Category Archives: Shane’s Favorite Gear
Time to massage the set list, put new gear thru more tests
From Shane Speal Performed a three hour gig at the Burning Bridge Tavern in Wrightsville PA tonight. Been there several other times. I brought along my new Darren Brown 3-string cigar box guitar (white cbg above… http://dbrowncustoms.blogspot.com) along with: Daddy … Continue reading
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Shane Speal’s gear tech log: Reddog 3-string
A couple years ago, John “Reddog” McNair (www.reddogguitars.com) built me a fantastic cigar box guitar inspired by a picture I took of a red 1952 Buick Super 8. The cigar box guitar is loaded with a jazz humbucker, chrome sound … Continue reading
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Mailbox Dobro
Back in 1999, I was quite poor, living in a small apartment and dreaming of owning awesome gear such as a metal bodied Dobro. One sleepless night, I got up and went out to WalMart, the only business still open … Continue reading
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Shane’s Favorite Gear: Guitar Slides
I get all my guitar slides from one location: Lowe’s Hardware Dept! The slide pictured above is a $1.50 axle spacer found in the section that sells nuts and bolts. It’s dense, fits my finger perfectly and cheap enough to … Continue reading
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Shane’s Favorite Gear: cheapo Jay Turser Classic 25 amp
Every time I play a gig with my Jay Turser Classic 25RC amp, it always attracts attention. Not only does it look like an old Gibson or Supro amp from the early 1950′s, but it sounds like a smooth tube … Continue reading
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