Steve Lukather Gear Rundown - presented by Jon Gosnell

In this video, we talk to Steve Lukather's guitar tech Jon Gosnell. Who explains Steve Lukather's amp and pedalboard set-up while on tour with Toto and Ringo and his All Starr Band.
Luke is using the TC SCF (Stereo Chorus Flanger): www.tcelectronic.com/tcelectr...
And the Flashback 2 Delay: www.tcelectronic.com/tcelectr...

[@Siloguy]

Hats of TC for showing a pedal board packed with other manufacturer's pedals alongside your own.

[@tcelectronic]

Thank you 😉

[@kubadzierzawski]

Agree with Colleague. Class! @@tcelectronic

[@ivokovac4652]

​@@tcelectronicno need to thank him. Normal people does normal things.😉

[@whynottalklikeapirat]

I reckon most manufacturers would be happy to have a slot on there😉

[@JHKNVY02]

100%. Confidence is based on performance. They make great stuff and so do others. We are blessed.

[@rodenbergamplification]

Great to see that LUKE still plays my RODENBERG 789SL Steve Lukather Overdrive over years which has absolutely the same sound as the newer RODENBERG SL-OD Steve Lukather overdrive.

[@WoodsyGuitars]

The SL-OD is possibly my favourite pedal on my board, it's very special!

[@andreasrosentreter6865]

Wundert mich überhaupt nicht, das Steve dein 789SL immer noch auf dem Brett hat.... die richtig guten Teile behält man halt für immer 😎 Und ob 789SL oder SL-OD.... sind beide (meiner Meinung nach) ganz klar aus der "Boutique" - Abteilung..... und Du haust die, bzw. den SL-OD, immer noch zu einem sooo günstigen Preis raus 😲👍👍👍 Das wundert mich viel eher. Ist echt cool von dir ! Du könntest auch deutlich mehr dafür verlangen.

[@felipeulloa8563]

Jon is a true legend; he is better known to repair Steve's pedalboard on a middle of a show. A true professional and as I can see an awesome guitarist.

[@polishmasterjay]

There’s great techs, then there’s Jon, the GOAT!!! Had no idea he could play like that, too!!! Damn!!!😳🤯👏🎸🔥🔥🔥🔥🎶

[@tgstk2]

that face at the camera when he bends a note!.. epic AF!

[@jonizefox]

15:15

[@CS-yj8sd]

He needs to start his on merch line with a screen grab of that on a tshirt

[@sebrura]

So, as a delay nerd, HUGE shootout to Gosnell for actaully demoing each delay alone. Thank you!

[@crispybell51]

agreed! refreshing...wish neal schon tech would do this, been trying to figure his out forever

[@diarmy7043]

Interviewer : so i just wanna a- Guitar tech : shreds and looks at camera

[@mojomania101]

Borderline painful - the tech, the cameraman, the sound. And I LOVE Lukather's studio sound from the 70s..

[@tylersmith7119]

We need more Rig Rundowns with the artist/tech demoing it

[@georgevillanueva6926]

Factual information

[@TheAsk3r]

Finally this man gets the exposition he deserves , 'cos many time he solves technical issues in a rush in a brillant way as the pro he is . Despite that he can play the guitar seriously , hats off Jon !

[@GraniteSoundtrack]

I love that particular version of his Luke guitar.

[@michaelgregory2231]

Great to hear Jon play! He's got a fine touch!

[@andrewbecker3700]

Honestly, this is the best rig rundown and in depth explanation of Luke's pedalboard and gear that I've seen. I think it stresses the importance of always remembering your pedalboard and FX are there to add to or accentuate the parts or licks your already playing, and not make your playing about that pedal or fx. I think there's alot of players that get this part backwards. They go and buy all these pedals and then switch through them endlessly searching for some phantom tones. Create the music first, and then spruce it up a bit with some fancy stomp boxes. Don't use fancy stomp boxes to try'n create music.

[@c1ph3rpunk]

True, but there’s always space for tonal exploration and, in fact, it can often generate inspiration for sound. But, the core of what you’re saying seems true, at the end of the day it’s about the music, but don’t be so dogmatic as to leave exploration on the table.

[@crsantin]

That Bogner sounds tremendous. Nice simple rig. It sounds great with just the amp and reverb.

[@Brunodowney1]

Great interview. The tech did a great job there. Bravo to him !!

[@jessearias12]

This is GOLD! Thanks for uploading

[@amhoody]

Ah man, love Steve Lukather! Thank you for the rundown!

[@jasonwilliamshuck]

thank you for actually playing the guitar so we can HEAR the tones! huge pet peeve when rig rundowns spend 20 minutes showing gear and never plays a note. much appreciated.

[@fivepiece]

Literally playing through Luke's rig... doesn't sound like Luke. I think that's a lesson for all of us right there.

[@gregmize01]

indeed!

[@dstfno]

Come on, the sound is exactly the same. Some of the licks are just different

[@josecarlosramolete6109]

​@@dstfno "Even if you have the same gear as I do, you won't sound like me." - Steve Lukather

[@RDamps]

Just rewatching in April ‘24 and realising TC hinting at the 2290 pedal to replace the Hardwired delays

[@Molnboman]

That guitar tech knows his onions. Great presentation.

[@salatutkansiot]

This was very interesting video. I really appreciate the way how Jon explained the setup of world famous guitarist.

[@sld67869801]

What a glorious sounding rig!

[@ShadeHope1969]

Fantastic ! Great Job TC.

[@tcelectronic]

Thank you 🙂

[@babagadoush1]

More of these please!

[@jasoncrump1886]

Layering up those delays sounds awesome . I don't think I've seen that before . Bet it sounds really awesome in stereo in person. Appreciate the content guys.

[@robg8784]

A Most Incredibly Brilliant Musician Steve is Great to see how he Manifests his Sound Thank you!

[@allstopblue5717]

Always loved the TonePrint idea. I can spend hours going through tone print presets on the app. Yet still use it as a normal pedal if I want. So much fun.

[@RockGuitarSchool]

Perfect demo !! 🔥🔥🔥

[@vladimirstoyanov4623]

This is the guy who repairs Lukes pedalboard power supply on the Luxembourg concert in the middle of I'll be over you song. The man is a true legend

[@sld67869801]

Yeah, that was a great demonstration of a master guitar tech at work.

[@erickfernandez5500]

That was the most amazing save of all time 😅

[@rodatun8594]

He’s a guitar tech for Steve Lukather

[@stephaneaudet8577]

i just became stress just watching him tried to figure it out kzbin.info/www/bejne/fGq7gpaabrqoiNk

[@KRAZEEIZATION]

Luke is the daddy of hot licks, riffs and solos!

[@jgmopar]

I have only seen Steve play live with Ringo and his all-star band. never got to see Toto. Steve sounds amazing live.

[@gregmize01]

In a world of Fractals, be a Bogner!

[@eddiea3251]

Steve lukather and Dann Huff two of my favorites

[@davidsummerville351]

Great episode 😎🤓

[@Pueblomanvideo]

So cool to see Jon go over such an iconic guitarist's rig. Hey Katie, looks like you're not the only great guitarist in the family. ;-)

[@vladzubac5360]

best solo delay and tone you can get out of Flashback: Tape Delay set as a dual echo delay with dotted eight into quarter of a note..I have that as always on! it is amazing even for rhythm, with the mix a bit lower. TC Flashback 2 rocks!

[@GearBoxTy]

Excellent Rig Rundown! That is the best MusicMan Luke model ever!

[@curtischurch1905]

Great gear run down!

[@MazaFx]

Fantastic!!!!❤🙌

[@Millennial_Mike]

Luke's tone is absolute perfection.

[@chopperdeath]

Those "Hardwire" series of pedals from Digitech were really good. Too bad they stopped making them.

[@gregmize01]

digitech should bring em' back!

[@MoreMeRecording]

Luke loves his "grease" ! The man!

[@cpk313]

Ha! The Echosex is always on. Good to know, I have had a few different Gurus delays but not the original 2. I might have to try to snag one used

[@Barry101er]

Fantastic❤

[@AhmadSleeq]

Cant wait to see what could possibly replace the hardwire delays from TC !

[@uljo2311]

Great video explaining each singel delay. I wonder if the Bogner is set to serial loop as otherwiese the delays in series wont be fed with the dry and only delaying the delay in front. Or is this the magical key?

[@WhizMitchell]

That’s a beautiful guitar Steve has.

[@DreamsongsProductions]

Luke - In my top 5 all around guitarists of all time!

[@leohernandezcolonful]

That’s my type of clean tone!

[@zeenuf00]

F'ng hell those Bogners sound good

[@hamishmctiaigh4363]

Brilliant how Jon imitates Luke's style, licks and rhythm, its a tall order

[@JedWunderli]

I want that MusicMan guitar. That is BEAUTIFUL.

[@jimmygrant3151]

I thought Steve was a straight amp kind of guy. Great to see all these "any player" pedals he uses. So down to Earth. The board is pretty cool. Great job.

[@alejandroaguilar4693]

He was big time into rack effects and preamps in the late eighties and nineties.

[@lukather1]

Steve’s best sounds where 90s I’ve seen him 10-15 time and his sound has never been anywhere near as huge 3D dynamic - as those big rack days !! His sound used to surround you and bounce around the auditorium! His sound is so one dimensional these days his playing me still awesome ! Wish he’d do some comparisons !!! Bring back the rack Steve !!! 🎸❤️🎸

[@alejandroaguilar4693]

@@lukather1 I read somewhere that Effects Loops started to be featured on certain amps on Steve's request.

[@jimmygrant3151]

@@alejandroaguilar4693 I think he plays into the mix far better now. He's not a bandwidth hog. Very selfless in his tone. You don't need a full spectrum wall of sound when you are part of a team.

[@Millennial_Mike]

The tripple delay thing reminds me of the Van Halen circular delay trick?

[@peterkerr9822]

Quality 😊❤️🎸

[@nomadicrecovery1586]

Really Cool

[@mikeferris408]

Thats a pretty killer soundin bogner! Ecstacy 101B

[@ChristianFridhmusiklarare]

I think its the Helios. It is not an Ecstasy 101B cause I have one!

[@gtcheetah3361]

Cool Video! Is the toneprint for the flashback already available?

[@OTCRock4one]

In the earlier Toto material, Steve sounded like he was using an old EchoPlex for echo?

[@PatoPageM]

Hermoso!!!!

[@scottperrotta2542]

Curious, what happened to the Xotic Compressor? What’s Steve using for compression? FOH? Love Steve for many years. He’ll always be my guitar God.

[@michaelgarcia2050]

That Bogner sounds SICK..

[@bradennix7823]

So is the replacement for the Digitech’s the new 2290 p? Is that what they were thinking?

[@Osch99]

The guitar is so beautiful!!!!!🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩 Luke III BFR "grapes of wrath"?

[@CreateArtRecords]

There a 4 th, 8th, 16th, and half Time or or a dotted 4th(?) Delay in a aproporiate Tempo of the Songs, i think. Make sense.

[@ishinokohei]

I think the TC flashback is plugged in MONO, but talking about ping-pong sound? Anyway, this video shows the best explanation on his pedal board.

[@hadi141]

Great job what kind of bogners ?

[@prestobeen]

Wonder why they pulled the xotic sp comp off the board.

[@tripleb2001]

Guessing that rain cheque item was the 2290P delay pedal?? 😉😉

[@frama7844]

20:30 a PCM-Style circular delay...? Oh man.... that would be awesome a.f.!!!!

[@lukather1]

Ah nothing sounds like the PCM ! - pure 90s !

[@jonartan4754]

with tap tempo

[@dntinpalevo]

How many delays do you want? Steve: Yes!

[@Mr-Foad]

Whats the song at 12:35 when he clicks the chorus on? thats a nice riff and sound. Massive thanks to TC and guitar tech Jon for the demo, refreshing to see such a straight forward set up.

[@1275porsche]

Toto - Orphan

[@Mr-Foad]

thank you boss @@1275porsche

[@stephanleo]

I assume Jon could play the show? just in case? 😅

[@jasongardner5733]

What are the settings on the two DL8 delays?

[@peterschaefer1665]

I hear a noise gate?? Is there one?

[@11calman]

Wow Lukes Tech can play

[@morbidmanmusic]

Most techs can. It's not surprising.

[@11calman]

Haha mate, my Tech was a Bass player and he only used one finger to slide up & down the frets, but he knew how to set up guitars

[@DoubleDguitar]

Goz!!!

[@Widdy5150]

That tone is what wet dreams are made for!!!!

[@ianmacneil556]

Just curious.....What happened to the "Luke" Distillery pedal?

[@wlawnsldj]

Please a Bogner Ecstacy Ampworx

[@babagadoush1]

Hell yeah

[@HeinzRebellius]

Doesn‘t he mention the Rodenberg pedal?

[@billmonach6409]

3 minutes in sounds like Dann Huffs rig on the first Giant album.

[@riffs66]

Cool stuff - is the volume pedal last in line (🤘🏽) after everything else on the board?

[@AlexGroen]

No, after the drives and boosts, going into the front of the amp. At 14:40 you see the tech push down the volumepedal and you hear a click that's repeated by the delay. Delays are in the fxloop of both amps btw.

[@riffs66]

@@AlexGroen For sure, but as far as the pedals that go straight into the input (not the FX loop) of the Bogner, the volume pedal is the last stop?

[@AlexGroen]

@@riffs66 I think so yes. That's how he controls how his sounds cleans up

[@kilswitchengaged]

Damn bruh kept eye balling the camera when he played. That was freaking me out!

[@Verfin_Dima]

❤

[@samsungaten8928]

You Play Guitar very good very good Sound very good play

[@chriskrueger1865]

That's a ton of gain, he's plugged into the hot channel with gain knob one notch from dimed

[@bodogeist4192]

Was ist das rote Pedal neben dem Rodenberg ?

[@peevee605]

Gosnell plays a mean guitar and I hope everyone has seen the video where he saves the day by swapping out a faulty 5 year old power supply during "I'll be over you"?

[@BTR-xw4of]

Beautiful 'Music Man' guitar but I have never liked the 'blade' toggle for the humbuckers. Prefer the Gibson toggle. Magnificent guitar. SL uses a LOT of pedals.

[@paulpavot1056]

No longer using the Tone Concepts Luke pedal?

[@TheIronjose]

interesting rig... I only wish I could set a stereo setup and use it in a gig... one can wonder 😂😂

[@tcelectronic]

Jon has made some updates to the rig since we filmed it, and he is now running it in stereo 😉

[@markcartelofficial7113]

Those stares at the camera hahahaha

[@potterman83]

MXR univibe FTW

[@BTR-xw4of]

Beautiful 'Music Man' guitar but I have never liked the 'blade' toggle for the humbuckers. Prefer the Gibson toggle. Magnificent guitar. SL uses a LOT of pedals. And then you look at Phil Collen with his 'Jackson PC 1's Phil hardly uses any pedals - perhaps some trickery behind the stage from his guitar tech but the PC 1 gives you everything.

[@stepato]

You might wanna get your audio tech to tape that Sennheiser 906 in place.

[@transparent6748]

The bogner preamp is set pretty clean lol,,way beyond crunch 😅

[@dstfno]

Gain at 3 o clock 😁

[@arturocastillo9450]

Are delays in stereo? or mono.

[@bradking1536]

Thank you for sharing hope you are well God loves you deeply shalom 🤗🐼♥️✝️💐 Philippians 4:8