EQUIPMENT

Bass:

  • 1977 Carvin DB630 Double Neck bass / guitar
  • 1976 (?) Carvin DB630 Double Neck bass / guitar
  • (Kristian found these instruments on ebay, so he’s not sure about the details. For more info, check out the Images Archive and the Players Gallery at the Carvin Museum.)
  • 1999 Wal fretless bass guitar
  • Music Man Stingray Fretless Bass (used on the song Settling With Power and live a bit, but not using anymore)
  • Late 90s Fender Jazz bass guitar (used on the first two records a bit, but not used much anymore)
  • Used to use Eden WT800 bass amp, now GK RB800
  • Eden 4×10 cabinets
  • Digitech Whammy Pedal
  • Digitech XP 100 Whammy-Wah
  • Digitech JamMan Loopers
  • Boss RC20 Loop Station
  • Boss Giga Delay
  • Boss TR-2 Tremelo
  • Boss BD-2 Blues Drivers
  • Boss OC-2 Octave
  • Boss TU-2 Chromatic Tuner
  • German bass bow
  • Gain pedal by David Vine
  • Moog Mooger Fooger Low Pass Filter (used on the song Triangle Face but not used anymore)
  • Fender heavy bass picks
  • Ebow

Drums:

  • 22″x14″ Ludwig Vistalite bass drum
  • 16″x16″ Ludwig Vistalite floor tom
  • 10″ 14″ 16″ Rototoms
  • Vic Firth 1a sticks

Cymbals:

  • 24″ Paiste Giant Beat ride
  • Sabian HHX 19″ Xtreme Crash
  • Sabian HHx 18″ Manhattan Crash
  • 2 Sabian HHx 18″ Manhattan Crashes stacked as hi-hats
  • 15″ paiste giant beat hi hats
  • Cowbell

Electronics:

  • 2 Roland PD8s
  • Roland TD8 drum brain midi’d to a Boss SP 303 Dr Sample
  • F.A.T. Kat foot pedal for Kick
  • Roland Fd 7 for a Hihat control
  • 1 Pole Pads for hihats and snares and everything else.
  • Boss RC-20 looping pedal to loop electronic drums
  • mixer sending Kristian’s bass and electronic drums to Shure in-ears.

Misc:

  • My favorite sticks of all time were the Johnny Rabb Jim Keltner model. That company is gone and so are my sticks. It has been about 7 years now and I still can’t find anything like them.