Pat Kirtley - Guitars and Technical Equipment

Guitars and Technical Equipment

On his CDs and in concerts Pat Kirtley uses the following guitars,:

  • Martin J-40
  • Martin MC-28
  • Taylor 710CE
  • Taylor 514-C
  • Kirk Sand elektroacoustic
  • Godin Multiac MIDI guitar

His Taylor has a DiMarzio magnetic soundhole- pickup and Fishman pickup in his other guitars. On stage he mixes the pickup-signal with the input of a good condenser microphone. He uses an Alesis Nanoverb Reverb and a Baggs Para Acoustic Digital Interface with a 5-band parametric equalizer.

In the recordings studio he adds one or two other microphones and additional effects. Apart from the Godin Multiac MIDI guitar he owns a Roland GR-9 synthesizer, a Lexicon Jamman and a Lexicon Vortex, and Lexicon and Alesis reverbs over a Mackie mixer. The signal is processed further with audio editor software, several digital recorders and tape machines.

Kirtley always uses a thumbpick and plays with plastic-reinforced nails. He prefers .012 to .054"-gauge D'Addario Flat Top Phosphor-Bronze J-17 strings.

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