Matthew Caws’ Gear
Guitars
1968 Gibson Les Paul Custom Black Beauty, 2011 Edwards LP-130, 1975 Gibson Les Paul Standard, 1960 Les Paul Standard reissue, 1969 Telecaster, Fender Baritone Jaguar, 1991 Gibson J-200, 1980 Guild F-50 (strung for Nashville tuning), 1971 Yamaha FG-180 (red-label Nippon Gakki version)
Amps
Two tweed 5E3-circuit Fender Deluxe clones made by John “J.J.” Jenkins of TwangMaster Guitars, Fender 1965 Deluxe Reverb reissue with Jensen Special Design speaker, early-’80s Marshall JCM800 50-watt head driving a 2x12 cabinet with Celestions, early-’60s Silvertone Twin Twelve, THD 8 Ω (purple) Hot Plates on all amps
Effects
Fulltone OCD, Hughes & Kettner Rotosphere, Electro-Harmonix POG, MXR Dyna Comp
Strings, Picks, and Accessories
John Pearse .013 sets (acoustic), D’Addario .012 sets (electric), Jim Dunlop nylon .60 mm