Gear
Andrew uses quality gear to deliver a quality sound which is clear, punchy and has a
strong bottom end. His gear is reliable and in good working condition. Check out the photos section to see the gear and also the links section for the websites of the manufacturers. Here is a list
of gear that Andrew uses:
Basses:
- Lakland 5 string Skyline Series active bass with a bartolini hum-bucking pickup, a
jazz pickup and a GK-3B synth pickup. The scale length on this bass is longer than usual (35 inches as opposed to
34) resulting in a tighter B string which is more defined for the low notes. The EQ sounds great flat and is suitable for all styles. A great bass to play. Looks, sounds and plays like a top of the range bass should.
- Fender P-Bass with a rosewood fingerboard and badass II bridge. THE traditional sound for bass. Covers any style and sounds like a bass should. Has the retro '51 look (like a telecaster bass) and the '59 pickup. Strung with German strings.
- Ibanez 4 string Roadstar bass with a p-bass passive pickup. Currently has flat wound
strings on it which is great for the Motown sound. Also sounds great with a pick for an old school rock sound. Modified
tuners and bridge and controls.
- Fender 3/4 size Bronco Bass for students to have a free trial lesson on. This bass is available to hire with an amp, lead, and strap, at a cheap price for students to try out or until they buy their own.
Amps:
- Gallien-Krueger 700RB power amp and preamp. Powerful clean and punchy amp which handles any situation. Andrew uses this to power and EQ his Gallien Krueger 4x10 inch speaker box for mids and highs. Can be bi-amped
- David Eden WT-400 Traveler power amp and pre amp. Andrew uses this to power and EQ the EV 15inch speaker box for the lows. This system of bi-amping allows Andrew more flexibility in sound and results in a cleaner more precise bass tone. This has a tube pre-amp for a warm, round sound.
- Markbass Mini CMD 121P (used at Christian Life Centre). This is a small but powerful amp perfect for smaller gigs. Warm punchy and easy to use.
Speakers:
- Gallien-Krueger 4×10 inch speaker box - Delivers a clear sound so that you can
hear and feel every note.
- EV 15inch 400watts TL speaker box - Solid, reliable speaker boxes.
Effects:
- Roland V-Bass - for effects and bass and amp simulations. This includes some great
synth bass sounds, and a sweet fretless simulator. Effects include octaver, chorus, fuzz, wah, tremolo, delay,
distortion to name a few. You can do some amazing things with this like automatic altered tunings and turn a 5
string bass into a 4.
- Boss RC-50 Loop Station - Andrew uses this to loop percussion (shakers, tambourine, stompbox etc) for gigs for his duo A-LiVE. This setup is also available to singer songwriters if they want to hire Andrew for an acoustic gig.
Accessories:
- Custom instrument leads and speaker leads from Turramurra Music
- Elixir Strings: 45-130
- Thomastik German Strings: 45-105
- Flatwound Strings: 45-105
- Wazinator Stompbox
- Gramma Isolation Riser
- Gator Hard Cases
- CNB Rack Cases
- Hercules Instrument Stands
- Seiko Tuners
- SRV Colonial wide leather instrument straps
- Schaller strap locks
- Fender extra heavy picks
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