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I’m officially endorsing Zane Guitars.
Based in Antigo, Wisconsin, Zane is turning heads by making incredible custom guitars.
Some of the guitarists who use Zane Guitars play for Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, Trace Adkins, Newsboys, Seventh Day Slumber, Disciple, and more.
Now, let me tell you about my Zane Guitar.
The first thing you’ll notice is the killer bronzy/orange paint job. It’s a custom color they offer that really stands out on stage.
The body and neck are mahogany, which makes for a thick tone with lots of sustain.
One of my favorite features on this thing is the independent coil taps on the humbucker pickups. Coil Tapping makes a humbucker pickup sound like a single coil at the press of a knob.
So, instead of just 3 sounds, I can get a total of 8!
The humbuckers sound fat, like a PRS or Les Paul, but, when the coil tap is engaged, it goes in a stratocaster direction. Versatility is a great thing! 🙂
On the Road
So, I put the guitar through its paces on a 8 show run recently with Christian artist Danny Gokey, and it performed beautifully.
It plays easily, making 70-80+ minute shows a breeze. And it stays in tune very well.
I like this guitar so much, I’ll be adding more Zane guitars to my arsenal very soon.
Huge thanks goes out to Zane Artist Rep (and ridiculous guitarist and mix engineer) Tony Palacios for getting me hooked on these guitars, and to Rick Charlesworth and the Zane team for their fantastic work!
If you are interested in a Zane guitar, Contact Zane, or reach out to me. 🙂
Here’s a video from one of the Danny Gokey shows. There’s a guitar solo at 4:18.
Stephen Hodge and I met in a Nashville church years ago. We’d often play in a worship band together and I was immediately struck by his great guitar tone and placement.
Fast forward to 2014. I finally had to reassess the guitar effects pedalboard that I had. It was big, heavy, and I got to the place where I preferred not to bring it out too much anymore.
I heard that my friend, Stephen, had a unique company called Ambientium that built pedalboards. Stephen always had killer tone, so I decided to find out more.
The right tone in pedalboard, and having it look clean and feel good underfoot is so important to the music we play.
The process wound up being pretty simple:
- I told Stephen my overall goal was to have a lot of effect options in a smaller, lighter package.
- I kept the two pedals I still wanted and gave the rest to Stephen to sell for me.
- Stephen made great suggestions for pedals that would suit my needs.
- Stephen bought the pedals I needed at great price and built a super clean board.
- I got a cleaner, smaller, lighter board that has even more tones than I had before.
Stephen saved me time and money and he can do the same for you. He even does tone consulting. His info is below.
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IN THIS EPISODE:
- Tips for buying used gear.
- Dos and don’ts about craigslist.
- Stephen’s personal guitar effect pedal chain.
- How Ambientium can provide you with the effect pedalboard you always wanted.
- How to approach playing in a Worship band as a guitarist.
RESOURCES AND LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
Music and People:
Gear:
- Xotic Effects RC Booster (affiliate link)
- Strymon Timeline
- Disaster Area Designs
- Bluesman Vintage Guitars
- Pedal Train PT-1
- Mono Case Soft Shell Pedalboard Case
- Line 6 M9 (affiliate link)
- Line 6 DL-4 (affiliate link)
Resource Links:
- thegearpage.net
- geartalk on Facebook
- craigslist.org
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