After so many years of being a devout BOSS user, I switched to AVID Eleven Rack and PRO Tools. The reason – I was searching for a new sound, look and feel, and also for a professional solution with direct I/O to my PC and DAW. After a thorough research, I narrowed down my choices to BOSS GT-100, BOSS GT-001 and AVID Eleven Rack. Although revealed on Frankfurt Musikmesse 2014, as of April 2014, the new BOSS GT-001 is still not available on the market, and the online reviews are scarce and controlled, so I decided to give AVID a try, and I was not wrong. The Eleven Rack is the most amazing guitar effects processor I’ve ever stumbled upon ever since I started playing the guitar. Sadly, I said goodbye to my GT-10 (sorry, BOSS!).
Since the Eleven is rack mountable, my choice of a MIDI foot controller was either Voodo Lab’s Ground Control or Behringer’s FCB1010. Behringer is a well-known name in Europe, and they are famous with their high quality products at really reasonable prices. This, combined with the 2 expression pedals convinced me to go for the FCB1010. In order to save myself from the nag of programming the board, I changed Behringer’s original PROM with the EurekaPROM by EurekaSound. If you are using Roger Linn Design’s AdrenaLinn III, Kemper Profiling Amp, Behringer V-Amp series, Behringer Bass V-Amp Series, Avid Eleven Rack, TC Electronic G-Force, G-Major, G-Sharp, Nova, Fractal Audio Systems Axe-FX II, BOSS GT-PRO & Roland VG-99 & VB-99 or Line6 POD series and you still don’t know what EurekaPROM is, you should definitely check what David and the other guys from EurekaSound create!
Unfortunately I don’t have time to play in a band anymore and I practice alone, so I’ve tried a number of different loopers, like BOSS Loop Station, Line 6 JM4 and KORG SOS, but none of these was as versatile as the DigiTech JamMan Stereo. The truth is that I’ve never been a great fan of DigiTech, but the JamMan looper and it’s librarian software really rock, so I guess I’ll keep it for a couple of years.
Since 2012, my main guitar is this amazing 7-string B.C. Rich Stealth. Even now, after a couple of years of using it, I am still amazed by the sound, awesome looks and playability of this instrument. I am also using a heavily modified MH and SV’s by ESP, Schecter Omen 7, Jackson Dinky and custom Aurellia guitars.
From time to time, I play a heavily modified Yamaha DTX400K electronic drum set, which I also use for recording drum tracks. The customized drum set has an additional bass drum, extra crash cymbal and 3-zone snare drum.
In case you are interested, you may want to can check the rest of my guitar fleet and more gear on this page.
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