Dave Berridge

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Equipment

Guitars

I use 3 guitars and 1 bass.
The main guitar is a Fender telecaster. The sound suits the rough and ready, semi over driven textures that I like so much.
If I need a more heavy or by contrast plush and subtle sound I use my Fender Stratocaster. It's a very versatile guitar that is favoured by cover bands for this very reason.
The acoustic that I use is a Fender Newporter electro acoustic. It has a great sound either plugged in or from it's sound box.
The only bass that I ever use is my ancient Steinberger Pro Headless bass. The fretboard is so narrow it makes playing easy.

Sunburst Stratocaster. I've a matching Telecaster

Amps & Effects

My guitars are mainly powered by a Fender Frontman 2x12 combo.
If I need a little more of a classic rock sound I have a Marshall 50watt head at my disposal but the Fender usually does the trick. It gives a rough semi overdriven sound that compliments my main guitar, the Fender Telecaster very well.
I supplement my guitar sound with a vintage Zoom 4040 processor which is great for using live.
I put my bass through a Behringer BX1200, direct injecting the sound.
I've an old Yamaha organ as my only organic keyboard. I tend to use my Akai midi keyboard to get my favoured "farty" synth sounds.

My customised Behringer bass amp

Recording

All my recordings are done in my home custom built studio these days. I use a mix of analogue and digital processes to produce my songs.
I use Cakewalk and Garageband as a digital basis and occasionally utilise an old Fostex 4 track for a warmer sound.
I generally use an SM58 for both vocals and guitar.
I'm currently rebuilding my home studio. The space I'm using is a little tight and comes with a wooden structure. This gave me the idea to remove the speaker section from my Marshall and Behringer combos to save space (I've found room for my Fender combo) and case them in a wood effect box as shown in the pictures.

My revamped Marshall combo

Equipment

Guitars

I use 3 guitars and 1 bass (I use mini moog style bass sound on some tracks).
The main guitar is a Fender telecaster. The sound suits the rough & ready, semi over driven textures that I like so much.
If I need a more heavy or by contrast plush and subtle sound I use my Fender Stratocaster. It's a very versatile guitar that isfavoured by cover bands for this very reason.
The acoustic that I use is a Fender Newporter electro acoustic. It has a great sound either plugged in or from it's sound box.
The only bass that I ever use is my ancient Steinberger Pro Headless bass. The fretboard is so narrow it makes playing easy.

Sunburst Stratocaster & Telecaster

Amps & Effects

My guitars are mainly powered by a Fender Frontman 2x12 combo.
If I need a little more of a classic rock sound I have a Marshall 50watt head at my disposal but the Fender usually does the trick. It gives a rough semi overdriven sound that compliments my main guitar, the Fender Telecaster very well.
I supplement my basic guitar sound with a vintage Zoom 4040 processor which is great in the studio & for gigs.
I put my bass through a Behringer BX1200, direct injecting the sound.
I've an old Yamaha organ as my only organic keyboard. I tend to us my Akai midi keyboard to get my favoured "farty" synth sounds.

My customised Behringer bass amp

Recording

All my recordings are done in my home custom built studio these days. I use a mix of analogue and digital processes to produce my songs.
I use Cakewalk and Garageband as a digital basis and occasionally utilise an old Fostex 4 track for a warmer sound.
I tend to use an SM58 microphone for both vocals and guitar.
I'm currently rebuilding a my home studio. The space I'm using is a little tight and comes with a wooden structure. This gave me the idea to remove the speaker section from my Marshall and Behringer combos to save space (I've found room for my Fender combo) and case them in a wood effect box as shown in the pictures.

My revamped Marshall combo

A great reference point

The HOME RECORDING FOR DUMMIES book is an informative guide to setting up your own home recording studio

I bought a Dutch barge and turned it into a recording studio. My plan was to go to Paris and record rolling down the Seine.

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