Gear

Neil Rambaldi exclusively uses & is officially endorsed by Spectraflex Cables:



Neil Rambaldi proudly plays Fender electric, Taylor steel-string acoustic & Cordoba nylon-string acoustic guitars:

         
 

Some of Neil's most currently used gear:

ELECTRIC GUITARS > ACOUSTIC GUITARS > AMPLIFICATION, ETC. > ACCESSORIES

ELECTRIC GUITARS:

Fender - Telecaster American Standard (2009) (2-tone sunburst, ash body, maple fretboard, and maple neck w/ black pickguard installed)

Fender - Stratocaster Classic Player '60s (2014) (Sonic Blue, alder body, rosewood fretboard, and maple neck w/ Seymour Duncan Antiquity Texas Hot Custom Bridge Strat Pickup installed)

Fender - Cabronita Telecaster (2012) (Translucent white, ash body, maple fretboard, and maple neck)

Custom (1997) (Designed & built by Neil -- Body handmade by Neil / Neck custom-made by Hosono Guitar Works) (Varnished maple body w/ walnut inlays, rosewood fretboard, and maple neck w/ WD Floyd Rose [Licensed] Locking Tremolo, Seymour Duncan SH-4 JB humbucker [bridge position], Seymour Duncan STK-S1 Classic Stack single-coil [middle position], and Seymour Duncan SH-1N [4-conductor] '59 humbucker [neck position])

Ibanez - RG1550 Prestige (2003) (Black, basswood body, maple fretboard, and maple neck w/ Seymour Duncan SH-4 JB humbucker [bridge position], Seymour Duncan SH-1N [4-conductor] '59 humbucker [neck position], and custom pickguard by Chandler Guitars installed)

Ibanez - RG570 (1999) (Metallic dark gray, basswood body, rosewood fretboard, and maple neck w/ Seymour Duncan SH-4 JB humbucker [bridge position] and Seymour Duncan SH-1N [4-conductor] '59 humbucker [neck position] installed)

ACOUSTIC GUITARS:

Taylor - 314e (steel-string) (2017) (Sitka spruce top, sapele back/sides, ebony fretboard, tropical mohagany neck, and ebony bridge)

Guild - GAD F-130 (steel-string) (2011) (Spruce top, mahogany back/sides, rosewood fretboard, mahogany neck, and rosewood bridge w/ LR Baggs iBeam Active Acoustic Guitar Pickup installed)

Cordoba - Koa CE (nylon-string) (2007) (Koa top/back/sides, ebony fretboard, ebony-enforced Spanish cedar neck, ebony bridge, and wenge veneer headstock)

Ibanez - GA6CE (nylon-string) (1999) (Spruce top, mahogany back/sides, rosewood fretboard, mahogany neck, and rosewood bridge)

AMPLIFICATION, ETC.:

Main Amp Rig:

Mesa Boogie - Lone Star 2x12 Combo Amplifier (1st generation)

Boss SD-1 Super Overdrive Pedal

Vox - V847 Wah-Wah Pedal

Ernie Ball - 6166 Volume Pedal

T.C. Electronic - G Major Multi-Effects Processor

Digital Music - Ground Control Pro MIDI Foot Controller

Analog Man - Custom Dual Loop True-Bypass Remote Switchbox

Furman - PL8 Power Conditioner

Other Amps & Related Gear Used:

Fender - Blues Junior Amplifier (1st generation)

Mesa Boogie - 4x12 Recto Standard Slant Speaker Cabinet (w/ Celestion V1260's)

Carvin - VT50 50-Watt Tube Guitar Amp Head (w/ Black Vinyl Covering)

Carvin - Vintage 212E Dual 12-Inch Speaker Cabinet (w/ Celestion Vintage 30's & Black Vinyl Covering)

Line 6 - POD 2.0 Direct-Input Guitar Processor (for some studio applications)

ACCESSORIES:

D'Addario - XL EXL120 (.009-.042) Electric Guitar Strings

D'Addario - Pro-Arte' EJ45 (.028-.043) Nylon Acoustic Guitar Strings

D'Addario - Phosphor Bronze EJ16 (.012-.053) Steel Acoustic Guitar Strings

Dunlop - Stiffo Jazz III Guitar Picks (for electric) / Nylon Jazz III Guitar Picks (for acoustic)

SKB - ATA Flight Cases (for guitars)

MONO - M80 Dual Electric Guitar Hybrid Gig Bag (for guitars)

GATOR - G-Tour Pedalboard & ATA Pedalboard Flight Case

OSP - ATA Flight Cases (for rack equipment)

Gracie - PS-AT (guitar performance stand)

Dunlop - 220 Medium Chromed Steel Guitar Slide

Dunlop - 87N Trigger Electric Guitar Capos

Kyser - KG6 Steel-String Acoustic Guitar Capos