Bob Marley's Equipment

: I'm just looking for equpipment that is optimal for reggeae and ska styles of playing... That's all. If anyone could reccomend or find out anything about that, it would be much appreciado.

A Stratocaster, G&L Legacy or Peavey with single coils would be cool. I'm for single coils here just for bite or punch really, and for the kind of funk you get on a 5 way switch in positions 2 or 4, especially bridge w/middle. I know about he Gibson thing and read all about it on another forum. But you won't be needing humbuckers or loads of sustain. Just some funky, breezy chops - the brighter the better. Whatever amp you choose, I'm thinking it too would have to be super clean. Solid state would work here, perhaps a nice Line 6. Those Fender's get muddy after you turn the volume past 4. Carvins and Crate amps don't have that problem, I'm not altogether sure about Peavey, even though I have 1 and my son has 1, we're still testing and we're liking them so far. Try a compressor, and try it without, in case of too much attack (&sustain). A flanger pedal would be fun. I mean keep it simple, fun, and you still want the right vibe. This ought to be pretty close, and I'm going to go try it myself. Know any Reggae songs? Ohhhh ... I Shot the Sherriff? Knockin' on Heaven's Door by Clapton?

Or 3 Little Birds. Don't worry about a thing, cuz every little thing is gonna be allright. Strat man Dwight

Thanks Lee for the additional comments to our friend's question and your earlier & my later response, I think. Your new info certainly fits, no doubt accurate. We're probably in a different time zone by half a day. I went to my equip and found a setup for the reggae sound, had alot of fun, but eventually had to go to bed. Still, I'm pretty excited about my discoveries, and have been looking forward to sharing it.

In my humble opinion, this was really good, if not nailing it: grabbed a home-made "Strat" with bright pickups, and plugged in one of my Ibanez footstomp compressors, one of the Ibanez footstomp flangers, with line into the Blues Deluxe, which is tubed & warm sounding, but it has a bright switch that I can press to pretend it's a solid state amp. But really, settings on the compressor can override the type of amp, in this case, I found. Tried all positions on the Strat. The reggae vibe happened definitely with a compressor, not without, and mainly with the guitar set between bridge & neck I thought. It's got funk with snap & snarl, guitar tone had to be backed off a bit. The flanger was okay/interesting but not essential. The flanger was only credible if it was set to have a minimal effect.

But wait, there's a better way to set up the Strat or similar guitar for the reggae sound. It sounds so much better if you can use one of the missing tones, that isn't on a stock instrument, other than the Made in Mexico Super Strat. (I can supply the catalogue # for that one but don't endorse or sell 'em). The best setting is using all 3 pickups together, in parallel, via the custom wiring mod known as the Magnificent 7. It is widely believed that's what EC did on "After Midnight". A must-listen track. I'm trying not to say the word awesome, but just want to emphasize there's reggae to be had with a Strat, bridge/middle or setting of choice, and a compressor through an amp that can sparkle. But, there's super reggae sounds with the extra guitar mod, bringing in all 3 pickups at the source. It's been a blast. Strat Man Dwight