Sound & Groove Tools
Gianni endorses basses of Christof Kost. His two current main instruments are a 5-string fret- and fretless bass “Gianni” model – with custom-wound Aero-Instrument Pickups. Other models in his arsenal are: Several Christof Kost prototypes, a original 1966 Fender Jazz-Bass and a Fodera Monarch Bass. All the plucking and slapping is done on GHS-Boomers “light” strings with an 120 low B. For amplification he uses a API 512v Mic Preamp with API 550A EQ and a LAB-Gruppen 1600 Poweramp that boosts the low end. All outlets of the Speaker cabs are by Mesa Boogie, loaded with a 15” Electro Voice Speaker, Bag End S15X-D and Glockenklang 2x10” powered with EV’s. Audio connections are from Monster Cables and Vovox. Sound-Effects are created with the G-System from T.C. Electronic, EBS Octaver and T.C. Ditto-X4 Looper. For recording Gianni prefers to use a Brent Averill BAE 312A, BAE 1073 or API 512v Mic Preamp for an uncoloured direct bass signal, Direct Boxes are by Radial Engineering and BAE, Mixing console by Solid State Logic (Big Six).