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Stephen Housden's choice of equipment for 2005 tour with LRB.
Starting from the hands through to the speakers

Dunlop 1.0 Black Nylon Pick Ernie Ball Strings "Custom Slinky's" 10-52 light top heavy bottom

Fender American Standard Stratocaster.
Colour: Chrome Blue,
Neck: Rosewood
Pick ups: Kinman Woodstocks

Fender American Standard Stratocaster.
Colour: Aqua Blue
Neck: Maple
Pick ups: Kinman Woodstocks.


Epiphone Les Paul
Colour: Blue woodgrain
Mahogany body Maple top
Seymour Duncan 11014-05 Humbucker, Bridge pick up

Gibson Les Paul Classic
Color: Tobacco Burst: Mahogany body Maple top
Pickups: '57 re issue humbucking.

Spectraflex Cable

Line 6 PodXt-Pro

Spectraflex Cables in rack. (I also use their guitar cables in the Studio and anytime I don't use the Nady eg on Acoustic and any Jamming gigs) Lately I have been using a cable at LRB gigs if the stage is not too big. It still sounds the best to me.

We use a Furman PL-8 power conditioner to power everything up and protect from power surges and spikes Mesa Boogie Stereo 2:50 power amp.

Our flight cases are built by Barry Cases in St Louis.
I have varous equipment in the studio including
Line 6 PodXt-Pro and Roland GR33 Guitar synthesiser with a Fender Roland Ready Stratocaster, Peavey Classic 20 amp, Fender Hot Rod Deluxe Amp

Groove Tube - Trio Pre Amp, Lexicon- MPX-G2 with R1 Foot controler

I use a Taylor steel string K-14-C, Alvarez Yairi Clasical CY128CE, Maton Messiah,
Kinman Blueprint, Kinman LaRock and various others including Gibsons and Fenders.