Sweet Cornford Rig (Roger Waters/Dave Kilminster)

[Gearjoneser]

I noticed in the new GP Mag that Roger Waters has a new guitar player named Dave Kilminster, so I checked out his site.

Nice amp rig!

His use of Boss pedals is quite a departure from what you'd expect....with access to more expensive stuff. That's what prompted me to start the Boss Pedal thread. I noticed he uses the CE-5 on a lot of Floyd songs. He plays all the Gilmour solos with the Blues Driver into the lead channels of his Hellcats.

Here's his site.
http://www.davekilminster.com/Gear.htm

 

[Dr.Mavashi]

Re: Sweet Cornford Rig (Roger Waters/Dave Kilminster)

Can you tell me more about those cabs????

 

[beggar_guitar]

Re: Sweet Cornford Rig (Roger Waters/Dave Kilminster)

Impressive.

Kotzen gets some great tone out of those Cornfords. I'd love to get my hands on a Hellcat combo.

 

[Gearjoneser]

Re: Sweet Cornford Rig (Roger Waters/Dave Kilminster)

Can you tell me more about those cabs????

I need to add his site to my first post. Here it is, and there's a link there for the Cornford site.
http://www.davekilminster.com/Gear.htm

 

[Dr.Mavashi]

Re: Sweet Cornford Rig (Roger Waters/Dave Kilminster)

Yeah, I know the site, problem is no info on the cabs ...

 

[JOLLY]

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Dave is an awesome guitar player. I've seen Roger Waters twice on this tour and Kilmister blew me away both times. His tone is absolutely awesome. The guitars he's playing on this tour are not only Fender Richie Kotzen models, but they're also Richie Kotzen's guitars as well.

 

[JohnnyGuitar]

Re: Sweet Cornford Rig (Roger Waters/Dave Kilminster)

He uses Richie Kotzen's signature amp and signature MIJ tele. We've talked about him in here a while ago.

I've seen him playing for Roger a year ago. He gets better tone then Kotzen with Kotzen's rig... he also had more solos the Snowy White on that gig and he has a voice good enough to carry on Gilmour's parts (Waters hardly sings on his own show).

BTW,
I'd love to put my hands on a RK signature guitar... the Dimarzio railed pickups would fly out of it very fast for something more vintage... but that's a sweet guitar.

 

[JOLLY]

Re: Sweet Cornford Rig (Roger Waters/Dave Kilminster)

Can you tell me more about those cabs????

Speaker cab made from Solid Pine, finished in Kotzen Black Tolex, recessed black metal bar handles, custom grill cloth, and recessed stainless steel speaker socket panel with Neutrik locking jack. Fitted with Celestion Vintage 30's as standard, wired to 16 ohms, Weight: 35 kg.

 

[JOLLY]

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It's not hard to figure out why he got the job.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=HjZ7WQ0Z0nQ

http://youtube.com/watch?v=SlVyByUt1mM

 

[Dr.Mavashi]

Re: Sweet Cornford Rig (Roger Waters/Dave Kilminster)

Speaker cab made from Solid Pine, finished in Kotzen Black Tolex, recessed black metal bar handles, custom grill cloth, and recessed stainless steel speaker socket panel with Neutrik locking jack. Fitted with Celestion Vintage 30's as standard, wired to 16 ohms, Weight: 35 kg.

Wow dude, did you play one? how does solid pine differ from baltic brichwood plywood, tone wise?

 

[JOLLY]

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Wow dude, did you play one? how does solid pine differ from baltic brichwood plywood, tone wise?

Nah man, I wish. I just looked it up real quick and they gave it's specs at a couple of sites that were selling them.

 

[Dr.Mavashi]

Re: Sweet Cornford Rig (Roger Waters/Dave Kilminster)

Nah man, I wish. I just looked it up real quick and they gave it's specs at a couple of sites that were selling them.

Yeah I am such a dumb ass should have found it myself. Pricey!!! But sound like these babies can go head to head with Bogners, Oranges, Hiwatt, Messa cabs.
http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/page/shop/flypage/product_id/10359

 

[Gearjoneser]

Re: Sweet Cornford Rig (Roger Waters/Dave Kilminster)

I've never plugged into a Cornford, but would like to. I guess the UK guys have more opportunity at their best music stores. I rarely see any here.

 

[Rich_S]

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I loved Kilminster's story about the Waters audition in the GP article - having to stop a song to switch to a 22-fret guitar for one solo, realizing right before another that his slide was in his jacket... basically totally blowing the audition and getting the gig anyway.

I so want a Kotzen Tele.

 

[Gearjoneser]

Re: Sweet Cornford Rig (Roger Waters/Dave Kilminster)

I read that article too, and man...that sounds like a tough audition to walk in cold, standing in front of Roger Waters and having to play and sing just like Gilmour! You're either the guy, or you aren't!

 

[Rainmaker]

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Why am I getting a big Geddy Lee vibe from him? :laugh2:

I too would love to try that Cornford rig. Where's the drool icon?

 

[Hot _Grits]

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I've never plugged into a Cornford, but would like to. I guess the UK guys have more opportunity at their best music stores. I rarely see any here.

I'm curious too. I must admit that I haven't heard anything I've really liked from the range on record or clips apart from the Kotzen head, which sounds very cool and quite distinctive. The UK guitarist magazne raves about them, but they tend to like anything half-decent and Brit made.

If you get the UK based Guitar Techniques magazine a bunch of the recorded backing tacks and lessons are recorded with the smaller cornfords, and results vary. Guthrie Govan can pull a good sound out of one, but some of the other guys sound pretty average.

Kilminster's gig before Waters was as a Guitar techniques staff member. I've got recordings of him doing everything from Vai and pantera through to blues, fusion, reggae and worldbeat. he's a VERY good player with a real ear.

 

[ericmeyer4]

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Does drool hurt the keyboard?