Lukather Gear Chat Archive

stomp: i love the design of the Musicman

stomp: how did the new music man model come about

  SteveL: I love the Music Man stuff. Sterling Ball is one of my best pals and they are incredible to work with and the quality is top notch!!

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scott: Steve, what was your first guitar

alco17: yeah, man, what is the first guitar you had?

SteveL: it was an Astrotone guitar from Thrifty drug store. I was 8 years old, I had a Kay acoustic guitar I got on my 7th birthday alone with a copy of Meet the Beatles, changed my life forever

WolfM: Luke, what is the recipe for your current tone? What guitars and amps?

scott: Steve, have you ever put 9 gage electric strings on an acoustic?

SteveL: Well I use a new version of the LUKE model Music man and I use River amps that I designed with Paul called the Bonehead. It has a subwoofer system that we got a patent for. VERY cool, you should check it out

SteveL: I have tried that when I was young but the sound sucked, NO bottom
 
SteveL: I was referring to the alco question

WolfM: Here comes the amp rig. It's awesome

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WolfM: We were fortunate to be able to go behind the scenes and share a look inside Luke's musical toolbox with our audience. Luke opened several cases at Andy Brauer's studio rentals and brought out the following historical pieces for your viewing pleasure. DON'T DROOL ON YOUR COMPUTER!!

WolfM: Luke can you give us a rundown of the amp rig?

keith: do you still have the "sex box", Steve?

scott: Steve, what do you think of peavey?
  
SteveL: Well its kinda complicated. I have 3 4/12 cabs with 30 watt Celestians I sub woofer cab and I run in stereo middle dry, right and left wet, a little delay mostly as I have stopped using all the jizz I used to in the 80's. Too much weed I think. ha ha ha ha

SteveL: The sex box was just a Univibe





  SteveL: Here's my 58 Les Paul

scott: steve>what's the sex box?

SteveL: Peavey, well Ed's one of my best pals

SteveL: I am a Music man guy

WolfM: Luke is the Les Paul what you used for Rosanna

SteveL: The Sunburst one was the Gold top I used on the first couple of albums

 












  WolfM: Posing with a beauty

  SteveL: 58 gold top

 

 SteveL: Thats the old Deluxe I used. Modified by Rivera before he was makin amps for himself
 
SteveL: I used this on ALOT of records, late 70's to mid 80's

WolfM: How was it modified?

SteveL: He put a midrange boost in a 5 position selector switch and just tuned the amp. It was a killer back then but I retired it cause it just didn't have THE sound anymore.

 SteveL: That's the Soldano I have. I think its serial # 3. He brought it to me when i was making the 7th One record in 86-87, something like that. VERY cool amp!

 
  scott: steve,what effects do you use? 

SteveL: That's the pedal board. I have gone thru MANY incarnations with this. Bob's stuff is amazing and very versatile.

stratman: looks expensive

Richard_UK: looks like you need to take out a mortgage just to insure it!

  SteveL: Well its just a PCM 70 for delays, a compressor, Wah, G-force by TC for stereo imaging, not that much junk anymore.

 



 

 WolfM: And here's the Candyman!

scott: that is really cool

SteveL: That's Sammy Davis Jr.'s REAL golf bag, I got it at an auction

Richard_UK: you play golf Steve ?

SteveL: Auction, sorry

SteveL: VERY badly, ask around, Its fun though

Richard_UK: Where did you get the 'Candyman' album name from Steve ?