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Uses Channel One Vol-9 Tone-7 For Channel 2 Its Gain-6 Bass-6 Middle-4 Treble-4

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"Except for a Goodrich volume pedal, Waddy now shuns most electronic accessories. He used to use a De Armond volume pedal but switched to the Goodrich because of it's "throw"-the synchronization between the pedal's sweep and the volume's tape rate."

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"Session players are particularly concerned with their guitar gear since they must satisfy not only their own tastes, but those of producers and artists as well. Waddy was lucky enough at age ten to acquire a Gibson L-7 arch-top, and the next year he got another Gibson, a Bigsby-equipped by Les Paul. The Bigsby vibrato tailpiece was especially suited to the Duane Eddy tunes, and to this day the device remains essential to Waddy's technique."

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"I use two different rigs on stage. With Stevie I use my old 50 watt Marshall, but with the Waddy Wachtel Band I use two Fender Vibro Kings. Very loud they are!!!"

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"Except for a Goodrich volume pedal, Waddy now shuns most electronic accessories. He used to use a De Armond volume pedal but switched to the Goodrich because of it's "throw"-the synchronization between the pedal's sweep and the volume's tape rate."

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"For both onstage and studio work, Wachtel chooses a Music Man 210HD One-Thirty amp. Onstage he uses four Music Man cabinets with stock 10" speakers. The amp's volume knob is usually turned all the way up, with the master volume set anywhere between 6 and 10. The treble is always up to 10, and both the midrange and bass are set very low, at about 2 or 3. Waddy generally sets his guitar's volume and tone knobs all the way up."

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At 8:40 they started talking about this guitar, he said that he was told that it's from 1956 but when he opened it up he discovered that it's from 1957.

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In the Premier Guitar "Rig Rundown," Waddy Wachtel is noted for using the MXR M135 Smart Gate pedal as part of his setup.

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"He also owns two Fender Stratocasters-a '56 sunburst and a red one from '63-a Gibson J-200 flat-top acoustic that he always takes on the road, a Rickenbacker Bake-lite 6 string lap steel, and a Gibson Super 400 arch-top that he almost never touches."

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"He also owns two Fender Stratocasters-a '56 sunburst and a red one from '63-a Gibson J-200 flat-top acoustic that he always takes on the road, a Rickenbacker Bake-lite 6 string lap steel, and a Gibson Super 400 arch-top that he almost never touches."

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“I grew up thinking that only Gibsons were ‘real’ guitars,” he admits, “but then I realized that a Fender is a rock ‘n’ roll machine, and very important. I have another Strat that’s a ’63, and a ’53 Telecaster that’s gorgeous.”

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Waddy Wachtel is confirmed to have used the Fender '57 Custom Champ amplifier in conjunction with a Fender '57 Tweed Deluxe during the recording of Keith Richards' 2015 album "Crosseyed Heart." This usage can be visually verified in the documentary "Keith Richards: Under the Influence," specifically at the timestamp 22:55, available on Netflix.

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Guitarist Waddy Wachtel used the Fender ’57 Custom Deluxe amplifier in conjunction with a Fender ’57 Custom Champ during the recording of Keith Richards' 2015 album Crosseyed Heart. This is evidenced by the documentary "Keith Richards: Under the Influence," where this setup is visible starting at minute 22:55 on Netflix.

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