A.K. - Keyboards
Aram Kalousdian - Drums
Elie Tawil Baly - Bass Guitars
My electric axes are:
1- Ibanez RG-3120 TW , Maple top, Mahogany back body, it has 2 Dimarzio Alnico magnet hambucker pickups Tone Zone at the bridge position and Paf Pro. at the neck position both with great harmonics and a very rich tone, the neck has 24 jumbo frets and rosewood fingerboard, and the bridge is Lo-Pro edge Floyd Rose licensed with double locking tremolo, and low profile.
2- Fender American Standard Stratocaster Anniversary series 1997 model (Black), it has a Dimarzio Tone Zone humbucker pickup set on it in the bridge position, 22 frets with Floyd Rose Tremolo.
3- Yamaha CG-40 Nylon String acoustic guitar, I actually use this guitar for practice often, and I use them sometimes in our unplugged shows.
My Amplifier is Peavey Bandit 112s 100W-RMS, on stage I get my amp sound using a microphone, and not line out.
I also use Boss GT-5 guitar effects processor on stage along with send and return to Zoom 5000 which has 6 analog distortions in it with their colors and EQ, but I use my Amp's gain as a distortion while recording in studio, to get the clear sound of the strings.
My strings gauges @ 0.09 ~ 0.42
I use Roland E-86 synthesizer, and Ensoniq TS-12 (piano touch) Workstation, on stage I use Roland more than the others, and in Studio I use the Ensoniq, the Ensoniq has better sampling, and you can make your own sound on it, and I'm thinking of getting the latest production from Ensoniq. (sampler, synthesizer, workstation)
I don't use any foot pedals, cause I already have full control on my keyboards on stage.
I use Lazer drum kit, Sabian cymbal set, Remo drumheads and Promark sticks, and DW 7000 twin pedals and sometimes single pedals, I'm thankful that I don't have amps and stuff : )
These are the sizes ...
| 1 | Bass drum | 22" x 16" | Lazer |
| 2 | Bass drum | 22" x 16" | Lazer |
| Piccolo Snare | 14'' x 4'' | Remo | |
| 6 | Wood Snare | 14" x 5" | Pacific By DW |
| 3 | Tom 1 | 12" x 10" | Lazer |
| 4 | Tom 2 | 13" x 11" | Lazer |
| 5 | Floor | 16" x 16" | Lazer |
| D | High hat | 14.36" | Sabian AAX (stage hats) |
| A | Crash | 18" | Sabian AAX |
| B | Crash | 17" | Zildjian A custom |
| C | Ride | 20" | Sabian AA Metal X |
| G | Splash | 10" | Sabian HHX - (Dave Weckl signature) |
| H | Splash | 8" | Agop Istanbul Sultan |
| E | China | 18" | Paiste 3000 |
| I | Bell | 8" | Paiste 602 |
| F | Mini China | 12" | Sabian AAX |
| J | Spalsh | 6" | Sabian AA |
| Max Stax | 10" | Sabian (Mike Portnoy Signature) |
Elie Tawil Baly - Bass Guitars
I use a 5 string Cort B5 series with GHS strings 0.40 set, and
Bartolini active pickups, and there's great gain in its output.
Speaking of my effects processor I use Korg Xb1 effects processor
for bass guitar, but I don't use a lot of them in my playing, I
concentrate more on my playing style first and then on the sound of
my guitar.
I also use a fretless guitar sometimes, I use them often in soft
and slow songs.
I use Marshall amplification Bass-State Series B150-150W-Rms Bass
Combo.
that's all.
Nothing for now.
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