Mike Keller

I mainly play a Telecaster pretty straight, not a lot of effects; some reverb and tremolo. So yeah, I was ready.

For a long time I’ve been playing a guitar built by a friend, Tim Jorgensen, [as his class project in the Minnesota State College-Southeast Tech’s Guitar Repair and Building program]. It looks like a ’50s Tele, with a U neck – pretty large. When I picked it up, it was like, “Oh, man this thing’s great!”

We usually [rent] backline stuff, and I usually get a Bassman because they’re consistent and break down less than anything else. About halfway up, Bass a little less, a little more Treble, and the Presence depends on the amp.