My guitar does not travel separately from me under any circumstances . Even though we have a technical team that sometimes keeps things in hotel storage , or the gear goes earlier to the event . My guitar is always with me in my room , in the car , on the bus , or even on a plane . I never check it . It always goes in the overhead compartment or the front closet of the plane . Because only I know the sentimental value this has for me .
As for basic care , I always have small tools with me that help me keep my guitar tuned , so every time I arrive in a new country I check the neck , I make sure I always have new strings and reserve strings . You ’ ve seen the T-shirt that says , “ Love one woman and many guitars ”. I try to treat BOTH with mutual respect and care . When we talk about quality , brand and model , I still don ’ t have guitar endorsements , but I ’ ve had offers . One of the reasons why I declined them was the fact that I didn ’ t trust the durability of these instruments . So , I try to keep a standard of guitars made in the USA - brands like : Gibson , Fender , PRS that I know I will find , spare replacement parts anywhere and also models such as : Les Paul , Stratocaster and Telecaster , which are easily accessible for minor adjustments . Another important factor is investing in a good bag which will protect
against moisture and bumps . I just toured it comes to practicality on the road , due to size Africa with my Gibson and Steinberger in a dual and weight . This way I can make life easier for gig bag . my guitar tech .
[ WM ] Do you have a guitar tech on the road ? [ WM ] I know you play a lot of Fender ’ s and If so , tell us about him . Or do you end up taking Gibson ’ s which are quite common for touring care of all of your instruments and also the and also worship bands for that matter … but bands gear too ? your Steinberger GM7 is a bit rare . Is that an instrument that is used more in the Reggae [ Renato ] Yeah , we got Austin ( bigboy ). He ’ s music genre or is it just a personal preference ? learning to play guitar and also learning about pedals and amp setups . Although I ’ m very [ Renato ] Christafari used to be endorsed by particular with my stuff and how I want things Steinberger years before I joined . They were very done . I ’ m teaching him all I can . On the road I popular guitars in the 80 ’ s , not only for reggae try to be as practical as possible . You have to bands but also rock bands . Artists like David be when you travel to five different continents Bowie helped further the popularity of these in one year . For that reason , I travel with digital instruments at the time . In reggae Steinberger processors like the Kemper stage , ( in the past became popular with bands like UB40 , Third I used Line 6 for many years ). This type of word , Steel pulse , Ziggy Marley , and many equipment was never my first choice when it others that sought this characteristic sound of comes to sound , but it ’ s my first choice when the 80 ’ s . Yes , it is a very rare and expensive
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