Guitars
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What kind of Guitars does Avi Bortnick use?
Fender Highway One Stratocaster
John Scofield’s rhythm guitar player, Avi Bortnick show us his custom-made St... more
1965 Gibson ES 330
Avi plays a 1983 Fender Squier Telecaster, a 1965 Gibson ES-330, and a 1990 A... more
Fender Standard Stratocaster Electric Guitar
Avi plays a 1983 Fender Squier Telecaster, a 1965 Gibson ES-330, and a 1990 A... more
Fender Jazzmaster Electric Guitar
Fender Jazzmasters – I have two, red and blue, both assembled from parts. Th... more
Amplifiers
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What kind of Amplifiers does Avi Bortnick use?
Fender '65 Twin Reverb
The Fender Twin Reverb is one of two amps John Bortnick uses. “Normally, I ju... more
1994 Fender Blues De Ville 212
The Fender Blues DeVille is one of two amps John Bortnick uses. “Normally, I ... more
Fender '65 Deluxe Reverb
On his web site Bortnick details the collection of amps that he uses, includi... more
Fender Princeton Reverb (original issue, 1963-1981)
On his web site Bortnick details the collection of amps that he uses, includi... more
Effects Pedals
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What kind of Effects Pedals does Avi Bortnick use?
Electro-Harmonix Frequency Analyzer XO
Bortnick uses an Electroharmonix Frequency Analyzer. “That's a cool sound,” h... more
Vemuram Jan Ray
According to Bortnick, this is a “Nice, light overdrive. I use it just to fat... more
DOD Pedals FX-17 Wah-Volume
Bortnick’s tone, “goes into DOD FX 17 Wah/Volume. Almost no one uses these th... more
Boss CE-2 Chorus
After the wah, Bortnick’s sound goes through the, “to Boss CE-2 Chorus Pedal.... more
Studio Equipment
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What kind of Studio Equipment does Avi Bortnick use?
Apple MacBook Air
Bortnick uses an Apple Macbook Air equipped with AbletonLive for live MIDI sa... more
Keith McMillen Instruments 12 Step
“I've got this foot controller, the Keith McMillen 12 step, which is nice,” B... more
Korg Electribe ES-1 MKII
For drum samples, Bortnick uses a Korg Electrive ES-1 MK II. “OK, this thing ... more
Native Instruments Komplete Audio 6 Audio Interface
The guitar first goes through an A/B switcher that toggles between the pedals... more
DAWs
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What kind of DAWs does Avi Bortnick use?
Propellerhead Rebirth RB-338
On top of this I used Propellerhead's Rebirth and Reason software on my Mac. ... more
Software Plugins and VSTs
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What kind of Software Plugins and VSTs does Avi Bortnick use?
Jam Origin Midi Guitar
On his web site Bortnick details the gear that he uses, including this one. more
TAL-Togu Audio Line TAL-U-NO-LX Software Synthesizer
I start with a basic single-note line and then go into some chords. But all I... more
Audio Damage BigSeq2
I start with a basic single-note line and then go into some chords. But all I... more
Keyboards and Synthesizers
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What kind of Keyboards and Synthesizers does Avi Bortnick use?
Roland D-50
I started off using some of them, and after that went through my CD collectio... more
Other Gear
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What kind of Gear & Equipment does Avi Bortnick use?
Wrightsounds Fuzz-Stang Mark II
Bornick uses the Wrightsounds Fuzz Stang pedal. “Fuzz Stang, very raunchy ... more
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