The DDC Cockpit

Computer Equipment:
01. Apple Mac Pro 3.2 GHz 16-Core Intel Xeon W tower rig.
02. AMD Radeon Pro W5700 16 GB graphics card.
03. 96 GB 2933 MHz DDCR4 RAM.
04. 8 TB internal drive, partioned into three back-up drives.
05. 4 TB external hard drive, dedicated to Time Machine.
06. 8 TB Pegasus external hard drive, for third back-up.
07. Left monitor: Apple Studio Display 27-inch.
08. Middle Monitor: Apple Studio Display XDR 32-inch.
09. Right Monitor: Apple Studio Display XDR 32-inch.
10. Apple Magic Keyboard.
11. Apple Magic Mouse.
12. Apple MacBook Pro 16" / 64GB / 2TB SSD storage laptopper for the road.
13. Apple iPhone 17 Pro / 512 GB
13. Apple iPad Pro 13 / 512 GB.
14. Apple Pencil.
15. Hewlett Packard 400 M401 laser printer. (Old Faithful.)
16. Epson V600 flatbed scanner.

The DDC Road Rig

Road Equipment:
01. Apple MacBook Pro 16" / 64GB / 2TB SSD storage laptopper for the road.
02. Bose QuietComfort Headphones.
03. Apple Magic Mouse.
04. Filson laptop bag.

Software / Apps

Loaded Software:
01. Mac OS X Sonoma 14.6.1.
02. Adobe Illustrator 2025, 85% of the time.
03. Adobe Photoshop 2025, 10% of the time.
04. Adobe InDesign 2025, 5% of the time, mainly for invoicing.
05. Aodbe Acrobat. (PDFx1a, or get out of town.)
06. Apple Pages for word processing.
07. Apple Numbers for spreadsheetery.
08. Better ReName 11 for global file/folder name equalizing.
09. Astute Graphics plug-ins for Adobe Illustrator. (MANDATORY!)
10. Font Book for font management.
11. TransType4 for font conversion.
12. Google Mail for a spider web of email folders.
13. Dropbox 2 TB, with tower, laptop and cloud viciously synced.
14. iTunes, loaded with EVERYTHING.
15. Spotify for streaming, but begrudgingly. (It’s just a little too much.)
15. Messages for texting.
16. Notes for drafting Instagram posts.
17. Reminders to keep my ass in line.
18. Calendar for upcoming speaking fiascos, travel, concerts and doc appointments to squirm over.

Backyard Shop

Furniture/Storage:
01. Aaron Chair (wide load model.)
02. Steelcase Currency 5-drawer 60” desk.
03. Steelcase Currency 48” desk.
04. Steelcase Currency 3-drawer 60” editor desk.
05. Six oray Bisley 9-drawer steel cabinets.
06. Two oray Bisley 15-drawer steel cabinets.
06. Four orange Bisley 8-drawer steel cabinets.
07. Four orange Bisley 5-drawer steel cabinets.
08. Two orange Schoolhouse Electric stools.
09. Various flat file units.

Tunes / Records / CDs

Music Equipment:
01. Shinola Runwell Turntable. (In the backyard shop.)
02. Shinola Bluetooth Bookshelf Speakers.
03. Kanto YU6 Powered Bookshelf Speakers, directly under middle monitor.
04. Wall of records. (The nephew is FORBIDDEN to even look north, when in the shop.)
05. Wall of compact discs. (I just can’t part with them.)
06. Couple old tape cases filled with gems from the late-’80s-to-mid-’90s.
07. Technics SL-1900 Direct Drive Automatic Turntable. (In the house.)

(Updated 11.15.24)

Rock Equipment

Years ago, Son Volt had all their gear stolen out of their van. And somewhere inside a Y’All-ternative message board I saw a list, complete with serial numbers for each piece of equipment. It was heartbreaking. Dave Boquist’s beloved goldtop Les Paul was taken.

This is more a list of everything we’ve had over the years, just to get it all listed somewhere.

Acoustic Guitars

Portland:
01. 2005 Martin D-35 acoustic guitar. (Never more than an arm’s length away.)
02. 2009 Yamaha Spanish Classical noodler guitar. (Same strings since purchase.)
03. 1996 Fender DG-10 acoustic guitar. (Bought in the summer of ’96 up in Alaska!)

Traverse City/Hartland, When Staying With Mom:
2. 2018 Martin 000 acoustic guitar.

Electric Guitars

Portland:
01. 1997 Gibson SG Standard, Heritage Cherry.
02. 1986 Fender Japanese Telecaster, Black.
03. 2017 Fender American Professional Telecaster, Butterscotch Blonde.
04. 1966 Fender Jazzmaster, Sunburst. (Purchased from J Mascis!)
05. 2007-2010 Fender Jazzmaster ’66 Reissue MIJ w/ Matching Sea Foam headstock.
06. 2012 Fender American Vintage ’65 Jazzmaster, Aztec Gold.
07. 2005 Fender American Jazzmaster, Surf Green.
08. 2017 Fender American Jazzmaster, Ocean Turquoise.
09. 2022 Fender Jazzmaster Troy Van Leeuwen, Copper Age Finish.
10. 2007-2010 Fender Jazzmaster MIJ ’66 Reissue, Surf Green, white pick guard.
11. 2022 Fender Vintera ’60s Jaguar Pau Ferro, Ocean Turquoise.
12. 2025 Fender Jazzmaster American Acoustisonic, Tobacco Sunburst.
13. 2022 Koll Junior Glide, Pantone Orange 021.
14. 2016 Gibson Non-Reverse Firebird Limited Edition, Vintage Copper.
15. 1995 DeArmond Jetstar “Green Machine.”
16. 2017 Guild S-200 T-Bird, Pelham Blue.

Traverse City/Hartland, When Staying With Mom:
14. 2017 Guild S-200 T-Bird, Antique Tobacco Burst.

Electric Guitars
Gifted to Buddies

01. 1997 DeArmond Jetstar “Red Dread” electric guitar. (Gave it to Robby Hottois.)
02. 2001 Fender Squire Telecaster electric guitar. (From Chuck Prophet! Gave it to Ryno.)

Amplifiers

01. 2017 Benson Vinny 1 watt into 8 ohms.
02. 1996 Peavey Vintage Tweed 30 watt.
03. 1954 Fender Champ 5C1 5 watt amp.
04. 2010 Fender Bassman TV Fifteen Combo 350W 120V bass amp.
05. 1963 Lectrolab R200B 3 watt amp.

Guitar Pedals

01. Boss TU-2 chromatic tuner. (Upright tuning.)
02. Boss RC-2 Loop Station pedal.
03. DDC Fuzz pedal, No. 001.
04. Korg CA-30 chromatic tuner. (Cockpit tuning.)
05. Electro-Harmonix Big Muff pedal.
06. Electro-Harmonix Russian Big Muff pedal.
07. Electro-Harmonix Double Muff pedal.
08. Electro-Harmonix Frequency Analyzer pedal.
09. Electro-Harmonix Small Clone pedal.
10. Electro-Harmonix Octave Multiplexer pedal.
11. Electro-Harmonix Pulsar Tremolo pedal.
12. Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail Reverb pedal.
13. Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress pedal.
14. Boss Distortion pedal.
15. Boss Metal Zone pedal.
16. Vox amPlug “Metal” Headphone Amp. (For desktop riffage.)

Drums

01. 2003 Pearl Export Series drum set. (Sold at our Yard Sale in September 2025!)

(This list was updated on 04.22.26.)