■ LIVE SETUP
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■ PA SETUP | LIVE RIG:
■ QSC K8's | K-sub
■ For any small pub/club solo gigs, I take out my QSC K8's, and sometimes the K-Sub. I've found over the years that the K8's are more than enough for these gigs and it makes loading in/out quicker. Any larger events, like festivals or large shows, I use their PA system.
■ DMX LIGHTING SETUP:
■ Show Buddy | DMXIS
■ All of my lights are fully programmed and automated using Dave Brown's excellent Show Buddy system. This allows me to create the perfect mood for each song.
■ I run several Flood panels and a few moving heads depending on the scale and size of the venue I'm playing at.
■ LIVE RIG #1 | MARSHALL JMP-1 DIRECT TO PA:
■ I go direct to the desk for all my solo gigs, regardless of the size of the event. I've played in front of 30 people, and 5,000 using the exact same JMP-1, and it just sounds great!
■ JMP-1 | FX SETTINGS:
■ An Alesis Midiverb IV adds Delays (435ms) for lead sounds, with some chorus, reverbs for cleans. Live I run in mono.
■ LIVE RIG #2 | MARSHALL VALVE HEADS + JMP-1:
■ For band gigs, I take out one of my Marshall 78 heads along with my JMP-1 rack. Marshall modified the heads at the phase splitter to take a preamp in.
■ I prefer Marshall 4x12" speaker cabinets for large band work. Speakers are always Celestion Vintage 30's, but i also like Celestion 25-watt "greenbacks" too.
■ PEDALBOARD:
■ Nowadays, I don't use any overdrive pedals, but that could change soon. Truth is, I don't really use a lot of pedals, just ones that I need on a regular basis.
■ I do like to set the amp up for a crunchy rhythm tone, then boost it with a pedal. To me it sounds less fizzy that way, so I've always used some sort of boost in pedal form. But in recent years, I've loved using a compressor to do the job, as opposed to traditional distortion/overdrive pedals.
■ Pedalboard - 2016. Fresh and sparkly. Let's go forward a few years after tons of gigs...
■ Pedalboard - 2018. Removed the overdrive pedals. I used nothing but the MXR Dynacomp, so the others got removed.
■ In 2020, during lockdown I started live streaming and used my live rig mostly for the first few years.
■ SIGNAL CHAIN
■ From right to left: The wireless signal from the Line 6 hits the Polytune, then the Dynacomp, then the Phase 90, then finally the wah. From there it goes straight to the input of the JMP-1. Note: I have to keep the Phase 90 before the wah as it's unbuffered, as per '74 specs.
■ LIVE RIG #3 | FRACTAL FM3
■ Sometimes when I play bigger gigs I take out my Fractal FM3 pedalboard. I had some theatre shows back in June 2024 and made this Fractal pedalboard up. It went direct from two XLRs to front of house. It sounded incredible.
■ Any future large gigging/touring setups with almost certainly include numerous Fractal units. I think they're superb.
■ Read more about my Fractal setup and grab my presets here
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