The Grinding of the Gears

Guitars

My favs are my rosewood  EJ Strat, PRS SC58, McCarty 594, Les Paul Standard, Tom Anderson Angel, and my Martin flattop

My latest guitar is a PRS Wood Library McCarty with Brazilian rosewood fretboard and nitro finish. 

Amps

Fractal's Axe-FX is awesome but I still dig my amps:

Bogner Siva

Friedman BE-50 Deluxe 

Swart Atomic Space Tone Pro

Mesa Boogie Studio Preamp

Vox AC15 HW 1X12  combo (alnico blue)

My new favorite thing in the world is the Universal Audio OX amp top box

Microphones

I've got a bunch of them around here but I really like the Microtech Gefell UMT 70s with the famous M7 capsule (It's the original Neumann sound)

Effects

I have a ton of pedals and assorted outboard gear but the Axe-Fx has pretty much replaced all that.  The VG-99 is still with me for bass and synth duties.  I hate distortion pedals but I did pick up one of the Paul Gilbert JHS PG-14 that's fun. And, used with restraint, the Bogner La Grange is fantastic

Synths

Korg Kronos Special Edition, Korg Minilogue, Yamaha Motif Rack ES, Spectrasonics Omnisphere, a the Arturia V Collection

Drums

I sold my acoustic Mapex kit and have replaced it with a Roland V kit. But I did save all my Meinl cymbals and Pearl hardware, just in case.

The limitations baked into the Roland brain have been rectified with the addition of Superior Drummer 3 -- a brilliant piece of software.

Beats

Akai MPC X Special Edition

Interface

UAD Apollo Quad + Twin Quad

Computer 

iMac

DAW

Logic Pro X 

Plugins 

Oh, I went a little nuts with the UAD plugins. Let's not get into all that ;-)  I like Sound Toys as well.

Other

My two favorite things: the Herman Miller Aeron chair and Sonarworks Sound ID Reference monitor calibration system.