Musical Equipment
Rossi's guitar of choice is the Fender Telecaster and has used several over the years including his main guitar which is a 1957 Fender Telecaster with a maple fretboard, which he purchased in 1968 for £70. It was originally a sunburst that was painted green in 1970. Through the years several parts have been replaced with G&L parts and a third pickup has been added in a configuration much like a Fender Stratocaster. He also owns two other green Fender Telecasters that are both brighter in colour and feature rosewood fretboards. One is used for the song "Down Down" and the other for the song "Whatever You Want". Like his main guitar they are both in a three pickup configuration. For amplification Rossi uses Marshall JCM800 or JCM900 Lead series amplifiers with 4x12 cabinets and a Roland GP8 to boost his signal. The sound from his Marshall rig is blended with Vox AC30 amplifiers that are kept behind his Marshall setup.
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