Rigs of the (Kiwi) Stars
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Rigs of the (Kiwi) Stars
I thought it might be cool to do a thread of guitar rigs of some of the more epic Kiwi bands. Please chime in with any rig pics you may have
To kick off - Shihad
Phil Knight
Orange AD30 with unlabelled cab:
Epic Pedalboardage:
Gigrig Switching system
Boss TU2
Digitech Whammy w/ MIDI controller
2x Fulltone OCD
MXR Phase 100
EHX Deluxe Electric Mistress
Boss DD3
Boss DD20
Guitars:
Fender Jazzmaster 1964RI (Tuned down to C)
Gibson Les Paul Standard (Black)
Gibson SG Standard (Red)
Jon Toogood
Orange (Orge) AD30 / unmarked 4x12:
Guitars:
Black 70's Tele Custom w/ neck pickup removed and the hole taped over
Black RI Tele Custom with pickup switch taped to the bridge position
Blonde US Tele tuned to C
Sennheiser Wireless System
Karl Kippenburger
Ampeg SVT Classic / Ampeg 8x10:
Pedalboard:
Forgot to take a pic but
Boss TU-2
Ampeg Scrambler
Line6 DM4
Sansamp
Basses:
Fender US P Bass
Fender Style Jazz Bass
and one I didn't regognize.
To kick off - Shihad
Phil Knight
Orange AD30 with unlabelled cab:
Epic Pedalboardage:
Gigrig Switching system
Boss TU2
Digitech Whammy w/ MIDI controller
2x Fulltone OCD
MXR Phase 100
EHX Deluxe Electric Mistress
Boss DD3
Boss DD20
Guitars:
Fender Jazzmaster 1964RI (Tuned down to C)
Gibson Les Paul Standard (Black)
Gibson SG Standard (Red)
Jon Toogood
Orange (Orge) AD30 / unmarked 4x12:
Guitars:
Black 70's Tele Custom w/ neck pickup removed and the hole taped over
Black RI Tele Custom with pickup switch taped to the bridge position
Blonde US Tele tuned to C
Sennheiser Wireless System
Karl Kippenburger
Ampeg SVT Classic / Ampeg 8x10:
Pedalboard:
Forgot to take a pic but
Boss TU-2
Ampeg Scrambler
Line6 DM4
Sansamp
Basses:
Fender US P Bass
Fender Style Jazz Bass
and one I didn't regognize.
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Re: Rigs of the (Kiwi) Stars
but how do you get good tonez without booteek stuffhigainer wrote:Cool thread.
My guess is most touring bands would forego the booteek & stick with reliable meat & potatoes rigs.
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Re: Rigs of the (Kiwi) Stars
Don't have any pics, but I've worked for them. Guitar wise was an LP Custom, MXR Phase 90, Morley Wah, Boss RE-20 echo and a Silverface Twin Reverb. There may have been a few more pedals but I can't remember.
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Re: Rigs of the (Kiwi) Stars
That's the rig. He also plays an Italia guitar and sometimes Dallas plays a G&L tribute series ASAT.bbrunskill wrote:Don't have any pics, but I've worked for them. Guitar wise was an LP Custom, MXR Phase 90, Morley Wah, Boss RE-20 echo and a Silverface Twin Reverb. There may have been a few more pedals but I can't remember.
The 3rd Bass of Karl's will most likely be a Schecter, he has played them for quite a while now. Back in the day he used an Gold Epiphone Jack Casady.
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Re: Rigs of the (Kiwi) Stars
I see you were at the Masterton gig on Friday night. I'm one of Shihad's guitar techs.bbrunskill wrote:I thought it might be cool to do a thread of guitar rigs of some of the more epic Kiwi bands. Please chime in with any rig pics you may have
To kick off - Shihad
Phil Knight
Orange AD30 with unlabelled cab:
Epic Pedalboardage:
Gigrig Switching system
Boss TU2
Digitech Whammy w/ MIDI controller
2x Fulltone OCD
MXR Phase 100
EHX Deluxe Electric Mistress
Boss DD3
Boss DD20
Guitars:
Fender Jazzmaster 1964RI (Tuned down to C)
Gibson Les Paul Standard (Black)
Gibson SG Standard (Red)
Jon Toogood
Orange (Orge) AD30 / unmarked 4x12:
Guitars:
Black 70's Tele Custom w/ neck pickup removed and the hole taped over
Black RI Tele Custom with pickup switch taped to the bridge position
Blonde US Tele tuned to C
Sennheiser Wireless System
Karl Kippenburger
Ampeg SVT Classic / Ampeg 8x10:
Pedalboard:
Forgot to take a pic but
Boss TU-2
Ampeg Scrambler
Line6 DM4
Sansamp
Basses:
Fender US P Bass
Fender Style Jazz Bass
and one I didn't regognize.
You got most of it pretty correct. A couple of things:
- The guitar cabs are Mesa Recto 4x12s
- The live FVEY tuning, which is used on Jon's '52 Tele and Phil's Jazzmaster is G# B# C# F# A# D#
- Jon's Teles are two '70s Tele Deluxes (D tuning), one '72 Tele Deluxe reissue (Drop C for Pacifier), and the above mentioned '52 Tele reissue (FVEY tuning). All the Deluxes have the bridge pickup wired straight to a single volume, then to the output
- Phil has the '64 Jazzmaster reissue (FVEY), one Les Paul Standard (D tuning), one SG standard (Drop C, and acts as D backup), and one SG Studio (FVEY backup)
- Karl has a Sandberg P Bass (FVEY D# B# C# F#), a Schecter P Bass (more a T Bass style really, D tuning), and a Sandberg J Bass (Drop C)
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Re: Rigs of the (Kiwi) Stars
All that to play the same chord over and over for hours on end just kidding, for some reason I just can't get any vibe from them.
Pacifier is their only song that actually sounds musical but I'm still not that keen on it.
Pacifier is their only song that actually sounds musical but I'm still not that keen on it.
Tube amp and guitar tones straight from 1958… amazing how believable the sounds were back then, even without the modellers...
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Re: Rigs of the (Kiwi) Stars
I'd personally have said Run is one of the great Kiwi rock tracks period. And if it were easier to sing it would be a regular alongside April Sun and Who loved who...sizzlingbadger wrote:All that to play the same chord over and over for hours on end just kidding, for some reason I just can't get any vibe from them.
Pacifier is their only song that actually sounds musical but I'm still not that keen on it.
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Re: Rigs of the (Kiwi) Stars
Bah that was meant to be a grammatical edit not a repost...null_pointer wrote:I'd personally have said Run is one of the great Kiwi rock tracks, period. And if it were easier to sing it would be a regular alongside April Sun and Who loved who...sizzlingbadger wrote:All that to play the same chord over and over for hours on end just kidding, for some reason I just can't get any vibe from them.
Pacifier is their only song that actually sounds musical but I'm still not that keen on it.
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Re: Rigs of the (Kiwi) Stars
Well I for one think that Shihad are awesome, great rock band. I like that they aren’t straight hard rock, but do some really interesting musical stuff. Great rhythm section and Phil Knight is a brilliant offbeat/slightly weird/angular type of guitar player who can destroy the straight rock riffage too.
Cheers for the first hand info, Ollie. That was an amazing show.
Cheers for the first hand info, Ollie. That was an amazing show.
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Re: Rigs of the (Kiwi) Stars
Shihad are awesome, the pacifier era stuff is dismal, by pre that and FVEY are amazing!
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Re: Rigs of the (Kiwi) Stars
Yeah, whatever you're doing, badger, you're doing it wrong!
I seriously love me some Shihad- a very cool gig you have there, Ollie!
I seriously love me some Shihad- a very cool gig you have there, Ollie!
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Re: Rigs of the (Kiwi) Stars
Come on fella The guy comes on the forum to impart information otherwise not available and we give him shit ?sizzlingbadger wrote:All that to play the same chord over and over for hours on end just kidding, for some reason I just can't get any vibe from them.
Pacifier is their only song that actually sounds musical but I'm still not that keen on it.
I expect you meant it in fun but easily taken the wrong way.
There will be some who will be very happy to get this info. I wouldn't be surprised if the guy took offence and never posted again. who would be the worst off ? this Forum obviously
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Re: Rigs of the (Kiwi) Stars
You're right, some people can have very thin skin on forums.
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