Yamaha YSS-62R Soprano Saxophone, now discontinued,
Beechler medal 7 mouthpiece, Beechler Ligature with Rico Royal 2 ˝ reeds. 3.07
Yamaha YAS-875B Custom Alto Saxophone, Black Lacquered, silver M1 neck, Dave Guardala Bebop Traditional Alto Gold Plated Mouthpiece with Rico Plastic Cover 3 reeds. Also using a New York Meyer 6M with a Mithcell Lurie spring board ligature, Rico Plastic Cover 3 reeds. Changed out the Gold Oleg thumb rest to a new Yamaha prototype, solid Silver Thumb Rest. 3.07
Yamaha YTS-875B Custom Tenor Saxophone, Black Lacquered, silver F1 neck, Dave Guardala Custom (basically a Crescent Tenor but more open tip) Gold Plated Mouthpiece, Rico Plastic Cover 2 ˝ reeds. Also using a Gold Plated G1 Neck and have a Gerber Fixed Dukoff 8-ish and a Laser Trim Guardala Crescent that was opened up and baffle removed by Mojo Bari. Oleg Ligs and Harrison Lig are back in the case. Back to the Guardala Lig on the Guardala Mouthpiece. Changed out the thumb rest from the plastic Yamaha to the Gold Oleg. 3.07
Yamaha YBS-62 Baritone Saxophone, Guardala Silver Plate 1983 Studio II with Selmer Silver lig. / Jody Jazz ESP 120 Mouthpiece with Vandoren Optimum ligature, Rico Royal Plastic Cover #4 Reeds. Flight Case is the brand new Walt Johnson flight case for Bari. It is huge but not real heavy and seems to be built really tough. 3.07
Wired with the 9 volt, black box to cover when there is NO phantom power at the board, and wireless model ATW-R14 UHF with the 35 Capsule on both.
The Capsule gives them both the same sound. I use the wired most the time and the wireless gets out for bigger shows.
Bari Sax live - Audio Technica bass mic - Emotion D550
Recording - the AEA 84 Ribbon Mic is the bomb on all 4 saxes and flute. It makes any pre-amp sound great and mic placement is not touchy at all. Some mics have a bad proximity effect with close placement sounding very bottom heavy and playing more off the mic would get bright. This mic is full and even regardless of the size of the saxophone or mic placement.
1 Space Rolls Mixer Model RM65 - HEX Mix Professional Audio Mixer. See my diagram for set up with a pic of the mixer here.
6 Channel Stereo, Slider Channel Volumes, Bass and Treble, FX and Monitor, Pan controls on each channel. FX Return, Master L & R sends and 5 segment LED main level meter.
Back has individual Gain and Phantom switches, 1/4 and XLR inputs, 1/4 FX returns and MAIN output in 1/4.
Missing only XLR Main Outs and Headphone jack with seperate volume.
Effect - Lexicon MPX 200, 24 bit, dual processor.
The 3rd Space - Korg Tone Works 1 Space Tuner with cool lights is the current 3rd Space. Call me a wimp but I like being able to look down and see if my ears are working. This tuner is visible from accross the stage and makes loud funk/R&B gigs much easier.
Space 4 - Power Amp - 1 space an not a ton of power but works as a small PA and complete sax monitor system for live shows.
Countryman DI's round out the system and cover for the lack of XLR outs on the mixer.
EWI Update 3.07 - The EWI Guitar Rack is no more - that gig never happened. The New AKAI 4000 EWI is a stand-alone in my current setup. I do bring the VLM70 module on occasion and that's it on EWI.
The EWI Rack is back. 6.8.06
Set for Guitar leads - Rock and Metal
Akai 1000 Driver, 2000 Sound Module, Roland 2020 sound module half rack, Rocktron sustain half rack, Roland M12E 2 space mixer with EQ, Rocktron Intelefex multi-effects, Roland SRV2000 Reverb, Yamaha TX81Z Sound Module.
Foot Pedals include Tone Works Guitar processor, Boss CE3 Chorus, Ernie Ball Stereo Volume.
Amp - Fender Twin and Sax PA rig with Peavy Power and Custom A3 12 inch 2 way monitors.
This set up can go thru Guitar processing or from EWI or tone modules direct to PA.
