what project I'm on, or what budget I'm working It's changed over the years but this is what I • A good multi effects pedal like Line 6 HX FX
within, my attitude is, I'm supposed to be here. would recommend to up and coming guitarist… • Delay
I have confidence that I'm the right person for
the session and the music that comes out of
• Reverb
GUITARS:
me is appointed for that moment. All of this • Fender Strat, Tele (or equivalent) Having the gear and knowing how to use it are
has helped me accept who I am and enjoy the • Gibson Les Paul (or equivalent - PRS is a two different things! You have to spend a lot
remarkable talent around me.
respectable alternative)
of time learning how to recreate the sounds
• Gretsch
the producer wants to hear. And you have to
[WM] As a session player you are there to
serve the producer and the music. How did
be able to get there within minutes. One of the
AMPS:
best at creating sounds is Jerry McPherson.
you prepare equipment wise, and how did you • Fender Deluxe (Tyler Jt-14 other equivalent)
prepare mentally? • Marshall (Tyler JTM other equivalent)
He's just masterful at it.
When you listen to recordings, try and research
[Dave] When I first moved to Nashville I had a
EFFECTS:
what the players are using to get those sounds.
gut string, a Fernandes Tele, a Zion Radicaster, • Tube screamer type This will help you when you are tracking and
and a Pearce solid state amp. Not the recipe for • Klon type need to move quickly. If you don't know your
success in Nashville! But, I used what I had and • Rat type gear and how to get great sounds, you will slow
worked really hard to earn the trust of the artists • Marshall in a box type down the session. And that's never good.
and producers that hired me. • Compressor
• Wah
I soon learned what I needed and started to • Volume pedal
acquire those pieces of gear. • Good tuner
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