Rock Equipment

Years ago, Son Volt had all their gear stolen out of their van. And somewhere inside a Y’All-ternative message board I saw a list, complete with serial numbers for each piece of equipment. It was heartbreaking. Dave Boquist’s beloved goldtop Les Paul was taken.

This is more a list of everything we’ve had over the years, just to get it all listed somewhere.

Acoustic Guitars

Portland:
01. 2005 Martin D-35 acoustic guitar. (Never more than an arm’s length away.)
02. 2009 Yamaha Spanish Classical noodler guitar. (Same strings since purchase.)
03. 1996 Fender DG-10 acoustic guitar. (Bought in the summer of ’96 up in Alaska!)

Traverse City/Hartland, When Staying With Mom:
2. 2018 Martin 000 acoustic guitar.

Electric Guitars

Portland:
01. 1997 Gibson SG Standard, Heritage Cherry.
02. 1986 Fender Japanese Telecaster, Black.
03. 2017 Fender American Professional Telecaster, Butterscotch Blonde.
04. 2012 Fender American Vintage ’65 Jazzmaster, Aztec Gold.
05. 2005 Fender American Jazzmaster, Surf Green.
06. 2017 Fender American Jazzmaster, Ocean Turquoise.
07. 2022 Fender Jazzmaster Troy Van Leeuwen, Copper Age Finish.
08. 2007-2010 Fender MIJ ’66 Reissue Jazzmaster, Sea Foam Green.
09. 2022 Fender Vintera ’60s Jaguar Pau Ferro, Ocean Turquoise.
10. 2022 Koll Junior Glide, Pantone Orange 021.
11. 2016 Gibson Non-Reverse Firebird Limited Edition, Vintage Copper.
12. 1995 DeArmond Jetstar “Green Machine.”
14. 2017 Guild S-200 T-Bird, Pelham Blue.

Traverse City/Hartland, When Staying With Mom:
15. 2017 Guild S-200 T-Bird, Antique Tobacco Burst.

Electric Guitars
Gifted to Buddies

01. 1997 DeArmond Jetstar “Red Dread” electric guitar. (Gave it to Robby Hottois.)
02. 2001 Fender Squire Telecaster electric guitar. (From Chuck Prophet! Gave it to Ryno.)

Bass Guitars

01. 1993 Fender Mexican Precision Bass.
02. 2018 Gibson Non-Reverse Thunderbird, Pelham Blue.

Amplifiers

01. 2017 Benson Vinny 1 watt into 8 ohms.
02. 1996 Peavey Vintage Tweed 30 watt.
03. 1954 Fender Champ 5C1 5 watt amp.
04. 2010 Fender Bassman TV Fifteen Combo 350W 120V bass amp.
05. 1963 Lectrolab R200B 3 watt amp.

Guitar Pedals

01. Boss TU-2 chromatic tuner. (Upright tuning.)
02. Boss RC-2 Loop Station pedal.
03. DDC Fuzz pedal.
04. Korg CA-30 chromatic tuner. (Cockpit tuning.)
05. Electro-Harmonix Big Muff pedal.
06. Electro-Harmonix Russian Big Muff pedal.
07. Electro-Harmonix Double Muff pedal.
08. Electro-Harmonix Frequency Analyzer pedal.
09. Electro-Harmonix Small Clone pedal.
10. Electro-Harmonix Octave Multiplexer pedal.
11. Electro-Harmonix Pulsar Tremolo pedal.
12. Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail Reverb pedal.
13. Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress pedal.
14. Boss Distortion pedal.
15. Boss Metal Zone pedal.
16. Vox amPlug “Metal” Headphone Amp. (For desktop riffage.)

Drums

01. 2003 Pearl Export Series drum set.

(This list was updated on 11.11.24.)