This is the latest guitar to join the Engine14 arsenal. It's a James Tyler JT-59 Variax, with a mahogany body, maple top, flame maple veneer, and a L. R. Baggs Radiance Hex piezo pickup system to go along with two humbucking pickups. In addition to functioning as a normal electric guitar, the JT-59 is capable of of accurately reproducing the sounds of 28 different instruments, including different specific makes and models of electric and acoustic 6 and 12-string guitars. It is significantly more convenient than hauling multiple guitars to Engine14 gigs in order to get just the right sound for any given tune!

Jeff's Gibson ES-335 Dot Guitar...developed in 1958 to combine the best features of both traditional hollow-body and solid body electric guitars, the ES-335 (the "ES" stands for "Electric Spanish") features a solid maple block in the center of the body to reduce feedback.  Fitted with two humbucking pickups, the ES-335 can be heard on rock, blues, and jazz recordings.  The ES-335 was used by Pete Townsend of The Who during tours in 1976; George Harrison used a ES-345 (a ES-335 variant) with the Beatles in 1965, while Eric Clapton used a ES-335 with the Yardbirds, Cream and Blind Faith.  Alvin Lee of Ten Years After, Justin Hayward of the Moody Blues, B. B. King, Eric Johnson, Otis Rush, Roy Orbison, and many others also use the ES-335.

Alec's primary instrument is this Nord Stage keyboard, a sohpisticated and versatile instrument with more controls than the rest of us can understand!

Harry favors a Modulus Quantum 4 bass, a boutique instrument featuring Bartolini pickups and a graphite neck with a phenolic fingerboard. Harry is just one of many star bassists who play Modulus instruments - Phil Lesh of the Grateful Dead, jazz musician Alphonso Johnson, Mike Gordon of Phish, Tad Kinchler of Blues Traveller, Jeff Ament of Pearl Jam, and Oteil Burbridge of the Allman Brothers Band are a few who share Harry's taste in fine bass gear.

Harry sometimes plays his Fender Precision Bass, an iconic instrument played on countless hit rock records over the years (not his personal bass, but ones like it!). Leo Fender built the first prototype in 1950, essentially as a variant of the Telecaster model guitar. Bands anchored by a Precision Bass include AC/DC, Pink Floyd, Sex Pistols, Engine14, The Police, The Shadows, The Ramones, Rush, ZZ Top, Deep Purple, and Creedence Clearwater Revival. Is that good company, or what? Speaking of keeping company, also shown is Harry's Olympia/Tacoma acoustic bass.

Jeff's Fender Ultra Strat....The first Fender Stratocaster appeared in 1954, and dozens of variations of that model have appeared since.  The Strat Ultra is no longer being manufactured, but when it was being produced in the early 1990's (Jeff bought his on November 1, 1991), it was designed the be the ultimate expression of this classic rock guitar.  Accordingly, it was fitted with a number of unusual premium features not found on lesser Stratocaster models.  Among these are Fender Lace Sensor pickups: a Blue model in the neck position, a Gold model as the middle pick-up, and dual Red Lace Sensors in the bridge position.  Each of these pickups has a different tonal character.   A dual Sensor switch allows either or both Red pickups to be selected, while a special Master TBX tone controls alter the frequency response of the pickups, filtering high frequencies in one direction, and adding presence and brightness in the other.  The guitar's neck features a ebony fingerboard with a Wilkinson roller nut to reduce string breakage when using the Deluxe American Standard tremolo.  Locking Schaller tuners positively lock the string to the tuning post.  The many guitarists who are known for their association with the Stratocaster include Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck, Robert Cray, Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Mark Knopfler of Dire Straights, Jeff of Engine14, Buddy Holly, Hank Marvin of the Shadows, David Gilmour of Pink Floyd, Paul Rodgers of Free and Bad Company, and Carl Wilson of the Beach Boys.

Whether performing from time to time with Patrick as Engine14Acoustic, or as a solo performer, Jeff frequently plays a Martin OMC-Aura electric-acoustic guitar. It features a 000-size cutaway body, with a 14 fret neck, a top made of solid Sitka spruce, and solid rosewood back and sides. Abalone pearl neck and body inlays are in the top-of-the-line 45-series style, and the gold tuners feature ebony buttons. This guitar is optimized for live performance, with a built-in Fishman Aura electronics package. This system precisely emulates the sound of six selectable high-end studio recording microphones, which can be blended in any proportion with a conventional under-saddle piezo pickup.

When an acoustic guitar sound is called for, but heat, cold, or humidity extremes make it imprudent to bring out a traditional wood instrument, Jeff selects a JM1000 by RainSong. It is made of carbon fiber,and features mother-of-pearl shark inlays on the neck, and an abalone rosette around the fingerboard. Borrowed from the Rainsong website: "How do you describe RainSong's JM? Three words: loud, loud, and loud. And if that's not enough, it's also loud. This is the largest body RainSong builds. The sheer size, combined with the attributes of Projection Tuned Layering™ make the JM one of the loudest acoustic guitars on the planet. This guitar is loud. We had to say it again. But the JM is not just about power. The narrow waist and some layering refinements specific to the Jumbo soundboard give the JM some real fingerstyle grace. The guitar is strong, but impeccably balanced, with bass, mids and trebles distinct, clear and, dare we say it again, loud." No body braces, no soundboard braces, no truss rod....this thing is ready to launch into space and survive re-entry into the atmosphere! It does come with electronics (RainSong Element On-Board System by L.R. Baggs) - you can hear it at a E14 gig soon!

Patrick plays rhythm guitar on a Taylor 510ce L9 short-scale 6-string acoustic guitar. It's a dreadnought-shaped guitar with a Venetian cutaway. The back, sides, and neck made of tropical American mahogany, the top made of Engelmann spruce, and the headstock overlay and binding of Indian rosewood. The fretboard and bridge are made of ebony, with abalone snowflakes for the fretboard inlays. The guitar has built-in pickup electronics, Taylor's Expression System. This "short scale" Taylor is a little different than most Taylors due to the 5/8th-inch shorter neck length, which reduces string tension and fret spacing, making this a very playable guitar.

Alec's Hammond XK1. All he needs now is one of those giant Leslie speaker cabinets, and Engine14 will be ready for A Whiter Shade of Pale....

Harry is no one-trick pony - he plays guitar, too! Here are his Epiphone ES-335 Dot and a Carvin DC-127 12-string electric! Expect to see Harry take center stage when the band adds Tom Petty or Byrds tunes which call for an electric 12-string. Conversely, Jeff has a Lakland bass, which just goes to show how confused we are....

Here's Jeff's Lakland 44-02 Deluxe bass. Ash Body, quilted maple top, and active electronics in a single seismic package! Jeff uses it for recording, and just for fun - he knows he's not a real bass player.

This is Alec's Korg MicroX, a very cool compact 25-key synthesizer which gives the band the sounds of brass, strings, woodwinds, and pretty much anything else, including drums!

Here's Rob, pounding on his Slingerland set with Engine14 at the Hard Rock Café in Washington, D.C.  Rob's Slingerland has served him well for many years. He uses a 22” medium ride cymbal which is a superb all-around ride and provides a great mid-range pitch.  Rob uses a Pearl P2000C Eliminator Chain Drive Bass Drum Pedal.