through even when the player is using someone else's rig.