[ WM ] What is your main stage and songwriting guitar and / or keyboard you use ? Please give us the brand name and model if you know it .
[ Andrew Bergthold ] Martin Guitars have been such supporters of us . I played a bunch and landed on the 000-17 . We also use a Martin in the studio for so much of our tracking .
[ WM ] What brand / model vocal microphone do you use on stage ? In your home studio ( if you have one )?
[ Andrew ] For stage I use a Shure ULXD with the KSM9 capsule , we shot out a bunch and that combo was unbeatable . For the studio we use the Telefunken AR-51 for all our vocals
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[ WM ] What guitar strings do you prefer ? ( Acoustic and electric if you use both )
[ Andrew ] D ’ Addario EJ26
[ WM ] What Keyboard do you use ?
[ Andrew ] I love the look and feel of the Crumar Seven .
[ Andrew ] JH Audio , I ’ ve had several of their models over the years from the top of the line down and for me personally the JH11Pro ’ s are the best . And they happen to be one of the most affordable .
[ WM ] What do you use to capture song ideas down with ?
[ Andrew ] Almost always use my iPhone for song ideas . For our song “ Holy Water ” the acoustic guitars are from the iPhone , I just threw them in Logic and we ran with it . For quick vocals on the road , I ’ ll use a Shure SM7 .
[ WM ] What is a current worship record you enjoy listening to right now ?
[ WM ] If you play an acoustic guitar , what pickup system is on your guitar ?
[ Andrew ] My favorite pickup for my acoustic is the Schertler M AG6 , you can add different mic modules to the pick-up so I added the S-Mic-M to give it some real depth and clarity .
[ WM ] What brand capo do you use ?
[ WM ] What Electric / Amp do you use ?
[ Andrew ] A small company called Varsity Guitars built me a Tele that is incredible , I run that through the Strymon Iridium amp and IR pedal .
[ WM ] Are you using a clip-on tuner ? A floor pedal tuner ? Which brand ?
[ Andrew ] Jeremy Riddle has a new record out that is amazing ! We are on the Winter Jam tour right now and Thrive Worship is out here too . I ’ ve been really loving their stuff . Also got to be a part of a project for The Bridge Worship and I can ’ t get enough of their music !
[ WM ] What is the next piece of gear you would be excited to have ?
[ Andrew ] It ’ s really important to keep my guitar in tune when using capos so I go with the D ’ Addario NS Tri-Action and set the tension to be just strong enough to work without over stretching the strings .
[ Andrew ] Either a Snark SN5X clip-on or the classic Boss TU-2 floor pedal .
[ WM ] For In-Ear Monitors what brand are you using ?
[ Andrew ] I do a lot of recording and would love to get the Telefunken C12 for the studio and for the road .
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