"Are Friends Electric?"

For the technically minded and the just plain curious, what lies hidden in those flight cases boys? And if you're going to be doing PA for us, there's an input list and stage plot at the bottom.

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Hardware:
Ludwig Speed King BD Pedal, Ludwig Atlas stands for the snare and mounted tom and Premier 500 series cymbal stands. Cymbals 1970's 14" Paiste SoundEdge hi-hats, 1970's Paiste 605 22" ride, 1990's 16" Paiste Signature crash, 1990's Paiste Alpha 18" crash and Paiste Alpha 18" sizzle.

Paul Long - Keyboards, Guitar & Vocals

The keyboards are a Hammond XK-1 and a Yamaha P80 stage piano.

Paul's electric guitars are a 25 year old black Fender Telecaster and an Epiphone Dot Deluxe, played through a Fender Blues DeVille (60 Watt 1x12) amplifier. He also has an old Gibson acoustic.

His other trusty sidekick is his MacBook Pro!

Matt Sonnet - Guitar & Vocals

'86 USA Contemporary Stratocaster (Red) with modified electrics, 62 re-issue pick-ups.

'86 Japanese Contemporary Stratocaster (Sunburst) with modified electrics, Seymore Duncans

70's USA Fender Super Reveb with modified electrics, has ben re-wired with 'Blackface' Circuitry by the legendary Pete V De Sande

Tube Screamer TS9, modified with 70's electronics, Jim Dulop Cry Baby and Digitech Digital Delay.

Harps - mostly Hohner Marine Band/Special 20s, Green Bullet Mic and Fender Amp combination.