'Rose'
The 'Rose' Suhr is still my main electric guitar, with 'Bernadette' (which I burnt using a pyrography kit) acting as my spare guitar. 'Rose' Suhr is a telelcaster style body, with three pickups and a trem so I can get all those fab Strat noises as well!!! This guitar sounds much more authentic for the Roger Waters gig, plus it's the most musically versatile guitar I've ever owned...
'Rose'
The 'Rose' graphics were conceived and created by Anne-Marie Helder. She also researched and composed the Egyptian hieroglyphs seen on the back of the guitar body and, using pyrographic tools, burnt both the 'Rose' design and the hieroglphs directly into the wood...
'Rose'
A close up of the hieroglyphs on the back of the guitar.
Rose Specs:
Swamp Ash body /
1-piece Maple neck /
Custom soft medium V shape - .800-.850 /
10-14" radius /
Jumbo frets /
1055 bridge /
1.650" nut width /
Chrome hardware /
Sperzel locking tuners /
No pickguard /
T control plate with 5-way /
V60LP neck /
V60LP middle /
Duncan Hot Rails in the bridge
'Rasmus'
My Rasmus guitar, which is used primarily on the front stage and is tuned (low to high) C, G, C, F, A, D.
The 'Rasmus' is essentially a budget version of a Suhr guitar, put together in Asia and thoroughly checked (and Plek'd!!) by the guys at Suhr before hitting the shops. I bought this because it's black!!!
'Rasmus'
Rasmus body.
'Rasmus'
Rasmus headstock.
'Bernadette'
'Bernadette,' which I burnt using a pyrography kit, is my spare guitar.
Snowy's 'Washburn'
I use Snowy's Washburn for the intro to 'Hey You.'
Snowy's 'Washburn'
I use Snowy's Washburn for the intro to 'Hey You'... notice the pig on the headstock!!!
'Bernadette' Specs:
Swamp Ash body /
1-piece Maple neck /
Custom soft medium V shape - .800-.850 /
10-14" radius /
Jumbo frets /
1055 bridge /
1.650" nut width /
Black hardware /
Sperzel locking tuners /
No pickguard /
T control plate with 5-way /
JST FL neck /
JST FL middle /
Seymour Duncan Custom Custom in the bridge
Godin Multiac
The Godin Multiac nylon guitar is an amazing sounding classical guitar, complete with various MIDI possibilities too!!
I use this guitar for 'Goodbye Blue Sky,' 'is Anybody Out There' and 'Vera.'
Godin Multiac
Godin Multiac nylon guitar body.
New Pedal Board
Amps
3 x Brunetti Mercury 50 watt heads and two Brunetti 4 x 12 cabs. Probably the best guitar amps in the world!!!
D'Addario Strings
In the past I've been offered loads of string deals with various companies, but I've always turned them down. I would rather pay for D'Addario strings then have any other strings for free... I've been using them forever on my classical, acoustic and electric guitars, and they're simply the best!!!
Picks
One of the coolest fringe benefits of getting the Roger Waters gig was having my own signature guitar picks!!!
They're just the 2.0mm Dunlop Gator grips, with my name replacing the picture of the alligator!! Dunlop made me a few hundred of these, but I like them so much that I rarely give them away!!!!
