Bob Martin’s newest guitar is a black Strat but it hardly sounds like one after his artfully applied processing. Guitar players are always coming up to him to talk shop and they are usually looking down at all this gear while they talk. These days Bob sits down while he plays. His pedals are on the floor but the effects units are all on another chair that sits in front of him so he plays them by hand.
I took this shot last week as we were setting up for our Margaret Explosion gig and looked up some of the gear when I got home. I’m guessing most of the magic comes from the M5 Stompbox Modeler but I found the rotating speaker system effect from Strymon pretty intriguing. Bob’s playing has been amazing lately but he’s going to miss tonight’s gig. He’s on the disabled list with a pinched nerve. Jack Schaefer will be joining us on bass clarinet and guitar.
Margaret Explosion “Juggler” with Jack Schaefer on bass clarinet
