¶ the workshop
Setup & gear
The instruments, pedals, and small recording chain I reach for when a song is trying to become real.
¶ instruments
What gets picked up.
- Acoustic guitar
- Electric guitar
- Piano / keyboard
- Bass guitar
- Viola
- Vocals
¶ loop & effects
What shapes the signal.
- Boss RC-600 Loop Station
6-track looper with rhythm section and effects
- Universal Audio Woodrow ’55 Instrument Amplifier
Tweed-style amp voicing for direct guitar tones
- Universal Audio Dream ’65 Reverb Amplifier
Clean amp platform for pedalboard and looping setups
- Boss BD-2 Blues Driver and SD-1 Super OverDrive
Core gain stages for pushed clean tones and lead texture
- Boss digital essentials
Compressor, chromatic tuner, and DD-8 delay on the main board
- Universal Audio Golden Reverberator
Ambient reverb voices for spacious loop textures
¶ recording
What catches the take.
- Zoom H6 Recorder
6-track portable recorder with interchangeable mic capsules
- Focusrite Scarlett 2i4 (3rd Gen)
USB audio interface with 2 preamps
¶ the desk
Not a studio tour.
This is the stuff I use: guitars, pedals, recorder, keyboard, and a computer when it needs one. Nothing fancy, just the bits that help get a song down.
