Ty’s Gear

White Tele (MIM)

This is my main guitar. After all the years of playing different types of guitars I discovered i was a Tele guy. I just like the tone and this one in particular is just a really sweet.

Midnight Wine Tele (MIM)

This one I bought as a back up for the the white one. I’m thinking about doing some mods on this baby though so look for some changes to it in the future.

Well, I finally got around to making some mods on this Tele. As you can see I put the tortoise shell pickguard on this one and put the white one on the white Tele. I also changed out the factory pickups with DiMarzio Area T’s. It looks and sounds sweeter than ever.

Fender Blues Jr. III

I still have my Vox but I recently picked up a Fender Blues Jr. III and have been using it as my main amp when playing with the band. It’s got that classic Fender tube sound with a little punch when you want it.

Vox AC 15

This my amp, it’s a Vox, what more do you say?

Effects

My effects are always changing but here is a pic of my current rig. Everything is mounted on a Pedaltrain board and powered by a Visual Sounds One Spot. I have listed each one below in the order I have them daisy chained on the board.

Ernie Ball VPjr 

Great volume pedal that doesn’t take up a lot of room.

TC Electronics Polytune

I can strum my guitar and see which strings are out of tune all at once. Pretty cool tuner.

Digitech Hardwire Series Tube Overdrive

Just what it says, very warm tube like overdrive with true by-pass.

Digitech Hardwire Series Valve Distortion

A little more crunch than the tube overdrive but still very natural sounding. I can stack these two together and get even more crunch and sustain, doesn’t muddy up the tone at all.

Way Huge Aqua-Puss Analog Delay

A very warm analog delay. I use this for a fuller sound.

Boss DD-20 Digital Delay

This is a really great delay pedal with some extra functions like looping phrases and tap tempo. This is what I use when i want a really distinctive delay effect. When I stack both pedals together I can get some really cool sounds.

MXR Micro Flanger

Sounds like a jet plane, pretty cool modulation effect.

MXR Micro Chorus

Everybody needs a chorus just to add a little sweetness sometimes. I like this pedal but would consider something else if I ran across something I really liked.