Brent Shinn

I always wanted a huge collection of guitars to play with - I have a few now but there is always that next new guitar waiting somewhere for me. I only wish I had all the guitars I've sold or traded over the years! I know most of them were junk but it would sure be nice to still have them.

Guitars

• 2006 Taylor 414CE
• 2007 Taylor 614CE
• 2008 Taylor Baby Taylor
• ESP 2005 Custom Shop Semi-Hollow Eclipse
• ESP 2007 NT-II Horizon
• Early 2000ish Jackson ST-1000
• 2005 ESP LTD MH-250
• Early 80's Yamaha G-170A Nylon Acoustic
• 2005 Schecter Diamond Series Jazz-7
• Late 90's Fender Stratocoustic (First run)
• 2007 Taylor T5 LTD
• Gibson 1998 'The Paul'
• ESP 1995 20th Anniversary Edition Vintage Plus
• Late 90's Yamaha Bass
• 2008 Edwards Mini Eclipse

Amps

• 2005 Bogner Uberschall - Bogner Straight 4X12 V30's
• Roland Cube 60
• Roland Micro-Cube
• Ampeg BA112

Effects

• Fulltone ChoralFlange
• Fulltone OCD
• fulltone Ultimate Octave
• ProCo Rat (new model)
• Keeley Modified ProCo Rat
• Boss Chorus Ensemble
• Boss CE2 Chromatic Tuner
• Boss Digital Reverb
• Morley Bad Horsie Wah
• Voodoo Labs Pedal Switcher x 2
• Carl Martin - Plexitone
• MXR Super Comp

Current Gain Section Fulltone OCD fulltone Ultimate Octave ProCo Rat (new model) Keeley Modified ProCo Rat Morley Bad Horsie Wah Voodoo Labs Pedal Switcher Carl Martin - Plexitone MXR Super Comp

The guitar rig is a never-ending project; I used to use those crappy digital all-in-one effects processors and realized, they all suck. It has to do with putting all the effects in a line and just pushing it through the front of an amp. Bad... some people like Line 6 who make some incredible products. I love the Guitar Port/UX series. The computer based processor is killer, I theorize being able to use it with a PA live. I may one day try that out... However I have an amazing rig right now. The Bogner Uberschall is dreamy and in conjunction with my choice of pedals, deeply satisfying.

I bought the Voodoo Lab Pedal Switcher and ran it through the effects loop on the amp. I was amazed at how smooth the switching on the VL is, No more audible click, it's quite clean. The device is fairly expensive but it allows you to isolate the noisy, and lacking in bypass pedals. My ChoralFlange from Fulltone is just like that, it doesn't have a true bypass. So putting it on its own loop gave me the ability to keep if from affecting the tone when I didn't want it.

Voodoo Lab Pedalboard Control

This is the most complicated setup I've had to date. I think it's a great home/studio toy, but I can't imagine myself dragging all that out to play. I'll most likely get a small pedal board for just the tuner, OCD, and wah.

The hardest part so far has been the cabling. I originally bought a bunch of cheap little 6" cables, and then a few 1 footers. The problem is they need to be all 'L' connectors. Then, if they can touch each other, they need to have a sheath to keep them from conducting! So I ended up with a huge mess of cables, and it frustrates me.

I'm going to buy a bulk of the George L connectors, and a spool of wire and just custom cut the cables to fit my layout.

George L's

I currently use an SKB PS-45 Professional Powered Pedalboard ( Link ) I plan to build a larger version sometime soon, but time is always short.

Future plans include a possible Genz Benz acoustic guitar amp, and a cutaway nylon acoustic. Maybe even a Godin and a Roland V-Guitar setup. I always have wanted one of those. NAMM is around the corner as well, so I'm holding off to see what new comes from it. I'm hoping for a new Bogner, and maybe some other high-end tube amps. I will also be on the lookout for some new pedals. I may even order a custom ESP or buy some other high-end custom made electric.

All songs and music: Copyright © 2008 Brent Shinn