Mr. Vague ~  Gear Page ~ Live Setup ~ Acoustic Setup ~ Electric Setup

Often there are people at gigs interested in guitars and gear setup.  The gear setup changes every once in a while, and the gizmos just below are part of the current list. The Bose L1 Compact setup is still occasionally used for solo shows.  Rack effects have been replaced two mini-pedal boards. 

Gear setup January 2019 to present (various acoustic electric configurations based on the below equipment):

• G. D. Armstrong Irish Bouzouki with B-Band Pickup/Preamp System (2007)
• Guild D-50 Acoustic Guitar with Fishman Natural 1 Pickup/Preamp System (1987) 
• Fender American Special Telecaster (2018)
• Fender Standard Telecaster (2018)
• Tyler Amp works JT22 Guitar Amp
• Tyler Amp Works 2020 Guitar Amp
• Yamaha MG10XU Mixer
• QSC K10.2 PA Speakers
• Ultimate Support TS-90B Telelock Series Lift-Assist Aluminum Speaker Stands
• Pedaltrain Nano+ foot pedal board (2)
•    TC Electronic Mini Spark Booster pedal
•     MXR Phase 95 Mini Phase Shifter pedal
•    TC Electronic Mini Shaker Vibrato pedal
•    TC Electronic Mini Corona Chorus pedal
•    TC Electronic Mini HOF Reverb pedal
•    TC Electronic Mini Flashback Delay pedal
•    TC Electronic Mini Hyper Gravity Compressor Pedal
•    Donner Mini Jet Convulsion Flanger pedal
•    Ibanez Mini Tube Screamer Pedal
•    TC ELectronic Mini Ditto Looper pedal     
•    Cioks DC-5 9V Isolated Power Supply (2)
• Shure SM58/S Microphones 
• Atlas Boom Microphone Stand 
• Manhasset Voyager Music Stand with light 
• Samsung  Galaxy Tab A (for set lists, song lyrics, drum beats) with iKlip 2 Microphone Stand Adapter
• Mr. Vague uses Elixer strings (light) on the Taylor, Kyser, Elixer, Martin (medium and light) strings on the Guild, John Pearse strings on the Larrivee, and D'Addario Irish Bouzouki strings
• Tortex .73mm Guitar Picks
• Shubb S1 and GC-30 Guitar Capos

Gear setup October 2018 to Jan 2019 (various acoustic electric configurations based on the below equipment):

• Larrivee 0M-03R Guitar with K&K Trinity Pickup/Mic Passive System (2016)
• G. D. Armstrong Irish Bouzouki with B-Band Pickup/Preamp System (2007)
• Taylor 614CE Acoustic Guitar with Fishman Blender Pickup/Preamp System (2000) 
• Guild D-50 Acoustic Guitar with Fishman Natural 1 Pickup/Preamp System (1987) 
• Fender American Special Telecaster (2018) (NEW)
• Fender Standard Telecaster (2018) (NEW)
• Tyler JT22 Guitar Amp (NEW)
• Tyler 2020 Guitar Amp (NEW)
• Mackie CFX12 Mixer
• Bose L1 Compact
• QSC K10.2 PA Speakers
• Ultimate Support TS-90B Telelock Series Lift-Assist Aluminum Speaker Stands
• Pedaltrain Nano+ foot pedal board (2)
•     JHS Mini A/B Box
•    TC Electronic Mini Spark Booster pedal
•     MXR Phase 95 Mini Phase Shifter pedal
•    TC Electronic Mini Shaker Vibrato pedal
•    TC Electronic Mini Corona Chorus pedal
•    TC Electronic Mini HOF Reverb pedal
•    TC Electronic Mini Flashback Delay pedal
•    TC Electronic Mini Hyper Gravity Compressor Pedal
•    Donner Mini Jet Convulsion Flanger pedal
•    Ibanez Mini Tube Screamer Pedal
•    TC ELectronic Mini Ditto Looper pedal     
•    Cioks DC-5 9V Isolated Power Supply (2)
• Furman Power Conditioner (rack mount) 
• Korg DTR1000 Chromatic Guitar Tuner (rack mount) 
• Shure SM58/S Microphones 
• Digitech Vocalist 3 Harmony and Pitch Pedal 
• Atlas Boom Microphone Stand 
• Manhasset Voyager Music Stand with light 
• SBK Shallow "X" Rack (4 Rack Spaces)
• Samsung  Galaxy Tab A (for set lists, song lyrics, drum beats) with iKlip 2 Microphone Stand Adapter
• Mr. Vague uses Elixer strings (light) on the Taylor, Kyser, Elixer, Martin (medium and light) strings on the Guild, John Pearse strings on the Larrivee, and D'Addario Irish Bouzouki strings
• Tortex .73mm Guitar Picks
• Shubb S1 and GC-30 Guitar Capos

Gear setup July 2018 to October 2018 (various acoustic electric configurations based on the below equipment):

• Larrivee 0M-03R Guitar with K&K Trinity Pickup/Mic Passive System (2016)
• G. D. Armstrong Irish Bouzouki with B-Band Pickup/Preamp System (2007)
• Taylor 614CE Acoustic Guitar with Fishman Blender Pickup/Preamp System (2000) 
• Guild D-50 Acoustic Guitar with Fishman Natural 1 Pickup/Preamp System (1987) 
• Fender Stratocaster (1978)
• Mackie CFX12 Mixer
• Bose L1 Compact
• QSC K10.2 PA Speakers  (NEW)
• Ultimate Support TS-90B Telelock Series Lift-Assist Aluminum Speaker Stands
• Pedaltrain Nano+ foot pedal board (2)
•     JHS Mini A/B Box
•    TC Electronic Mini Spark Booster pedal
•     MXR Phase 95 Mini Phase Shifter pedal
•    TC Electronic Mini Shaker Vibrato pedal
•    TC Electronic Mini Corona Chorus pedal
•    TC Electronic Mini HOF Reverb pedal
•    TC Electronic Mini Flashback Delay pedal
•    TC Electronic Mini Hyper Gravity Compressor Pedal
•    Donner Mini Jet Convulsion Flanger pedal
•    Ibanez Mini Tube Screamer Pedal
•    EWS Mini Little Fuzzy Drive Pedal
•    Electro-Harmonix Key9 Electric Piano Machine Effects Pedal
•    TC ELectronic Mini Ditto Looper pedal     
•    Cioks DC-5 9V Isolated Power Supply (2)
• Furman Power Conditioner (rack mount) 
• Korg DTR1000 Chromatic Guitar Tuner (rack mount) 
• Shure SM58/S Microphones 
• Digitech Vocalist 3 Harmony and Pitch Pedal 
• Atlas Boom Microphone Stand 
• Manhasset Voyager Music Stand with light 
• SBK Shallow "X" Rack (4 Rack Spaces)
• Samsung  Galaxy Tab A (for set lists, song lyrics, drum beats) with iKlip 2 Microphone Stand Adapter
• Mr. Vague uses Elixer strings (light) on the Taylor, Kyser, Elixer, Martin (medium and light) strings on the Guild, John Pearse strings on the Larrivee, and D'Addario Irish Bouzouki strings
• Tortex .73mm Guitar Picks
• Shubb S1 and GC-30 Guitar Capos

Gear setup March 2017 to July 2018 (various acoustic electric configurations based on the below equipment):

• Larrivee 0M-03R Guitar with K&K Trinity Pickup/Mic Passive System (2016)
• G. D. Armstrong Irish Bouzouki with B-Band Pickup/Preamp System (2007)
• Taylor 614CE Acoustic Guitar with Fishman Blender Pickup/Preamp System (2000) 
• Guild D-50 Acoustic Guitar with Fishman Natural 1 Pickup/Preamp System (1987) 
• Fender Stratocaster (1978)
• Fender Red-Knob Super 60 Amp (1989)
• D-TAR Solstice Dual Blender Preamp (Velcro mount in rack)
• Mackie SRM450v3 PA Speakers
• Ultimate Support TS-90B Telelock Series Lift-Assist Aluminum Speaker Stands
• Mackie CFX12 Mixer
• Pedaltrain Nano+ foot pedal board (2)
•     JHS Mini A/B Box
•    TC Electronic Mini Spark Booster pedal
•     MXR Phase 95 Mini Phase Shifter pedal
•    TC Electronic Mini Shaker Vibrato pedal
•    TC Electronic Mini Corona Chorus pedal
•    TC Electronic Mini HOF Reverb pedal
•    TC Electronic Mini Flashback Delay pedal
•    TC Electronic Mini Hyper Gravity Compressor Pedal
•    Donner Mini Jet Convulsion Flanger pedal
•    Ibanez Mini Tube Screamer Pedal
•    EWS Mini Little Fuzzy Drive Pedal
•    Electro-Harmonix Key9 Electric Piano Machine Effects Pedal
•    TC ELectronic Mini Ditto Looper pedal     
•    Cioks DC-5 9V Isolated Power Supply (2)
• Furman Power Conditioner (rack mount) 
• Korg DTR1000 Chromatic Guitar Tuner (rack mount) 
• Shure SM58/S Microphones 
• Digitech Vocalist 3 Harmony and Pitch Pedal 
• Atlas Boom Microphone Stand 
• Manhasset Voyager Music Stand with light 
• SBK Shallow "X" Rack (4 Rack Spaces)
• Samsung  Galaxy Tab A (for set lists, song lyrics, drum beats) with iKlip 2 Microphone Stand Adapter
• Mr. Vague uses Elixer strings (light) on the Taylor, Kyser, Elixer, Martin (medium and light) strings on the Guild, John Pearse strings on the Larrivee, and D'Addario Irish Bouzouki strings
• Tortex .73mm Guitar Picks
• Shubb S1 and GC-30 Guitar Capos

Solo acoustic signal chain setup March 2017 to July 2018:

Gear setup 2015 to March 2017:

• Larrivee 0M-03R Guitar with K&K Trinity Pickup/Mic Passive System (2016)
• G. D. Armstrong Irish Bouzouki with B-Band Pickup/Preamp System (2007)
• Taylor 614CE Acoustic Guitar with Fishman Blender Pickup/Preamp System (2000) 
• Guild D-50 Acoustic Guitar with Fishman Natural 1 Pickup/Preamp System (1987) 
• D-TAR Solstice Dual Blender Preamp (Velcro mount in rack)
• Bose L1 Compact PA System 
• Alesis MidiVerb 4 (rack mount)
• TC Electronics 1210 Spatial Expander + Stereo Chorus/Flanger (rack mount)
• Furman Power Conditioner (rack mount) 
• Korg DTR1000 Chromatic Guitar Tuner (rack mount) 
• Shure SM58/S Microphones 
• Digitech Vocalist 3 Harmony and Pitch Pedal 
• Boss RC-20XL Loop Station
• DOD A-B Box 270 
• Atlas Boom Microphone Stand 
• Manhasset Voyager Music Stand with light 
• Gator Shallow 6U Audio Rack (6 Rack Spaces) 
• Apple Ipad Mini (for set lists, song lyrics, drum beats) with iKlip 2 Microphone Stand Adapter
• Mr. Vague uses Elixer strings (light) on the Taylor, Kyser, Elixer, Martin (medium and light) strings on the Guild, John Pearse strings on the Larrivee, and D'Addario Irish Bouzouki strings
• Tortex .73mm Guitar Picks
• Shubb S1 and GC-30 Guitar Capos

Solo acoustic signal chain setup 2015 to March 2017:

Solo acoustic gear setup pre-2015:

• Taylor 614CE Acoustic Guitar with Fishman Blender Pickup/Preamp System (2000) 
• Guild D-50 Acoustic Guitar with Fishman Natural 1 Pickup/Preamp System (1987) 
• G. D. Armstrong Irish Bouzouki with B-Band Pickup/Preamp System (2007)  
• AKG C5900 Condensor Microphone 
• SBK Shallow "X" Rack (4 Rack Spaces) 
• TC 1210 Spatial Expander and Stereo Chorus/Flanger (rack mount) 
• Digitech Vocalist 3 Harmony and Pitch Pedal 
• Alesis MidVerb 4 (rack mount) 
• Boss RC-20XL Loop Station 
• DOD A-B Box 270 
• Mackie CFX12 Mixer 
• Mackie SRM450 Active PA Speakers 
• Atlas Boom Microphone Stand 
• Manhasset Voyager Music Stand with light 
• Korg DTR1000 Chromatic Guitar Tuner (rack mount) 
• Furman Power Conditioner (rack mount) 
• Proel Speaker Stands

Setup pre-2015 photo:

Mr. Vague Band Gear Setup (circa 1989-1992)

• Fender Stratocaster (1978) 
• Guild D-50 Acoustic Guitar (1987)
• Fender 1978 Twin Reverb Amplifier
• DigiTech GSP21 Guitar Signal Processer
• DigiTech GSP21 Footboard Controller

Mr. Vague ~  Recording/Studio Setup

• Roland DS61 Keyboard
• EndPCNoise Custom Music Recording PC 
• MOTU 828mkII Firewire Audio Interface
• DigiTech GSP21 Guitar Signal Processer
• TC 1140 HS Parametric Equalizer/Preamplifier
• TC 1210 Spatial Expander and Stereo Chorus/Flanger 
• Alesis MidiVerb4
• Furman PL-PLUSDM Power Conditioner
• Behringer Untrapatch Pro 
• Pyle PT-6490 Dual Cassette Deck
• KRK V6 Studio Monitors
• Auralex Monitor Isolation Pads
• AxMan Desktop Rack Case
• PreSonus Quantum
• Fender Mustang Bass (2020)