Positive Mental Trip

Luke Weiler of Positive Mental Trip used a Marshall 1960B when he recorded guitar tracks at applehead recording studios near Woodstock NY. Most of the electric guitar tracks luke’s VOX AC 15 was used but on Change Your Mind we hooked up 2 full 1/2 stacks of Marshall awesomeness and rocked those funky riffs with jazz colors. Luke continues to use Marshall cabs but has never used this specific marshall cab live.... yet.

Luke Weiler of Positive Mental Trip has played the TC Electronic Corona Chorus live and in the studio from 2016-2019. Toneprints are so much fun and the tri-chorus and the overall sound of this pedal just gives my guitar exactly what it needs. “I could put 2 of these on my board I love this chorus pedal so much... but then I’d have to sacrifice a different member of my “tight 12” live SKB board and I am not ready to do that’s...ever.” PMT Luke

Luke Weiler of Positive Mental Trip has used the BOSS RC 30 for live looping, home practice, and for recording ideas before it’s time to really record them. Luke used to tour the east coast playing 1 man band style live loop gigs with a BOSS RC-50. “The RC 30 is the right size footprint and enough functionality for me right now.“ -PMT Luke

Luke Weiler of Positive Mental Trip has been using the EHX Pitch Fork live since 2017. It is a pedal that has been moved off the live board and moved back on many times. PMT Luke’s favorite octave/pitch shifter/harmony.

Luke Weiler of Positive Mental Trip has been using the Shure SM 7 B in the studio since 2011. The Shure SM7B into a Great River preamp was the vocal sounds for songs on “change your mind”(2012) like “Hoping For The best” and “Back up again”. The Shure SM 7B will be used as one of the many mics on many tracks on PMT’s 3 rd Studio album. (“Love Never Dies) 2019

Luke Weiler of Positive Mental Trip is a huge fan of Electro-Harmonix pedals. He has never played a Memory Man w/hazurai live.(yet) However you can here the “reverse echo” and “multi tap” sounds the Memory Man w/ Hazurai does so well on the more experimental parts of Positive Mental Trip songs.

Luke Weiler of Positive Mental Trip is known to use a Beta 58 A on live vocals sometimes. Since 2006 Luke has been seen singing through a beta 58 A Live. Although not a popular studio microphone when blending 5 or 6 microphones together or layering different microphones on top of each other Luke has used the beta 58A on studio recordings. It is said the Shure Beta 58A was used tracking vocals on the Positive Mental Trip song “John The Baptist” from the 2017 PMT album. (“The Black And White Album”)

Luke Weiler of Positive Mental Trip uses the ZVEX Vexter Series Fuzz Factory for creating saturated, experimental fuzz rhythms, feedback, squeals, and unique sounds for lead solos and layered guitar parts. While not frequently featured in live performances, its distinct sound can be heard in some of the band's Bandcamp demos. The YouTube video by PMTluke showcases the Fuzz Factory in a pedal shootout, highlighting its role in Weiler's creative process.

Luke Weiler of Positive Mental Trip is definitely using a MOOG 12 stage phaser on many tracks on the 2019 album. The Positive Mental Trip Band page on Facebook showed pictures of 3 moogerfoogers that Luke is using in the studio on drum sounds. However on the extremely short almost punk-Rock style grooves of “stink bug zoo” you can def hear the sounds of the MOOG 12 stage Phaser on acoustic and electric guitars. No MOOG pedals at all were used in the studio on the 1st 2 PMT albums.

Luke Weiler of Positive Mental Trip utilizes the TC Electronic Gauss Echo Effects Pedal extensively for both drum and guitar sounds. This versatile and affordable pedal is featured prominently in various YouTube demos, including a video by PMTluke titled "STRYMON MOBIUS (JERRY Preset) VS. EQD Spatial Delivery V2 SHOOTOUT PART 6." Known for his open-minded approach to gear, Weiler often opts for pedals based on their sound quality rather than price, favoring the Gauss Echo even over more traditional choices like the Echoplex in studio settings.

Luke Weiler was known to use a Shure SM 57A live for vocals in late 2005 into early 2006. In early 2006 he let Laura (PMT flute player at the time) use the Beta 57A and Luke started using an SM 58 or Beta 58A live. He ended up giving the mic to Laura and was not seen with a Beta 57 A until recently when using a 5-7 mic recording rig in the studio. You can hear the Beta 57 A blended in with other condensor and dynamic mics on the “downtown funky stuff Malone V5” demo on bandcamp. “I love the sound of dynamic mics and Condensor mics used together in the studio and live. I could def see myself with a Beta 87A, and a Beta 57 or 58A as a 2 mic live vocal rig for future shows.”- PMT Luke

Luke Weiler of Positive Mental Trip is a huge fan of Big Muff style sounds on lead guitar or saturated rhythmic parts. He has used many different distortions, overdrives, and fuzz pedals in the studio for the 2019 PMT album. There will definitely be some way huge Russian pickle guitar tracks layered into the 3rd PMT album for sure.

Luke Weiler of Positive Mental Trip is a huge fan of overdrive pedals that double as preamps/cab sims. The Orange Getaway Driver can record direct right out of the cab sim if need be which can be very cool. I’ve already used it on a couple songs in the studio I’ve recorded the 1 st week I’ve had this pedal. It’s a great pedal for being an overdrive on any pedalboard as well. I’ve always thought of Orange gear as mainly for metal guitarists but the Getaway Driver has definitely changed my mind there.

Luke Weiler of Positive Mental Trip is known to use the Shure Beta 87A as well as the Blue Baby Bottle on vocals when recording at Loud and Conscious Studios in Woodstock NY. “I was really blown away by the Shure Beta 87A being such a high quality condensor that you could use live but also if the producer knows how to EQ the mic it can actually be a solid studio sound as well. To me sometimes in the studio it feels good to hold a mic and sing into it rather than having to sing into a pop filter held on a stand with a shockmount and all. I was blown away by the Beta 87A sounding as good as mics you can’t hold in your hand and that cost 2 to 3 times as much and can’t be used live.”

Like Weiler of Positive Mental Trip has used the Electro Voice ND 76 live on vocals on and off from 2011-2019. “The ND76 is a microphone that not all sound guys can dial in proper to my liking. If I feel like the sound guy can’t get the ND 76 sounding how I love it live, I’ll take out an SM57 or the EV cobalt which are mics every sound man has dialed in 1000 times. I prefer the ND76 but it doesn’t always work live. I’ve used it on a few of the tracks blended in with condensors on the new Album. I love the Mic so it’s hard to not try to use it, even though it is a mic most producers and vocalists would not dare to use in the studio.”

Luke Weiler of Positive Mental Trip has been known to use the Blue Baby Bottle Condensor Mic on vocals, acoustic guitar, and saxophone. The Blue Baby Bottle was used on 3 vocal tracks on “Change Your Mind” (2012) and was used and blended with the Sterling ST77 and dynamic cardioid mics on almost all vocal tracks on “the black and white album”.

Luke Weiler of Positive Mental Trip has played a white Ibanez SR250 bass on all Positive Mental Trip studio recordings since “the duchess of funk” Alana Orr left the band in 2014. Luke had observed Alana and her style which he very much digged on “change your mind” (2012) and took a few lessons off her while she was part of PMT for those 2 years. Always enjoying playing bass as much as guitar and drums luke began recording his own basslines in 2015 and released “the black and white album” in 2017 which he played all basslines on. It is said he has played all bass lines on current demo versions soon to be polished album versions on the 2018-2019 “Love Never Dies” recording sessions.

Luke Weiler of Positive Mental Trip plays an Earthquakes Devices Rainbow Machine. “Honestly when I bought it I thought it was going to be 1000 sounds on the next few albums. At 1 st I struggled to find anything use-able but the chorus-Esque vibe of it on guitar. I was let down by this as I have many awesome chorus sounds in my chorus library/arsenal. However I do like it for eerie EBOW sounds and I have found use for it on vocals with the Radial VOCO LOCO. When I busted it out during a few recording sessions in Woodstock there were no objections and the tracks may be keepers. Originally though I struggled to figure it how I could use this pedal. Certain EQD pedals can be like that. You really have to go outside your box. The EQD Data Corrupter is the same way like that. Just extremely different with the fuzz and the oscillations but....you plug it and your like whoa... what can I do with this?! The challenge of it I think is what gets people into earthquaker Devices or completely turns them off. In neither here nor there with there extreme sounding pedals. I really enjoy the Spatial Delivery envelope Filter V2. Out of all the EQD pedals I’ve played that one is my favorite. Luke has the Rainbow Machine V1 and has no idea what the V2 is about. “One rainbow machine is enough rainbow machines for me man!” -PMT Luke

Luke Weiler of Positive Mental Trip being a fan of Analog Man and Electro Harmonix now plays and plays the East River Drive. You can hear it on some of the pretty slightly dirty guitar lines on the instrumental “Forward Moving” which is the 1 st track in the “Love Never Dies” batch of demos which will be polished into an album later in 2019.

Luke Weiler of Positive Mental Trip has been using the BOSS SL-20 Slicer since 2016. One of his favorite extreme effects he is known to use it on “John The Baptist” and “The Bronco Rides at Midnight” on “the Black and White Album” (2017) Due to its large size much like the BOSS DD20 Giga Delay he has rarely ever used it live.

Luke Weiler of Positive Mental Trip has often used a Shure SM 58 live on vocals.

Luke Weiler of Positive Mental Trip has used the TC Electronic Echobrain Analog Delay since 2017. You can clearly hear it self oscillating at the end of “Circles” the last track on “The Black and White Album” (2017) He has never been seen using it live.

Luke Weiler of Positive Menta Trip plays an E Bow Plus. This is evident from many “E Bow Sessions” on his underground YouTube channel. There are no E Bow guitar parts on the 1 st 2 PMT albums. There will be guitar parts with the E Bow Plus on the 3 rd PMT album which will be out later this year in 2019.

Luke Weiler of Positive Mental Trip is known to use the BOSS OC-3 Super Octave on bass and guitar. On guitar he is known to use it with fuzz pedals and envelope filter pedals to give single not runs a nice thick heavy or psychadelic sound. He was seen using it live quite a few times in 2017.

The CAD Trion 7000 ribbon Microphone was used by Luke Weiler of Positive Mental Trip along with the CAD D189 to mic the 1/2 stack (crate blue Voodoo head into a Marshall cabinet) for all electric guitar parts on “Pure”. The 2 CAD mics were sold for some time by CAD as the “Joe Satriani Amp Mic Kit”. Luke planned to use this mic kit live and in the studio. However the CAD Trion 7000 was used more blended with the Sterling ST77 for studio vocal tracks. The CAD D189 became luke’s Choice for live vocals during the PMT touring 2008-2009 era. It is said the CAD TRION 7000 although not used on “the black and white album”(2017), will appear as one of the mics blended on vocals and will also combine with a Shure Beta 57 A to record amp sounds this year. Positive Mental Trip has been slowly but surely tracking for the “Love Never Dies”(studio album, there were a few demos with the album title circa 2007-2010) since 2018 and continues tracking in 2019. The album is said to be finished and released in 2019.

Luke Weiler of Positive Mental Trip used the CAD D 189 along with the CAD Trion 7000 ribbon mic to capture electric guitar sounds. Luke wanted to use these on amps live but ended up not getting the chance to. instead he used the D 189 on live vocals 2008-2009. The CAD Trion 7000 (also part of the Joe satriani Mic Kit luke purchased) was blended and used on studio vocals 2008-2013. It is said both CAD mics will be used to track amp sounds on the “Love Never Dies” album in 2019. Luke will be using both mics to capture electric guitar sounds coming through his VOX AC 15 w celestion greenback speaker.

Luke Weiler of Positive Mental Trip used a Roland HandSonic during the PMT Solo loop tour era.(2008-2010) When Positive Mental Trip plays solo loop gigs (which are rare) in 2018- the future, Luke uses a Roland Octopad (with sticks) and a Korg Wavedrum.

Like Weiler of Positive Mental Trip used a Roland SPD 30 Octopad in the studio to get drum sounds he can put effects pedals onto. Many of the drum sounds on “The Black and White Album”(2017) and the forthcoming “Love Never Dies” album (2019) come from Luke playing the Roland Octopad.

Luke Weiler of Positive Mental Trip has been using the Roland GR-55 guitar Synthesizer pedal with the GODIN Multiac guitar since 2018. He used the Roland GR-20 synth during the 2008-2010 PMT era. Always a fan of guitar synth sounds when blended in with real guitar sounds, the Roland GR-55 will be on many Positive Mental Trip future albums. Depending on stage size and live rig setup Luke may or may not use the GR-55 live.

Luke Weiler of Positive Mental Trip began to take interest in Envelope Filter sounds as opposed to straight up Jimi Hendrix style wah pedals in 2014.(Luke played standard Cry Baby wah pedals 2006-2014) Playing percussion in an experimental reggae band EN KNEE GIVEN DAZE while playing percussion he would watch Gerry Skeletonez play with a vintage Q-Tron and an octave pedal. In a hotel room at the Rock N Roll Resort festival he would play with a Q Tron w/ a Boss octave pedal and knew he needed that in his life. In 2015 after DAZE and BOMBMOB(electro-dub act luke played percussion with on his PMT Hiatus) broke up Luke decided it was time to start playing Positive Mental Trip music again. There were not many PMT shows in 2015 but there began to be many Positive Mental Trip shows in 2016. By the end of 2016 Luke was recording and experimenting live and in the studio with 2 Envelope Filter pedals. The Source Audio Pro Poly Mod Filter and the BOSS AW-3 Dynamic Wah. Both digital Envelope Filter pedals that could be controlled by expression pedal if desired these pedals had loads of options. Luke has played the Source Audio Pro Poly Mod Filter on many Positive Mental Trip recordings but only twice live. He has 4 specific Envelope Wah filter presets programmed into it. Positive Mental Trip’s 2017 album “The Black and White Album” has a lot of digital Envelope Filter wah sounds coming from the Source Audio Pro Poly Mod Filter and a few from the BOSS AW-3. You can hear some Source Audio Pro Poly Mod Filter envelope Filter sounds on the new album “Love Never Dies” as well. The BOSS AW-3 has not been used on the new album. The MOOG MF 101 Low Pass Filter has been used more then any other Envelope Filter on the album. It has a very cool analog Envelope Filter vibe on guitar and bass. It is arguably the best analog Envelope Filter in existence. (Among the other legendary analog filter EHX Q-Tron, Mike Biegel MUTRON) So yes, Luke Weiler of Positive Mental Trip plays a Source Audio Pro Poly Mod Filter. A huge fan of the effect on lead guitar and rhythm guitar as well.