ammo.. he's awesome. I could only aspire to play like that.. 3 parts at once.. sheesh
have an Eric Johnson instructional video showing the Atkins style...sigh
NO to solid state amps

Fender deluxe reverb (tweed) with the POD and a Jeff Beck Strat.
all kinds of precessors I never use any more... same with a zoom 9150 rack mount.
I use gage 12 strings. double humbucker in the neck position, BigFatty picks (about 1/4 inch thick). Gun metal whammy block ,roller nut. very fat neck with gibson frets, whammy block is locked down (by me).
(oh, and a Korg wavestation synth , Cakewalk and Fruity Loops, BBE sonic maximizer, POD, POD editing software w/amp sims)
the amp is a little bluesy for some live stuff so I use the POD and Fender twin with 2 12's. punchy and the POD modifies it to be pretty warm when needed.. but it's damn loud! hehe
got rid of:
Marshal 4x12's (late model)
Fender bassman
some weird VOX that was noisy as hell
Mesa Boogie (the 60 watt blonde stack)
(I miss that almost as much as I miss the stacked blonde!)
pedals galore
small amps galore
(not gonna tell you what happened to MY 61 tele

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