Mike Gordon is a bass player and vocalist most noted for his work with the rock band Phish. Gordon is also an accomplished banjo player, and is proficient at piano, guitar, harmonica and percussion. He is also an award-winning filmmaker. Mike also has a solo band that tours.
Let's take a look at the bass gear and equipment that has been seen in Mike's bass rig over the years.
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Basses
- Modulus Q5TBX Bass (through neck. His is alder body with walnut top)
- Modulus Quantum 5 bass w/ single coil EMGs
- Dave King A Series “Headless/Bodyless" bass
- Paul Languedoc basses (dragon bass, previously)
Pickups
- EMG DC-40 pickups
Amps and Cabinets
- David Eden WT-800 amps and Eden D410XLT cabinets (the WT-800 feeds into the Meyers)
- Meyers powered speaker system (two 750P 2x18 subwoofers, two UPA1p 1x12 cabinets, and a CP-10 parametric EQ)
- SWR SM-900 amp and Goliath 4x10 cab
- SWR WorkingPro 10 (studio)
- Ampeg B-15 (studio)
Effects
- Source Audio Bass Envelope Filter Pro
- Source Audio Bass Distortion Pro
- Eventide Eclipse
- Eventide Space
- MXR M-108 graphic EQ
- Boss GEB-7 graphic EQ
- Electro-Harmonix Superego
- EHX Ravish Sitar pedal
- Akai Deep Impact bass synth pedal
- Boss TU tuner
- ADA MB-1 pre-amp
- Lexicon reverb unit
- Ibanez flanger
- Lovetone Meatball
- Boss SYB-1 Bass Synthesizer
- Eventide 4500 Harmonizer
- Meyers parametric EQ
- EBS Octabass
- Klark Teknik DN410 parametric EQ
- Boss BF-2 Flanger
- Bradshaw midi swithcing system
- Custom Audio Electronics 4x4 Audio Controller
- Custom Audio Electronics RS-10 MIDI Foot Controller
Strings and Picks
- Ken Smith Slickround (half flat) strings
- Dunlop 1.5mm triangular graphite pick
