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GEAR

BASSES:

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Sandberg California VM2 Superlight

Custom Sandberg California VM4

Sandberg California VM2 Fretless w/ Nordstrand Big Blademan Pickups

Ernie Ball Music Man Stingray

Ernie Ball Music Man Sterling 5

Ernie Ball Music Man DarkRay

Ernie Ball Music Man Stingray Short Scale (2)

Nordstrand Acinonyx (2)

Fano JM4 

Serek Midwestern 2 5-string

1963 Fender Precision

1976 Fender Precision

1973 Fender Mustang

1985 Rickenbacker 4003

1966 Harmony H-22

Moollon P-Classic 4-string

4-string Celinder J-Update ('70s Fender Jazz Bass style)

Lakland Decade 4-string (custom) w/ Nordstrand Big Blade pickups

Warwick Adam Clayton signature 4-string

Early 70's Univox Coily (Hollowbody)

Hofner Club Bass (Hollowbody)

Roscoe LG-3005 fretless 5-string 

Rob Allen Fretless 5 String (semi-acoustic with nylon strings)  

Martin Acoustic Bass Guitar

NS Design Electric Upright

Lanakai Bass Ukuleles

all strung with La Bella Strings

SYNTHS:

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Dave Smith Instruments Mopho Keyboard

Dave Smith Instruments Mopho SE Keyboard

Studio Electronics SE-1 analog synth module

Roland Controller

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AMPS/RECORDING:

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Kemper Profiler

Aguilar DB 750 amplifier

Aguilar Tone Hammer 500 amplifier

Aguilar AG 700 amplifier

Aguilar DB 410 cabinets

Aguilar SL 112 cabinets

Noble tube preamp/DI

1965 Ampeg B-15 amplifier 

A-Designs Reddi tube direct box

Avalon U5 direct box

Universal Audio 610 mic preamp

Apogee Symphony Desktop interface

SWR Mo'Bass amplifier

SWR Mini Mo preamp

Line 6 HX Stomp

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PEDALS/EFFECTS:

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Noble tube preamp/DI

Origin Effects Cali 76 compressor

3 Leaf Audio Octabvre   

Darkglass Vintage Microtubes 

Darkglass Microtubes B3K              

MXR Bass Envelope Filter

MXR Bass Fuzz Deluxe

MXR Bass Octave Deluxe

MXR Suboctave Bass Fuzz

MXR Bass Chorus

MXR Phase 90

MXR Phase 95

Source Audio Spectrum Intelligent Filter

Source Audio C4 Synth

MXR Smart Gate

MXR Mini Bass Crybaby Wah

MXR Mini Volume Pedal

Aguilar Tone Hammer Preamp

Aguilar TLC Compressor

Radial Bassbone OD Preamp

HBE Hematoma Overdrive

Dunlop Bass Crybaby

Mutron III+

Electro-Harmonix Q-tron+

Boss Loop Station

EBS Unichorus

Digitech Bass Synth Wah

DOD Vintage envelope filter

Electro-Harmonix Big Muff distortion

Korg G5 synth bass pedal

Ernie Ball volume pedals 

Shure wireless

Radial Twin City Switcher

Radial JDI Direct Box

Digitech Dirty Robot

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Derek proudly plays and endorses:

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