strings. The one on the top and the one on a profile specifically for my electric guitar and all acoustic guitar, and resonator guitar. My violin
the bottom are usually tuned to the same note, of my electric instruments go through the same is built by a luthier named Frank Daniels out
but octaves of each other. And then the middle amp model for that. We have other profiles that of Meridian, ID. I’ve been endorsing him for
string is usually a 5th between the two. It’s an are set up for my mandolin, a profile setup for some time now and I have owned and played
interesting sound, and it looks great because… my violin, and a special amp model profile I several of his fine instruments. Both me and
you know, it's a cigar box with strings and a have for my violin with effects on a couple of Kenny own mandolins, so we will typically
pick up. songs - to give it an ethereal kind of a sound. switch off playing each other’s depending on
the song and the travel scenario (flying usually
[WM] Let’s talk about gear for a moment. [WM] Tell us about your stage instruments? only allows us to bring one or the other). I
What gear do you bring with you? What does What brands and models of electric guitars, own a Sam Bush Model Gibson and he has a
your stage rig look like? mandolins, fiddles, resonators etc are you Kentucky. I play several different guitars most
playing? sets. I try to pick a guitar based on a tone I’m
[BJ] I have an A/B switch that I have my
looking for on a particular song. The guitars I
acoustic stuff going through one side of and [BJ] They have me and Kenny staying pretty usually travel with are a 1963 Gibson ES 335, a
the electric stuff going through the other side. busy, along with David, on switching around to 2017 PRS Custom 22 Semi-Hollow, a Gibson
And then all that goes to a Kemper Profiler for different instruments during a set. Sometimes Les Paul 1960 re-issue, a Harmony acoustic/
amp modeling. there are several changes during an single electric, and a Kay (not sure about the year, but
song. The instruments you’ll typically see it’s old) electric guitar for slide. The resonator is
me play are violin, mandolin, electric guitar, usually passed around between a couple of us,
I set up a profile for all of my instruments. I have
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