Chris Wright
Gear


"This is the gear that I use for live shows and in the recording studio. I've found some really nice guitars along the way, each of them with a unique voice - appropriate in the right place. I want to thank Guitar Factory who have been sponsoring me for a long time. They have great stuff, they've really looked after me, and I've spent way too much time in that store! ;) My favourite electric guitars were built by Charles Cilia from 'Charles Cilia Custom Guitars Australia'. He's a great guy, and an amazing luthier - he makes beautiful guitars and also does my setups and repairs too."


GUITARS


Gibson ES-335 (Custom Shop)

Gibson Les Paul (Custom Shop)

Charles Cilia custom guitar (PRS type)

Charles Cilia custom guitar (Floyd-Rose type)

Charles Cilia custom baritone guitar

Levinson Blade RH-4 classic (Strat type)

Fender Telecaster (Tommy Emmanuel signature series)

1957 Chet Atkins Tennessean Gretsch

Garrison acoustic guitar

Fender acoustic guitar

Cort 12-String acoustic guitar

Aria nylon string acoustic guitar

Custom fretless nylon string acoustic guitar

Martinez dobro guitar



OTHER STRINGED INSTRUMENTS


Electric Mandolin

Balinese Mandolin

Balinese Fretless Mandolin

Liu Qin (chinese lute)

5-string Banjo

6-string Banjo



EFFECTS


Seymour Duncan Twin Tube Classic Distortion

Dunlop Hi-Gain volume pedal x 2

Dunlop Cry Baby 535Q variable wah

T.C Electronic Nova reverb

BBE Sonic Maximiser

AC Booster (Exotic FX USA)

MI Audio 'Tube Zone' overdrive

MI Audio 'Blues Pro' overdrive

MI Audio 'Blue Boy Deluxe' overdrive

Electro-Harmonix 'Metal Muff' overdrive

Boss OD-3 overdrive

Boss DS-1 distortion

Tech 21 Sans-Amp

Peterson Strobe Tuner (stomp box)

Boss CH-1 chorus

Electro-Harmonix Analog Chorus/Flanger

Ibanez chorus

Voodoo Lab 'Microvibe' (Phaser)

Boss PH-3 phase shifter

Dunlop Stereo Tremelo

Boss NS-2 noise suppressor

Boss RV-5 digital reverb

Boss DD-20 digital delay

Boss CS-1 compression/sustainer

Boss GT-6 guitar effects processor



AMPLIFIERS


Ledford Custom Amplifier (100W Head + 2x12 cabinet)

Fender Hotrod Deville (60W, 4 x 10 combo)

Kustom Sienna 65 acoustic amplifier



"The strings I use are Ernie Ball (10 - 46 for electric, 12 - 54 for acoustic) - pretty standard stuff. Also, I like using those smaller tear drop shaped picks. I found that my accuracy and speed really improved when I switched over to them.

I have my main effects rig which I use all the time, and keep in a portable flight-case because it's very quick to set up for gigs and sessions. I also have a secondary rig, which is mainly used as a back-up or for more permanent set-ups like when I'm doing a long run with a theatre show.

The pedals from 'MI Audio' are worth a mention. These are awesome sounding stomp boxes, they're locally made, and a lot of people are catching on to them. Check them out at
www.miaudio.com. .

Anyway, as a final thought, even though this has been said by many people - I'll say it too because it's a great point to raise. It HELPS to have good gear, but at the end of the day it doesn't really matter what you use or play through - because everybody has their own sound and identity. I believe that most of that comes from the way you play the instrument, the life experiences you've had, and the soul."

© Chris Wright 2009