Lachlan Horne > Guitars
The Charvel or 'The Shovel'
Started off life as a bog standard Charvel Model 1 with one Jackson pick up at the bridge and a standard fulcrum trem. Now has two Paul Reed Smith pick ups with some custom wiring courtesy of Brynsley Schwartz. Pick ups are Vintage Bass at the neck and HFS II in the bridge with one volume pot and a 'sweet switch' as a tone control which I use mostly in the less treble position – I've never been sure whether this switch is supposed to boost the treble or the mid range so don't whether its 'on' or 'off.' The wiring gives me the humbucker sounds for some fat rock and a couple of really cool single coil sounds which I love, all through the five way selector switch - nice and simple. Great for rock, this guitar has been my work horse for a long time both live and in the studio.
The deFner Supremacy
My custom strat which has just had a bit of an update. It started life as a Squier Strat but one of the early 1980's Japanese ones, now known as a 'Japanese Vintage.' Actually my first proper guitar from when I was a kid. It's had a new neck fitted (I still have the original) with a flatter radius and bigger frets than the original and awesome Bare Knuckles Pick Ups fitted (Trilogy in the Neck and Middle and Sinners in the Bridge) with some really interesting custom wiring. The pic to the left is a bit old and still shows the EMGs I had in before. All put together by Brian Hayward of Hayward Guitars. The only original part now is the body, which I have alluded to in the headstock logo. I'm using this guitar more and more these days but has always been an important part of my arsenal.
The Lewis '62 Strat
Fell in love with this guitar as soon as I saw it and even more so when I played it. Made by Gary Lewis of Lewis Custom Guitars. He actually made it for himself as an exact copy of a 1962 Strat with a couple subtle differences which freakishly would have been exactly what I would asked for if he had made it for me (if I meet you I'll tell you what they are). Otherwise, its a standard set up strat that sounds every bit as good as a real '62 Strat - and I know because I played a real one back to back with this one and, if anything, this one probably sounds better. Again, use this one loads both for recording and live. It just sounds amazing.
