Tom Anderson Hollow T Classic. I can’t get around it. I love this guitar. I’ve always been stoked on Tom Andersons and when I played a guitar similar to this one through a Dr Z. Route 66 at make n music in Chicago a few years ago. It was destined that someday I would have to get this guitar and that amp. Finally I do, and I really do wonder if I’ll ever find a pair that I like more.
Rhinehart RBG. I’m really stoked to say that I’m actually endorsed by Rhinehart guitars. Check me out on their website under the artists section. They’re really good dudes in Indiana making some very cool and unique guitars. This particular one has a very unique dark flavor to it that is great for heavier stuff, fusion, and ballads. Props to Darin and his team at Rhinehart.
Eastman PG2. This is my fave. The guitar I shed the most with these days and hope to use to truly shred the standards. I loved this guitar from the moment I saw it cause it’s bit weird and different looking for a functional reason (the odd shaped body makes it more comfortable while maintaining a 17″ sound). I guess I can relate to it somewhat. Plus it sounds and plays amazingly.
Emperor Cabs. Look amazing. Sound even better. What more can I say. If there are better cabs out there I don’t even know if I’d want to know cause these are just to rad.
Dr. Z. Route 66. This amp has been special to me from the first day I played one. It’s hard to explain why this amp is so special. The term I see in the reviews and such a lot is that it is “as thick as a milkshake” and that seems to be it. When you play through these every touch just somehow gets big and juicy but not in a muddy sort of way but in a delicious perfect vanilla milkshake sort of way. These things know how to respond to what you give them plus if you like to run pedals. I kinda doubt anything is better for handling pedals. It’s truly special.
Bad Cat Blackcat 30R. I love this amp for a lot of reasons. I think the main one though goes back to a blog I read where Kurt Ballou (Converge) said that the best nasty distortion sound is the Blackcat cranked up. I decided I needed to buy this amp actually after seeing converge in Boston. It was at some sketchy random venue in Cambridge and I got to stand right next to Kurts rig. He was running the Blackcat and a Lynx so I just bought the first one I found used. Luckily it was the Blackcat cause it made me really start my trek through tones and what they do. Up till that point I just ran hot high gain distortion and never even realized there was an amp where all you had was overdrive. This thing is phenomenal for brutal nasty “growl” and really any overdrive sound one could look for.
hello joey,
i just stumbled over your site via you tube and im impressed of your playing!
im glad that you play an eastman /pagelli and i hope to hear more of your great music in the future.
now you just have to show that you also enjoy your playing…with a smile on your videos!
have a great time!
claudio
Claudio Pagell!! Thanks so much. I’m truly honored to have had you check out my page. Your guitars are AMAZING!!
The internet is a small world. I stumbled across you (Joey) looking for audio examples of the Eastman Pagelli. And we all meet in the comment section! Great playing, great sounding guitar. I’m snagging a PG-1 for xmas this year I think.
Thanks for checking my page and leaving a comment Loyd. The PGs are amazing. Treat yourself for x-mas. You will love it.