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TomOlsen1 · 2013-07-15T12:03:11+00:00

Hi Guys My name is Thomas and I have a gear problem... Have I come to right place? ? I play PRS, Larrivee and Drew PS guitars, build amps and effects, and have waaaay too many pedals. I've worked as a session guitarist for Mango Groove, Nianell, Loyiso Bala, Gang of Instrumentals, Louise Carver, Heinz Winckler, Kurt Darren and others and currently am lead guitarist and musical director of the Jesse Clegg band. I used to work at Andy McGibbon's Guitar World doing demos and was occasionally accused of being a salesman. I'm not fussed about digital versus analog or boutique vs cheap as long as it gets the job done and won't break on tour. I prefer single channel amps with amp distortion and rolling my volume control back for clean. Then again, I also love the Boss Blues Driver. Hell, if it worked for Prince... I like gold guitars.... Anyway, stoked to be on the forum!

Tokai-SA

Good to see my ex Weber Micro Mass being used in your rig. ?

Now all you need is a few more guitars. ?

Tokai-SA

Joe Moore wrote what gear do you use as your home rig ?

Or, what gear would you like to use as your 'home' rig. ?

TomOlsen1

@Alan - Well, some of my friends call me Llama, and since I built the amp why not 8) It's got sozo signal caps, and is switchable between '68 and '69 bright cap and coupling cap spec. So it goes from Clapton/Hendrix to Angus Young. Doesn't quite get to EVH brown territory, I like a bit more NFB and less filtering.

Yup, graphtech ghost. I keep the saddles passive, and have built the graphtech pre in to a pedal. I can't risk a 9v dying on me mid show.

@Joe - My PRS started life stock with 3 way toggle, but came from the factory with a HFS bridge and Vintage Bass pickup set, usually only used on the custom 24. But I really like that combination, and now PRS have even offered it as a standard option with the re-release of the 22. I've tried all sorts of other pickups, duncans, dimarzios, etc and I keep coming back to those two. And the split coil sounds are great too. I like it so much I got one of the SE custom 24s as a backup because they had the korean made version of the same pickup set.

Over time I've modded the guitar to include:

5 way rotary switch
DGT style partial coil tap (Runs the grounded coil through a resistor so you get 1.5 coils, not as thin as regular split coil)
Blower switch (After I saw Guthrie Govan I realised I needed one, especially with the way I run my amp)
50's style tone pot wiring
Nickel covers on the pickups (looks sexy)

In total I get 11 pickup combinations from that guitar, plus piezo. It's a monster. And the trem system is amazing.

Home rig, hmmm. Usually an apogee jam and an iPad or my vox DA5. I don't play enough at home actually.

@Lance - That Weber is a life saver! And the feel is sooooo much better than a plain resistive load.

You know EXACTLY what I want for a home/gigging/flying/recording rig. If only there was some device that could give me the sound of my favourite amp and favourite cab cranked up. Some form of "profiler" if you will....

More guitars? Yes please!

TomOlsen1

Have only now noticed the "Your Gear" subforum. I have more pictures to take. There will be gutshots.

AlanRatcliffe

Thomas Selmer-Olsen wrote Yup, graphtech ghost. I keep the saddles passive, and have built the graphtech pre in to a pedal. I can't risk a 9v dying on me mid show.

I've got three guitars with Ghosts in and beta tested the MIDI system and various saddles for Dave Dunwoodie at GT. The saddles are very highZ, so you really don't want to run more than a couple of feet of cable before the pre. Anyway, those Acoustaphonic preamps run for about a year on a single 9V, (or about three months continuous if you leave it plugged in), so if you change the battery every couple of months, you'll be OK. Still I know what you mean about the risk of it dying mid-show. Two of my guitars have the MIDI in, and those are phantom powered, but the other I just fitted a battery compartment (and on a rear routed guitar like a PRS, you can mount a battery compartment into the cavity cover - no extra routing needed).

If only there was some device that could give me the sound of my favourite amp and favourite cab cranked up. Some form of "profiler" if you will....

I see what you did there. ? Careful, as Lance can't respond on forum because of the rules and it'll frustrate him into an early grave. ?

TomOlsen1

Hahahaha, oops, my bad.

Norman86

Welcome man! love the gear!
enjoy your stay!

ThomasN

Welcome! 8)

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