Nguyên Lê’s equipment
Nguyen Le is endorsed by
STAGE SETUP
JULIEN GENDRE "TAO" ELECTRIC GUITAR (MID 2003)
QUILTED MAPLE THINLINE BODY SHAPED AFTER A CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY
24 FRET MAPLE BOLTED NECK, EBONY FINGERBOARD
CHINA BLACK INK PAINTING
TAHITI MOTHER OF PEARL YI KING POSITION MARKERS :
3RD FRET - THE WATER
5TH FRET - THE WIND
7TH FRET - THE MOUNTAIN
9TH FRET - THE LAKE
12TH FRET - THE SKY
EMG PICKUPS, 2 SAV SINGLE, 1 BRIDGE 57 HUMBUCKER
HANTUG BLACK TITANIUM FLOATING LOCKING TREMOLO
GK2A ROLAND GUITAR SYNTH PICKUP WITH INTEGRATED CONTROLS
D’ADDARIO NYXL 10-46 STRINGS
JULIEN GENDRE "TIGER’S TAIL" ELECTRIC GUITAR (SEPT 2011)
FLAMED ASH CHAMBERED BODY SHAPED AFTER A CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY & THE TAIL OF A TIGER
24 FRET EUROPEAN SYCOMORE FLAMED MAPLE BOLTED NECK & FINGERBOARD WITH
2 CARBON FIBER REINFORCEMENT RODS & A TWO-WAY TRUSSROD
CHINA BLACK INK PAINTING, GOLD LEAVES DECORATIONS, IVORY TIGER CLAW
CTS VINTAGE POTS, HOFNER KNOBS
NITROCELLULOSE LAQUER, VINTAGE SUNBURST
VIOLET ROSEWOOD YI KING POSITION MARKERS :
3RD FRET - THE WATER
5TH FRET - THE WIND
7TH FRET - THE MOUNTAIN
9TH FRET - THE LAKE
12TH FRET - THE SKY
NECK PICKUP : THROATY BUCKER ZEXCOIL
MIDDLE : SINGLE COIL DIRTY BLONDE LOLLAR
BRIDGE : JUICY BUCKER ZEXCOIL
GOTOH GT 1996 FLOATING VIBRATO WITH SCHALLER SURE CLAW SYSTEM
GOTOH MINI 510 MACHINE TUNERS
D’ADDARIO NYXL 9.5-44 STRINGS
JULIEN GENDRE "BAMBOO" ACOUSTIC STEEL GUITAR (MID 2007)
SMALL QUILT MAPLE BODY WITH WEDGE COMFORT DESIGN (COURTESY OF LINDA MANZER)
24 FRET MAPLE NECK, EBONY FINGERBOARD
SINGLE CUTAWAY AT 18TH FRET
JURA EPICEA TOP, VIOLETTE WOOD BRIDGE
GOTHO SG510 GOLDEN MACHINE HEADS
AMARELLO & BULNESIA NECK & NECK HEAD INLAYS
TAHITI MOTHER OF PEARL BACK INLAY WITH NGUYÊN LÊ'S IDEOGRAM
B-BAND UST PICKUP WITH ZAM EXTERNAL PHANTOM POWER BLOCK
NASH S-57 STRATOCASTER MARY KAY RELIC (APRIL 2009)
ASH CREAM BODY
ONE PIECE MAPLE NECK 10’ RADIUS & C SHAPE, DUNLOP 6105 FRETS
GOTOH VINTAGE STAGGERED HARDWARE
LOLLAR SINGLE COIL PICKUPS (NECK & MIDDLE), HEPCAT SINGLE COIL ON BRIDGE
NITROCELLULOSE LACQUER
D’ADDARIO NYXL 9-42 STRINGS
FRACTAL AUDIO FM9 AMP MODELER/MULTI FX PROCESSOR FLOORPEDAL
FRACTAL AUDIO AX8 AMP MODELER/MULTI FX PROCESSOR FLOORPEDAL
FRACTAL AUDIO AXE-FX III PREAMP/EFFECTS PROCESSOR
2 CONTROLLER PEDALS : DUNLOP DVP4 FOR VOLUME & HOTONE SOULPRESS FOR FX PARAMETERS
SOFTSTEP KEITH MCMILLEN USB FOOTCONTROLLER WITH MIDI EXPANDER
IPHONE W/ TOUCHOSC APP FOR MORE MIDI CONTROLS
ELECTRO HARMONIX PITCHFORK POLYPHONIC PITCH SHIFTER
MONTREAL ASSEMBLY COUNT TO FIVE GRANULAR DELAY
SPECULAR TEMPUS GFI REVERB
DITTO X4 TC ELECTRONICS LOOPER (for midi sync)
DITTO X2 TC ELECTRONICS LOOPER
BOOMERANG WHOLLY ROLLER EXPRESSSION PEDAL
STRYMON OJAI R30 PEDAL POWER SUPPLY
KORG KAOSS PAD III+
E-BOW
APPLE MACBOOK PRO 13' 2016 INTEL CORE I7 3,3GHZ
LAPTOP FOR PLAYING SOUNDS & SEQUENCES W/ ABLETON LIVE, REAKTOR & STYLUS RMX
NANO KONTROL KORG
TWO SMALL 112 CABINETS WITH CELESTION FX12-X200 FRFR COAXIAL SPEAKERS
SEYMOUR DUNCAN POWERSTAGE 700 AMP STEREO SOLID STATE
(WHEN NGUYÊN CANNOT BRING HIS OWN AMPS HE USUALLY ASKS FOR TWO VOX AC30)
VOVOX INSTRUMENT & STUDIO CABLES
PICKS DUNLOP JAZZ III ULTEX 427R
SHURE GLXD16E GUITAR WIRELESS
ZOOM G3 FLOOR MULTIEFFECT
HOME STUFF
LEXICON PCM 80 DIGITAL MULTI-EFFECTS WITH PITCH FX CARD
GORDIUS LITTLE GIANT MIDI FOOTSWITCH PEDALBOARD
BB PREAMP XOTIC EFFECTS USA (BOOST/DIST)
DIGITECH FREQOUT FEEDBACKER
KORG KAOSS PAD II
EVENTIDE H9
BLACKSTAR HT BOOST TUBE BOOSTER
GORDIUS LG2 FOOTCONTROLLER
DV MARK COMPRESSORE PEDAL
LITTLE LEHLE II AUDIO SWITCHER
MICRO POG ELECTRO HARMONIX (POLYPHONIC OCTAVER)
HEADSTRONG LIL'KING REVERB ALL TUBE AMP 1X12 CERAMIC AMPLIFIER (BASED ON A FENDER PRINCETON)
STRING INSTRUMENTS :
JAMES TRUSSART ELECTRIC GUITAR
WARMOTH BODY & 24 FRET NECK, BIRDEYE MAPLE, EBONY FINGERBOARD
EMG PICKUPS (NECK 81 HUMBUCKER/ MIDDLE SINGLE SA/ BRIDGE 85 HUMBUCKER )
HANTUG TITANIUM FLOATING LOCKING TREMOLO
D’ADDARIO NYXL 9.5-44 STRINGS
JAMES TYLER VARIAX JTV69
FLY DELUXE PARKER ELECTRIC GUITAR
DIMARZIO PICKUPS
PARKER PIEZO VIBRATO
D’ADDARIO NYXL 9.5-44 STRINGS
HAGSTRÖM JAZZ GUITAR (DESIGNED BY D’AQUISTO)
EMG 91 PICKUP
BIGSBY VIBRATO
D’ADDARIO NYXL 10-46 STRINGS
GIBSON ES 345
SADOWSKY NYLON ELECTROACOUSTIC
LOWDEN F22 ACOUSTIC STEEL
HERMANOS CONDÉ FLAMENCA ACOUSTIC NYLON
ARIA ELECTRIC WITH DOUBLE FRETS FOR QUARTER TONES
JAMES TRUSSART FRETLESS ELECTRIC
VIGIER FRETLESS BRASS FINGERBOARD
WARMOTH NECK & HOLLOW BODY
JOE BARDEN PICKUPS
LEDUC 5 STRINGS FRETLESS ELECTRIC BASS
GOBSON ACOUSTIC MANDOLIN FROM INDIA
DAN TRANH VIETNAMESE ZITHER
DAN TAM VIETNAMESE FRETLESS BANJO
DAN BAU VIETNAMESE MONOCORDE
CAI LUONG VIETNAMESE 5-STRINGS ELECTRIC GUITAR WITH CURVED FINGERBOARD
CAI LUONG VIETNAMESE ACOUSTIC GUITAR WITH SCALLOPED FINGERBOARD
CÜMBÜS (FRETLESS BANJO) FROM TURKEY
TAR (LUTE WITH DOUBLE STEEL STRINGS, DRONE & MOVEABLE FRETS) FROM AZERBAÏJAN
SAZ FROM TURKEY
SYNTHESIZERS (HARDWARE)
KORG TRITON PRO 76 NOTES KEYBOARD WITH
EXB 1 & EXB2 EXTENSIONS & MOSS SYNTH CARD
CRITTER & GUITARI ORGANELLE POCKET SYNTH & FX
KORG TRITON RACK
ROLAND INTEGRA-7
ROLAND XV 5080 EXPANDER W/ WORLD, POP, ORCHESTRA I, ORCHESTRA II CARDS
ROLAND D 110 EXPANDER
ROLAND D 550 EXPANDER
YAMAHA TG 500 EXPANDER
KORG WSSR WAVESTATION EXPANDER
ROLAND GR33 GUITAR SYNTHETIZER (NOT MUCH USE THESE DAYS !)
OUTBOARD EFFECTS
LEXICON PCM 80 MULTI-EFFECTS W/ PITCH FX CARD
LEXICON PCM 70 REVERB
BOSS SE 70 MULTI-EFFECTS
MORLEY WAH WAH
IBANEZ TUBE SCREAMER DISTORTION PEDAL
SOUNDBLOX MULTIWAVE DISTORSION
ROGER MAYER VISION WAH PEDAL
RECORDING & COMPUTER EQUIPMENT
MICROPHONES
TOWNSEND L22 MODELING MICROPHONE
HORCH RM2J TUBE MULTIPATTERN
NEUMANN U 87 MULTIPATTERN
MICROTECH-GEFELL M 930 CARDIOD
MOJAVE MA 200 TUBE CARDIOID
SCHOEPS MK4/CMC5 CARDIOD (X2)
EARTHWORKS Z30X CARDIOD (X2)
AKG C535
ROYER R121 RIBBON OMNI
HEIL DYNAMIC PR40
PREAMPS
UNIVERSAL AUDIO 2-610 STEREO TUBE PREAMP
SPL GAIN STATION 1 TUBE PREAMP W/ DIGITAL OUTPUT
AURORA STINGER CLASS A PREAMP W/ EQ & DI CHANNEL
HARDWARE EFFECTS
FATSO JR STEREO COMPRESSOR EMPIRICAL LABS EL7 - UBK MODDED
LINKED TO A SPX1000 YAMAHA TO CONTROL COMPRESSION AMOUNT & SIDECHAIN
CLARIPHONIC PARALLEL STEREO EQUALIZER KUSH AUDIO
GERMANIUM TONE CONTROL MONO EQ CHANDLER LIMITED X2
A-DESIGNS EM-EQ2 PULTEC STEREO EQUALIZER
PHOENIX THERMIONIC CULTURE STEREO TUBE COMPRESSOR W/ SIDECHAIN
WARM PULTEC EQP-WA TUBE MONO EQ
SSL SIGMA DAW-CONTROLLED SUMMING MIXER
PATCHBAY 48 TRS SAMSON
PATCHBAY 96 TT SIGNEX CPT96 D25P
MONITORS
ADAM S3V
HEADPHONES
AUDEZE LCD-2, BEYER DT 831, SONY MDR V700, M-AUDIO EAR MONITORS, BOSE QUIETCOMFORT 15, SHURE SRH240
APPLE IMAC RETINA 5K 27' INTEL FOUR CORE I7 4GHZ
16 G° RAM, TOO MANY HARD DISKS
49’ SAMSUNG CURVED ULTRALARGE MONITOR
27’ SAMSUNG P2770 SYNCMASTER MONITOR
RME Babyface Audio Interface
RME Babyface Pro Audio Interface
ORPHEUS PRISM SOUND FIREWIRE AUDIO INTERFACE
APOLLO DUO 8 THUNDERBOLT AUDIO INTERFACE
UAD-2 SATELLITE QUAD
SOFTUBE CONSOLE 1 CONTROL SURFACE W SSL4000, API & BRITISH CHANNEL EMULATIONS
MOTU MIDI TIME PIECE AV MIDI INTERFACE
SONY DAT 60ES
SOFTWARE (FAVORITES)
DIGITAL PERFORMER
REAKTOR
ABLETON LIVE
SIBELIUS
MIGIC MIDI GUITAR
OMNISPHERE II
TRILIAN
STYLUS RMX W/ ALL EXPANDERS
KORG GADGET
PSP VINTAGE WARMER 2, MIXGATE
UAD PULTECS, API, NEVE, FUCHS, MOOG, PRECISION, UA, TELETRONICS
AROUSOR EMPIRICAL LABS
OHMBOYZ
MELDA AUTOVOLUME, AUTOALIGN
FABFILTER PRO-L, PRO-DS, SATURN
AUDIO DAMAGE DISCORD & REPLICANT
SOUNDTOYS NATIVE EFFECTS, RADIATOR, DECAPITATOR
DMG AUDIO EQUICK, EQUILIBRIUM
KUSH UBK CLARIPHONIC DSP
SONNOX OXFORD ENVOLUTION
VALHALLA PLATE, ROOM, VINTAGE , SHIMMER, DELAY & UBERMOD EFFECTS
SLATE FGX, TRIGGER 2
LIQUID SONICS SEVENTH HEAVEN REVERB
