Rob Buck

Rob Buck is associated with the DigiTech XP-300 Space Station, as verified by former members of the 10KM crew through the diagram provided.

This was Buck's main guitar between 1992 and 1994, being seen in multiple live recordings from the time period. The serial number suggests it was built in late 1991.

Can be seen in the bottom left corner of the attached image.

Rob used two Robin Ranger customs as his primary guitars during the In My Tribe-Blind Man's Zoo era. One was finished in black and the other in blonde. Both can be clearly seen throughout the performance.

Rob (not pictured, the guy playing the tele is John Lombardo) used a pair of white Vibro-Kings throughout the 90's until his death in 2000. After that, their current guitarist Jeff Erickson used them for a number of years before finally switching to amp modelling with a Line6 Helix. One of the two Vibro-Kings can be clearly seen in this picture.

It is mentioned that Rob used a Sonex (misspelled as Sonax) for the production of 10KM's 1987 album "In My Tribe" in a May 1988 interview with Bruce Pollock.

" Supplied on the album by a Gibson Sonax Artist and a Hamer prototype, those guitar sounds were the propelling force behind Natalie Merchant's epic winsome folky vision"

Rob can be seen here playing through a JC-120 on Saturday Night Live in February of 1988. It was used mainly between 1984 and 1988 for the Wishing Chair and In My Tribe.

In the archived image, a Fender Mustang Electric Guitar is visible on a stand in the background, indicating its association with Rob Buck.

Two chandler digital echo units can be seen in Buck's effects rack in this photo from 1995. Buck most likely started using these in the mid - late 80s and had them up until 2000.

In this image, Rob Buck is seen playing a black Danelectro 56 U2. This guitar was likely used for the song "These Are Days," which features open E flat tuning, explaining why Buck is strumming all the strings open.

Rob can be seen playing the Black Falcon in the attached photo. This photo dates to around 1995, which is the year that the Falcon was primarily used.

Buck can be seen playing through a pair of Peavey Classic 50 2x12 tube combo amplifiers at the 1994 Great Blue Heron festival in Sherman, NY. These amps were primary used between 1992 and 1994.

Buck can be seen playing this guitar on the RuPaul show in 1997. This guitar was primarily used during the Love Among the Ruins era (1997-98).

Buck can be seen playing a Gibson Explorer in this picture from the mid-late 90s.

Q: What kind and size guitar strings do you use? A: Gibson acoustic guitars, Gibson strings. Many, many different brands of Electric guitars

From the "Ask Rob" section of 10km's website in December of 2000.

It is unknown exactly what kind of Gibson Strings were used.

Rob Buck is associated with the Ernie Ball Volume Pedal, as indicated by a diagram reportedly verified by former members of the 10KM crew. While the exact brand of volume pedals Buck used is not definitively known, this diagram suggests they were Ernie Ball.

Two JC120 heads can be seen behind Buck in this 1990 performance on The Tube. These were used on the Blind Man's Zoo and Hope Chest tours.