Guitars, Basses & Ukuleles

# Guitars, Basses & Ukuleles

> **Inventory of string instruments with character notes for sound selection.**
> Per-amp/FX notes are in *Amps & Effects* (same notebook).

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## Electric Guitars

### Single-Coil / Strat Territory

#### #1 — Fender Stratocaster, American, ~1990 (50th Anniversary of Fender)

- **Origin:** American Series, ~1990 (50th anniversary of Fender — confirm exact year)
- **Pickups:** **EMG DG20** (active SA pickups with DG20 preamp system — Gilmour's famous "Red Strat" setup)
- **Configuration:** SSS, active
- **Tone profile:** Quiet (active noiseless), bell-like clean, huge sustain, the signature Gilmour lead voice
- **Best for:** Pink Floyd, sustained solos, clean chime, funk soloing

#### #2 — Fender Stratocaster, Jimi Hendrix Montreux, Mexican

- **Origin:** Mexican-built Jimi Hendrix signature model (Montreux)
- **Orientation:** Standard (not reversed) — standard headstock, standard body orientation
- **Pickups:** **Kinman Woodstock set** (noiseless)
- **Configuration:** SSS
- **Tone profile:** Authentic Hendrix voicing with no hum
- **Best for:** Voodoo Child, Little Wing, All Along the Watchtower, Woodstock-era rock

### Humbucker / Rock Territory

#### #3 — Duesenberg Starplayer Special

- **Origin:** Duesenberg (German brand), Starplayer Special — reproduction of the very first Duesenberg '92 prototype guitars
- **Neck heel:** Set in traditionally but bolt-on with two threaded machine screws — combines both worlds of guitar construction
- **Body:** Bound arched solid maple top on American Alder body
- **Body size:** 44 × 32.5 × 5.3 cm (17.32" × 12.6" × 2.1")
- **Neck:** 22 frets, rosewood fingerboard
- **Pickups:** **Duesenberg Grand Vintage '59 Humbucker** (neck position) & **Crunchbucker** (bridge position)
- **Configuration:** HH
- **Controls:** Master Volume, Master Multi-Tone (with coil-splitting), 3-Way Pickup Selector (US 3-way switch)
- **Hardware:** Aluminum Tailpiece, Duesenberg Bridge with Steel Saddles
- **Tone profile:** Versatile vintage-flavored — warm Grand Vintage '59 at the neck, punchy Crunchbucker at the bridge; coil-splitting via Multi-Tone pot adds single-coil-like tones
- **Best for:** Rock, blues, indie — wide tonal range from one guitar

#### #4 — Ibanez JEM77P-BFP

- **Origin:** Ibanez JEM Premium, model **JEM77P-BFP** (Blue Floral Pattern)
- **Series:** Premium (Indonesian-made)
- **Body:** Basswood with BFP (blue floral pattern) finish
- **Neck:** JEM Prestige 3-piece (maple/bubinga), *(confirm fretboard — rosewood or ebony)*
- **Inlay:** Tree of Life
- **Configuration:** HSH
- **Pickups:** DiMarzio — **Gravity Storm** (neck & bridge) + **Evolution** (middle) *(confirm middle is Evolution vs another Gravity Storm)*
- **Tremolo:** Edge Zero II with ZPS3Fe (Zero Point System)
- **Tone profile:** High-output, fast neck, modern shred voice — Gravity Storms are warmer than Evolutions, more articulate
- **Best for:** Steve Vai catalog, modern rock instrumental, legato lead work

#### #5 — Epiphone Explorer, Tommy Thayer Signature ("White Lightning")

- **Origin:** Epiphone Tommy Thayer signature model (KISS guitarist)
- **Finish:** White with mirror pickguard
- **Configuration:** HH
- **Pickups:** Gibson BurstBucker 2 (neck) + BurstBucker 3 (bridge) *(confirm — signature model typically has Gibson USA pickups)*
- **Hardware:** TonePros Tune-o-matic bridge
- **Tone profile:** Classic PAF-style humbucker grit with Explorer's chunky attack
- **Best for:** Classic rock, KISS catalog, hard rock rhythm + lead

#### #6 — Epiphone Joe Bonamassa Flying V (Artist Series)

- **Origin:** Epiphone Artist Series, modelled after Joe Bonamassa's original 1958 Gibson Korina Flying V
- **Nickname:** "Amos Arthur"
- **Body:** Korina *(confirm)*
- **Configuration:** HH
- **Pickups:** Epiphone Probuckers *(confirm — Probucker 2 neck / Probucker 3 bridge?)*
- **Hardware:** Gold hardware *(confirm)*
- **Tone profile:** Vintage '58 V character — woody, resonant, midrange-rich from the korina body. Blues-rock heaven.
- **Best for:** Blues-rock lead (Bonamassa catalog), classic rock, anything that needs a fat midrange humbucker voice

#### #7 — Epiphone Les Paul Custom, Koa

- **Origin:** Epiphone Les Paul Custom with figured koa top veneer
- **Configuration:** HH
- **Pickups:** Epiphone *(confirm — open-coil humbuckers / BurstBuckers / Probuckers?)*
- **Body:** Mahogany back with figured koa top
- **Tone profile:** LP Custom sustain and weight, slightly warmer top-end from the koa
- **Best for:** Warm sustained lead (B.B. King "Lucille" territory), classic rock, blues rock

#### #8 — Epiphone RD Artisan, Lee Malia Signature

- **Origin:** Epiphone Lee Malia RD Artist (Bring Me The Horizon)
- **Body shape:** RD — elongated, Explorer-adjacent, 25.5" scale
- **Configuration:** HH *(confirm pickups — likely Epiphone Probuckers or BurstBuckers)*
- **Tone profile:** Modern rock / metalcore voicing. Longer 25.5" scale adds snap and clarity vs LP/SG
- **Best for:** Metalcore, alt-metal, modern rock rhythm, anywhere needing a tight modern humbucker attack

#### #9 — Les Paul copy (Chinese)

- **Origin:** Chinese-made Les Paul copy (confirm brand if known)
- **Configuration:** HH
- **Tone profile:** *(fill in)*
- **Best for:** Backup, alternative tunings, slide

#### #10 — Epiphone James Bay "1966" Artist

- **Origin:** Epiphone James Bay signature model ("1966")
- **Configuration:** P90 (single coil) — **Kinman noiseless P90**
- **Bridge:** Wooden (floating / archtop-style)
- **Tone profile:** Warm, woody, resonant — the wooden bridge and P90 give it a vintage jazz/blues character with more acoustic-like decay than a metal-bridge guitar. Kinman noiseless keeps it hum-free.
- **Best for:** Jazz, blues, country, warm rhythm parts, James Bay catalog — fills the P90 niche that the humbuckers and Strat singles don't cover

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### Sound Selection Guide

| Style / Project | Recommended Guitar | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| **Sharp Dressed Man** (ZZ Top) | **Epiphone LP Custom Koa** (bridge) or **Tommy Thayer Explorer** | Humbucker crunch, sustain, midrange growl |
| **The Thrill Is Gone** (B.B. King) | **Epiphone LP Custom Koa** (neck pickup) | Warm, singing lead — B.B.'s "Lucille" tone |
| **A Horse With No Name** (America) | Strat #1 or #2 with chorus, or 12-string acoustic | Shimmer, folk-rock jangle |
| Pink Floyd / Gilmour-style | **Strat #1** (American, EMG DG20) | Bell-like clean, sustained lead |
| Hendrix / Woodstock-era rock | **Strat #2** (Hendrix Montreux, Kinman Woodstock) | Authentic voicing + noiseless |
| Steve Vai / shred instrumental | **Ibanez JEM77P-BFP** | High-output HSH, fast neck |
| Hard rock / metal rhythm | **Tommy Thayer Explorer** or **Lee Malia RD** | Chunky humbucker rhythm |
| KISS / 80s arena rock | **Tommy Thayer Explorer** | Literally the signature model |
| Blues-rock lead (Bonamassa) | **Bonamassa Flying V** | Korina body + Probuckers, vintage V character |
| Jazz / warm blues / P90 tones | **James Bay "1966"** (Kinman P90 + wooden bridge) | Warmth, woody resonance, vintage single-coil character |
| Indie / blues versatility | **Duesenberg Starplayer Special** | Grand Vintage '59 neck + Crunchbucker bridge + coil-splitting covers a huge range |
| Metalcore / modern rock | **Lee Malia RD Artist** | Tight modern humbucker attack, 25.5" scale |
| Classic rock rhythm + lead | **RD Artist** or **Epiphone LP Custom Koa** | AC/DC, Led Zep, etc. |

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## Acoustic Guitars (steel-string)

| # | Make / Model | Body Style | Pickup? | Strings | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | **Sparx** *(budget brand — confirm model if any)* | *(fill in)* | | | Beater / campfire / alternate-tuning workhorse |
| 2 | **Taylor GS Mini Koa** | GS Mini (small grand symphony) | *(fill in — ES-B or ES2?)* | Steel | Fingerstyle, travel, warm balanced koa tone |

> 12-string (if any) should be marked — it's a strong fit for A Horse With No Name. (None currently in inventory.)

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## Nylon-String / Classical

| # | Make / Model | Body Style | Pickup? | Strings | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | **Ibanez** (black) — *(confirm model, e.g. GA series)* | Classical | *(fill in)* | Nylon | Classical repertoire, bossa nova, intimate fingerstyle |

> Useful for *Klassik — Kiezer Duette* if arranged for guitar + clarinet, or for any classical crossover work.

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## Electric Basses

| # | Make / Model | Strings | Pickups | Scale | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | **Squier Jazz Bass** | 4 | J-style single coils (likely) | 34" | Classic J-bass growl — funk, rock, blues |
| 2 | **Jabba Bass w/ Delano pickups** | *(fill in 4/5/6)* | Delano (high-end German pickups) | *(fill in)* | Modern, Hi-Fi clarity — useful for detailed arrangements |

> Jabba is a German boutique bass builder; Delano pickups are premium — this bass will record very clean and articulate. Squier J covers the classic ground.

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## Ukuleles

| # | Make / Model | Type (soprano/concert/tenor/baritone) | Tuning | Pick-up? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | *(fill in)* | | | |
| 2 | *(fill in)* | | | |

> Baritone ukulele is tuned DGBE (like 4 high guitar strings); others are typically GCEA.

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## Tuning & Maintenance

- Tuning reference: A=440 Hz (or A=442 for classical ensembles)
- String change schedule: *(fill in — every X weeks or before sessions)*
- Last setup / fret dress: *(fill in per guitar)*

## Recording Notes

- Direct (DI) for re-amping flexibility
- Always capture a DI even when tracking through an amp — allows re-amping through TONEX later
- For acoustics: small-diaphragm condenser at 12th fret, ~20 cm away, slightly off-axis
- For nylon-string: same chain, possibly with a warmer mic (large-diaphragm condenser) for body
- See *Real Clarinet* (Gear/Live Instruments) for shared recording chain details

## Wishlist / Future Purchases

- 12-string acoustic (would unlock A Horse With No Name authentically)
- *(add as needed)*

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